Do you Love Your...

“Do I love my Nalgene? No, but if I had to pick one piece of gear that is niftier than the rest, I would have to say it is my...”

“Folding saw. Kept me in wood on some very cold nights”

“My tool,
















my Leatherman Multi-tool.”

“Victorinox Swiss Army Spartan model knife, because it was a gift several years ago from my daughter, the first after she was old enough to realize I liked outdoor gear. We picked it out together after she gave me a gift certificate for the local hunting/fishing store.”

“being a nightowl by nature, i love my tiny little tikka that shines sooo bright in just the right places. It allows me to do all the night activities i enjoy with great ease......to echo pekka, it was also the first outdoor gear my son ever gave me as a gift so that makes it neat too. (yo casey, not that i didn't love all the earrings and cd's ya got me thru the years)”

“My Merrell Grand Treverse Boots!
My Bivy.
My Tekka.
My Trekking Poles.

And all the rest of my gear.

Sorry just could not just pick one.

8)”

“Tough call.
Probably my camp stool

Best pound I ever carried.”

“I like the Crazy Creek Chair!

I'm down with that!!!

8)”

“It's gotta be the boots.”

“How did I know mikey was going to like everything?

I could say that about my last pair of boots- my Vasques. I am not that impressed with my Raichles. Damn, and i just bought another pair.

I don't know, I can't think of THE PRIMO piece of gear I have, maybe I should go look at my stuff Ü”

“i love my wife and today is our wedding anniversary!!”

“Isn't that SWEET!”

“Salomon Backcountry Classic 8 Boots.

or my TNF Techware pants, tee's and pullover.

close call.”

“How nice!

8)”

“I dunno...it's got to be a tossup between my Vasque Sojourn GTX boots, my PrincetonTec Attitude flashlight, or my Sven Saw (man, that sucker can go through some wood).”

“...G00SE ¦ ) .”

“ky jelly

















sorry had to do it!”

“Your wife is a piece of gear?

My brother's girlfriend once told me she felt like a piece of gear. lol”

“She did not say if she felt like a piece of used gear or a piece of shiny new gear.

Either way, I think she was P.O.ed at my brother.”

“My sledgehammer, overkill, ultra expensive, over weight, unable to justify hiking boots.

Did I ever tell you about the time I walked across a thirty foot wide creek, 12 inches deep, with my Vasque Sundowners and Black Diamond gaiters, and then waited twenty minutes for everyone else to take off their boots/shoes and wade barefoot?

Well it happened again.

My feet were dry as a bone. ....and I mean a big old laid out in the sun baking for two years bone!”

“Kelty Tempest pack
Pur Hiker filter
Tikka headlamp
Z-Rest pad
0 degree Campmor down bag”

“Then again, I do have lust in my heart for my Twilight Jacket.”

“lol. I think it would have to be my fuzzy high tech materials sweater.”

“biz's fuzzy sweater.

yum!”

“Suunto Vector Wristop Computer Watch”

“WM Antelope was really nice on my last trip :)”

“...ooooo, I forgot about that one, Buddur. My Suunto Vector is da coolest. I only cussed it one time. I changed batteries and forgot to calibrate the compass.

How HIGH are U?”

“Knowing how far is not nearly as important as knowing how far up.”

“I know if packrat was here he'd say his Etrix GPS.”

“Hmm, have to say either

SD Meteor Light tent,
Vasque Sundowners, or
Mtn. Hardwear Tioga bag”

“You mean the MONDO CONDO!!!!!


8)”

“Oh, and my far better half swears by her Lowe pack.”

“Credit card”

“The Fleece hat my wife sewed for me. It doubles as my pillow at night when I stuff my raingear in it.”

“A piece of mole skin I've carried for 30 years--never had to use it.”

“The Western Mountaineering Kodiak bag is really nice to have when it's freezing out. When in the field it's my favorite, just by necessity.

As for the gadget factor, the Nikon is the choice. No question.”

“Dang, uncliff. I'd say, after 30 years, it's more like moldy-skin!”

“Gotta be my TNF down bag. Got it for $99 and its comfortable as hell and light.”

“compass,,,,,,,it has saved my life”

“My zip off cargo pants/shorts. Long pants in the morning and evening and shorts in the afternoon...very practical.”

“REI (by Komperdell) trekking poles. My knees thank them every time...”

“Hey, stanlee, how's tricks north of 34/40?”

“My 2" thick Thermarest LE. It is so much better than all my previous pads and things.”

“Dang, bubba. Isn't that thing a little bulky/heavy to hump along the trail?”

“Phil, when we try to lighten the load, we have to think about the fact that we sleep almost (or more) than we hike.....a good sleeping pad is worth it to me.”

“Everything's cool up north here, Father Goose...nothing much to report, except gasoline just shot up 5 cents a litre tonight...that's up about 20 cents a gallon (1 gallon is about 4 litres). It's currently at $2.96 Can a gallon.”

“Dang, bro, and I thought gas prices were bad here! In Alabama, high test is $1.50 American. I am out in San Diego visiting my niece and I dang near crapped my pants when I had to pay $1.83 to fill her Mercedes! I'd say California's not too far from Canada on petrol extortion! Better than our friends across the pond, though.”

“That's right Father Goose. And that's why people who live near the U.S border always buy their gas in your country.”

“So much for socialism!”

“Why how much is gas by you?

8)”