Whoo Hoo....new gear!

“I had to stop visiting, so I could get some sleep, you lot dont play in normal hours (for me).

Anybody else got a Petzl MYO 5?

I'd love to swap info. The one I got is a prototype.”

“Well I guess I will brag about my new gear.
Walrus Trekker Tarp for $49 couldn't pass up the deal. It is alittle heavy for a one man tarp but the room and vesitlity are incredible. It will definately be the tarp that i bring if I am expexting nasty weather.”

“what a deal!”

“I haven't seen that one, Bunyip... Sounds kind of like a Black Diamond Gemini.

Oh, here's the MYO 5. A xenon bulb and 5 LEDs with 3 power settings, cool... So you're saying that the LEDs could be brighter?


(you still talk kinda funny...)”

“Is this headlamp better that the Duo? I got the Duo just after it came out years ago and upgraded to the LED attachment about 1 year ago. I love it.”

“I mean, I would like to have a more dedicated on/off between the led and halogen modes.You rotate the reflector assembly to switch between the leds and the halogen. (I would like to hear a good click between modes).

It's heaps lighter than the Duo. The reflector is better and gives a more even coverage. The leds sit in a type of "chin" arrangement to the reflector so the unit is not as bulky. It also has a much easier battery compartment to access (although it took a few goes to figure it out).

Stone the flamin crows mate! Yous reckon I talk funny. Well I hope ya chooks turn into Emus and kick ya dunny down!




By the way no one really speaks like that over here, only Steve Irwin and I reckon even he is putting it on.”

“a-Ha... good info. My Petzl Mini is starting to show its age so I'm keeping my eyes open for an eventual replacement. I have a Princeton Tec Aurora and a Petzl Arctic for 'light' and 'heavy duty' applications.

I gave up the "penlight held in the teeth" routine years ago. Besides, I have a tendency to drool.


Steve Erwin --- HA! It's pretty surprising that guy has all his fingers, LOL”

“I just picked up my first Titanium! SnowPeak Trek900 Ti!”

“My new Western Mountaineering Ultralight sleeping bag finially came. It's a beauty at 1# 10 oz. WM rated at 20 degrees. Ordered from backcountrygear.com.
Very tight bag, but that's what I wanted. It's to replace a REI SubKilo (rated 20 degrees) that I was cold in at 32 degrees.

Also go a couple of AntiGravityGear 3 cup cookpots. Very light, cheap. Works well with my windscreen/potstands.”

“Do they, like, levitate, and stuff?”

“go=got”

“bit - check them out AntiGravityGear.
They are about the same stuff as the Wal-Mart grease pot but the lip is rolled outward.”

“Cool site. They gave me a good idea, lol!”

“I posted a review of the pots here, but got zero responses so I won't bother with reviewing lightweight stuff here again. ;)”

“Yah, everybody here are real he-men (even the women) and they all carry giant packs filled with cast-iron cookware, lol....

Hey, I had my packweight down to 22lbs with food and without water for my last trip! Not too shabby.”

“Thanks for the link Stovestomper...I have a 3 cup titanium pot with fold out handle. I don't like having the handle attached...it gets a little warm when you're trying to hold on to it and eat outta the pot!! You wouldn't think that the handle gets warm but the dang thing does.”

“We have had the ultralight sleeping bags for a couple of years now--they are nice and holding up just fine--no special care. Find a bigger stuff sack so you don't squash it too much like we did. Mary”

“i just got my Ursack Major today! not approved in some areas of the Sierra Nevada, but still very nice to have for critter-infested areas and some parts of bear country. at 7 ounces, that's a heckuva lot lighter than my 2 pound 5.5 ounce bear canister!”

“oh and i sure am tempted by those Antigravity pots. hubby wants the MSR Duralite pots but i'm holding out for the cheaper & lighter AGG pot set! it's cheaper even WITH the cozies!”

“just got the msr miniworks EX. much faster than the old model. and its red! (for all you red lovers) i guess this is the one good thing that came out of my gear being stolen by stupid scruples-barren white trash kentucks.

just got a famous trademarkd stovestomper pepsi can stove. cant wait to try it out.

20 percent off all internal frame packs at the galyans in my town. may be taking advantage”

“but i got banana chips, too!”

“I just ordered an Osprey Aether 60 from Northern Mountain Supply. Great deal for the 2002 model.”

“I just got the MSR Trekker Tarp Mesh Insert to use with a silnylon tarp. Much cooler in the summer than a tent, and quite a bit lighter than my two-man tent. My husband wants more cool breezes. We went backpacking with RichB who uses one, and we felt that this was a good compromise for bug protection, roominess and ventilation.”

