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SourisMan

10/04/2016 12:12PM

Sometime long down the road I envision my kids going through my Boundary Waters gear with the intent of dividing things up. I can just hear it now. "Why in the world did Dad have 11 alcohol stoves?". What will strike your family about your gear?

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awbrown

10/04/2016 12:21PM

Why does one man need a fleet of canoes?

I set a goal of losing 10 lbs. this year. I only have 15 left to lose.

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fadersup

10/04/2016 12:23PM

quote awbrown: "Why does one man need a fleet of canoes?"

It sounds like you need some more canoes aw!

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housty9

10/04/2016 12:38PM

I'd better start selling some now, or my kids will give it away for pennies.

Out of control, extreme team.

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AmarilloJim

10/04/2016 01:07PM

Why did dad have all these crankbaits? Wasn't he a jig fisherman?

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butthead

10/04/2016 01:27PM

Not much as I never hide any. They know what I'm doing, or I tell them about it!

butthead

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

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andym

10/04/2016 01:34PM

What did they do, buy out the Knupac company before it went out of business?

Yeah, pretty much.

Also, that fleet of canoes thing. Plus, the other 4 boats. Might take them a while to find them all, though. They are currently in 3 states.

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OldFingers57

10/04/2016 02:08PM

Why did he have so many packs and stoves for just the two of them.

"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday.” ~A.A. Milne

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Magnumb

10/04/2016 02:52PM

Did dad huff paint as a kid?

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Grandma L

10/04/2016 03:36PM

"At least she has complete sets of everything so we can each be fully outfitted!"

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podgeo

10/04/2016 09:18PM

quote Magnumb: "Did dad huff paint as a kid? "

No. Us people over age 40 ate lead paint chips as a snack from the crib. And played in Acid rain in the late 70's early 80's

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podgeo

10/04/2016 09:22PM

No kids here but.... My wife will wonder why I had 10 different packs, 4 tarps. 2 tents , 1 lean 2+, 2- 30 l barrels, 4 sleeping bags, 3 sleeping pads, 5 different stoves and countless smaller odds/ends. And 2 canoes. And my wife doesn't trip with me, and most of my friends I go with have there own stuff.

Maybe I should sell some off this winter.... not

Oh and my name is George and I have a Gear addiction

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Basspro69

10/04/2016 10:20PM

Did he own stock in the Rapala corporation :-)

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD

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dentondoc

10/04/2016 11:40PM

Eleven stoves? I only wish.

One day after inspecting my single burner white gas stove collection, my daughter laid down the law. "Dad, you cannot die and leave me with all of these stoves to get rid of." I acknowledged that I would get rid of some of them.

So far, I've sold off (or given away) over 50 stoves ... and I STILL have more than 11 left. I also parted company with several cooksets ... still in the original, untouched packaging. (Good thing she didn't check my tent collection or cache of white gas lanterns!)

dd

"If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs" chances are you missed something. (Inspired by Rudyard Kipling.)

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johndku

10/05/2016 06:50AM

Why did Dad have 14 miles of paracord?

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SourisMan

10/05/2016 09:26AM

Or how about...

Why in the world did he have all these little elastic things, and what are they anyway?

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Grandma L

10/05/2016 11:58AM

"Ok, so we can understand the camping gear but, what about all the sewing machines, material and the 8 dozen D rings, miles of 1" strapping and enough rip stop nylon to wrap a house?

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Jackfish

Moderator

10/05/2016 11:59AM

quote johndku: "Why did Dad have 14 miles of paracord?"

LOL... that one hits a little too close to home. :)

"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir

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Grandma L

10/05/2016 12:01PM

These postas are kind of fun - more like "true confessions of a gear-a-holic hoarder". Interesting that several of us save the same stuff.

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Savage Voyageur

10/05/2016 01:58PM

Why in the world did he have all those Rapalas?

"So many lakes, so little time." WWJD

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cowdoc

10/05/2016 02:56PM

11 dozen duck decoys......

"What could happen?"

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ozarkpaddler

10/05/2016 03:33PM

......Canoe paddles. You can only use one at a time, what is he, a "Hoarder?"

"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain

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jphares44

10/05/2016 05:45PM

quote Jackfish: "
quote johndku: "Why did Dad have 14 miles of paracord?"

LOL... that one hits a little too close to home. :)"

Haha, that was a good one!

