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Dante Member
Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 2815 | TRs | Pics
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Dante
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Sun Dec 16, 2001 5:14 am
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Mine is my poncho. Besides being emergency rainwear, I use it for a sit-pad, a ground cloth for packing and unpacking, a bivy tarp, a lightweight blanket for napping, the list is endless. I can't imagine hiking without one.
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My favorite piece of gear is probably my Merrell leathers. I love them. You cant ever have boots that are to good! Next is probably my Western Mountaineering High lite. Fantastic bag.
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Brian Curtis replied:
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My favorite piece of gear has to be my Seattle Sombrero. I'd rather forget almost anything except my hat.
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catwoman replied:
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Hmmmmm.... There are several things I couldn't do without. But I will say my bladder.
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Backpacker Joe Blind Hiker
Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 23956 | TRs | Pics Location: Cle Elum |
Ah ha, I have done and injustice to Mr. Curtis! My favorite piece of gear over the last 14 years has to be my Curtis RAFT! That little piece of petrolium has done more for me than any other piece of gear!
TB
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
— Abraham Lincoln
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
— Abraham Lincoln
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Brian Curtis Trail Blazer/HiLaker
Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 1697 | TRs | Pics Location: Silverdale, WA |
Thanks, TB.
I've lost my share of knives, too. The compass I'm using I found on a rock. I figure the hills are really just a great big gear exchange.
that elitist from silverdale wanted to tell me that all carnes are bad--Studebaker Hoch
Chief Joseph
that elitist from silverdale wanted to tell me that all carnes are bad--Studebaker Hoch
Chief Joseph
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Dave Weyrick Member
Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 311 | TRs | Pics Location: Poulsbo, WA |
My brand-spankin' new Curtis Raft, for a couple reasons. I won't be takin' my float tube any more, which gets my weight down to be able to use my new Golite daypack and my new Merrell shoes. This combination of gear will allow me to scramble off-trail to my favorite lakes to fish with flotation for two nights under 15 lbs. The new gear and fly-weight strategies may keep me hiking for another 20 years.
If I'd known ya was gonna use bait I wouldn't a brought ya!
Chief Joseph
If I'd known ya was gonna use bait I wouldn't a brought ya!
Chief Joseph
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Backpacker Joe Blind Hiker
Joined: 16 Dec 2001 Posts: 23956 | TRs | Pics Location: Cle Elum |
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
— Abraham Lincoln
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Allison Feckless Swooner
Joined: 17 Dec 2001 Posts: 12287 | TRs | Pics Location: putting on my Nikes before the comet comes |
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Sun Dec 16, 2001 6:01 pm
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I am not finding anyone else leaving me any Delicas in the woods (or at work for that matter) and the damn things are now running $60. I think I'm on my 4th in like 3 years. :angry:
www.allisonoutside.com
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follow me on Twitter! @AllisonLWoods
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huron Member
Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Posts: 1045 | TRs | Pics
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Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:46 pm
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The single most versatile and often used item on my gearlist has become a very light polyester hoody. The tight knit kind made for fishing are too hot in summer. The softer knit fabrics tend to pill. There is one, however that adds warmth as an under layer in winter and is super cool in the summer yet doesn’t pill even under pack straps. Keeps sun off and with a coat of permethrin the bugs too. I now usually wear it year round. Kuhl Engineered Hoody. Wish they made more colors!
Now I Fly
Now I Fly
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thunderhead Member
Joined: 14 Oct 2015 Posts: 1540 | TRs | Pics
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My trusty old osprey exos pack... almost as old as this thread! Closing in on 2 million vertical feet, held together by many replacement parts at this point... but still going.
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KascadeFlat Member
Joined: 06 Jul 2020 Posts: 334 | TRs | Pics Location: Eating peanut M&Ms under my blue tarp |
My most asked about (and recommended) piece of gear is my Nalgene hydration converter. It turns your Nalgene bottle into a camelbak. No more worrying about busted hydration packs in your bag!
For a good time call: 1-800-SLD-ALDR.
Flash Gordon, huron
For a good time call: 1-800-SLD-ALDR.
Flash Gordon, huron
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huron Member
Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Posts: 1045 | TRs | Pics
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Sat May 04, 2024 8:35 am
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Hey, I like that! Any leaking from the air valve?
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puzzlr Mid Fork Rocks
Joined: 13 Feb 2007 Posts: 7223 | TRs | Pics Location: Stuck in the middle |
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Sat May 04, 2024 9:24 am
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A small terry cloth towel. I sweat a lot but it has many other uses like shade on sunny snow fields. I don't like to hike without one.
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KascadeFlat Member
Joined: 06 Jul 2020 Posts: 334 | TRs | Pics Location: Eating peanut M&Ms under my blue tarp |
huron wrote: | Hey, I like that! Any leaking from the air valve? |
I purchased my converter a few years ago and it has a different valve shown that the one in the list. I did a little more Amazon-ing and found a listing that is more like the one I have: alternative air valve style.
The air valve is a little rubber duck bill on the screw on portion of the cap. I have never had any issues with leaking.
For a good time call: 1-800-SLD-ALDR.
For a good time call: 1-800-SLD-ALDR.
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Cyclopath Faster than light
Joined: 20 Mar 2012 Posts: 7797 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Cyclopath
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Mon May 06, 2024 10:02 am
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KascadeFlat wrote: | My most asked about (and recommended) piece of gear is my Nalgene hydration converter. It turns your Nalgene bottle into a camelbak. No more worrying about busted hydration packs in your bag! |
https://outlet.arcteryx.com/us/en/shop/mens/aerios-30-backpack
I keep water in one flask and electrolytes in the other. Sometimes I'll bring one with lemonade for quick hits of sugar energy. On hot days they're freezable. Four flasks is 2.4L. This is by far the best way to stay hydrated on the trail. Never going back.
It's very comfortable as a backpack, too.
KascadeFlat
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Flash Gordon Member
Joined: 19 May 2004 Posts: 211 | TRs | Pics Location: Everett |
That really is pretty slick!
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EternalBlue Member
Joined: 15 Mar 2022 Posts: 6 | TRs | Pics Location: Leavenworth |
Huge fan of my Garmin inReach mini. Doesn't weigh much, fits in a pocket easily, clips nicely to shoulder straps. I use the messaging feature a lot to arrange shuttles, drop offs, and alert loved ones that I'm alright but running late. Garmin is really damn effective at getting an SOS from their call centers to the local Emergency Management as well.
dave allyn
dave allyn
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