Whoo Hoo....new gear!

“I'm gonna have new gear VERY SOON! Birch, the great man that he is, is in the process of making me my "Ho-Mobile". Thank you, Birch. :)”

“Red Ledge is pretty good. I've had the pants for years and they've served me well - not great for breathability, but full-length leg zips solve that issue. I got Dare a pair 2 years ago also.

Lt - I've never heard of the Z pack. Sheesh, i must be slipping on my gearheadism.
Let's hear a review soon!
:o)”

“I made the obligatory stop at Mt Rogers Outfitters...left away with the new MSR ultra burner stove for white gas. extremely light weight and QUIET!!!! easier to handle than my whisperlight and folds up REALLY small. I also got Khatru an AT bandanna...navy blue (should look good with his eyes).”

“lol stikmon,
Shanedog comes home from the groomer with a new bandana for every season. He thinks he's cool.”

“It just arrived. The upgrading spree is finally over! I've cleaned out all the unecessary unused gear in my gear room by selling some of the high end stuff, and giving other things away. Also, through the purchase of some amazing deals at a local gear store sale, and my subsequent sales of those items on ebay, combined with the sale of some never used gear, I was able to build a gear cash stash. Final upgrade list:
Bibler Tripod Bivy (used, ebay)
Dana Designs Glacier (big sale, killerdeals.com)
BD Sabretooth crampons with anti-bots (lightly used, ebay)
Trango 60mm Ice Axe (new, ebay)
Eagle Creek 7,500 ci duffel (big sale, Summithut.com)
MH King Tut SL Long (Big Sale MOOSEJAW.com
MSR Whisperlight Intl. (used, ebay)
Brunton Sherpa (new, big gear sale)
BD T-Grip Shovel (new, big sale, STP.com)
Z-Rest (New, big sale, killerdeals.com)
DD Beavertail Shovit (new, big sale, travelcountry.com)

After using the gear cash stash, I had to spend $239 out of pocket. Damn, that was fun!”

“now, you gotta git out and use the stuff...

BB, you missed a very fun trip.”

“Hey Stikmon what is the ultraburner stove?

Amyg the z-pack is Gregory's next generation of ultralight packs. It is made to carry under 30lbs and wieghs 3lbs 8 oz . Pretty cool pack check it out on gregorypacks.com”

“3lbs 8oz for a pack that will only carry up to 30lbs, that seems heavy. I have a Golite Race that is made to carry up to 30lbs and it wieghs 1lb 8oz.”

“Grayson Highland has been a lesson, so I went out and got me:
Warmer Socks
Waterproof gloves
neckgaitor
and that thingy you put on your head and whole face. What do you call it??


Yeah, Grayson Highland!! I am ready NOW sucka!!!!!”

“A balaclava. I have a nice thick fleece one. It's great.”

“Buddha Bear get's shopper of the year award!

Balaclava, I love that for dessert! lol Actually I'd like one for winter running, probably not fleece. Any suggestions?”

“Here are a few.

You probably want one made out of Coolmax or silk.”

“REI has a few made of silk, coolmax and also microfleece. I just got done balaclava shopping (and I had baclava for desert last night!).”

“why do they call them "Balaclava"?
strange name for something that covers the face.

anyway, mine is from patagonia. That's all they had. I really don't care though. All I know is that I will be warm during my next winter hike.

I do need new boots. Unless I can somehow waterproof my not so waterproof goretex boots...”

“Thats definitely what was need on Grayson this past weekend.

Hey Buddha, I got a whisperlite int'l for Christmas a few years back and it's never failed me, even when the temps down around 5 and the wind is blowing pretty good.”

“Hey does anyone know if there is such a thing as a lightweight 3 man, 3 season tent?

lightweight = less than 7 pounds

Needs to be fairly stormproof too.


I'm trying to decide whether to go with a 2 man or a 3 man and I'm thinking I'll be limited to 2 man due to an unwillingness to by a 8 pound tent.”

“Its called a big a s s tarp.

Hold on, I will find you one.”

“Sierra Designs Clip Flashlight 3

Only 5lb 9oz. as is. A little more if you add enough stakes to stake out the fly and a groundsheet, but still likely under 8lb.”

“Damnit Bit, you beat me to it. That was what I was going to cay.

Go onto REI's website and try out their tent finder.”

“I am fast.”

“the mountain hardwear lightwedge 3 meets your criteria. it is a freestanding tent.”

“Thanks guys. I'll check those out.”

“SD ORION 3 man”

“My wife got a new fridge, stove and over-the-range microwave.



