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Jester2000
05-01-2007, 19:36
It's the moment you've all been waiting for. . .
If you're really bored.
Announcing the Third Annual Billville Safety Research Useless Gear Contest!
The Rules:
Design, build, and present to the design staff of BSR a piece of ridiculous hiking gear. Your goal is to build something that no one in their right mind would carry, and then convince us, folks who have never claimed to be in our right minds, why we would want to carry it.
Entries will be judged by a blue ribbon panel of whomever we can convince to be the judges.
Prizes will be awarded.
You don't need to be from Billville to enter, but you will be from Billville once you leave.
Who can forget the Level Rock? The Weiner 'Biner? The Leki Walker? The Shelter Clearing Outfit? Build some useless gear and win some crap!
The contest will most likely take place in Billville on the Friday night of Trail Days, unless we have not yet awakened from Thursday, in which case it will happen on Saturday night.
See you all there!
Some photos of last year's entries can be found here:
http://www.traildays06.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b3385809a4f9
Jester2000
05-04-2007, 19:55
Wow. I completely forgot about the duct tape guitar case. I think that was disqualified though, because it was deemed too useful.
My BSR gear is the most usefull, if ridiculous, gear I carry.
mweinstone
05-04-2007, 20:31
i will now divudge a splather of ideas witch on their own could win most useless gear contests. but the idea i will win with will be kept hidden from prying eyes . anyone could put matches in a water filled container and call them saftey matches. people know how to combine strips of raw duck and spray adhesive to make ducktape. being good at projectile puke target shooting is old hat. were all tired of the same old psycological rodent warfare cd's that show up each contest. ive seen the best survival stew made from the finest asolos. not impressed. saw a guy krazy glue a zipper on his lips that actually worked. but he didnt have any use for it at all that had to do with hiking. nice try maby. what im looking for to be my competition, are the fruit whistles and the minni hiking frisbe golf witch uses contact lenses for frisbees. its the trashbag swimming hole if heard tell of thats got me slightly concerned. and an unnamed source has it from an unidentified source, that we'll be getting a glimpse of some new high tech useless gear including the new for 2008,...a remote waterpistol that is operated from up to two miles away! great for privi fun or just pissing off the wildlife. set one up in cammo . great gift ideas abound this year . exxon has an entry that uses a package of ramman to power a a hand held tilting shaveing mirror. no more troublesome wrist moving. yes sir im up against it this year. ill give you all a tease sneak hint. my entry is powered by burp.
Jester2000
05-06-2007, 03:59
On the Trail Days schedule online the Use less gear Contest is listed as being on Saturday.
After getting over the initial shock of it being listed on the official schedule, I've decided that the contest will be on Saturday evening, probably right around when the Contra dance is being held.
spittinpigeon
05-06-2007, 04:06
On the Trail Days schedule online the Use less gear Contest is listed as being on Saturday.
After getting over the initial shock of it being listed on the official schedule, I've decided that the contest will be on Saturday evening, probably right around when the Contra dance is being held.
The up up down down left right left right B A select start dance? Wouldn't miss it for less than thirty lives.
mweinstone
05-06-2007, 07:37
my burp *******ier will be of legond. clearing shelters or wooing women. this baby does it all. and im sure to will what with it being as enviromentaly unconcious as it is.
StarLyte
05-06-2007, 09:46
On the Trail Days schedule online the Use less gear Contest is listed as being on Saturday.
After getting over the initial shock of it being listed on the official schedule, I've decided that the contest will be on Saturday evening, probably right around when the Contra dance is being held.
OMG it's on the schedule??? That's too damn funny. What is the world coming to?
Saturday night it is.
mweinstone
05-06-2007, 13:24
starlyte askes a pertinant question. what has the world come to? well,.. has it come to a place where jesters are allowed to procreate and multiply? a world in witch lonewolf can whistle innocently on public avenues? a world where the candy in miss janets yard in that pile of junk would feed a dozen nobodys? a world in witch both of your cars are totally underwater? it it become ,....world with end? this post is not going anywhere. bailing out,.......now.we learn the world dies. humor suffers and drunk grown ups wail like drunks. slayed by years of frosting, our appetite for the sweet life wains. and alas, the creature is born who makes sweetarts in abundance. love your tarts i belive is the lesson here. shakespeerski.
makeing no sence where none is needed, the matt weinstone corporation is a for chicks based corporation.proud sponsor of the , you should all be hiking group. one of the p u stink charitable trusts.any simularity to the i am a dork corp is purly coincedental. reader assumes all responsibility for wasteing time reading this .
Nightwalker
05-07-2007, 06:32
I had thought about wearing my Aether 60 backwards and my Aether 70 correctly, then trying to pass it off as the new Osprey Ultralite BJ series, with great balance and a 100 pound capacity. Probably a good thing that I won't be there, as it'd probably have flopped anyway...
