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bojibob

01/30/2012 03:16PM

We have:

Magic Snobs

Quetico Snobs

TAJ snobs

and recently I think we have a cult of Losi's

Am I missing any?

"One inch on the map ~ is not one inch on the ground"

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Basspro69

01/30/2012 04:08PM

What the heck is a Losi .

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

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Trix

01/30/2012 04:21PM

CCS Snobs? Cause since I bought a CCS tarp I won't buy anything else!

And I am one of those Taj snobs too!

C-H-A-L-L-E-N-G-E: Do not let what you cannot do, interfere with what you can do.

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GSP

01/30/2012 04:25PM

quote bojibob: "
We have:

Magic Snobs

Quetico Snobs

TAJ snobs

and recently I think we have a cult of Losi's

Am I missing any?

"

Well the majority is non-snobs.

German Shorthair Pointers Rule Serenity is found in your mind, not somewhere you seek.

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northallen

01/30/2012 04:26PM

OK - I'll play.
I am a Nemo (Losi) snob, and would also consider myself a wetfoot snob (I look down on you tiptoeing dryfooters; hopping from tipsy rock to muddy slope in a vain attempt to keep your precious boots dry.)

I am writing all of this in sarcastic jest - not a true attempt to divide the ranks ;) I think snob = preference; especially when you feel your preference is the "right" one.

One more cast... 'Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience' R.W. Emerson

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butthead

01/30/2012 04:31PM

I'll sign up as a "CCS Lean" snob!

butthead

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

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bojibob

01/30/2012 04:34PM

For the record: This is not intended to be mean spirited.

I myself fit in the Q Snob and TAJ snob clubs

"One inch on the map ~ is not one inch on the ground"

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fitgers1

01/30/2012 04:40PM

Yeah, you are missing one.

GRAIN BELT PREMIUM SNOBS

ha ha ha ha ha

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson...and...“Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".

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kanoes

01/30/2012 04:43PM

august schell snob, Q snob, magic snob, zaveral snob, soloist snob, rocket snob, sd electron 1 snob, ccs snob, kondos 3 pocket guide snob, MH switch 20 snob, etc.

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TomT

01/30/2012 04:48PM

I'm a Q and Hammock snob.

"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw

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AndySG

01/30/2012 04:59PM

OK...I know there are some Exped Mat snobs out there....Show yourselves!

Personally, I'm a "Low Cost Gear That Works GREAT" Snob.

Kelty Tent
Thermorest Pad
Coleman Feather Stove
Wenonah Royalex Canoe
Synthetic Bag
Coleman French Press
Old Pots and Pans for a Cookset
and...Muck Boots (take that Prune Feet!)

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realandrea

01/30/2012 05:06PM

Kevlar and filtered water snob. I'm sure I'll be more in the next couple years...

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serenityseeker

01/30/2012 05:11PM

CCS, Magic, and Taj owner here. if that is snobbery so be it. I blame Jan for 2 out of the 3.

Forgot about the exped synmat (if I remember correctly, I can blame Jan for that too). and the wetfooting. so I added them.

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Savage Voyageur

01/30/2012 05:12PM

Hammock Snob
USGS Topo snob
Garmin GPS snob
Dry foot snob
Dragonfly stove snob
Duluth Pack snob
CCS tundra tarp snob
Hang the pack snob

"So many lakes, so little time." WWJD

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jwartman59

01/30/2012 05:18PM

any really strong beer snob. canvas canoe snob.

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Curmudgeon

01/30/2012 05:23PM

quote Trix: "CCS Snobs? Cause since I bought a CCS tarp I won't buy anything else!

And I am one of those Taj snobs too!"

You mean "stole" a CCS tarp! LOL

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gutmon

01/30/2012 05:29PM

guess I'm a Penob snob. (or maybe slob).

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ozarkpaddler

01/30/2012 05:32PM

Well, converted to CCS "Snob" a couple years ago and have gone from Exped fan to "Snob."(LOL)! Oh yeah, I'm a DOWN Bag "Snob," too (LOL)!

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

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Scout64

01/30/2012 05:33PM

Kevlar snob
wetfoot snob (even when I try to dry foot, I end up wet footing)
REI Snob?????

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

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andym

01/30/2012 05:48PM

SR Q17. But we're not really snobs, we want to share the joy.

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fitgers1

01/30/2012 06:13PM

quote AndySG: "OK...I know there are some Exped Mat snobs out there....Show yourselves!

Personally, I'm a "Low Cost Gear That Works GREAT" Snob.
Feet!)"

