Yes, gear is cool. (Hi, I'm Glenn, I'm a gearaholic...)

I spend a lot of time messing with gear, and trying to get that "perfect" system assembled. To me, it's almost a separate hobby; it's also something to do between trips.

But getting out is what really trips my trigger. It doesn't have to be somewhere epic - heck, it doesn't even have to be all that remote. It just has to be the woods, with somewhere I can sleep outside, to be enjoyable.

Without the getting out, there doesn't seem to be a lot of point in messing with the gear.