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#130602 - 03/12/10 03:08 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: Redfacery]
wildthing Offline
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Registered: 01/11/02
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Loc: Victoria, B.C.
Lots of good stuff above but I really enjoy:

1. Coleman F1 Exponent stove (so elegant, 2.7oz and simmers)

2. Mountainsmith Ghost pack...medium light and indestructible)

3. Exped DownMat 7 - replacement for Stephensons DAM -heavy but dead comfy until the cactus invaded my tent!

4. Pearl Izumi eVent jacket - not the lightest at 12oz but a comfortable fit and really packable

5. OR Sombrero - form and function for the wetcoast in a few oz


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#130605 - 03/12/10 05:14 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: kbennett]
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Loc: Nevada
Just for fun, that would by my wonderful wife.
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#130611 - 03/12/10 06:46 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: Jeff]
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Registered: 10/03/08
Posts: 541
Loc: Minnesota
wildthing, why did you get a exped downmat instead of another Stephenson DAM?
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#130612 - 03/12/10 07:22 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: thecook]
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Registered: 10/22/03
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After about 22 years my Stevenson's DAM air valve started to leak and last night I pulled the valve completely off. They say they can replace it for $22 plus shipping so I hope I can use it in a hammock, its 19" wide at the foot and 28" wide at the shoulders and 80 inches long. I was glad to see some of the old catalog photos on the online catalog.
The DAM is one of my very favorite pieces.
my friend using my DAM for recreation. It makes a great boat because its big enough to get on without filling with cold water and its insulated so its warm even on a ice cold lake.
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#130621 - 03/12/10 11:17 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: bmwrider]
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Registered: 12/24/05
Posts: 500
Loc: Kent, WA.
BPL TiWing esbit stove. (now available to the mass media thanks to light my fire and REI) have used mine for 5 years now and still going strong.

BPL 550 mug with handles

Zpack Zilch pack

And of all the tarps, tents and shelters I have. I love, love my SMD Lunar solo. (mine is the original old school one from 2005) I take it out at half a dozen times a year. It makes a great early spring and late fall shelter or if I just want to take it just because.

End2End trail gram weenie pro alcy stove.
By far the best one out of the couple of hundred I have used. It is a scoach below the BPL TiWing. And for those of you that know me, even to say I like and alcy stove let alone like cooking with one is a feat of itself.

DriDucks jacket. I use that thing all the time when I am out on the trail.

OK I'll stop there


Edited by mugs (03/12/10 11:20 PM)
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#130642 - 03/13/10 01:05 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: thecook]
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I didn't get another DAM as I was not amused with the design flaws from the original valve to the baffles that allowed the down to slip down to one end. I also felt that it was too slippery compared with the Exped DownMat. It was also pretty heavy but prolly not a lot different than the DownMat. I think the bag and DAM weighed 5lbs with the lightweight top. My current setup weighs 4lbs and is more usable at a variety of temperatures and not as packable...but not more comfortable in the cold!

Like JimShaw, I had it for 20 years and although I used it a lot, its time had come. I phoned up Stephenson once to ask him about the troubles I was having with the WarmLite and the vapour barrier and the DAM and he was quite abusive. Sent him a letter and got a 4 page rant back.
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#130643 - 03/13/10 01:10 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: wildthing]
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Registered: 10/03/08
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Loc: Minnesota
Thanks! A down filled mat is on my long term wish list and I am trying to decided whether a Stephenson, an Exped, or a custom job from Bender would best suit my needs. It would be used for extreme cold winter and for my wife the rest of the year who sleeps really cold. From what you said, it sounds like I should take Stephenson off the list.
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#130890 - 03/17/10 07:00 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: thecook]
wildthing Offline
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Loc: Victoria, B.C.
I would ask someone who has ordered one recently to give you a review. Stephenson fixed the valve and baffle problems but I don't know about the fabric slipperyness...and you can always drip a line or two of silynyon on it.

The best part of the DAM was it worked very well with the Warmlite bag for use in really cold weather. Used in that context, it might do very well what you're planning to do.
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#130893 - 03/17/10 08:01 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: phat]
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Registered: 02/02/08
Posts: 75
Loc: The Third Maine
Umm, yeah, that IS kind of important!

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#130894 - 03/17/10 08:11 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: chndlr04]
BorealHiker Offline
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Registered: 02/02/08
Posts: 75
Loc: The Third Maine
Those kind of things, sometimes have the most meaning to a person. Even if you someday find a replacement, to the better, the one from your grandfather is special and can be used for other times than a real trek.




























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#130898 - 03/17/10 11:02 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: bmwrider]
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Registered: 01/04/02
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Loc: Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Taking the topic literally . . .
One of my "just for fun" items is a kite.
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#130909 - 03/18/10 11:16 AM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: Keith]
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Registered: 10/21/09
Posts: 98
Loc: Minnesota,USA
For fun I bring a frisbee.
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#130912 - 03/18/10 12:29 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: Keith]
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Registered: 03/08/06
Posts: 2617
Loc: Ohio
Well, if fun is the criteria: my hiking buddy, Mike. He's got a great sense of humor (his working theory: you die, and I get your gear), and a really positive attitude ("you get hurt, I'm carrying your gear out.") He even makes hiking in the rain enjoyable. He likes using a camera (I don't, and he sends me a CD with the ones he takes.)And, as an ex-SEAL, he doesn't even notice my rock collection! wink

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#130952 - 03/19/10 02:47 AM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: Glenn]
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Registered: 07/31/08
Posts: 94
Loc: Michigan, just N of detroit
well I ment the topic was just for fun but thats ok

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#130964 - 03/19/10 11:08 AM Re: what is your favorite gear, just for fun [Re: bmwrider]
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Registered: 04/05/04
Posts: 178
Loc: Detroit Metro Area
One of my favorite pieces of gear has to be my Ursack.

I got it a couple of years ago and the piece of mind it provides is priceless. What a lot of people don't realize about them is that they are good for keeping out mice, racoons and other critters. I do hike in bear country from time to time, but I use it even on overnights in lower Michigan.
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#130986 - 03/19/10 07:43 PM Re: what is your favorite gear, just for fun [Re: Mumblez]
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Registered: 09/28/09
Posts: 28
Loc: Colorado
G.Loomis 3wt graphite fly rod - those little mountain trout provide a lot of entertainment.

Patagonia Helium wind-shirt - I've had it six years now and it goes everywhere with me. So much packed into so little.

Canon 17-40mm lens - it pays my mortgage every single month.

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#130988 - 03/19/10 09:37 PM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: thecook]
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Registered: 12/27/05
Posts: 931
Loc: East Texas Piney Woods

+2 on the Exped Downmat 7.

I use it in my hammock and it allows me to get down in the low 20's.

I did have to go to ground last weekend and had my Exped. It made the night tolerable rather than miserable.

Tango61
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#131061 - 03/22/10 03:39 AM Re: what is your fovorite gear, just for fun [Re: bmwrider]
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Registered: 03/22/10
Posts: 5
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
Hello! new to the forum and psyched to start posting.

Fav gear: North Face Primero 60 backpack, cold steel recon scout knife
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#131089 - 03/22/10 04:03 PM what is your fovorite gear (buffalo chip stove) [Re: phat]
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Registered: 02/28/06
Posts: 1342
Loc: Nevada, USA
Yes, now that I think of it a nice Bush Buddy or Caldera Cone Tri Ti Inferno that burns buffalo chips or dried cow patties would rank high on my list - as opposed to, say an alky stove. wink

But then almost anything is hotter than alky...

Eric

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