I'll second snob that!

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Sierra1

01/30/2012 06:32PM

Ok. I'll play too...

Bell Snob
CCS Tundra Tarp Snob
GSI Canoe Seat Snob
Chair-with-a-back-on-it Snob
Steak for my first dinner out Snob

Can I be an Exped Snob too?

Watch out for that rock!!!........ Oooo.... That's going to leave a mark...

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OBX2Kayak

01/30/2012 06:43PM

I'm a Warbonnet Blackbird hammock snob.

"I go because it irons out the wrinkles in my soul" -- Sigurd Olson

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whiteh20

01/30/2012 07:05PM

quote fitgers1: "Yeah, you are missing one.

GRAIN BELT PREMIUM SNOBS

ha ha ha ha ha"

I am with you fitz!!

"With an ax, you can build a life. With a stove, you can boil water. That is if nothing breaks and you don't run out of fuel." -Samuel Hearne

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Arlo Pankook

01/30/2012 07:12PM

Single portaging snob here!

Artificial lure snob here!

All Rapalas that wander are not lost.

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kanoes

01/30/2012 07:14PM

quote Arlo Pankook: "Single portaging snob here!"

im jealous

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Arlo Pankook

01/30/2012 07:14PM

quote kanoes: "
quote Arlo Pankook: "Single portaging snob here!"

im jealous"

No, you just have a little love for yourself.

All Rapalas that wander are not lost.

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nctry

01/30/2012 07:31PM

WCPP Snob
Double Portage Snob
Kayak Paddle Snob

Nctry

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mirth

01/30/2012 09:06PM

quote andym: "SR Q17. But we're not really snobs, we want to share the joy."

LOL!

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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sunnybear09

01/30/2012 09:14PM

Chesapeake Bay Retriever Snob!

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Mort

01/30/2012 09:24PM

Hey people, ...don't be forgetting Kitty Litter buckets! Ha!

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TomT

01/30/2012 10:37PM

Stash and hide the food snob
Steripen snob
Future Border Collie snob

"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw

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Tony

01/30/2012 10:39PM

How bout the Tilley hat club.

tony

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yellowcanoe

01/30/2012 11:32PM

Yup.

And proud of it! If it did not float I would have fried to a crisp. It got loose in a large Gulf of Mexico. It was still hard to round up..there was a significant tidal current

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campnscrap

01/30/2012 11:42PM

quote Trix: "CCS Snobs? Cause since I bought a CCS tarp I won't buy anything else!

And I am one of those Taj snobs too!"

not a "taj" snob but am soooooo a CCS snob thank to kyle :)

THE EDGE, there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. - Hunter S. Thompson

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campnscrap

01/30/2012 11:44PM

quote Sierra1: "Ok. I'll play too...

Bell Snob
CCS Tundra Tarp Snob
GSI Canoe Seat Snob
Chair-with-a-back-on-it Snob
Steak for my first dinner out Snob

Can I be an Exped Snob too?

"

k... i'll play the game..
Bell snob thanks to kanoes & kip
ccs snob thanks to whiteh20 :)
no chair necessary snob
and steak when i get home :)

THE EDGE, there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. - Hunter S. Thompson

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timberwolf

01/30/2012 11:49PM

Petzl Tikka 2 snob
H.Roselli Hunter knife snob
Solo snob
Kayak paddle in a canoe snob
Prism snob
Svea123R/SIGG cookset snob
CCS Tundra Tarp snob
Granfors Bruk snob

"RANGERS LEAD THE WAY"

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Bwoods

01/31/2012 12:20AM

knife snob
newly converted Taj snob
Wet foot snob
Stash and hide food snob
Food snob

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wetcanoedog

01/31/2012 12:42AM

Wood Trim and Seats Snob..
plastic or aluminum gunwales are for outfitter canoes that take a beating and seats with the plastic webbing you see on lawn chairs,well i just have to turn away....

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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Stumpy

01/31/2012 01:53AM

Grumman, one trip portage, 14 college gal guiding, bear wrestling, Hamms drinking Snob.

As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly

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luft

01/31/2012 05:12AM

quote yellowcanoe:It got loose in a large Gulf of Mexico. It was still hard to round up..there was a significant tidal current

"

Wilsonnnnnnnnnnn!

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Ragged

01/31/2012 07:28AM

#1 Nemo snob reporting for duty!

As Daniel Tosh would say, Haters gonna Hate!