:)
Jack: I give you a hard time, but I really do love you, man.
Just got a note from yet another original Bill! Poster aka Professor will be arriving on friday with Paparazzi. Mad Hatter will be in attendance as well. This may be the best trail daze yet, that is if I do not die from an overdose of humor on the ride down. Spending that many hours in a enclosed space with mathewski may change me forever! I am already sporting a perma-grin! I don't know if I can top my baltimore jack automated guidebook from '05' I know there are picture of around here somewhere, but I will try.
D'Artagnan
05-07-2007, 16:04
On the Trail Days schedule online the Use less gear Contest is listed as being on Saturday.
After getting over the initial shock of it being listed on the official schedule, I've decided that the contest will be on Saturday evening, probably right around when the Contra dance is being held.
Dang! I guess I'll just have to flip a coin and let the fates decide.
mweinstone
05-07-2007, 17:07
an exstermination tent for a privi. a trailsize lincon log set for building partnership shelter. comes with pizza delivery man and car. a charlton heston mask. a waistlamp. made to see where your peeing or pooping at night. no more wet shirt tails! trailchesset with mini action figures. mrs janet and bob peoples king and queen. trailanglemary and the goat as bishops. knights, sir stumpknocker and sir baltimore jack tarlin. castles,... cammo jack and pirate. pawns come mixed and assorted. from lonewolf to minnesota smith, from froliking dinosaurs to matthewski. some sets contain all sobo's. specify when ordering. fake AT maps. look like the real deal! gaurenteed to dispell unwanteds. sheltermice tm. sheltermice is a registered trademark of the matformouse campaign and wholy owned and operated by mice, for mice. these trained mice are a steal at 1400.00 apeice. fits neatly in any pack pocket. feeds solely on shelter mice. makes no noise or mess. kill rate of 6 mice per overnight. sleep sound with sheltermice tm. and finally, the not ready for prime billville time useless gear contest entry i wont be entering,..................packweights. simple weights for mishtef or training. drop a rock, by matco. natural rocks picked special by matco for the devilish hiker or the enthusiasic nut.
Jester2000
05-09-2007, 20:15
For those of you thinking "Meat Insoles," don't bother. It's been done.
camojack
05-09-2007, 22:19
On the Trail Days schedule online the Use less gear Contest is listed as being on Saturday.
After getting over the initial shock of it being listed on the official schedule, I've decided that the contest will be on Saturday evening, probably right around when the Contra dance is being held.
Doe this mean (GASP! :eek: ) that you won't be at the Contra Dance?!
Actually, I'm pretty contra-dance myself...except for this one: :banana
camojack
05-09-2007, 22:21
an exstermination tent for a privi. a trailsize lincon log set for building partnership shelter. comes with pizza delivery man and car. a charlton heston mask. a waistlamp. made to see where your peeing or pooping at night. no more wet shirt tails! trailchesset with mini action figures. mrs janet and bob peoples king and queen. trailanglemary and the goat as bishops. knights, sir stumpknocker and sir baltimore jack tarlin. castles,... cammo jack and pirate. pawns come mixed and assorted. from lonewolf to minnesota smith, from froliking dinosaurs to matthewski. some sets contain all sobo's. specify when ordering. fake AT maps. look like the real deal! gaurenteed to dispell unwanteds. sheltermice tm. sheltermice is a registered trademark of the matformouse campaign and wholy owned and operated by mice, for mice. these trained mice are a steal at 1400.00 apeice. fits neatly in any pack pocket. feeds solely on shelter mice. makes no noise or mess. kill rate of 6 mice per overnight. sleep sound with sheltermice tm. and finally, the not ready for prime billville time useless gear contest entry i wont be entering,..................packweights. simple weights for mishtef or training. drop a rock, by matco. natural rocks picked special by matco for the devilish hiker or the enthusiasic nut.
Sounds like I get "rooked" again. :(
Lion King
05-09-2007, 22:22
Just got a note from yet another original Bill! Poster aka Professor will be arriving on friday with Paparazzi. Mad Hatter will be in attendance as well. This may be the best trail daze yet, that is if I do not die from an overdose of humor on the ride down. Spending that many hours in a enclosed space with mathewski may change me forever! I am already sporting a perma-grin! I don't know if I can top my baltimore jack automated guidebook from '05' I know there are picture of around here somewhere, but I will try.
HOLY BEST YEAR EVER!
Now if we could find Ox, Razmaz, Lucky Dawg, Pooh, Animal..e.tc....etc...