“skiracer, you should try a pack made by ALPS. They are really good.”

“Im in the market for a pack myself. a nice light one. I read a few times about tinman's soda can stoves . do you have to buy them or does someone know where I can get the recipe for engineering to make one myself. My friend on the trail said its hard to explain but tinman himself showed him how.”

“Taurus2, The 4000 cu.in. model ALPS Mt. Hood is almost a pound heavier than the one I ordered...I was looking for a lighter weight pack around 4000 cu.in. Price was just a bit more than the ALPS Mt. Hood pack.”

“Hi skiracer :) if I wer you I'd think more about the "value" youget with a tent frm ALPS Mountaineering. These tent's are even made in the same factory as the tent's that are made in REI'S factory! I have the ALPS Mountaineering Red Tail pack ad it's the best pack I've ever used. I really enjoy using this pack. The overall performance and functionality really blew my old pack out of the water!! I'm very happy with this pack and have already begun suggesting it to friends. It's is a solid product and I look forward to continuing to use this pack for all my outdoor adventures! Into it i put my Cabela's self-iflating pad!”

“I just ordered a Tikka headlamp, an esbit stove and a MRS titanium mug w/lid. :o) I'm so excited!!”

“They're easy to make, kinda fun and mildly challenging too. We teach our boyscouts how to make them.”

“Sunshine, Talk to our friend in Mid-MI about incredible deals on fuel for the esbit. They only happen once in a blue moon but they're worth waiting for. He gets cases at cost!!! =D”

“thanks tree...

is there anything on paper or the net with instructions?”

“The scary part about the Oskar67/Taurus2 troll on this site is that he sounds a lot like the real one.”

“HPM has some instructions somewhere in this box. I knoe he's got a link through our scout's website, www.troop623.com

Try it there.”

“Thanks for the info, Sass! Cindylu set me good before she moved to AZ. I have enough to wait out a great deal. :) I LOVE a good deal.

Speaking of good deals... what kind of hydration pack did you get for Abby? Campmoor has some on sale for $15. I was thinking about getting some for the kids. Might come in handy for N. Manitou.”

“Went to see Brandon Binkley today to try on some of the waldies. Got a green pair and I just love them. They are too comfortable! Also got a sil/nylon water bag, enertia spaghetti, 4 titanium tent pegs, a pair of gaiters, and some reflective parachute cord similar to trip tease. Now my wife, (Mrs. Donna, not the famous singer Donna Summer) wants a pair. I may go to the Trace this afternoon to try everything out.”

“just don't wear them with a blue poncho or you will look like a smurf. At least that's how I felt a couple of weeks ago...”

“got my Antigravity Gear cookset in the mail today. so far, it looks SWEET. i had to weigh something else at the post office, so i brought it along - 14.4 ounces on the nose, just like they claim on their website! that's EVERYTHING. 2 pots, 2 pot cozies, alcohol stove, windscreen and pot gripper. awesome. my Primus multifuel stove weighs 17 ounces alone. lightweight, baby!”

“Cool

I recently got:

Suunto Vector
Polar Pure
Mosquito Netting for Tarp
Ultimax Socks”

“Is there ANYTHING better than new gear?????...wooo hooo.....I think not............”

“Went to moosejaw last night and swapped out some shoes for a new pair of Montrail Hurricane Ridge XCR (goretex) trail runners, very nice.

Also picked up some smartwool trailrunner sox at REI for $8 a pair. I love that smartwool!”

“I LOVE my Smart Wool socks......I wore them on th AT in the summer...and my feet stayed nice & dry.....my feet were so happy.........”

“I have been using Wigwam merino wool socks and really love them. I wonder if I should give the Smartwool version a try - I wonder if there's a difference?”

“I got my Osprey Aether 60 this week. I cannot wait to give it a try.”

“Yay! I just picked up a Gregory G-pack! ALmost 6 lbs lighter than the Robson pro I have! Woo Hoo!”

“Sweet pack treebait! I looked one over last week.”

“Very nice... I spent some time drooling over that pack once.

Too much good gear, too little money (and time).”

“Last week I got a GoLite 7'x9' SilNylon tarp.

This week I got a box of Emergen-C sports drink mix, and some Enertia dinners (thanks Binks) to try out.”

“treebait - I'm intereted to hear how you like that new "G".”

“My Crazy Creek chair finally got here...one interesting note, the chair retails for $38.50 but sells for 28.00 on their site.

treebait..what kind of loads will that pack handle?”

“Well, I've only just started messing with it. HPM's pushing me about it though, so I'm resisting. I'll get it figured oout this weekend. It does require a total reevaluation of my gear though.”