I also moonlight as a Jetboil and SR snob, but don't tell Nemo or I could loose my full time gig

He leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. Psalm 23:2/3

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whiteh20

01/31/2012 07:44AM

I was refraining from playing this game but I cannot handle peer pressure so here it goes:

CCS packs, tarp,lean snob
Tunnel tent snob
Custom knife snob
Wool shirt, carhartt pants snob
and of course, Axe snob

Don't forget Zip-off pants and tilly hat hater!! (Not the folks who wear them, just the uniform)

"With an ax, you can build a life. With a stove, you can boil water. That is if nothing breaks and you don't run out of fuel." -Samuel Hearne

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Basspro69

01/31/2012 07:50AM

Im a Rapala snob, And a berkley trilene snob, gander mountain h20 raingear snob, and a basecamper snob .

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

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Basspro69

01/31/2012 07:52AM

quote luft: "
quote yellowcanoe:It got loose in a large Gulf of Mexico. It was still hard to round up..there was a significant tidal current

"

Wilsonnnnnnnnnnn!
"

LMAO

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

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talusman

01/31/2012 08:10AM

Hammock snob
Border collie snob
But those are so easy to become a snob about

He's a rolling stone, and it's bred in the bone; He's a man who won't fit in.

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nojobro

01/31/2012 08:56AM

quote Basspro69: "What the heck is a Losi ."

a very expensive tent

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nojobro

01/31/2012 08:59AM

I have a Taj, and I'm not a snob about it. I'm actually disappointed that the Taj snobs steered me a tad wrong. WTH...where is the vestibule???? It's tiny. (Yeah, I should have read the specs better.) Maybe I'll become a snob about it if I use it more. Only used it once so far.

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MagicStik

01/31/2012 09:05AM

Smallmouth snob
Rapala snob
Marcum snob
BWCA Long Island snob
South Shore Brewery snob

The rest...I con't care about. :)

Magic

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northallen

01/31/2012 09:13AM

Not an Exped snob. Does that mean I'm slumming it on my BA Insulated Air?
Adding Baitcaster snob to my list.

One more cast... 'Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience' R.W. Emerson

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Ragged

01/31/2012 09:27AM

quote nojobro: "
quote Basspro69: "What the heck is a Losi ."
a very expensive tent "

Not too bad if you look around, Amazon and Humbleoutdoors are two places to check

Cheap Losi 3P

quote nojobro: "I have a Taj, and I'm not a snob about it. I'm actually disappointed that the Taj snobs steered me a tad wrong. WTH...where is the vestibule???? It's tiny. (Yeah, I should have read the specs better.) Maybe I'll become a snob about it if I use it more. Only used it once so far."

Blasphemy!

He leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. Psalm 23:2/3

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AndySG

01/31/2012 09:58AM

quote nojobro: "I have a Taj, and I'm not a snob about it. I'm actually disappointed that the Taj snobs steered me a tad wrong. WTH...where is the vestibule???? It's tiny. (Yeah, I should have read the specs better.) Maybe I'll become a snob about it if I use it more. Only used it once so far."

You should have bought a Kelty Gunnison . Great tent for the money. This is the tent me and the Misses survived in during the rain and 40 mph wind gusts at Spring Wing Night.

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Lemieux

01/31/2012 10:17AM

quote Arlo Pankook: "Single portaging snob here!

Single Snob! It's the only way to roll in the BW

“I don’t regret the things I’ve done, I regret the things I didn’t do when I had the chance.” – Unknown

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yellowcanoe

01/31/2012 10:19AM

I got sidetracked by my Tilley snobbery.

Others: Carbon fiber solo canoes(more than 1)
Quimby and Dog Paddles
Synmat 7..so that does not make me as big a snob as the Down folks.
Trango 3 tent
Snowtrekker tent
CCS silnylon tarp
Ostrom barrel harnesses (2) (which makes me more elite than those with 1)
Ostrom Wabakimi pack
Oh yes WCPP and Wab and Q snob

enough other stuff that if traded in I could buy a medium Boston Whaler.
Or a car.Ours are all over ten years old. See where the priorities are? :)

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schells

01/31/2012 11:46AM

Granite Gear snob
Bell black gold snob, with webbing seats and aluminum gunwales.
brush crash snob
steri pen snob
down snob
wool snob
dry tent snob
wet foot snob
of course a Schells beer snob

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nctry

01/31/2012 12:34PM

quote sunnybear09: "Chesapeake Bay Retriever Snob! "

Another Chessy Snob...

And a Looper Snob as opposed to a Base Camper Snob.

