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#130225 - 03/05/10 04:34 PM Re: My vote for the most useless yuppy gear ever. [Re: TomD]
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Loc: Australia
Tom
Fairydown is now owned by MacPac, unfortunately by the time they bought the company the tent "blueprints" had disappeared.
MacPac I think is on the way back to the top.
It is using lighter materials but as strong or stronger than before.
For example , the new tent material is silnylon, so the shelters have exactly the same design but are lighter (15-20%) and stronger. However now you need to seam seal them.
Personally I think that the Minaret (for up to 2x 6' ) or the Olympus for taller ones , are great tents for the rougher Canadian weather.
Franco
(sorry about the thread shift...)

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#130246 - 03/05/10 11:09 PM Re: My vote for the most useless yuppy gear ever. [Re: jasonklass]
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Registered: 01/05/02
Posts: 1835
Loc: Los Angeles
Originally Posted By jasonklass
This Table

You're BACKPACKING! What, you're too good to put your stuff on the ground? laugh



You don't think I'm going to lay my Ti chopsticks and my latte maker directly on the ground, do you? It's sooooooo.....dirty.
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#130255 - 03/06/10 02:32 AM Re: My vote for the most useless yuppy gear ever. [Re: Trailrunner]
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Registered: 12/27/09
Posts: 129
Loc: CO
Originally Posted By Trailrunner
Originally Posted By jasonklass
This Table

You're BACKPACKING! What, you're too good to put your stuff on the ground? laugh



You don't think I'm going to lay my Ti chopsticks and my latte maker directly on the ground, do you? It's sooooooo.....dirty.


Lovin' it. Hey I have an idea! Let's all go car camp at the local Chinese Super Buffet Garden restaurant and we could use their tables and eat with our Ti chopsticks.

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#130516 - 03/11/10 09:39 AM Re: My vote for the most useless yuppy gear ever. [Re: skippy]
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Registered: 10/27/03
Posts: 820
Loc: north carolina
My daughter has the Ti chopsticks, she got them for Christmas one year. She likes them, and actually uses them on the trail.

I much prefer a long handled Ti spoon over anything else. Yes, I have melted and even broken the unbreakable Lexan tableware.

My personal useless yuppie gear that I won't hike without is my inflatable pink flamingo which fits over a tent stake. It adds the perfect touch of home (and suggests that I'm not taking this hiking thing too seriously....)

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#130537 - 03/11/10 03:47 PM Re: My vote for the most useless yuppy gear ever. [Re: kbennett]
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Loc: Gateway to Columbia Gorge
There is even yuppy UL gear out there! The BPL Ti folding spoon, since discontinued (I bought it on closeout). While it was great to have a spoon that would fold to fit my 550L pot, the food stuck in the folding mechanism and it was extremely hard to clean. It was also twice as heavy as a much longer-handled lexan spoon. I'm still working out how to protect the latter in my pack, though.
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#130545 - 03/11/10 05:42 PM Re: My vote for the most useless yuppy gear ever. [Re: OregonMouse]
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Mouse
just cut the handle off your spoon. goodjob
Jim


Edited by Jimshaw (03/11/10 05:42 PM)
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#130632 - 03/13/10 04:00 AM Re: My vote for the most useless yuppy gear ever. [Re: skippy]
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Registered: 09/17/06
Posts: 1432
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This is the most useless Yuppie gear i can imagine:

http://www.rei.com/product/768604

laugh

BF cool


Edited by bigfoot2 (03/13/10 04:01 AM)
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#130634 - 03/13/10 08:48 AM Re: My vote for the most useless yuppy gear ever. [Re: bigfoot2]
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Posts: 129
Loc: CO
Originally Posted By bigfoot2
This is the most useless Yuppie gear i can imagine:

http://www.rei.com/product/768604

laugh

BF cool


Jimshaw just bought one of those.

-Skippy

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#130638 - 03/13/10 11:16 AM Re: My vote for the most useless yuppy gear ever. [Re: skippy]
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Registered: 09/17/06
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Loc: Eugene , Oregon
Originally Posted By skippy
Originally Posted By bigfoot2
This is the most useless Yuppie gear i can imagine:

http://www.rei.com/product/768604

laugh

BF cool


Jimshaw just bought one of those.