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Basspro69

10/05/2016 08:19PM

quote Magnumb: "Did dad huff paint as a kid? "

LOLOLOLOLOL

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD

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deerfoot

10/05/2016 09:33PM

Now I really need to get serious about selling off some of my excess gear. 45 years collecting it while never shedding any of it.

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Grouseguy1

10/05/2016 11:35PM

What's with the blow up dolls hidden in the gear room?

"who's pickin' a banjo here?"

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missmolly

10/06/2016 07:50AM

quote Grouseguy1: "What's with the blow up dolls hidden in the gear room? "

Decoys for bears, which work even better when smeared with peanut butter. When they pop, you know you've got a bear in the campsite.

Paddling partners if you don't want to look like a lonely guy in a tandem canoe.

Ditto for campfire buddies.

Tape a fishing pole to one's hands to save a fishing hole while you're holding court on the thunderbox.

If you hate to fish alone, but hate a chatty fishing buddy, your problem is solved.

Perfect to hold a campsite while you shop for an upgrade.

Perfect cliff jumping pal since they float.

There couldn't be any other use, could there?

I will paddle eternal, Kevlar and carbon.

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crumpman

10/09/2016 06:17PM

12 - sleeping pads
44 - assorted Nalgene bottles

Lots of cord
Lots of tackle boxes (Flyfishing & Regular casting)

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

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Savage Voyageur

10/09/2016 07:34PM

Why in the world did he have so many knives.

"So many lakes, so little time." WWJD

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PortageKeeper

10/10/2016 09:59AM

They already know, and already ask.

“The more you know, the less you carry” Mors Kochanski

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buz

10/17/2016 01:57PM

grouse guy, miss molly,

Wellllllllllllllllll if there is a bachelor party being held in the bw, you need a friendly doll for the bachelor, for some massive ribbing.

Supposedly, this one is still a virgin, :-)

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jeepgirl

10/18/2016 07:02AM

Why did she need so many fleece, down, and rain jackets? I have over 40 jackets plus a few jackets only to be worn to work.

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Nozzelnut

10/24/2016 07:12PM

"When did dad own a tackle shop? Guess they sold a lot of fly fishing stuff too..."

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HighnDry

10/24/2016 07:54PM

quote dentondoc: "Eleven stoves? I only wish.

One day after inspecting my single burner white gas stove collection, my daughter laid down the law. "Dad, you cannot die and leave me with all of these stoves to get rid of." I acknowledged that I would get rid of some of them.

So far, I've sold off (or given away) over 50 stoves ... and I STILL have more than 11 left. I also parted company with several cooksets ... still in the original, untouched packaging. (Good thing she didn't check my tent collection or cache of white gas lanterns!)

dd"

That's funny...and I thought 4 whisperlites was excessive :)

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

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nctry

10/24/2016 08:08PM

quote Jackfish: "
quote johndku: "Why did Dad have 14 miles of paracord?"

LOL... that one hits a little too close to home. :)"

Are you saying it struck a chord?

Nctry

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keth0601

10/25/2016 10:58AM

Why did be have this old gatorade bottle with a "P!!!" on it??? ;)

"Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit."

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Savage Voyageur

10/25/2016 11:44AM

quote keth0601: "Why did be have this old gatorade bottle with a "P!!!" on it??? ;)"

It would make a good drink bottle if your name was Pete, :)

"So many lakes, so little time." WWJD

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VaderStrom

10/26/2016 09:35AM

Just make sure that when they are getting rid of all of your stuff they know where to do it...hint hint...

"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." – Bilbo Baggins

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ZaraSp00k

10/26/2016 04:28PM

quote awbrown: "Why does one man need a fleet of canoes?"

.. and why so many tents?

let science, not politics decide, ... but whose science?

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sunnybear09

10/27/2016 05:02PM

quote johndku: "Why did Dad have 14 miles of paracord?"

That's easy--you can't have too much paracord! Duh!

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sunnybear09

10/27/2016 05:07PM

My kids have a standing joke--In case of emergency or death, call County Waste. They wanted me to put a card in my wallet. If they knew the value of my flyfishing rod and reel collection, my flyfishing library (200 volumes, many first editions--even got Ernie Schwieberts "Matching the Hatch", first ed., first print), and now my multi-multi-redundant canoeing extravaganza instead of County Waste they'd call a good estate broker. There is a lot of hidden value in that wonderful pile.

