Tell me what to buy

“OH HAPPY DAY! I'm about to burst. I finally got my financial aid issues taken care of. I received a Pell Grant and just received refund check from the U for $2600. I'll pay off my credit card and still have about $1400 left over.

Needless to say, I'm goin' shoppin' this weekend. What fabulous gear should I buy?”

“And to think... you could have gone to Big Bend afterall !!!”

“A Gregory pack!”

“Ok, here's a list of things I would like to get (I'll probably only get one or two things right now). Any suggestions based on these options would be greatly appreciated.

Oldie's want list:
boots
Zero bag (I'm tall)
lightweight stove
trekkin' poles
25-40 degree sleeping bag - for summer
more outdoorsy clothes in general
a car
a bike
a cd burner
a job not in Indiana (sorry you hoosiers)
somethin shiny”

“Buy the lightest weight thing you can find that will do the job.”

“Oldie, What should you buy? You can buy me a nice 3 man tent!!!”

“You could buy me a new sleepng bag.”

“Buy the most expensive mountaineering boots you can find (accept nothing less than $350). Then you can wear them around campus and fit in. :)”

“A keg of beer and some dixie cups.”

“You can buy a new Titanium cookstove and send it to me!”

“I would say "buy a vowel" -
but you're more in need of a "g".
LOL!”

“Buy a 3-month or 6-month certificate of deposit. Then when the market really hits bottom buy some Cisco Systems or Hewlett Packard. Keep it 3 years and make some real money and then go on a shopping spree.”

“party at bacpac's! whoo-hoo!”

“Old Sarge could use a new Mountainsmith Ghost, then I would take you backpacking.

What a deal!”

“get a titanium keg.”

“I would have to say that some of the most itellectual conversations I've ever had were while I was standing around the keg "keeping an eye on it"”

“you guys aren't very helpful. LOL I guess I'll just have to go to REI and look around.”

“If you have any money left over after going to REI, just buy one of those degrees from the back of a magazine. Then you won't have to go to school and you can use all your new gear.”

“O.K. oldie, here's my suggestions.

-boots - Scarpa
-bag - Feathered Friends Rock Wren and The Great Auk (layer system) this covers your summer needs too
-stove - MSR Pocket Rocket
-poles - Leki Ultralight Titanium
-clothes - Last Chance Sportswear, Jagged Edge Mountain Gear, Patagonia, PrAna
-car - Try this thing.
-bike - see above
-cd burner - I've got a Zip External so I can switch between my Mac and my P.C., they're pretty cheap too
-job - Move to beautiful Lake Tahoe, Hike the Sierra Nevadas, and visit Mel and the Lammas. And chicks dig it!
-something shiny - This would be legal if you got the above-mentioned job.

Hope this helps.”

“I don't know what happened to my Lake Tahoe link, but I'll bet you can still get there from here.
Try this one.”

“You could buy a pretty good mountain bike for that. You might want to save up some more though and get slightly better components.”

“Why don't you just go blow it all at your local Strip Club?”

“Get ALL your bills paid off, dagnabbit!”

“Thanks for the info M. I don't think the "Car" is going to get me to the trailhead though. I'll check into the gear you suggested.

DM. I actually thought about buying a bike, but it's not practical right now for me to buy a bike. Maybe this summer.

Strip club? Never mind M, I've got a new idea. LOL”

“Lemme guess. Your gonna take a stripper to REI?!?!”

“Wellllll, It's Ladies Night and that's allright cause Oldies got the cash to make it all night. Why waste your cash on strippers when you can afford prostitutes, right Oldie!”

“did someone call pimp dad rad?”

“Hookers? I think I would like my pekker to stay in its current non-infected non-rash covered state.”

“Candle Lantern”

“Boots that fit. Brand doesnt matter too much, just so long as they are full leather. Bag wise, go for down. Western Mountaineering or Feathered Friends. WM makes great summer weight bags, like the Highlite and Iroquois. FF is great b/c you can get them to overstuff bags, etc. The other stuff is totally personal preference. Have fun dude. I wish I had that much to blow on gear!”

“Forget about the strippers and the hookers. If you get the fire job the chicks will be payin' you!”