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Post by Coolkat on Jan 15, 2016 5:14:44 GMT -8
I carry a folding chair. That is the luxury that having a fairly light pack affords me, the luxury of having a place to sit at camp. On my very first backpacking trip I took with me a three legged small folding chair. However, I haven't take one since then. There are times I wished I had one. I have an idea in my head about how one could be made by utilizing sticks from the ground and piece of pre-cut cloth but have never gotten around to seeing if it worked.
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amaruq
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Post by amaruq on Jan 15, 2016 5:18:39 GMT -8
I carry a folding chair. That is the luxury that having a fairly light pack affords me, the luxury of having a place to sit at camp. On my very first backpacking trip I took with me a three legged small folding chair. However, I haven't take one since then. There are times I wished I had one. I have an idea in my head about how one could be made by utilizing sticks from the ground and piece of pre-cut cloth but have never gotten around to seeing if it worked. A piece of cloth cut into a triangle with a pocket sewn in each corner, three sticks, and a bit of cord for the sticks' cross over point will make a tripod chair.
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Post by Coolkat on Jan 15, 2016 5:25:11 GMT -8
A piece of cloth cut into a triangle with a pocket sewn in each corner, three sticks, and a bit of cord for the sticks' cross over point will make a tripod chair. Exactly this!! Have you tried it? Any pics? If it works as well as you say it'll be on my trip this year.
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Post by amaruq on Jan 15, 2016 5:59:51 GMT -8
A piece of cloth cut into a triangle with a pocket sewn in each corner, three sticks, and a bit of cord for the sticks' cross over point will make a tripod chair. Exactly this!! Have you tried it? Any pics? If it works as well as you say it'll be on my trip this year. I have not, but it is a pretty intuitive and logical conclusion after looking at photos of a tripod chair. So long as you can find three decent strong sticks and figure out some ropework to lash the three sticks together - something like the hitch used at the top of a makeshift cooking tripod would work, though I don't know it offhand - it should work pretty well.
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Post by Coolkat on Jan 15, 2016 6:14:35 GMT -8
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Post by mk on Jan 15, 2016 6:27:12 GMT -8
I confess: I carry plastic toothpicks. Because I find it annoying to walk around all day with trail mix in my teeth. I think that qualifies as an odd thing.
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Post by Coolkat on Jan 15, 2016 6:37:46 GMT -8
I think that qualifies as an odd thing. And I must confess that is the first time I've ever heard of that. lol
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Post by almostthere on Jan 15, 2016 9:26:36 GMT -8
I've noticed a number of trail mascots. Sometimes I bring my devil ducky.
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Post by markskor on Jan 15, 2016 9:46:13 GMT -8
I too carry a trail mascot, (would post a picture but don't know how?)...hangs off the rear of my Gregory. A 15 1/2" Rainbow Trout (was a gift, think it was a stuffed dog toy thing...whatever). Why you ask? Serves 3 purposes: 1) Used as an accurate measuring reference for fish caught... trout sizing. 2) Easily differentiates me from all those other Dirt-Bag hikers (BTW, still a term of great respect...however, Dirt-Bag Fisherman sounds much better?). 3) Serves as a secret place to stash my bong.
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Post by Lonewolf on Jan 15, 2016 15:42:45 GMT -8
A small travel alarm clock. Now that you say that I do this also Easy. If it's still dark, go back to sleep. Unless you're not sleepy... in which case, get up, strap on the headlamp do whatever it is to get going and packed in the morning and hit the trail. And BTW... if we ever hike together and that alarm goes off, it'll be the last time it ever does.... :(
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Post by Lonewolf on Jan 15, 2016 15:45:09 GMT -8
I carry plastic toothpicks Not odd at all. My little Swiss Army knife has one. Oddity... maybe an awl with thread. Only ever used once but was used to re-secure a sole that started to delaminate from the upper. Woulda been a b***h to try hiking out with one boot.
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Post by scapegoat on Jan 15, 2016 18:01:33 GMT -8
Maybe slightly odd is my ti chopsticks -they're great for getting bits out of the bottoms of meal pouches and, turned around, the metal ends can be use to adjust hot stove parts. I confess: I carry plastic toothpicks. Amen! I carry a Glide floss pic too -they market them as disposable but I reuse the heck out of them. Best odd thing I’ve ever taken up a mountain was my set of bagpipes at 7.5 lbs. Och, I cannae subject mah pipes tae tha' agin, let alone mah knees!
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Post by zeke on Jan 15, 2016 18:13:52 GMT -8
I don't carry a knife at all, so my sharp edge is a single edge razor blade. I seldom use it.
I also carry those green plastic floss pics. Not odd at all, to me. I have thought about a chair, but for now I only carry it when kayaking.
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Post by mk on Jan 15, 2016 19:32:14 GMT -8
Woulda been a b***h to try hiking out with one boot. I thought that was what the duct tape was for: preventing blisters and taping your boots back together ...
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Post by rebeccad on Jan 15, 2016 21:28:53 GMT -8
Let's see...I carry a chair, in the form of a chair kit to convert my pad to a chair (10 oz). Worth it's weight for sure. I also carry a watch, which functions as an alarm in the unlikely event I need help waking up. Mostly I use it to prevent going to sleep to early, which results in being up at 4 a.m. Being up at 4 can be nice, but usually I want to wait until a little closer to dawn. I also use it to a) time the rehydration of my meals, and b) prevent me from following my stomach clock into eating all 3 meals before noon. Others might consider my book (Kindle) and notebook/journal (I have found one that's small and a bit awkward, but weighs about 4 oz with pen) to be unnecessary, but books and paper as are necessary to me as food. I always carry a nail clipper. Fixing torn nails and over-grown toenails on the spot can be a life-saver. Other than that, I really don't carry much that anyone would consider odd. Though that talk of mascots makes me think I might consider taking Stinklet (he's the one on the left. His big brother Stinky is too big for backpacking).
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