More new gear!

“I worked about 80 hours last week and I'm taking all the time (about 145 hours total flextime) in the world to get back there. I have a concert on Friday night, so that looks like the only time I'm going in. Rough last week, now I gots time to listen to music, sleep, #&%!$ with my gear, play with the boy (I kept him home today. He was starting to look at me like I was a stranger :) ), do my laundry, work on the house, gets ready for this weekend (!) or otherwise just putz around the house. I'm gonna make something kick ass for dinner tonight! I'm going to REI after Max wakes up from his nappie. I will be the one driving in the slow lane all the way there!”

“can I go to rei too..... cleveland sucks, no good gear stores!”

“Hop on up here, BB. I got a thought to hit Benchmark down by Sass/birch area to pick up of the massage oil (cayene stuff I think it was) and look at there prAna clothes line. They make cool clothes!

See you this weekend, BB?”

“Shop www.brms.com free shipping til xmas.”

“how much does Blue Ridge pay you, binks?”

“HEHEHE!!! I just got a new bag!! I got distracted today when I went Christmas shopping and bought WM's Ultralite! I'm stoked although I would like to be done with Christmas shopping. Oh well.”

“Weeel, didn't hit beanchmark, but I dids get to REI to pick up my gift fer tha MM Christmas thingy. I hate this. I can shop fer myself (cause I knows what I have), but it's damn hard shoppin' fer others.”

“rubber swiss mountain rucksack - $20
MSR Rapidfire - free (Thanks Sun & Ski Sports)
Mountain Hardware Batray - $48


Weeeeeeeehew!”

“Soooo, which is gonna be yer gift on Saturday? I wanna know how big of a box I should go fer....”

“Last week:
Mountain Hardwear Bat Ray tent/tarp from Sierra Trading Post

Today from EMS:
EMS Fusion Gloves
Leatherman Squirt (I lost my micra at Mt Rogers *sob*)
GSI 16oz lexan flask *hic*”

“OK, I went to the mall tonight (which I NEVER do) to take the boy out to see Santa and have dinner at Ruby Tuesday's (my wifes favorite!). We passed by the MC Sporting Goods store andit was going outta business. Everything was on clearance, plus on some items, you could take another 40-50% off. I passed by the camping area, which was pretty picked over. I picked up some water repellent, some patch kits, bug spray, but the main item I scored was a Camelback hydro 1.5 hydration pack. It doesn't have the bladder in it, but I scored it fer only 11.00. And at dinner, I sampled some Christmas Ale from Goose Island. I suggest buying some, it was VERY good!”

“Today from REI:

Black Diamond Raven Pro Ice Axe”

“Pennsy, I've been eyeing that for a few weeks.

Q - After the REI spending spree, you got away with that? Kudos!”

“I just became a member of MEC and bought a 15mm winter evazote pad from them along with a .5 liter lexan Nalgene. I'm going to cut pieces from the pad to make hipbelts for some backpacks. They have some nice gear there, but too bad not all of it is available for sale in the U.S.”

“I just picked up some

Mountain Hardwear Nutshell High Ventigaiters

MSR International Stove
MSR Trillium base for my stove
MSR fuel bottles(11 oz and 22 oz)

Does anyone know how long each fuel bottle will last.

How many times can I boil water with the 11 oz?”

“22 oz ones will last about 4 days when just cooking for you.

11 oz ones last just for 2 days or so.

8)”

“thanks cmb”

“bbinkley, you must conduct your own experiment! How many times can you boil water with an 11oz. fuel bottle?”

“A Coleman Peak 1 stove holds the same amount of fuel will run about 1 hour and 10 minutes at full on and 2 hours and 20 minutes at simmer. I would think the MSR would be somewhere in the same range, but I heard that the Whisperlight won't simmer.”

