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mapsguy1955

11/27/2017 11:39AM

With the holidays coming, let's get some help! Assuming most everyone here is a tripper, within a reasonable budget, say $100.00, what would be your one perfect Christmas gift to either receive or give? Gift cards don't count. I'm looking for great ideas for perhaps all of us!

If we aren't actively working to protect our planet, we are acquiescing to those who run their life as if their personal WANTS are the only things that matter. John

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AmarilloJim

11/27/2017 01:28PM

Hope your not shopping for BH. He's got everything!

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butthead

11/27/2017 01:31PM

quote AmarilloJim: "Hope your not shopping for BH. He's got everything!"

Could always find space for another redhead!

butthead

"never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups" George Carlin

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bwcadan

11/27/2017 02:12PM

Redheads art in short supply. Besides they are more than $100.00 when you count in the maintenance. On a more practical nature for me is to get or give a replacement single Colman burner to cook with.

the greatest come backs are reserved for those with the greatest deficits.

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boonie

11/27/2017 02:20PM

Most of the stuff I really want is more than $100.00. I have most of the small stuff, but things like map case, compass, good tent stakes/cordage, headlamp, waterproof compression stuff sacks, shirts, pants, socks, hats, gloves, insulating layers, wind shell are things that could be on the list and you might find something really nice on sale for $100.

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alpinebrule

11/27/2017 05:38PM

Gravity Water Filter, might have to look a bit to be under the $100 but doable. Lots of threads on options and likes / dislikes.

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4keys

11/27/2017 07:38PM

Luci light, inflatable camp pillow like sea to summit, mtn2city pants, hammock.

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moosedoggie

11/28/2017 08:02AM

Black Rock Gear down beanie.

If you're gonna be dumb, you've gotta be tough.

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johndku

11/28/2017 08:21AM

Not sure which brand, but still need a good camp cookware set

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mirth

11/28/2017 11:42AM

Down/apex booties from Enlightened would be nice. A ridgeline stuff sack along with ridgeline would also be cool.

When a man is part of his canoe, he is part of all that canoes have ever known. - Sigurd F. Olson, "The Singing Wilderness"

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BuckFlicks

11/28/2017 03:09PM

I'd go with the GSI Bugaboo cookset. It's around $100.

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mastertangler

11/28/2017 03:33PM

I want a solar powered Sherpa. No coal this year for me!!

Lets Go!

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Frenchy19

11/28/2017 10:05PM

If 40 or so folks give me $100, I can get the new Swift Keewaydin 17 tandem I want.

"The future ain't what it used to be" Yogi Berra

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DeanL

11/28/2017 10:09PM

A new leatherman, I lost my Wave on a hunting trip this fall. I've thought of trying to find someone with a metal detector because I know its laying in a fairly small area and would prefer to find it before I drop $75 on a new one.

"Leave it as it is.....The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it." Theodore Roosevelt

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jeepgirl

11/29/2017 08:01AM

Purple pedals for my fat bike. A puffy blanket from Rumpl.

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Grandma L

11/29/2017 09:10AM

I am with Frenchy 19 - Just a few friends each give $100 and I can have that new canoe I am hoping for.

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bhouse46

11/29/2017 06:28PM

I doubt anyone has everything. And even if so the little things, mostly mentioned, such as cordage, snake skins, compression sacks, something titanium to cook with/on and always come in handy. After all, who has too many stuff sacks? or quality socks?

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s500yards

11/30/2017 11:26AM

$100 worth of Darn Tough brand socks would be amazing.

"The least I owe these mountains is a body. - Randy Morgenson"

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bct

11/30/2017 03:09PM

With that budget, I'd ask for (2) 10 liter dromendary bags

Just because you like the sound of your logic, does not mean your logic is sound

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Bdubguy

12/01/2017 07:59AM

I would ask for a new saw....not exactly sure which one though.

Keep your line wet....

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mapsguy1955

12/01/2017 02:32PM

Great socks are the best thing, especially for wet-footers like me... I would love a great headlamp..

If we aren't actively working to protect our planet, we are acquiescing to those who run their life as if their personal WANTS are the only things that matter. John

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crumpman

12/01/2017 08:52PM

A new pair of these
Camp shoes
And...
Socks, can’t go wrong with socks

"Fine figure of a man, yes?" Jeremiah Johnson

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SaganagaJoe

12/01/2017 11:09PM

quote s500yards: "$100 worth of Darn Tough brand socks would be amazing. "

My grandpa won a pair of these in a golf tournament and frankly they look like fantastic socks. That would make me happy.

Or $100 toward a new hiking pack (I'd pay the rest).

I actually kinda already bought myself a Christmas present- some Altai Hok skis.

aka HermitThrush "Such sights as this are reserved for those who will suffer to behold them." -Eric Sevareid

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muddyfeet

12/03/2017 08:14PM

One of my favorite pieces of gear easily fits in that budget- and would make a great gift:

Snowpeak 450 Double-wall Titanium mug and lid.

When your coffee/tea stays hot but it doesn't burn your hands to hold it, it is the best thing.

"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread; places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul" -John Muir

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mastertangler

12/04/2017 06:15AM

quote muddyfeet: "One of my favorite pieces of gear easily fits in that budget- and would make a great gift:

Snowpeak 450 Double-wall Titanium mug and lid.

When your coffee/tea stays hot but it doesn't burn your hands to hold it, it is the best thing. "

Sounds good......Double wall, solves all the problems associated with Titanium cups. They are fragile (easily bent) and coffee gets cold almost instantly.

Lets Go!

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pswith5

12/06/2017 06:37AM

quote mastertangler: "
quote muddyfeet: "One of my favorite pieces of gear easily fits in that budget- and would make a great gift:

Snowpeak 450 Double-wall Titanium mug and lid.

When your coffee/tea stays hot but it doesn't burn your hands to hold it, it is the best thing. "

Sounds good......Double wall, solves all the problems associated with Titanium cups. They are fragile (easily bent) and coffee gets cold almost instantly. "

you know, I like my coffee HOT but I still drink it pretty fast. Trying to decide if I need a 40 dollar coffee cup.

Without the bad times, the good times wouldn't seem so good.

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boonie

12/06/2017 08:21AM

My old "freebie" insulated plastic mug keeps my coffee plenty hot, Pete, and weighs less than 5 oz.

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mschi772

12/06/2017 04:01PM

A Sony FDR X3000 and/or Olympus TG-5. Primus Omnifuel would be neat, but I'd really like to have better, more durable means of capturing photos and video. I know these exceed the $100 budget, but I struggle to think of anything like that. CCS thwart bag maybe? SJ4000 action cam I guess?

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muddyfeet