Lion King
05-09-2007, 22:24
Ah the memories...
http://walkingwithfreedom.com/images/photos/old/images/2.jpg
Lion King
05-09-2007, 22:25
Ah the memories...
http://walkingwithfreedom.com/images/photos/old/images/2.jpg
Holy crap...7 years ago....really?
mweinstone
05-10-2007, 00:39
meat moleskin,meat winebag,meat walkingstick, meat shoes, meat shirt, meat maps, meat hairpeice, meat toothpaste, meat deodorant, meat false teeth, meat false boosoms, lifesize replica of jester made entierly of meat.all meat shake, meat and chips wrapped in todays london times searved with a yard of ale. meat head. meat me at spelling class. meat is not healthy for children and other living things. meat and blood cookies. meat meat meatmeatmeatmmmmm and fialy the best kind of meat,................................all meat tofu!
I really think this will be the best trail daze yet.
All Billvillians wide and far UNITE!
:dance :dance :dance :dance
Lion King
05-10-2007, 17:12
I really think this will be the best trail daze yet.
All Billvillians wide and far UNITE!
:dance :dance :dance :dance
HA!
Your post time is 1-420
Its AN OMEN!
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IRRRRRRRRRRRRRRNNNNNNNNNNNNNNTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See y'all soon.
Lion King
05-10-2007, 22:50
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IRRRRRRRRRRRRRRNNNNNNNNNNNNNNTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See y'all soon.
Oh hell.
It must be trail dayz:D
Lone Wolf
05-10-2007, 22:55
Oh hell.
It must be trail dayz:D
it's been trail dayz for over a month. y'all have no idea
StarLyte
05-11-2007, 06:18
I really think this will be the best trail daze yet.
All Billvillians wide and far UNITE!
:dance :dance :dance :dance
Blister's in charge. Period.
mweinstone
05-11-2007, 07:27
by the powers invested in me by the authoritys that be, i decree on this morning, that yes, soup is indeed made primarily from soup. this comes as shocking news both to the scientists working in the sewers below me and to the nation, who were previously under the impression that it had other ingredients. also released for release today by the powers,..lonewolf and pirate love each other like brothers. that is all.
damascus tuesday,,,,hmmmm,.....thats 4 more settings of the disc,....4 more riseings of that said same orb,......and one fat pain in the ass waiting for blister. but i second, she should be in charge.starlyte knows these things. soon cammo jack will arrive too. to sooth the troubled hearts of souls of wolves. and to split the ribs of any man or beast who comes into the room when him and lonewolf are haveing one linner joke book kinipshions. then pirate , then wee willy, and several more will drift into place. untill a kind of freak convergence happenes and the whole town suddenly grows beards. except for jack.he dont need no stinkin beard. but everyone else will have one. even the womenfolk will wake sunday morn , with long piratewolfwilly beards.and a mass panic for clippers and razors will break out and we will clog all the drains with hair and flood the town horribly and all die. other than that, it'll be fun!
camojack
05-11-2007, 07:51
damascus tuesday,,,,hmmmm,.....thats 4 more settings of the disc,....4 more riseings of that said same orb,......and one fat pain in the ass waiting for blister. but i second, she should be in charge.starlyte knows these things. soon cammo jack will arrive too. to sooth the troubled hearts of souls of wolves. and to split the ribs of any man or beast who comes into the room when him and lonewolf are haveing one linner joke book kinipshions. then pirate , then wee willy, and several more will drift into place. untill a kind of freak convergence happenes and the whole town suddenly grows beards. except for jack.he dont need no stinkin beard. but everyone else will have one. even the womenfolk will wake sunday morn , with long piratewolfwilly beards.and a mass panic for clippers and razors will break out and we will clog all the drains with hair and flood the town horribly and all die. other than that, it'll be fun!
Ah, yes...but never soon enough. Figure on around dinner time on Friday... :banana
mweinstone
05-11-2007, 08:08
we will await with baitbreath your mouthwash. i mean your backwash. sorry,...ment i wanna see your motorcycle. its real nice red. what red is it? that red is hard to find out the name. i call it old red.
camojack
05-11-2007, 09:09
we will await with baitbreath your mouthwash. i mean your backwash. sorry,...ment i wanna see your motorcycle. its real nice red. what red is it? that red is hard to find out the name. i call it old red.
In the (highly unlikely!) event that there's no rain in the forecast, I'll ride it down.
(It's not as though I've never gone to Trail Daze on my Harley)
And what with today's marketing, nothing is ever just red; they call that particular one "Lava Sunglo"...seriously. :p
we will await with baitbreath your mouthwash. i mean your backwash. sorry,...ment i wanna see your motorcycle. its real nice red. what red is it? that red is hard to find out the name. i call it old red.
It's Billvillian Red of course, DDUUHH!
:dance :dance :dance :dance
Did I mention my Toga is RED and damn sexy!
camojack
05-12-2007, 01:49
It's Billvillian Red of course, DDUUHH!
:dance :dance
Did I mention my Toga is RED and damn sexy!