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zooshooter

10/28/2016 12:36PM

quote Grandma L: ""Ok, so we can understand the camping gear but, what about all the sewing machines, material and the 8 dozen D rings, miles of 1" strapping and enough rip stop nylon to wrap a house?"

If you need someone to help take some of that off your hands, I'm sure my 3 current sewing machines wouldn't mind some new neighbors.

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aholmgren

11/04/2016 11:59AM

...all this stuff that looks like its never been used.

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BuckFlicks

11/22/2016 05:39PM

Definitely Nalgene Bottles. I buy a new one every trip, and cycle an old one out of the rotation, but I still have them all going back to the first backpacking trip I took in 1993.

Also, why did I buy so many cheap multi-tools and Swiss army knives, instead of one really good multi-tool?

Headlamps. They get smaller, lighter and brighter every year, and I have to have a new one every trip.

North Face fleece jackets. For God's sake... why can't they make the Denali vest anymore? That's all I want.

Zippered Outdoor Research storage bags to sort my gear. I need all of them.

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RLancer

06/15/2017 09:30AM

quote Savage Voyageur: "Why in the world did he have so many knives. "

Same here, and why did he have so many camp forks, spoons, plates, bowls, and all 26 of these enamel coffee mugs?

"To those devoid of imagination a blank place on the map is a useless waste; to others, the most valuable part" -Aldo Leopold

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NotLight

06/15/2017 12:17PM

I've been decluttering and getting rid of stuff for about 2 years now. It's a suprisingly slow process. You get rid of one layer of stuff, only to find another layer that you'll never use. I keep myself motivated with the idea that I'll eventually get all new stuff.

I'll probably have another online bwca. com garage sale/free stuff ad soon. I really thought I was done.

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hexnymph

06/15/2017 12:53PM

No offspring here but...
"What's with all the stuff sacks full of stuff sacks?"

I'm just glad I was able to shake free of the sven saw before anybody had to figure that thing out.

Hex

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yellowcanoe

06/15/2017 04:21PM

holy moly. I didn't know stuff sacks had sex.
I have stuff sacks that I have no idea where they came from. I have a tote bag from NRS. Where did that come from?

The dry bags are just as bad. I spent a day testing for leaks as I picked two leaky ones for paddling in Florida.. I dont want that to happen in colder climes where a wool that is dry may be handy. They also had kid dry bags.

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MHS67

06/15/2017 06:40PM

Last year we sold some stuff at a flea market. I went through my out door gear cabinets and realized I had 38 tackle box's. Also 25 poles and reels. I sold 28 of the tackle box's to a guy that collected lures. Sold all but 5 poles with reels. One pole and reel I traded to the vendor who sold cinnamon rolls. Got three rolls for that rod and reel!! As he was walking away my wife ask, see anything here you want to trade for lunch?

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4keys

06/16/2017 10:58AM

quote Grandma L: ""Ok, so we can understand the camping gear but, what about all the sewing machines, material and the 8 dozen D rings, miles of 1" strapping and enough rip stop nylon to wrap a house?"

Only one sewing machine and one serger, but 13 large totes of fabric, a drawer of macrame cord, a drawer of yarn, a drawer of zippers, ribbons, elastic, ribbon etc. But the kids know about most of that stash.

I also have 30 or more boxes of canning jars. I do a lot of canning, but no, I really don't need that many. But I had some, then grandma stopped canning, then mom stopped canning... Who can say no to such useful things?

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nctry

06/16/2017 09:29PM

quote missmolly: "
quote Grouseguy1: "What's with the blow up dolls hidden in the gear room? "

Decoys for bears, which work even better when smeared with peanut butter. When they pop, you know you've got a bear in the campsite.

Paddling partners if you don't want to look like a lonely guy in a tandem canoe.

Ditto for campfire buddies.

Tape a fishing pole to one's hands to save a fishing hole while you're holding court on the thunderbox.

If you hate to fish alone, but hate a chatty fishing buddy, your problem is solved.

Perfect to hold a campsite while you shop for an upgrade.

Perfect cliff jumping pal since they float.

There couldn't be any other use, could there?

"

I thought you went alone all this time.

Nctry

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john 800

06/16/2017 09:57PM

quote Savage Voyageur: "Why in the world did he have so many knives. "

That would be me with the knives, and ad flashlights as well. My youngest daughter is a severe hoarder, she has it bad and she is only 6. Her older sister is not a hoarder but they both share my obsession with flashlights. Two Daddy's girls!

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