At least I finally got that Surround Sound System!!!”

“Looks like the deal. approx 5.5 lbs, 43 sq ft of floor, 7 sq ft vestibule, and room to sit up. The door has a circular zipper? Thats pretty wild.

Anybody actually used one?

It looks like a great tent.”

“Roam Around Mike... do you always backpack with your kids??
If not...I bought me a $20 ebay tent. All 3 of us (me and my 2 kids) fit into this tent. Ways only 3lb and some oz.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3638701459&category=36119

oh darn...I even found a 3 person tent just under 4 lbs:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3635332903&category=36119


Wonder if they are storm proof...”

“Not always.

I do need something though - the tent I had this weekend lets rain blow up under the fly.

I usually take my solo tent, but with three of us I wanted to either get a two or a three.

I was looking on ebay too. Too many danged options to choose from.”

“Check this out
Then this
This looks good too”

“Roam around, We got a Kelty Vortex 3 this summer for hiking with the kid. It's 7 pounds and a few ounces and when we got it someone, can not remember exactly who, told us they had a tornado touch down close by while they were in it, and it withstood the storm. There ya go, storm proof. It's roomy as heck too, two doors and loads of nifty features for 7 pounds. Only ran $179 at STP. They still have it I believe.”

“Ordered another Kelty Flight, for snow camping or rain. My other one has a few small holes in the bottom.

Ordered another Stephenson's Warmlite 2R. The zippers are coming apart, so when I get the new one, I'll send the old one in for repair and use it as a backup. Used the warmlite this season without using the outer zippers (kept getting stuck) and it held up in the rain and wind.

Also got
- Mountain Hardware beanie. Warmest hat I've ever had.
- off white patagonia expedition top.
- Princeton Tec Aurora Flashlight”

“The lightwedge looks pretty good. I like the window on the fly.”

“Careful Buddur, your gonna hurt somebody with that thing.”

“He's such a proud father.”

“so the freaking sierra tradingpost code is expired. That really sucks!!”

“Grasshopper, you must strike while the iron is hot!”

“you wasnt' calling me a grasshoper, where you??

I thought this was a code that doesn't expire. Sht!!!!”

“Grasshopper, you must strike while the iron is hot!”

“okaaayyyyy. a big fat kiss back at ya!! (just because I am in a gooooddd mood today)”

“yeah baby! kiss fully embraced, accepted and welcome.”

“whooohoooo :)

anyway, just ordered me my snow shoes: ATLAS 1025 10-SERIES SNOWSHOES
$139.20

pretty darn good. Yeah, I got my discount!! WB5 discount code. they are also all over the net if you search for STP discount codes. Cool!”

“what? not good? did I mess up?? thought I can't mess up with the Atlas snow shoes. My luck I bought the only atlas snow shoe that sucks...

I hope not!”

“You must have some really BIG plans Gemini. When you gonna let us all in on it???”

“;) not as big as I make you all belive... well actually big for me... 800 miles away, so that yeah...

trying to make it to the dacks trip with capt bobo and all of them.

(see trip page)

Night yall! I'm tired.”

“Holy Moly... I am feeling a wee bit jealous. Fargin' teenage punks trying to steal my car went and wiped out my gear budget (need a new steering column).

(actually, I got some vicarious gear thrills here)”

“Get the club Ped, best $50 you'll spend. Seems to have stopped the joyriders trying to steal mine (fingers crossed) ... well ok, a stolen car crashed into it after that, but you gotto figure that was accidental.

BB - any feedback on the DD pack yet?”

“that sucks, Ped!!

speaking of gear, i got some TNF Siren gloves yesterday. waterproof/windproof, with fleece inside, yay! i got them because we're going to VT for our annual play-in-the-snow pilgrimage...but it looks like it's just rainy up there! bummer.”

“I was supposed to be breaking it in last weekend, but my arbitration case lasted 8 friggin' hours. I did pack it with all my winter gear and took a 1/2 stroll thru the metropark Sat. morn. There were some very nice stares... lol!

I couldn't believe how well it handled the load (45 lbs). It felt like I had 10 lbs. on my back. The suspension system is awsome, with the majority of the weight transfered to the waist and legs. There is plenty of room in the pack (5,600 ci), and it's by far the best pack I've ever owned.”

“lyra, when are you and the monkeys heading to VT? And where are you heading? It would be nice to meet you and Tarpy.”

“oohhh, i forgot you live in VT, ski! we're staying in Killington...leaving this Saturday, and driving back Wednesday. where in VT do you live?”