“I have the regular Whisperlight with a 22 oz bottle. It gets me thru 6 meals with probably 2 boils left. That is in mild (50F+) temps with a aluminum pot heat shield up and no dispersment plate. To get a good simmer you need to be very attentive, and keep the bottle highly pressurized. I have found that the higher pressure really helps with fuel consumption, I think the fuel atomizes better with the extra pressure.”

“thanks...rox.... i guess i'll have to experiment with it to see”

“Got a slick new black diamond headlamp and 7 books at the TT Christmas party exchange yesterday. Very cool!”

“How do you like the Mountain Hardware Ventigaiters? That is one of the things I am planning on getting OPIE for Christmas... and yes he already knows.”

“1. Technical Climbing/Summit Pack
(Black Diamond L27 Zippo)

2. 96oz. Nalgene Water Bag
(Replacement)

3. 5x 3.5oz Peak1 Fuel Canisters”

“i have been looking at these for awhile. I think that i will like these. I didn't want to get the gore-tex ones b/c i figured that they would be too hot....good choice in my book.”

“2 Makalu Ultralite Titanium Antishock CorTec

2 Nalgene bottles

1 Micra Tool

and a lighter jacket”

“i got some Sierra Designs down booties yesterday...they are da bomb!! i've wanted some ever since i heard about them here. they were a Christmas present from Tarpy...he couldn't wait, LOL!”

“What color did you get Lyra? We're starting a red bootie club over here in MI. You can be an honorary memeber...if yer boots are red!

I got a KEWL new Brunton flask. The thing looks sorta like a fuel bottle, (same shape), but weighs soooo little. It's a lovely metalic charcoal color. I also got a new bandingo and a lexan french coffee press.”

“HEY! I don't have red booties! Mine are green. They didn't have any women's left, so I bought the men's.


I got a Leatherman Micra. :))”

“Don't anybody tell her, but I bought my wife some down booties too...not the Sierra Design ones, but another brand. I figure they'll be good enough for where they'll be worn most of the time, in our living room, lol....”

“wow Sass, you got a lot of good stuff! and my booties are indeed red...i'm an honorary member!! BOOya.
:-)”

“Pepperdog sent me a foldable bucket after I raved over her's at the Montanapalooza firefighting incident. Doubles as a rain hat.

Lyra, you need to write up your own "1,001 Unconventional Uses for a Thermarest". You'd make a bundle!”

“what up, Aero! i've been trying to figure out a way to make a "bundle" without really doing much. LOL! how about...use it as a yoga mat! i'm well on my way.”

“oh yeah...that'll be $10.”

“#1- Yoga mat
#2- Blood pressure cuff
#3- ground cloth (un-inflated)”

“ha! ground cloth...that's a good one. like anyone would be silly enough to not know to inflate it!”

“#4 - Source of embarassment when you admit you don't know how to use it...”

“#5 emergency innertube in case of flat tire.”

“pppllllbbbbtttt! :-P”

“#6. I had an idea that you could hike upstream on a river trail and then use the thermarest LE camprest to float back down.”

“#6- Emergency Whoopeee Cushion”

“I got a pair of Black Diamond Ascent trekking poles yesterday. 1/2 off at REI Outlet.com, one day only. The TT Yoho trip taught me how essential they were.

Also Patagonia Dragonfly shell. Water resistant, wind proof, the most breathable they make. 3 oz and stuffed, the size of a ladies fist!I bought it for running in but I'll use it bp'ing too. I have to give it the shower test tonight.

Also got as a gift a very cool blowtorch-like butane lighter, something I really needed.”

“i sure hope no one's expecting royalties!”

“#7, raft for floating in Great Lakes. I've actually used mine for this, and it's only the ultralight 3/4. It did a fine job!”

“AW, for Pete's sake! I need the STP link and all I can get is the stupid KOA one. I guess Matt gets no pop on this trip to the bargain barn!”

“#9 inflatable love doll.”

“LOL Baumee!”

“someone drank his lunch! :-)”

“He missed number 8!”

“there were two #6's, that is why i went to #9.”