Regrets:

1. I missed the First Day of the Jan REI-outlet clearance sale. For 2 hours, they had REI-lite 17oz self inflatable mats on sale for $17 (reg $74). These are great to have for loaners.

2. I missed the JRB sale in Dec. Now my kids say they prefer quilts to sleeping bags after they tried mine. Funny thing is they said they would never use a quilt.

3. I regretted always using a relatively heavy tent until Tarptent came on line (was that 2003?)

4. A pseudo gear regret--- I wish Western Mountaineering would make decent backpacking quilts. I like their material.

5. The wallmart hydration bladder. It was cheap, but it makes water taste bad. Rarely used.


-Barry