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11/30/2017 10:14AM
Well for me I wanted a new tent but got one on Black Friday. I also would like a very lightweight cot (not sure if something like that even exists). Otherwise I’m all set for next year
"Love many, trust a few, and always paddle your own canoe"
11/30/2017 12:11PM
I’m getting my dad a new bent shaft paddle, he’s gonna love that! For me, I was hoping for a pair of those Piragis “Canoe Pants”. I’ve worn through most of mine in the knees and butt, so I’m hoping for a replacement. (Pretty sure the wife is on top of it). ????
Tony
11/30/2017 01:09PM
quote missmolly: "I'd like to get my locking rear differential fixed, but I'm afraid to take it to the dealer. "
Not exactly canoeing, camping or fishing, but I guess you got to get there somehow :)
I can be followed on Instagram @queticomike
11/30/2017 01:11PM
quote Whatsit: "Well for me I wanted a new tent but got one on Black Friday. I also would like a very lightweight cot (not sure if something like that even exists). Otherwise I’m all set for next year"
Therma-Rest makes an ultra light cot that weighs in at 2 lb 10 oz for a regular and 3 pounds for a large. Backcountry.com has them for 160 bucks.
I can be followed on Instagram @queticomike
11/30/2017 01:17PM
quote Whatsit: "Well for me I wanted a new tent but got one on Black Friday. I also would like a very lightweight cot (not sure if something like that even exists). Otherwise I’m all set for next year"
Pricey, but compact, sturdy and lightweight. Great option for those who find a mattress pad inadequate.
Therma-Rest Luxury Lite Cot
Free people are not equal. Equal people are not free.
11/30/2017 06:45PM
quote QueticoMike: "quote Whatsit: "Well for me I wanted a new tent but got one on Black Friday. I also would like a very lightweight cot (not sure if something like that even exists). Otherwise I’m all set for next year"
Therma-Rest makes an ultra light cot that weighs in at 2 lb 10 oz for a regular and 3 pounds for a large. Backcountry.com has them for 160 bucks.
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Thanks!
"Love many, trust a few, and always paddle your own canoe"
11/30/2017 06:46PM
quote LuvMyBell: "quote Whatsit: "Well for me I wanted a new tent but got one on Black Friday. I also would like a very lightweight cot (not sure if something like that even exists). Otherwise I’m all set for next year"
Pricey, but compact, sturdy and lightweight. Great option for those who find a mattress pad inadequate.
Therma-Rest Luxury Lite Cot "
Thanks
"Love many, trust a few, and always paddle your own canoe"
12/01/2017 08:21AM
quote blutofish1: " I can always use a couple more fishing rods. Running out of room to store them though."
Maybe Santa can bring you a shed to store your rods in? :) I have a whole room dedicated to fishing, camping and canoeing stuff.
I can be followed on Instagram @queticomike
12/03/2017 01:09AM
I've been like this all my life but it has probably become more pronounced in my old age. That is, if I really want something I just buy it. That frustrates my wife because she has a hard time finding something for me that she knows I want.
I get my pleasure in finding something for my wife that I know she covets but is too frugal to buy for herself. In Norway, she bought a thin, less expensive sweater for herself because she felt guilty paying more. Dale's of Norway sweaters can run into the several hundreds of dollars but she had wanted a Dale's and so she bought a lesser one.
So, that's what she's getting....a fancy, plush, overpriced Dale's of Norway sweater, two-toned with reindeer on it.
I get my pleasure in finding something for my wife that I know she covets but is too frugal to buy for herself. In Norway, she bought a thin, less expensive sweater for herself because she felt guilty paying more. Dale's of Norway sweaters can run into the several hundreds of dollars but she had wanted a Dale's and so she bought a lesser one.
So, that's what she's getting....a fancy, plush, overpriced Dale's of Norway sweater, two-toned with reindeer on it.
The business of life is the acquisition of memories. In the end that's all there is. ___Mr Carson (Downton Abby)
12/03/2017 08:43AM
quote Jeriatric: "I've been like this all my life but it has probably become more pronounced in my old age. That is, if I really want something I just buy it. That frustrates my wife because she has a hard time finding something for me that she knows I want.
I get my pleasure in finding something for my wife that I know she covets but is too frugal to buy for herself. In Norway, she bought a thin, less expensive sweater for herself because she felt guilty paying more. Dale's of Norway sweaters can run into the several hundreds of dollars but she had wanted a Dale's and so she bought a lesser one.
So, that's what she's getting....a fancy, plush, overpriced Dale's of Norway sweater, two-toned with reindeer on it."
Lucky lass. Fine hubby.
I will paddle eternal, Kevlar and carbon.
12/03/2017 06:17PM
I can always use more titanium tent stakes - I move the same ones around depending on which tent I take and that, as you can guess, leaves room for error and means I have to check each tent before I leave. Would love to have enough to put in each tent bag and not have to "share".
Kinda would like to find a deal and try a down sleeping bag... something lighter than the 1994 albatross I love and schlep today.
Maybe a new rain jacket if something good comes along.
Otherwise, I am pretty much set. New stuff is fun to look at and I pick up a fair share, but so grateful to own all the basics.
For others:
I'm keeping my eye out for my son's first canoe - which I need by June HS graduation.
Also would love to get my oldest a decent paddle she can call her own to go with her HS grad canoe from this past summer.
Kinda would like to find a deal and try a down sleeping bag... something lighter than the 1994 albatross I love and schlep today.
Maybe a new rain jacket if something good comes along.
Otherwise, I am pretty much set. New stuff is fun to look at and I pick up a fair share, but so grateful to own all the basics.
For others:
I'm keeping my eye out for my son's first canoe - which I need by June HS graduation.
Also would love to get my oldest a decent paddle she can call her own to go with her HS grad canoe from this past summer.
Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau
12/04/2017 05:57PM
Awww - Housty. You're so nice. Yes, I hope NCTRY is feeling better too!
Dare I say I think I have everything I want?
I went crazy the first 2.5 years buying gear to catch up to Y'all... and with a monthly Cairn subscription, I'm geared up!
I do have my eye on a lovely women's Carhartt vest though, and I had been paddling in a waterski life jacket. When we moved I gave it away to some friends who live on a lake, and do a lot of tubing... so I need/want a nice fishing/comfortable life jacket.
Dare I say I think I have everything I want?
I went crazy the first 2.5 years buying gear to catch up to Y'all... and with a monthly Cairn subscription, I'm geared up!
I do have my eye on a lovely women's Carhartt vest though, and I had been paddling in a waterski life jacket. When we moved I gave it away to some friends who live on a lake, and do a lot of tubing... so I need/want a nice fishing/comfortable life jacket.
“The Wilderness holds answers to more questions than we have yet learned to ask.” - Nancy Newhall
12/05/2017 07:31AM
Seems odd to me to even think it, but at the moment there's not a thing I want or need related to camping/tripping - not even solely as an upgrade.
“I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” - Henry David Thoreau
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