Nctry

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nojobro

01/31/2012 01:08PM

quote AndySG: "
quote nojobro: "I have a Taj, and I'm not a snob about it. I'm actually disappointed that the Taj snobs steered me a tad wrong. WTH...where is the vestibule???? It's tiny. (Yeah, I should have read the specs better.) Maybe I'll become a snob about it if I use it more. Only used it once so far."

You should have bought a Kelty Gunnison . Great tent for the money. This is the tent me and the Misses survived in during the rain and 40 mph wind gusts at Spring Wing Night."

You have to up your game, Andy. Get snobbier about this tent, and maybe others will notice...before it's too late for them.

As for me...alas...

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nojobro

01/31/2012 01:17PM

There's some tree snobs out there.

;-)

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schweady

01/31/2012 02:43PM

not to mention:
bear paw snobs
pine cone/chilis snobs

"You can observe a lot just by watching." -- Yogi Berra

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Bwoods

01/31/2012 03:27PM

quote whiteh20: "I was refraining from playing this game but I cannot handle peer pressure so here it goes:

CCS packs, tarp,lean snob
Tunnel tent snob
Custom knife snob
Wool shirt, carhartt pants snob
and of course, Axe snob

Don't forget Zip-off pants and tilly hat hater!! (Not the folks who wear them, just the uniform)"

Oh man! I hate zip off pants, I am getting angry just thinking about them right now!

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Spartan2

01/31/2012 04:18PM

I really hate this thread. I am realizing that we don't fit in with you people at all. :-(

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northallen

01/31/2012 05:07PM

Schells - thanks for the reminder. Wool snob here too. I'm snobbier than I thought.

One more cast... 'Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience' R.W. Emerson

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CORIOLIS

01/31/2012 05:19PM

Though I try not to flaunt it, I reckon at heart I'm just a redneck snob and a cheap bastard snob. You all can drop a couple C notes (plus or minus) on a paddle for example, well I'm just happy with my $10 clearance Caviness paddle. Don't get me wrong; if you can afford one of them fancy blades and you feel good about it and it makes your paddleing better well then you go for it and God bless you. Personally if I had one of those expensive blades in my hands, I would be afraid to get it wet, and that would kinda defeat the whole purpose for me.
P.S. I'm coming over to your side. Looking forward to picking up a used MnII just before Wingnight up there that I purchased last fall!

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Thwarted

01/31/2012 05:30PM

I'm not snobby, snob.

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Beaverjack

01/31/2012 07:41PM

Old school canoe pack snob here. No hippie-style nylon stuff allowed in my boat!

You cannot hope too much or dare too much. - R.W. Emerson

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CORIOLIS

01/31/2012 08:08PM

quote Beaverjack: "Old school canoe pack snob here. No hippie-style nylon stuff allowed in my boat!"

Wait a minute! Back in my day when the hippies were in their vogue and I was somehow engaged in the Marine Corps at the time, I can remember how our 782 gear began changing from the old canvas material to the lighter more durable maintenance free Nylon material. Makes life a little bit easier IMO. By the way, I wonder if you're still packing in a canvas tent and tarp?
Hello buddy buckeye!

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luft

01/31/2012 09:00PM

quote schells: "
brush crash snob"

What is this brush crash of which you speak...?

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walllee

01/31/2012 09:13PM

I am with beaverjack,nothing but old,heavy,moldy,worn out leather strapped Duluth packs in my boat....Also heavy leather work boots to portage in.

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kanoes

01/31/2012 09:21PM

quote luft: "
quote schells: "
brush crash snob"

What is this brush crash of which you speak...?"

bushwacker. to portage when there are no portages.

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realandrea

01/31/2012 09:59PM

That'll do snob. That'll do. Lol!

quote talusman: "Hammock snob
Border collie snob
But those are so easy to become a snob about "

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TomT

02/01/2012 07:01AM

My Border Collie (lost him 2 years ago) hated having his picture taken. He would always turn away or lay down and rest his head if you pointed a camera at him.

He's giving you the "eye" pretty good in this pic. I love these dogs.

"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw

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nojobro

02/01/2012 08:19AM

bwca.com snob. CCBB? Please.

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Freddy

02/01/2012 08:45AM

After reviewing our clothing and camping gear I must say we are Northface Snobs.

"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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spottedowl

02/01/2012 11:01AM

I am a 'my Border Collie/Lab mix brings me the Chicago Tribune every morning' snob

swimming upstream makes you stronger

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schells

02/01/2012 11:09AM

quote luft: "
quote schells: "
brush crash snob"

What is this brush crash of which you speak...?"

This one is in the Quetico. little creek called Devine off Atkins bay on Kawnipi. Up the creek, to no name lake, into Fluker, into Devine lake, into mack lake. trust the compass, lots of ground between Devine and Mack.

day two of a 10 trip.

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Chilly

02/01/2012 12:57PM

Filson Wool snob
Alumacraft Voyager snob

rest of my gear is cheap crap.

"Now days these kids take out everything: radar, sonar, electric toothbrushs" Quint

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BoxofRain

02/01/2012 06:24PM

Cross between a Chesapeake and Labrador snob. I'm from Maryland and recognize how great a Dog the combo is

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spottedowl

02/01/2012 06:25PM

I dare say, snobbery is in the eye of the beholder-that girl can ball it!

swimming upstream makes you stronger

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Beaverjack

02/01/2012 06:45PM

I have to add that I'm also a Filson/wool clothing snob. None of that hippie-style down-stuffed nylon garb for this ol' coon! I also don't like ball caps with the little plastic adjusters, or God forbid - velcro, in the back. I can tolerate a leather strap and buckle, but prefer only fitted. I guess I'm a fitted wool ballcap snob.

And when I was in the army, all our gear was from good ol' natural stuff. The M16 was plastic, but I preferred a wood-stocked M14 and my trusty 1911. To heck with those puny caliber pizza pistols they got nowdays. I guess the hippies got put in charge of defense procurement somewhere along the way.

You cannot hope too much or dare too much. - R.W. Emerson

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crumpman

02/01/2012 06:59PM

CCS Snob esp. rucksack
Jiff Peanut butter and honey snob
Flyfishing snob
Old coffee pot snob
Puddicombe paddle snob

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

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CORIOLIS

02/01/2012 07:08PM

quote Beaverjack: "I have to add that I'm also a Filson/wool clothing snob. None of that hippie-style down-stuffed nylon garb for this ol' coon! I also don't like ball caps with the little plastic adjusters, or God forbid - velcro, in the back. I can tolerate a leather strap and buckle, but prefer only fitted. I guess I'm a fitted wool ballcap snob.

And when I was in the army, all our gear was from good ol' natural stuff. The M16 was plastic, but I preferred a wood-stocked M14 and my trusty 1911. To heck with those puny caliber pizza pistols they got nowdays. I guess the hippies got put in charge of defense procurement somewhere along the way."

Right on about the M14. And my Mini is wood and blued.

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spottedowl

02/02/2012 03:57PM

I guess I'm an 'I'll use my original equipment till it dies on me snob'. Paid $15 to get my 15 yr old Merrel boots patched. I could have bought a nice light nifty new pair with Vibram soles and all at Bass Pro for $ 100. I bought a $10 bottle of Mcnett Revive-X that butthead recommended (thanks bro) to rewaterproof my same vintage Columbia rain jacket instead of buying a new $60 one. I think it worked really well, but I haven't sat in a boat for 3 hours in the rain with it yet. I did buy a Taj 3 after my TimberlineXT developed a troublesome zipper but haven't slept a night in it. Going to real soon though. Hope I like it, but I doubt I'll be real snobby about it until it gets dirty and some character and history behind it. That's what I like.

swimming upstream makes you stronger

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jcavenagh

02/02/2012 05:31PM

quote OBX2Kayak: "I'm a Warbonnet Blackbird hammock snob."

+1. Hangin' high and dry, just a gently rockin' in the breeze.

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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jcavenagh

02/02/2012 05:38PM

quote spottedowl: "I guess I'm an 'I'll use my original equipment till it dies on me snob'. Paid $15 to get my 15 yr old Merrel boots patched. I could have bought a nice light nifty new pair with Vibram soles and all at Bass Pro for $ 100. I bought a $10 bottle of Mcnett Revive-X that butthead recommended (thanks bro) to rewaterproof my same vintage Columbia rain jacket instead of buying a new $60 one. I think it worked really well, but I haven't sat in a boat for 3 hours in the rain with it yet. I did buy a Taj 3 after my TimberlineXT developed a troublesome zipper but haven't slept a night in it. Going to real soon though. Hope I like it, but I doubt I'll be real snobby about it until it gets dirty and some character and history behind it. That's what I like. "

I see nothing wrong with using gear until it is all used up. My 1991 Chevy sedan finally kicked the bucket last January. My mechanic was glad to buy it for parts! It was the only car that my kids' friends knew of that had NO CUP HOLDERS, roll down windows, and a radio with knobs!!!

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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spottedowl

02/03/2012 03:07AM

Hilarious-my pickup has rolldown windows and when kids get in it they can't figure out how to get them open. One time I was trying to show a Mexican painter a front door that I was trying to match the color of. He was in the pass side and the window was foggy and it took about 5 minutes before I was able to get across to him how to get the window open. He had never seen it before and was totally befuddled.

swimming upstream makes you stronger

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spottedowl

02/03/2012 03:17AM

'the road to success is always under construction' I like that. Try to remember that. If success is what you're after and you're in construction these days, you're on the wrong road.

-unless you're in road construction...

swimming upstream makes you stronger

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nojobro

02/07/2012 11:18AM

There are "real food" snobs!

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nojobro

02/07/2012 04:07PM

Discovered another one...the "I only go in the fall" tripper. You know the type...

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yellowcanoe

02/07/2012 04:50PM

quote nojobro: "Discovered another one...the "I only go in the fall" tripper. You know the type..."

are there "I only go in June in bug season snobs?" :0

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whiteh20

02/07/2012 05:58PM

quote nojobro: "Discovered another one...the "I only go in the fall" tripper. You know the type..."

type: Experienced

"With an ax, you can build a life. With a stove, you can boil water. That is if nothing breaks and you don't run out of fuel." -Samuel Hearne

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Savage Voyageur

02/07/2012 06:17PM

Merrell boot and Keen shoe snob here.

"So many lakes, so little time." WWJD

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oldgentleman

02/07/2012 06:57PM

OK, I guess I'm a Wenonah-Bell-Penobscot-Michi-Craft snob. I'm not snobbish about the old Starcraft semi-V or the ancient Aero-Craft duck boat.

But although I like my kevlar, gore-tex etc I am an antique snob. I like split cane fly rods, Parker and Lefever shotguns, Griswold frying pans, Iverson snowshoes and any outdoor gear made of wool and/or leather.

Hey, some of my stuff is even older than I am!

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oldgentleman

02/07/2012 07:08PM

quote Spartan2: "I really hate this thread. I am realizing that we don't fit in with you people at all. :-("

Sure you do. You just aren't snobs.

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schweady

02/07/2012 08:25PM

quote whiteh20: "
quote nojobro: "Discovered another one...the "I only go in the fall" tripper. You know the type..."

type: Experienced"

experience snobs

"You can observe a lot just by watching." -- Yogi Berra

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Troutman

02/07/2012 08:39PM

Big Agnes snob
St Croix rod snob
Malamute snob for me

"If dogs don't go to heaven then when I die I want to go where they are" Will Rogers

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outdooraddict

02/07/2012 09:49PM

quote sunnybear09: "Chesapeake Bay Retriever Snob! "

my next dog!

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campnscrap

02/07/2012 10:45PM

I'm soooooooo a CCS snob :)

THE EDGE, there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. - Hunter S. Thompson

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Minnesotian

07/29/2024 08:47PM

Bump. Came across this old thread from 2012 and enjoyed the banter and old names, some of whom are no longer with us.

Anyway, I am a:
CCS snob
Quetico/"Canadian parks are better" snob
Solo Canoeing/Backpacking snob
Winter Camping snob
Thrifty buying snob

How about you?

"It is more important to live for the possibilities that lie ahead than to die in despair over what has been lost." -Barry Lopez

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SaganagaJoe

07/30/2024 08:45AM

fitgers1: "Yeah, you are missing one.

GRAIN BELT PREMIUM SNOBS

ha ha ha ha ha"

No....Nordeast....

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

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Crappiekillah

07/31/2024 05:46AM

Dry foot snob when temps drop below 40 at night.Ugggh,u wetfooters can have you cold wet shoes and socks on those days,me and my feet will be warm and dry in my dryshods,such heathens u are!

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PaddleIN

07/31/2024 12:36PM

Duluth Canoe Pack Snob.

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WesternHills

07/31/2024 03:45PM

bojibob: "Am I missing any?"

You're probably missing a lot of us. I have no clue what Magic, TAJ or Losi's refer too.

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Minnesotian

07/31/2024 03:52PM

WesternHills: "
bojibob: "Am I missing any?"

You're probably missing a lot of us. I have no clue what Magic, TAJ or Losi's refer too."

Please note this thread dates back to 2012 and I highlighted, or bumped it to the top of the messageboard, becuase I got a kick out of the banter and seeing some old forum names, many of which are no longer with us.

Back in 2012, a popular tent was the Nemo Losi 3 person, another popular tent was the Taj 3 person, and a popular canoe to own for solo canoest was the Bell Magic.

Bojibob started this thread as a tongue-in-cheek, gentle self-deprecating humor, to highlight his "snobbery."

"It is more important to live for the possibilities that lie ahead than to die in despair over what has been lost." -Barry Lopez

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gravelroad

07/31/2024 04:54PM

gutmon: "guess I'm a Penob snob. (or maybe slob)."

You wouldn't be slobbering over a Kevlar Magic after the first time you hit a hunk of the Laurentian Shield with a newly-purchased one. Sobbing, maybe. :-)

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Stumpy

07/31/2024 06:06PM

Grumman

As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly

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okinaw55

07/31/2024 10:44PM

Ok I'll play. I was at the time a losi snob. I even wrote a gear report about it. Since, I have been seriously disappointed with everything coming unattached. No longer use it.

I was also and still am an Exped snob. I flat out wont buy anything else after the CS help I've received over the years.

Im also currently a Warbonnet hammock snob.

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TomT

08/01/2024 06:54AM

I would say I’m a warbonnet “hammock” snob. I will buy other brand tarps, under quilts etc but am loyal to their hammock.

Why? Back in 2009 I was a hammock sleeping newbie and warbonnet was just starting out I really got behind the founders DIY and authentic way of creating quality products while slowly growing his business. Much like Dan and CCS or Yvon Chouinard and Patagonia.

I like the way people like this do their business. Very American. Btw, I still use my original Blackbird hammock. The zippers are still great and it’s built with quality in mind. Best sleep I ever get is in that thing.

"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw

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timatkn

08/01/2024 08:05AM

Stumpy: "Grumman"

Is that being a snob or stubbornness? LOL

T

“Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” Henry David Thoreau

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scottiebaldwin

08/01/2024 10:33AM

Magic Snob

CCS Snob

Gransfors Bruk Snob

Poplar Haus Snob

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Ahahn366

08/01/2024 10:50AM

Canoe paddle snob

Proper use of canoe paddle snob

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justpaddlin

08/01/2024 12:29PM

I'm an "avoid paddling snobs" snob

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jrad5

08/01/2024 04:21PM

Gnarly portages, OnX, and cedarwood campfires snob

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Ottertailvoyageur

08/04/2024 07:26AM

Helinox, Big Agnes, Exped, CCS, and Nemo snob here.

...I guess I just really like lightweight, top-quality gear...

As I've aged, I've been fortunate enough to acquire some really nice stuff. It didn't happen all at once though...I'm totally aware that people go camping and canoe tripping with what they can afford, and I can appreciate the fact that they're getting out in the woods with what they have.

…whoooosh…..

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BWPaddler

08/06/2024 11:04AM

WesternHills: "
bojibob: "Am I missing any?"

You're probably missing a lot of us. I have no clue what Magic, TAJ or Losi's refer too."

OMG this made me feel really really old.

I split the difference and had both a Taj and a Losi 3P. The Losi 3P bit the dust but NEMO just replaced it with a brand new OSMO Dagger 3 (yet to be used). Losi had a bit more room, but the fly delaminated and they offered to replace, so I did it. The REI Taj still going strong.

I guess I'll throw my hat in as an Exped snob. Still have four Synmat 7.5s. One sprang a leak and Exped made it good as new again. Can't find anything better for the size and weight and comfort. Now using Flextail ZERO pump with them, but the pads themselves are doing great.

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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scat

08/06/2024 11:54AM

That's funny, I don't think I'm a snob about anything. I have all the same gear I have had since I started doing this canoe camping thing. I made a list, bought everything I needed and haven't changed much since. I did buy a new tent to replace the leaky Taj 3 and an air mattress to replace the leaky one, but I haven't tested them out yet so not ready to be snobby about it. I just hope it doesn't leak and I'm good. I like the gear I have and I like using it and hope it's with me till I'm done tripping. I'm stubborn and not changing a thing.
Oh geez, after saying all that I just realized I'm a total snob, never mind...

Cheers, scat

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JWilder

08/06/2024 03:20PM

I am a solo snob.

I guess I should jump on the other forum :)

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bobbernumber3

08/13/2024 12:37PM

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LesliesDad

08/14/2024 08:39PM

Obviously . . . . anyone without a Flying Moose sticker on the back of their vehicle.

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LaVirginienne

08/16/2024 10:17PM

Of course you all know that the origin of the word “snob” comes simultaneously from the French “sans noblesse” or the English usage of the Latin phrase “sine nobilitate,” both of which translate literally as “without nobility,” meaning “not belonging to the upper classes.”

