Gear Score!

“Marmot Precip Medium Mens...$40
Leki Sierra Hiking Staff...$10
REI Down Bag Left Hand Zip Long...$6
Yep...and they are ALL in excellent shape....Let me say this again, if ya ain't been to Unclaimed Baggage in Scottsboro Alabama, ya paid to much!

Winter gear hit the floor last weekend, all sorts of wet weather parkas, LLBean, Patagonia, North Face, etc...none more than $60.00
(At least as of today anyhoo!)

I may be a TROLL...but I'm a SMART troll!”

“More info please.
Good score!”

“Cool, I've picked up a couple of good bags there.”

“SuperTroll, how often do you visit this place and is there a good time to check out what they have.”

“When can I go in my area (Michigan) to get these deals??”

“Seems that the store puts out all the good stuff on Thursdays to prepare for the flood of customers that hit on the weekends, so I tend to try to make it down there on Thursday afternoons. Scottsboro Alabama is Northern Alabama between Chattanooga Tn and Huntsville AL...These folks bid for the baggage the airlines lose, and cannot return for whatever reason.....Last weekend was the yearly Ski/Snowboard sale....and marked the day all the winter wear hits the racks...check out the web site for more info....just search on "Unclaimed Baggage"...the web site doesn't list a lot of the stuff they carry.”

“Ya that is a kick @ss score!!!!


Way to go!!!!!

8)”

“Pretty slick deals supertroll!”

“Man. I wonder if there is a place like that around here? Don't they usually give it to the Salvation Army or some other cheritable cause? Not that it matters...”

“Polo down puffball jacket, Men's XL, $45...not too shabby...”

“What color is it, pink?”

“lol, no, bright red.

You guys won't have any trouble finding me next weekend.”

“Wow Polo huh? Didn't take you for prep dude.”

“Not prep, just cheap!

I'm not too proud to wear something with Ralph Lauren's name on it if I can pick it up cheap.”

“So when is $45 for a fleece jacket cheap? You can get one at walmart for $7.”

“Uhhh, because its a puff down jacket, not fleece.”

“thats a great deal bit! where did you find it?”

“T.J. Maxx! One of my fave gear stores...”

“T.J Maxx rocks when you do find good deals!”

“Their winter stuff is on sale right now, because they're already stocking for spring...”

“Thermarest: Regular Trail...$8.00
Walrus Zoid 2.0 Tent(MSR precursor)..$15.00
(Tent is cherry condition)...

Gotta say it again...Unclaimed Baggage on Thursdays RAWKS!”

“Is Thursdays the best day to go ?

I live about 30 minutes from there.”

“Sometimes ya lose, other times ya win big!

Thursdays they stock for the weekend crowds...”

“you find an ipod in there then let me know”

“holy mackeral...what do you do with all this gear...from all your scores...if you still have it all...i'd have to say your outfitting a medium sized militia.

i liked walrus, before they became msr, not that i don't like msr.”

“Duh!!!!

Sleeping bag count 19
Tent Count 7 (+1 Hammock)
Pads 4
Stoves 10
Lanterns 4
Back Packs 6 (Counting 3 I gave to Stepson.

All the above are BACKPACKING items....Tents and bags are for various weather and geographic considerations....

We will discuss all the CAR CAMPING items on another thread....”

“so where is this place?”

“Scottsboro, Alabama.”

“At a nearby garage sale over the weekend, I bought a Yakima cargo box for $200, retails for $489. Except for dust, it was in perfect condition.”

“Damn! Good catch!”

“Kewl!”

“I just figured I can put one of those things on my Volvo! That may be a a near gear purchace for me.”

“Don't know if this necessarily qualifies as a backpacking gear score but I found a roof top cargo bag at Dicks Sporting Goods last night 50% off...was $50, got it for $25...been wanting one for a while but this kind is kinda hard to find...it's the kind you don't have to have a roof rack for”

“Does it velcro to the top of your car or something?”

“Just use some duct tape”

“haven't got it out yet but it looks like it has clips that hook on to your rain gutters or the side of your roof...in a pinch i could just use WK's suggestion, wouldn't be the first time :0”

“anybody heard of these?..i never have...just picked one up for $20...gonna try it out this weekend...it's a rectangular mosquito net you hang between two trees and sleep on the group under”

“Is that like where the mosquitoes go to drink?”

“sorry thinkbubelz & I don't sleep in groups... :-)”

“ooops

group=ground”

“Mejer department stores have "nalgeen type" bottles for $4.00....they've got the same nice wide mouth, light weight, and durable as the nalgeens but at half the cost”

“Darn I can't get one. Nonconformist works for them and he is evil and thereby Miejer is evil.”

“The evil Wal-Mart has those bottles also.”

“if you drink from an evil nalgeen do you get the squirts?”

“The not so evil Target has pint ones for a buck. Often they clearance the quart ones (check the endcaps of the aisles), when new styles come in. Birch got his tiki bottle for a dollar.”

“The not so evil Kmart/Sears has then too.”

“So does Target”

“WORD of warning, If you get the NALGENE top that had the handle and the sip opening (spring top closure) DO NOT REPEAT DO NOT tilt a full bottle up and then hit the button to drink....VERY FUNNY FOR THOSE OF US WATCHING>”

“The cheap ones leech more toxins.”

“i like toxins, they make the water taste better”