Whoo Hoo....new gear!

“Sass also bought the Golden Gate bridge???”

“I spent every single penny of my dividend and got all sorts of neat stuff, including some baby gear for my best friend who is pregnant.

in terms of bp'ing gear, we got a new cold-weather stove... the coleman exponent feather 442. i've been lusting after cow patty's for several winters now.”

“".....baby gear for my best friend who is pregnant."


Best friend??

Fess up, now!

Howdy, by the way.”

“Fess up? It's nobody you know, MarkO. Just my bestest girlfriend for the last 15 years. She lives in CO. Not a TTer.

Howdy, to ya.”

“She lives in CO.

I'd just like to go on record hear stating that I had NOTHING to do with this....”

“Don't know if it counts but. . .

4 brand new really big tires on my truck!

Thank God for my tax refund as the threads were just beginning to show on the old ones. He tells me I need new rotors, but I am going to have to take a look at that myself, they were fine a few months ago. He shouldn't think I'm the average woman. I'm pretty sure I know what it feels like to drive with warped rotors now. Long story, LOL!”

“that counts... that counts.

i bought my truck in 2001 and it only has 28k miles on it. i still am working through my first set of tires. ungh! bought it to tow a boat and that's about all it does. i really need to sell the thing! the boat too!”

“Well, I work only 1/2 mile from home and yet I still managed to put over 20,000 miles on this truck in less than two years. It was definetly time for new tires. Lot of time on those Scout campouts, LOL!”

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“picked up a gossimar gear mariposa... used in good cond $85... reg $130. my current mariposa is in great shape but it won't last forever...

funny, i was thinking of making the switch to the jam2 this year but my mariposa shows no sign of stopping and now that i have a replacment it may be even longer before i make a change like this.”

“silly butterfly”

“hilleberg akto... $210. i already have one but could not pass it up at this price. mine is an older model. this one is 1 year old and in "like new" condition. i'll prolly save one for my son when he rates such good quality gear... ;)”

“Jimmy: you have a problem :)”

“Yea, he copies off of me. I bought 4 of each of the items he listed 3 months ago.”

“my name is jimmy san and i am a gear whore”

“Everyone welcome Jim. The first step is admiting you have a problem! ;-)”

“Oh, I forgot to mention, you need a sponsor. Me! Send me all your gear and you will be on the road to recovery!
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“lmao!

talk about the blind leading the blind!”

“Speaking of the Akto. I'm thinking about putting mine out on the market. It's a few years old, but still in real good shape. I have to find something (read consolidation on gear) that will work four seasons and free stands. I love the tent, but in the Michigan late springs, it can't vent enough for me.

Any one know some one, let me know.”

“Gossamer Gear G6 Whisper Ultralight Backpack

This is a big move for me and yet it's a pretty natural one. I have gone frameless for a long time now and my Mariposa is generally "flat" on weekends... right now I have to fluff up my sleeping bag to keep the pack full enough to wear...

http://www.gossamergear.com/cgi-bin/gossamergear/g6_whisper_uberlight.html



$60... 2000 ci @ 3.8 oz... a full pound lighter than my current backpack with 900 ci less volume.

That's $252.63/lb if you are wondering...

Base pack weight is down to 5.12 lbs with this pack for a solid 3-season gear list. Skin-out weight for a weekend trip will be 10-12 lbs. This is a big leap for me from my Mariposa but I think I am ready for it.

No waist-belt but since my total pack won't weight more than 8-10 lbs for a weekend trip there isn't need for one. I am wondering if I'll miss the stability of the waist-belt when I run on the trail but I have seen reviews of people that ran while wearing this pack and none complained about this.

Can't wait!”

“5.12pounds?!?
no #&%!$!!”

“Dude, do you have any creature comforts?

I scored a couple of nice pairs of Smith sunglasses with glass lenses from Campmor and a new Marmot fleece for the wife.
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“That's insanely light Jimmy, you'll have to put rocks in your pockets to keep you on the ground! LOL!”

“Ok this is a biggie :-)

Drove up to Madison to pick this sweetie and just got back.

