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#130463 - 03/10/10 04:51 PM what is your fovorite gear, just for fun
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I thought it would be fun if we all named a few pieces of our favorite gear.

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#130464 - 03/10/10 05:01 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: bmwrider]
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The Opinel knife because it is very light and cute. Also a childhood memory
The TT Contrail because I can use it where others says it can't be used...
My Aarn pack because is the most logical way to carry a load, and it works.
The TiTri Caldera Cone because it works where others say alcohol does not...
Franco

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#130466 - 03/10/10 06:47 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: Franco]
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Right now I'd have to say my TarpTent Moment. That tent is so well thought out in design and nice, useful details.

But my WM Megalite sleeping bag runs a close second. Basic design made far better by excellent quality.

Eric
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#130469 - 03/10/10 07:14 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: bmwrider]
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Originally Posted By bmwrider
I thought it would be fun if we all named a few pieces of our favorite gear.


The stuff between my ears definately ranks first.



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#130488 - 03/10/10 10:12 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: bmwrider]
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Originally Posted By bmwrider
I thought it would be fun if we all named a few pieces of our favorite gear.


The most prized gear that I own are my two Feathered Friends sleeping bags. The quality is of the highest.

However my favorite piece of gear is my Suunto M2 compass and applicable map-- I love being able to navigate my own way, this is part of the fun for me.

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#130491 - 03/10/10 10:46 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: bmwrider]
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Loc: SF Bay Area, CA
My top two items are:

Inov-310 Flyroc shoes + Injinji socks = no blisters for me
Gossamer Gear Gorilla pack = just the right size and comfortable

Other favorites on my perfect gear page.


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#130494 - 03/10/10 11:17 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: bmwrider]
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You did say a few

Marmot model 40 deep winter goretex down expedition coat.
REI goose down goretex bibs.
Kelty Whte cloud 6500 pack
Warmlight Down filled air mattress
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#130509 - 03/11/10 06:21 AM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: bmwrider]
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Registered: 12/27/09
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Loc: CO
I am most fond of my homemade cook system. It's light, very compact, and is kind of cool as it turns into a storage container for firestarters, small bottle of fuel (quick trips), etc.

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#130512 - 03/11/10 07:11 AM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: bmwrider]
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Registered: 03/04/10
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Loc: spotaylvania, va
my jetboil i got from my grandfather for my bday. my first trip using the jetboil he died the same day
maxpedition pygmy falcon 2 pack, only one i have ever bought and havent used anything else
hennessy hammock, saved a friend's life and my back

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#130514 - 03/11/10 09:34 AM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: chndlr04]
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Registered: 10/27/03
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Loc: north carolina
My Western Mountaineering bags.
My Six Moons Designs Starlite pack.
My new Moment tarptent is sweet for a solo tent.
Our SMD Lunar Duo is my fav 2-person tent ever.
Salomon trail runners.
Marmot DriClime Wind shirt.
Every piece of Icebreaker that I own. Mmmmmm, wool.
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#130515 - 03/11/10 09:35 AM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: bmwrider]
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Registered: 03/04/04
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Loc: Eastern Idaho
Some things I just flat out enjoy:

GG Murmur backpack 8oz (mine is made w/ spinnaker)
Pepsi stove 0.3oz
GG Squall 2 man tent 24oz
Neoair 9oz
WM POD30 (17oz) or JacksRBetter Stealth (15oz)
GG LiteTrek 3 poles (2.4oz each)
Montbell Thermawrap Action Jacket (8oz) – lighter, warmer, more compact and-- almost as breathable as fleece. Sadly discontinued.


An item I ALSMOST enjoy is the GG polycro ground cloth. I just wish there was some material that light, water-proof, and tough but dries MUCH quicker.

-Barry

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#130533 - 03/11/10 02:19 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: kbennett]
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Registered: 10/21/09
Posts: 98
Loc: Minnesota,USA
Osprey Atmos 65
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#130536 - 03/11/10 03:42 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: Boomer]
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Registered: 02/03/06
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Loc: Gateway to Columbia Gorge
I'm sure we've done this before! May have been several years ago, though.

Western Mountaineering Ultralite sleeping bag.
POE Insulmat Max Thermo (now Ether 6 Thermo) insulated air pad.
Tarptent/Gossamer Gear Squall Classic tent (designed by Tarptent, manufactured and sold by GG).
Six Moon Designs Comet Pack (since discontinued)
Old (2007 and prior) Montrail Hardrock trail runners, for which I'm still trying to find a replacement!
Primus Micron stove
Montbell UL Thermawrap jacket



Edited by OregonMouse (03/11/10 03:43 PM)
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#130538 - 03/11/10 03:56 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: bmwrider]
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Registered: 02/09/10
Posts: 45
Loc: St Louis
my short titanium spork or my swiss army classic.

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#130546 - 03/11/10 05:54 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: bmwrider]
Glenn Offline
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Loc: Ohio
Western Mountaineering Megalite bag

Jetboil PCS


Edited by Glenn (03/11/10 09:22 PM)

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#130547 - 03/11/10 06:10 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: Glenn]
countr21 Offline
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Registered: 03/02/10
Posts: 48
Loc: Denver, Colorado
Western Mountaineering Highlite sleeping bag

Sea to Summit camp sink/basin - makes filtering water and doing the dishes very convenient

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#130549 - 03/11/10 06:19 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: countr21]
Franco Offline
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Loc: Australia
Thinking a bit more about this, provably the only piece of gear that I have not changed are my Black Diamond poles. I bought the cheapest available and they have done the job for years . (before that I though poles were a bit naff)
Recently I purchased a new pair but only because I had a gift voucher to spend, mind you I do like them better.
Franco

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#130551 - 03/11/10 06:54 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: Franco]
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Loc: Ohio
Just recently switched to Black Diamond from Leki, on the recommendation of a friend. I really like them so far; flick-lock adjustment is easy, quick, and secure.

