REI sale starts friday

“There you go being evil again.
I have made a vow......”

“BB is right. Sorry Geo, patagonia is not on sale. REI MTS is. Good stuff too, worth a look.

Yes REI.com offers the same sale prices. This is one of our three largest sales of the year. I'm sure you'll find something you just can't live without on sale.

Limpy... just where should I Air Express your Java? Surface shipping would be cheaper, but it wold probably be cold by the time you get it.”

“Hey, thanks. I saw that MTS stuff. Looks to be roughly the same as the Capilene with a different name.

So if they don't have my size in the store I'll just go online - cool.”

“Dave,
Just have it waiting for me at the Plymouth Mtg store. Yumm.
(HaHa, you guys. I'm getting a free cup 'o Joe from the REI guy - Neener, neener, noo,noo!)”

“Bbinkley, stove wants good ultralight down bag. NOT a mediocre, midweight down bag

(signed downtime 0 owner too cheap to replace it til it dies)”

“Limpy, you mean the Conshy store. Where you located?”

“Yea, I NEED a Western Mountaineering Antelope Super MicroFiber. Not quite 0 degrees, but close.
$385 + tax or shipping is a little high.”

“Conshy/Plymouth Mtg Seems to be on the PM side of Ridge! ;-]”

“Yes, that's the store I use. Plymouth Square Shopping Center.

I work down The Ridge in Roxborough.

Live in Glenside.”

“No fooling!!! I'm still flyguy6x”

“Oh, THAT Limpy!

I'll probably head up there Friday evening after work to check things out.

I'm just gonna buy one thing, just ONE thing. Right, that's all I'm buying, one thing!”

“bbinkley's turning me into a sale ho.”

“...better that than a crack ho...”

“Rule number 1 if you going to be a gear ho...never buy gear unless it's on sale..

dig through bins
ask if that's the best deal
ask about upcoming sales
look at all 50 pages of the sierra outpost and campmor site

those are just a few to get you started”

“The real question is, how much can I afford to "save?"”

“"Saving" is pretty damned costly.”

“REI Sale Brochure arrived in mail today. Here I go again!”

“I know Geobeet. I got mine and wanted everything in it, just about. Lots of warm snuggling fleece crew necks. Oh well, I already bought stuff at Sierra Trading last month so I have to wait.”

“Let's see, so far this fall I've patronized STP, EMS, REI, and Mo's, not to mention some TTers who have provided gear at little or no cost.

And some other internet business for my forthcoming Photon III.

In the spring my gear list will be mostly new stuff. Pack is old but still very servicable, tent has been used one night, cookpot is the ol reliable unless I score a titanium before then, and the Thermarest has been around. The boots have some miles on them, but most everything else will be new (to me at least).

I will be a full-fledged, dues-paying member of the Ultra-Light Brigade, though probably looking for ways to trim even more pounds.

But I won't be carrying that heavy load I carried up Mount Minsi. At least not unless I'm heading out for a week or so.

It will be a revolutionary spring for me, and a great shake-down trip.”

“Cool Geobeet! Lets hope it only rains during the week this spring.”

“It can rain whenever it wants. I'm going anyway. It would not be the first time I got wet and won't be the last (I hope).

But if I were to get my druther, right, clear and sunny with great views.

But fog is interesting too, don't you think? You get an entirely different perspective on things in the fog. It limits the world we experience and I find my senses are heightened for the things going on close by - animal noises and such.

Sometimes rain is good for keeping the riff-raff out.”

“I think that I am going to get them snowshoes man $129 you can't beat that!!!!!

)8P”

“It's less than 24 hours now.”

“I know I KNOW!!!!!

8)”

“Unfortunately I will be held up at work until about 7 p.m., but then I will make a direct run on the store. Gear, need more gear.

bbinkley did this to me.”

“Thats good!Gear is like good sex you always feel good after getting it.

8)”

“This is true, and just like sex, about an hour later you want more.”

“I dig fog.”

“OH YA!!!!!!!

8)”

“Tonight, tonight, won't be just any night.”

“....can't wait to make a mad dash to the store.....

Yo Geobeet....are you by chance heading to the REI in Plymouth Meeting??? If so, I'll be there at about 730pm grabbing whatever I can....”

“check out sierra trading post...they have snowshoes on sale,,,but if you hit up some garage sales, you might be able to find some old tennis rackets, then just by some good velcro strapping and bungie cords. Thats what I use here in south east missouri, we get tons of snow and I use these things to hike to work every day.”

“Yeah, 7:30 is about right. Could be earlier and could be later. Depends on how our deadline day goes.

If you see an old fat guy wearing black jacket and black Army baseball cap salivating over wicking turtlenecks and Pocket Rocket fuel, that would be me.”

“I hear the gear a-callin'; it's somewhere 'round the bend,
And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when.
I'm stuck at Folsom Prison and time keeps draggin' on.
But that gear keeps callin' on up at REI.”

“As far as gear goes, at this point anything else I buy will be a replacement for something else I already have. But......

new gear kicks but!

REI, here I come!!”

“Crazy Mike says buying gear is like sex, so be a stud, or a fox.”

“When the bill collectors call I tell them what Crazy Mike said, and they say, oh, in that case it's okay, take another month.”

“Good news: I'm getting out of work almost on time tonight (wonder of wonders).

Bad news: I will be long gone from REI when Stratusloop arrives around 7:30. Some other time dude.

As Bob Wills used to say, uhhh-huh!”

“Finally,

Over the river and through the woods
To REI I go
It's not very near
But I need the gear
For spring on the Sods you know”

“I agree but I don't let it get that bad!

8)”

“Okay, that's over for now.

The haul:

Two Pocket Rocket canisters (regular price)

A titanium cookpot, $45, regular price.

A 3V lithium battery for my survival kit light.

Wicking turtleneck mid-weight REI shirt, on sale.

REI Membership.

Now Big Wave Dave works for me too.”