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Post by High Sierra Fan on Oct 26, 2020 11:56:07 GMT -8
Ah the days of “dip and sip” in the Sierra. A lot simpler to stay hydrated then.
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Oct 27, 2020 5:43:47 GMT -8
My PLB. $300 and never used it. :-)
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Post by texasbb on Oct 27, 2020 9:09:08 GMT -8
My PLB. $300 and never used it. :-)
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Post by reuben on Oct 27, 2020 11:48:15 GMT -8
I probably spent about the same for my inReach, but $300 is pretty darn cheap insurance.
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Post by BorderCollieMike on Oct 28, 2020 7:51:59 GMT -8
I probably spent about the same for my inReach, but $300 is pretty darn cheap insurance. Cheap insurance plus peace of mind for those at home. It's the only way my wife is comfortable with me going solo. At my advanced age.
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Post by rangewalker on Oct 28, 2020 7:54:26 GMT -8
Do gifts count if you really wanted them to work?
In my teens, my father did a lot of freelancing as an outdoor writer. Product testing at that time was outright bribery and petty corruption. Free stuff flowed into the home on regular basis. Especially after he landed some pieces in a few major outdoor mags and annuals.
Despite having a perfectly good Optimus 60 gas stove, I wanted to try alcohol fired one. Dad showed up in the reloading shed, the source of much of my wealth, with some tall contraption in set of vertically nesting pots. I filled it up, got the stove to light, and virtually every time I closed the stack, it snuffed out. I finally snapped off a draft door and it would burn through. The stack and pot support were so high, so little heat reached the pot, it took 15 minutes to bubble the water a 6k altitude. Worse than Sterno. A year later, when my parents sold the place, I left behind as an evil trap for the next owners.
The .85 liter and 1.1-liter pot set was a different story. My Optimus stove fit perfectly and I carried them through college and my first marriage. Spun aluminum with folding stainless folding handles. Good balance and easy to clean. Very thin but high-quality aluminum. I gave them to a younger brother before he went out on a remote archeological survey as a grad student. They were a perfect fit for his Svea 123. He still has them. They are proudly displayed on the mantle of his Flagstaff cabin and won't give them back. I ask.
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Post by jazzmom on Oct 28, 2020 12:45:14 GMT -8
Western Mountaineering "Cloudrest" down pillow. I was willing to pay the $70 price tag and 5oz weight penalty to have the perfect backpacking pillow. Not sure why I thought that 3oz of down could do the job of what it takes 22oz of down in a standard sized pillow. Huge disappointment.
I still have it. Useless even for car-camping.
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Post by franco on Oct 28, 2020 13:23:14 GMT -8
Cloudrest. Not large enough or not enough support ?
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Post by texasbb on Oct 28, 2020 13:23:58 GMT -8
I'll me-too jazzmom 's, but for me it's EVERY BACKPACKING PILLOW I've ever tried, and there have been many. Inflatables, puffies, fancy ones, pretty ones, paper ones.
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Post by franco on Oct 28, 2020 14:02:44 GMT -8
This is what I had in mind to rescue that pillow... took me a long time to figure out that I don't like nylon against my face, so that rules out a lot of pillows/pillow mods. So I cut the end section of a silk liner that I no longer use to use as a pillow cover. I just stuff my clothing in there and that works for me. If you want something softer you could put at the bottom of the "pillow case" some spare clothing (or what you wear during the day) then the WM pillow on top of it and then fold the pillow case so that it holds those items together giving you the down soft layer at the top. (the silk liner in the photo is a std one (that I don't use) not the cut down version, stored inside my pack)
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Post by reuben on Oct 28, 2020 14:14:51 GMT -8
So I cut the end section of a silk liner that I no longer use to use as a pillow cover. I just stuff my clothing in there and that works for me. I might prefer a pillow containing something that doesn't smell quite as bad as the clothing I've been wearing for a few days. I've broken my nose twice, once severely, and have a somewhat reduced sense of smell, but I still draw the line at certain practices.
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Post by franco on Oct 28, 2020 16:27:31 GMT -8
Silly me, I assumed it was understood I did not mean socks and underpants but possibly I was referring to the drier /cleaner clothes one might have . I will try to remember to be more specific the next time.
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Post by texasbb on Oct 28, 2020 17:42:20 GMT -8
I've broken my nose twice <Looks at your picture>... Only twice?
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Post by jazzmom on Oct 28, 2020 18:29:53 GMT -8
Cloudrest. Not large enough or not enough support ? Not enough support. I've since sewn several versions of padded/semi-filled pillow cases, in various combinations of scrap microfleece, silk and handkerchief cotton. I choose based on factors like if I have a puffy, how much extra clothes. They run 1.5 to about 4 ounces, depending on how pre-stuffed. I really wish I liked the inflatable pillows but I just don't.
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Post by Westy on Oct 29, 2020 6:04:46 GMT -8
Cheapism in the pursuit of backcountry gear does not equal lowest cost. On multiple backcountry gear procurement transactions I opted to not purchase the gear item I really wanted. I often was driven by desire to demonstrate pragmatic, budgetary responsibility with the objective of achieving cost savings. Meanwhile......., from an anecdotal perspective, it seems I nearly always capitulated and purchased the gear item I really wanted in the first place. Thus on numerous occasions purchased the same item twice.
For example, Marmot PreCip Jacket for $90. Still have it, wore it once in the field, unsatisfactory. Ended up buying Arc'Teryx Beta SL Hybrid Jacket at over triple the price. Still have the PreCip. It never even made it to my backcountry wardrobe rack and occupies a place at the bottom of a backcountry clothing bin.
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