You are correct JD, your gear served you well. A caveat though, depending upon where you will use the gear you need choose it's quality accordingly. I know of those ny stores...over here in nj myself.

I once saw a photo in an articel on water quality in the backcountry that had a caribou standing in a 'pristine' stream up North peeing in the water <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> G <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />anted if one is out long eno <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />h to aclimate their body to the local waters no ill effects may occur. But then again I dont carry enough tp for a week long case of the backcountry 2 step <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />