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bojibob
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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?

 
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Basspro69
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01/30/2012 04:08PM  
What the heck is a Losi .
 
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!
 
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.
 
northallen
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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.
 
01/30/2012 04:31PM  
I'll sign up as a "CCS Lean" snob!


butthead
 
bojibob
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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
 
01/30/2012 04:40PM  
Yeah, you are missing one.

GRAIN BELT PREMIUM SNOBS

ha ha ha ha ha
 
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.
 
01/30/2012 04:48PM  
I'm a Q and Hammock snob.
 
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!)
 
realandrea
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01/30/2012 05:06PM  
Kevlar and filtered water snob. I'm sure I'll be more in the next couple years...
 
serenityseeker
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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.
 
Savage Voyageur
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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
 
01/30/2012 05:18PM  
any really strong beer snob. canvas canoe snob.
 
Curmudgeon
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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
 
01/30/2012 05:29PM  
guess I'm a Penob snob. (or maybe slob).
 
ozarkpaddler
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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)!
 
01/30/2012 05:33PM  
Kevlar snob
wetfoot snob (even when I try to dry foot, I end up wet footing)
REI Snob?????
 
andym
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01/30/2012 05:48PM  
SR Q17. But we're not really snobs, we want to share the joy.
 
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!
 
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?


 
OBX2Kayak
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01/30/2012 06:43PM  
I'm a Warbonnet Blackbird hammock snob.
 
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!!
 
Arlo Pankook
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01/30/2012 07:12PM  
Single portaging snob here!

Artificial lure snob here!

 
01/30/2012 07:14PM  
quote Arlo Pankook: "Single portaging snob here!"

im jealous
 
Arlo Pankook
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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.
 
01/30/2012 07:31PM  
WCPP Snob
Double Portage Snob
Kayak Paddle Snob
 
01/30/2012 09:06PM  
quote andym: "SR Q17. But we're not really snobs, we want to share the joy."


LOL!
 
sunnybear09
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01/30/2012 09:14PM  
Chesapeake Bay Retriever Snob!
 
Mort
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01/30/2012 09:24PM  
Hey people, ...don't be forgetting Kitty Litter buckets! Ha!
 
01/30/2012 10:37PM  
Stash and hide the food snob
Steripen snob
Future Border Collie snob



 
01/30/2012 10:39PM  
How bout the Tilley hat club.

tony
 
yellowcanoe
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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

 
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 :)
 
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 :)
 
timberwolf
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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
 
Bwoods
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01/31/2012 12:20AM  
knife snob
newly converted Taj snob
Wet foot snob
Stash and hide food snob
Food snob

 
wetcanoedog
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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....
 
Stumpy
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01/31/2012 01:53AM  
Grumman, one trip portage, 14 college gal guiding, bear wrestling, Hamms drinking Snob.
 
luft
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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!
 
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
 
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)
 
Basspro69
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01/31/2012 07:50AM  
Im a Rapala snob, And a berkley trilene snob, gander mountain h20 raingear snob, and a basecamper snob .
 
Basspro69
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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
 
talusman
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01/31/2012 08:10AM  
Hammock snob
Border collie snob
But those are so easy to become a snob about
 
01/31/2012 08:56AM  
quote Basspro69: "What the heck is a Losi ."
a very expensive tent
 
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.
 
MagicStik
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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
 
northallen
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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.
 
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!
 
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.
 
01/31/2012 10:17AM  
quote Arlo Pankook: "Single portaging snob here!



Single Snob! It's the only way to roll in the BW
 
yellowcanoe
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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? :)
 
schells
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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
 
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.
 
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...
 
01/31/2012 01:17PM  
There's some tree snobs out there.

;-)
 
schweady
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01/31/2012 02:43PM  
not to mention:
bear paw snobs
pine cone/chilis snobs
 
Bwoods
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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!
 
01/31/2012 04:18PM  
I really hate this thread. I am realizing that we don't fit in with you people at all. :-(
 
northallen
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01/31/2012 05:07PM  
Schells - thanks for the reminder. Wool snob here too. I'm snobbier than I thought.
 
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!
 
Thwarted
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01/31/2012 05:30PM  

I'm not snobby, snob.
 
Beaverjack
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01/31/2012 07:41PM  
Old school canoe pack snob here. No hippie-style nylon stuff allowed in my boat!
 
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!
 
luft
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01/31/2012 09:00PM  
quote schells: "
brush crash snob"



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


 
02/01/2012 08:19AM  
bwca.com snob. CCBB? Please.
 
02/01/2012 08:45AM  
After reviewing our clothing and camping gear I must say we are Northface Snobs.
 
spottedowl
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02/01/2012 11:01AM  
I am a 'my Border Collie/Lab mix brings me the Chicago Tribune every morning' snob
 
schells
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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.
 
02/01/2012 12:57PM  
Filson Wool snob
Alumacraft Voyager snob

rest of my gear is cheap crap.
 
BoxofRain
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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
 
spottedowl
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02/01/2012 06:25PM  
I dare say, snobbery is in the eye of the beholder-that girl can ball it!
 
Beaverjack
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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.
 
02/01/2012 06:59PM  
CCS Snob esp. rucksack
Jiff Peanut butter and honey snob
Flyfishing snob
Old coffee pot snob
Puddicombe paddle snob
 
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.
 
spottedowl
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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.
 
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.
 
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!!!
 
spottedowl
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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.
 
spottedowl
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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...
 
02/07/2012 11:18AM  
There are "real food" snobs!
 
02/07/2012 04:07PM  
Discovered another one...the "I only go in the fall" tripper. You know the type...
 
yellowcanoe
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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
 
02/07/2012 05:58PM  
quote nojobro: "Discovered another one...the "I only go in the fall" tripper. You know the type..."


type: Experienced
 
Savage Voyageur
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02/07/2012 06:17PM  
Merrell boot and Keen shoe snob here.
 
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!
 
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.
 
schweady
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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
 
Troutman
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02/07/2012 08:39PM  
Big Agnes snob
St Croix rod snob
Malamute snob for me
 
outdooraddict
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02/07/2012 09:49PM  
quote sunnybear09: "Chesapeake Bay Retriever Snob! "

my next dog!
 
02/07/2012 10:45PM  
I'm soooooooo a CCS snob :)
 
Minnesotian
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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?
 
SaganagaJoe
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07/30/2024 08:45AM  
fitgers1: "Yeah, you are missing one.

GRAIN BELT PREMIUM SNOBS

ha ha ha ha ha"

No....Nordeast....
 
Crappiekillah
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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!
 
PaddleIN
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07/31/2024 12:36PM  
Duluth Canoe Pack Snob.
 
WesternHills
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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.
 
Minnesotian
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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."
 
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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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07/31/2024 06:06PM  
Grumman
 
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.
 
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.

 
08/01/2024 08:05AM  
Stumpy: "Grumman"

Is that being a snob or stubbornness? LOL

T
 
scottiebaldwin
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08/01/2024 10:33AM  
Magic Snob

CCS Snob

Gransfors Bruk Snob

Poplar Haus Snob
 
Ahahn366
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08/01/2024 10:50AM  
Canoe paddle snob

Proper use of canoe paddle snob
 
justpaddlin
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08/01/2024 12:29PM  
I'm an "avoid paddling snobs" snob
 
08/01/2024 04:21PM  
Gnarly portages, OnX, and cedarwood campfires snob
 
Ottertailvoyageur
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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.
 
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.
 
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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08/06/2024 03:20PM  
I am a solo snob.

I guess I should jump on the other forum :)



 
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08/13/2024 12:37PM  
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LesliesDad
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08/14/2024 08:39PM  
Obviously . . . . anyone without a Flying Moose sticker on the back of their vehicle.
 
LaVirginienne
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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!
 
ForestDuff
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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.
 
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
 
analyzer
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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.
 
Minnesotian
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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.
 
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...
 
Minnesotian
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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.
 
pastorjsackett
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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!
 
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.
 
Paddle4Hike
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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!
 
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