-Skippy


Yup...that was my point grin

BF cool
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#130651 - 03/13/10 06:13 PM Re: My vote for the most useless yuppy gear ever. [Re: bigfoot2]
Jimshaw Offline
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Registered: 10/22/03
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Loc: Bend, Oregon
Bigfoot
I told you I would give you one half hour to light the campfire to cook the steaks on, then I'll stop the smouldering with mt torch. It will boil a cup of cold water in one minute flat.
He only wrote that because he read my post in another group.
Jim smile
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#130655 - 03/13/10 07:51 PM Re: My vote for the most useless yuppy gear ever. [Re: oldranger]
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Registered: 02/02/08
Posts: 75
Loc: The Third Maine
I have one, and it is fun as a night light out at our CABIN in the Maine woods! Or even for truck cap camping in a campground., Not on a trek. I never even thought about it sterilizing/not sterilizing anything.

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#130656 - 03/13/10 07:59 PM Re: My vote for the most useless yuppy gear ever. [Re: bigfoot2]
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Loc: The Third Maine
Again, for our Cabin in the Maine woods` or at a campground, or even here at the house where we heat with wood. Not backpacking. Most places I'd backpack won't allow campfires anyway. I don't own one, by the way.

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#130810 - 03/16/10 03:56 PM Re: My vote for the most useless yuppy gear ever. [Re: skippy]
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Loc: NorCal
Topped:

REALLY light chopsticks

Cheers,
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#130858 - 03/17/10 04:10 AM Re: My vote for the most useless yuppy gear ever. [Re: Rick_D]
skippy Offline
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Registered: 12/27/09
Posts: 129
Loc: CO
Originally Posted By Rick_D
Topped:

REALLY light chopsticks

Cheers,


You sir, have won a prize. I will find it hard to believe that this can be topped. goodjob

-Skippy

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#130860 - 03/17/10 06:23 AM Re: My vote for the most useless yuppy gear ever. [Re: Rick_D]
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Posts: 945
Loc: Michigan
I find it hard to believe that anyone would even buy one at $149.95 I assume that the chopsticks are $2 and the tooling to make the first one is $148 so as soon as they sell one they will have recouped their investment. If thy can sell two sets they will have a good profit.

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#130861 - 03/17/10 06:30 AM Re: My vote for the most useless yuppy gear ever. [Re: GrumpyGord]
CamperMom Offline
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Registered: 01/04/02
Posts: 1228
Loc: Eastern MA, USA
Oh, I don't know...

If the carbon-fiber chopsticks come with a Geisha serving girl to wait on your every need...

CM

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#130862 - 03/17/10 06:48 AM Re: My vote for the most useless yuppy gear ever. [Re: skippy]
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Loc: Eugene , Oregon
Originally Posted By skippy
Originally Posted By Rick_D
Topped:

REALLY light chopsticks

Cheers,


You sir, have won a prize. I will find it hard to believe that this can be topped. goodjob

-Skippy


I can top that! How about the Alite "Sexy Hotness" sex compatible sleeping bag with Kama Sutra inspired lining? Specifically built for "getting busy in the woods". And yes, they're serious...

http://www.alitedesigns.com/sexy-hotness-sleeping-bag-4/

BF cool


Edited by bigfoot2 (03/17/10 06:49 AM)
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#130863 - 03/17/10 07:02 AM Re: My vote for the most useless yuppy gear ever. [Re: skippy]
Glenn Offline
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Registered: 03/08/06
Posts: 2617
Loc: Ohio
I dunno - maybe you could drill holes in the handles to make them a bit lighter. wink

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#130876 - 03/17/10 11:35 AM Re: My vote for the most useless yuppy gear ever. [Re: bigfoot2]
Jimshaw Offline
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Registered: 10/22/03
Posts: 3983
Loc: Bend, Oregon
hmm, I misread it, I thought it said sexy hostess. thanks
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#130889 - 03/17/10 06:10 PM Re: My vote for the most useless yuppy gear ever. [Re: CamperMom]
Keith Offline
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Registered: 01/04/02
Posts: 1667
Loc: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Hey, maybe there's something here for the D-I-Y gear crowd. Carbon fiber sailcloth?? How about CF packs and tents??

http://www.carbonfibergear.com/direct/ra...bon-fiber-black
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