Bell Canoeworks Northstar, kevlar black gold. With wood trim and canted seats. WooHoo! Baby.

http://bellcanoe.com/products/canoes/northwind.html

Oh and two beautiful paddles to move it with.”

“Pretty slick looking canoe. Did you get the 42 pounder? Ultralight is best with boats too:)”

“sweet”

“very pretty!”

“No Nimblefoot I got the 47 lb. After much debate and discussion with the guys at the shop we felt best with the black gold because I want to use it for adventure races and it's a little sturdier. You never know what they're going to make us paddle on.

I went with the Bell because of their hull design and reputation for quality.

It's beeeeauuuutiful and I'm a happy girl! :-D”

“Why could I never find a woman that would be happy with a canoe instead of all those Godforsaken baubles?”

“you looked in all the wrong places?”

“I should have looked in a canoe?”

“You should have looked in other canoes on the river; fer sure dude.

Weren't you a Scout? Why didn't you look in there?”

“Girl Scouts or Venture Crew, or what did they call it back then; Explorer Scouts? The best people are in Scouting.”

“I've always thought scouting sucks.”

“You must have had a lousy leader than. I have had great leaders and not so impressive ones, but never a bad one. I tried really hard to be a good one. I wonder what my girls and boys will think when they are all grown and have their own kids.”

“We were Nothing But Trouble in Explorer Scouts! The school was coed, but No Girls on the campouts.... oooooooh MAN, just thinking of the possible debaucheries... WOO HOO!



um.... Nice Canoe, Hutch!   [VBG]

You must be trippin'!!   (...according to the Bell website)”

“I never said I was in scouts. I'll stop now, to not further open this to fuego”

“Made a pillow out of swim floaties, and a small closed cell seat/knee pad today. Whohoo, it's new gear to me!”

“so - i got a campmor catalog the other day and there's this Lafuma bag advertised as a "SPecial Purchase" and a great price. As advertised: 1 lb 12 oz, 25 degree rated, 650 fill. 65 bucks! Sounds good, right?

Well, it arrived today - its actually 600 fill and 45 degree rated.

At first I was "Send it back!"

But, then I got to thinking - for that price, and that weight, I should keep it and I'll use it on mild weather trips and in summer - it'll be good in a bivy.

Plus - the dang thing stuffs to the size of a Thermarest 3/4 length pad - its wicked small!

Maybe i'll try it out this weekend in Rocky Mtn - we'll see what the forecasted temps are gonna be.”

“Aaaah so you're keeping it. Well, who can't always use another sleepy bag. :-)”

“did they send you the correct bag? mistakes happen.”

“I bought a second hand rototiller:)”

“yep - its the correct bag - the one that should have been advertised. Per the lafuma website - the one advertised is not manufactured - it don't exist.

I like the one i got :)

It's about twice the size of a beer bottle when packed!”

“Roam I have one....Sounds like the 32F rated bag from Lafuma....woudl trust down to around 40 ish...good bag though.”

“Jacks'r'better no sniverler quilt... can't wait... on sale... 20% off for trail days.”

“Jacks 'R Better No Sniveller Universal Quilt.

Weight = 20 oz

To head off Ewker at the pass... my sleeping bag weights 20 oz, so the quilt is 2 oz heavier than my 40 degree sleeping bag.

The No Sniveller has an opening and can be work as a "Serape" and I think will easily replace my 8oz down inner jacket.

There is a weight savings of 6oz. This is significant.

The quilt has 2.5" of loft and so should sleep warmer than my 40 degee sleeping bag that is sewn-through (the quilt is baffled) and only has 1.9" of loft. So the added 2oz of weight in the quilt is providing an extra .6" of loft... i.e. more insulation.

Of course there is the "look like a geek" factor which is huge with this quilt when worn as a "serape". What's a SUL hiker to do... see the photos.



”

“Hey, your other "bag" hanging like a hammock -- that doesn't happen to be a Fuzz 2, does it?”

“You better plan to solo with that getup because you are going to look like such a dork.



BTW - congrats on getting the baseweight so low.”

“My 20 oz quilt has 3.5" of loft....hehehehe.”