The old judgments went something like this: a s.nob (or a snob) was somebody desperate to belong, a striver, always striving for something beyond their reach, therefore inauthentic and insufferable….

But I would argue that anyone who has left his or her heart in the BWCA does by definition belong! And has passed the test called “nobility of character.” And is, by definition, already a member of that elite order of honorary residents of the Boundary Waters. So we are devotés and admirers not snobs, no matter what our individual eccentricities!

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ForestDuff

08/16/2024 11:17PM

If I'm truly honest with myself, I'm a snob about everything I own and every way I do up in the BW.
BUT........I am willing to learn new snobbery.

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scat

08/20/2024 07:01PM

I figured it out, not BW related but… I’m an Italian beef snob. Life long Chicago area dude, and there is no other place to get a beef with sweet peppers hot on the side than Jays Beef on Naragansett. I live in the north suburbs now and they don’t have a clue how to make a good beef, Portillos is close, but it’s not the real deal Holyfield if you know what I mean. Jays beef - Combo with sweet & hot on the side. Nothing compares - Total Jays Beef snob. Oh man now that I said that I gotta make a run, I’m jonesin somethin bad…
Cheers scat

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analyzer

08/20/2024 08:52PM

We've definitely become "non-cotton snobs'. (Polyester, Nylon, wool snobs).

Exped
rapala
Trilene
Leeches
dry shoes in camp snobs. Such a pleasure to get out of the wet socks and shoes.
I'm a solitude snob myself. Less so for the wife.
Has to be steaks night one.
I'm becoming a fairweather snob. Unfortunately, I'm a cold beverage snob, and those two can be a little contradictory at times.
I'm definitely a partner snob. I've gotten very picky about who I go with, and who I won't go with.
I guess i'm kinda of a small group snob. 2 - 4 is fine, I'm not a big fan of more than that.

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Minnesotian

08/20/2024 09:25PM

scat: "I figured it out, not BW related but… I’m an Italian beef snob. Life long Chicago area dude, and there is no other place to get a beef with sweet peppers hot on the side than Jays Beef on Naragansett. "

This....this is good to know. Thanks!

If you are ever in Philadephia, the best Cheese Steak can be had at Jim's South Street. The bread is soft and the meat is diced to perfection, to say nothing of the melted cheese of course.

"It is more important to live for the possibilities that lie ahead than to die in despair over what has been lost." -Barry Lopez

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scat

08/22/2024 11:49AM

Ok, question on the classic Philly steak sandwich.
To me it has to have that particular white American cheese, I have read some joints use Cheez -whiz, never had it that way and not sure I would be into it. Some places around here have no clue what it really is, put peppers & onions and the wrong kind of cheese, Philly in name only.
So for the Philly cheese snob in all of us, what is the correct cheese, I like the white American cheese version myself. There is one place by me that comes close enough. Got me thru a bad head from drink more than a few times...

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Minnesotian

08/23/2024 09:01AM

scat: "Ok, question on the classic Philly steak sandwich.
To me it has to have that particular white American cheese, I have read some joints use Cheez -whiz, never had it that way and not sure I would be into it. Some places around here have no clue what it really is, put peppers & onions and the wrong kind of cheese, Philly in name only.
So for the Philly cheese snob in all of us, what is the correct cheese, I like the white American cheese version myself. There is one place by me that comes close enough. Got me thru a bad head from drink more than a few times..."

Yeah, the Cheez-whiz is actually kinda good, but the white cheese you are probably thinking of is provolone and that is excellent.

"It is more important to live for the possibilities that lie ahead than to die in despair over what has been lost." -Barry Lopez

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pastorjsackett

08/23/2024 10:07AM

I was reflecting on this upon our last trip. I find that I get snobby about great campsites. The rating and all.

Then one of my traveling companions stood next to me and looked out over the water saying "They're all 5 stars."

I liked that!

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sconnie84

08/26/2024 10:28PM

BWCA Facebook group Snobs. They are the worst! Every post turns into a LNT scolding whether it's warranted or not. I love this community and hope those people stay on Facebook.

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Paddle4Hike

09/02/2024 03:38PM

I am a wine snob. So when it comes to the BWCAW, that means finding the “best” boxed wine that I can unbox and take into the wilderness. Put that foil pouch into the lake when I start making camp, and by dinner time…..chilled grape goodness.
Everything tastes better when you are in the backcountry!

It's all good

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