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#130554 - 03/11/10 07:35 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: bmwrider]
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Posts: 1228
Loc: Eastern MA, USA
#1 all-time favorite, my Hennessy hammock

#2 Gossamer Gear Mariposa backpack

#3 Zipka headlamp

#5 Custom homemade gear

CamperMom

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#130556 - 03/11/10 08:03 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: bmwrider]
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I took an old RidgeRest pad and cut out a piece about 12" x 14" to use as a sit pad. When I eat lunch, or take a short sitting rest, or cook supper, I sit on it and my rear end is much happier. It is especially nice if I need to sit on streamside gravel. When I'm drawing water from a creek or lake, I often kneel on it and save my knees some grief.

While I'm hiking I wrap it around my Platypus 2L to keep the water inside cooler on warm days. And I use it for extra padding under my hip at night, beneath my Thermarest ProLite 3 pad, helping me to sleep better. I like good sleep!

And for all that non-flashy luxury and comfort, it weighs about 50 grams and cost a couple of bucks. I love my sit pad.

Once I got distracted and forgot it while on a side hike; when I got back to camp and realized it was missing, I hiked back 1.5 miles and 400 ft of elevation gain to retrieve it.

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#130557 - 03/11/10 08:12 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: aimless]
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Loc: north carolina
Originally Posted By aimless
And I use it for extra padding under my hip at night, beneath my Thermarest ProLite 3 pad, helping me to sleep better. I like good sleep!


That sit pad is even better placed under your feet (inside the bag) on a cold night -- adds an amazing amount of warmth. Plenty of uses for an ounce of closed cell foam -- I won't hike without one.
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#130575 - 03/12/10 12:16 AM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: aimless]
bmwrider Offline
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Registered: 07/31/08
Posts: 94
Loc: Michigan, just N of detroit
Thats a great entry, I use the same thing winter BPing to sit and stand on one each (ground pulls the heat right through your boots without it)

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#130581 - 03/12/10 07:03 AM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: bmwrider]
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Another entry from our website, called things we love to carry:

We don’t really carry many things that we don’t like, but we thought it would be a good idea to point our a few things that really seem to be great. These combine our four key criteria: they were cheap, light, multi-functional, and durable.

P’s 3 ˝ inch Buck knife, with one pointy blade for cleaning fish, and a broader blade that we’ve used for everything from coring apples and cutting salami to shaving Romano cheese and spreading peanut butter. A beautiful knife made to last. 2.5 ounces.

Our cutting board—sliced out of a larger thin plastic cutting board we bought at a local supermarket. It’s flexible, fits in our bearbox, and keeps us from mashing the edge of the knife on rocks, logs, and slicing into our thighs. And it’s just big enough to hold two pieces of bread, so that we can assemble sandwiches on it. 0.5 ounces.

Our chairs—two pieces of an old closed-cell foam pad that P cut down to about 6X12 inches. We slide them into the bungies on the back of our packs, and use them both on the trail and in camp to make rocks and logs much softer on our old behinds. 2 ounces each.

Our tiny micro-lights, which put out a ton of light, weigh nothing, and come with both an elastic band for your head and a clip for the tent, shirt collar, etc. Truly light, bright, and clever. 2 ounces each.

Our Crocs—lightweight shoes that also fit in those bungie cords. We slip them on to cross streams, keeping our boot and socks dry. And we slip into them in camp, keeping our feet happy. And P has been known to use them to wade while he is fishing. 11 ounces. Worth it.

Our MSR “Pocket Rocket” stove. M is a chef, and she likes her BTUs. This tiny stove does a great job of heating water…and that’s really all we need when we use backpacking food. And it is really efficient—we use about a canister of gas a week on the trail. Sure, we are miserly with the amount of water we heat, and we don’t cook things that need to simmer…but still. Light, hot, and very cool. 3 ounces or so?

Our plastic Monmessin Beaujolais Nouveau bottle—a lightweight wine bottle that has been re-used many times to take a nice bottle of wine on a short trip. On longer trips, we don’t take wine—it’s too heavy.
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#130582 - 03/12/10 07:16 AM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: bmwrider]
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#1-Warbonnet Blackbird, hands down the best hammock ever made (thanks, Brandon!!!!!).

#2-My Utilikilt and my old Stillwater synthetic blend kilt (have yet to really use my new Mountain Hardwear ElKomando Kilt).

#3-Two Custom made quilts... 26 oz. 30 degree ClimaShield Combat "Bigfoot" quilt:
http://www.freewebs.com/bigfoot2pictures/thebigfootquilt.htm
And my custom made dog quilt for my best friend (in photo stream):

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31164103@N05/show/

#4-An old Open Country aluminum pot that i bought at St. Vinny's for $.99 ten years ago...lighter than any titanium pot at similar capacity and has an awesomely cool fold out handle.

#5-A toss up between my Golite Dome umbrella and my old Mora fixed blade knife (THE perfect survival knife, imho).

#6- Ursack spectra bear bag.

BF
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Edited by bigfoot2 (03/12/10 07:57 AM)
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#130595 - 03/12/10 12:30 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: bmwrider]
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Any lightweight dry sack.

Fresh para cord.

A good spork.

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