:danceYeah, that's right...that other nonsensical name is pure marketing. :dance
(Those red guys get around, huh?)
mweinstone
05-12-2007, 06:05
wow, as an artist, ive actually been curious about that color. even though its a made up name, at least now i have a reference. some day ill make that color. its got just a smidge of magenta in it giving it that subtone of purpleness. you probubly dont see it that way. ive been looking for a certian recepie for a blue for 20 years also that has magenta in it. remember building blocks? i call these colors building block red and building block blue. went into toy stores to buy my son the blocks we all had as kids, and all they had were these modernized yuppy blocks. instead of building castles and forts and churches as we did, you can only build a mall with the new ones. they had a mcdonalds block and a shell station block. man,.......we need things like traildays more than you may understand. as normality tumbles and crashes on the rocks of reality, we, the barnicals of faith and the mussles of the old ways must perservere.lest boyubase fish stew be all we do. and a hatefull hue decend on you! color up this world with pictures. tape them to the hills! the hills are alive with music,turn it down and go to sleep. should of camped with dino.in the main nappy area.ahhh napping. thank you imis. for icoizing a common word. us wordmastersmiths appreciate that. time to nap. my sheeps wool is nappy.is this hammok good for nap minded resters? yes said the hammok salesman. see? naps are cool.
camojack
05-12-2007, 08:12
wow, as an artist, ive actually been curious about that color. even though its a made up name, at least now i have a reference. some day ill make that color. its got just a smidge of magenta in it giving it that subtone of purpleness. you probubly dont see it that way. ive been looking for a certian recepie for a blue for 20 years also that has magenta in it. remember building blocks? i call these colors building block red and building block blue. went into toy stores to buy my son the blocks we all had as kids, and all they had were these modernized yuppy blocks. instead of building castles and forts and churches as we did, you can only build a mall with the new ones. they had a mcdonalds block and a shell station block. man,.......we need things like traildays more than you may understand. as normality tumbles and crashes on the rocks of reality, we, the barnicals of faith and the mussles of the old ways must perservere.lest boyubase fish stew be all we do. and a hatefull hue decend on you! color up this world with pictures. tape them to the hills! the hills are alive with music,turn it down and go to sleep. should of camped with dino.in the main nappy area.ahhh napping. thank you imis. for icoizing a common word. us wordmastersmiths appreciate that. time to nap. my sheeps wool is nappy.is this hammok good for nap minded resters? yes said the hammok salesman. see? naps are cool.
:danceActually, photographs don't do "Leilani" (my Harley's name) justice...even that great shot (http://gallery.backcountry.net/album48/aae) by Starlyte.:dance
(It's got that "metallic flake" sparkle in the sunlight...)
mweinstone
05-12-2007, 09:21
road justice? yeah. that beast knows its cool. whith that look on its headlamp like it just scored with an indian with original fringe. my other fav bike.ill post a pic of my px5trillion bike. its a monospeed vertical ice climbing bike with slicks and disc brakes. its a bianchi. its a sweet ride. my bicycles all have the same name. like airforce one. whatever bike im on is bad bike. or more formaly, the bad bike. im gonna take your ride out for a bit of fun joyriding as soon as you take a nap. ill prolly ride thru the woods and wipe it off so you dont know what happened. it may have a few extra miles on it but i wont scratch it. im interested to see how it jumps creeks.kidding,.....with my life......
Lone Wolf
05-12-2007, 09:23
:danceActually, photographs don't do "Leilani" (my Harley's name) justice...even that great shot (http://gallery.backcountry.net/album48/aae) by Starlyte.:dance
(It's got that "metallic flake" sparkle in the sunlight...)
will you ride with me and my basic black Fat Boy during Trail Days?
Frolicking Dinosaurs
05-12-2007, 09:28
will you ride with me and my basic black Fat Boy during Trail Days?::: dino squeals with glee as she plots bare-bums on two Harleys :::
mweinstone
05-12-2007, 09:29
post the hog!
camojack
05-12-2007, 10:36
will you ride with me and my basic black Fat Boy during Trail Days?
Anytime, bro'. Hopefully the forecast for the 500 mile ride down (and the other 500 mile ride back) is rain free.
I mean, I've got more miles riding in the rain than most have got miles riding...but I do try to avoid it if I can. :cool:
camojack
05-12-2007, 10:37
road justice? yeah. that beast knows its cool. whith that look on its headlamp like it just scored with an indian with original fringe. my other fav bike.ill post a pic of my px5trillion bike. its a monospeed vertical ice climbing bike with slicks and disc brakes. its a bianchi. its a sweet ride. my bicycles all have the same name. like airforce one. whatever bike im on is bad bike. or more formaly, the bad bike. im gonna take your ride out for a bit of fun joyriding as soon as you take a nap. ill prolly ride thru the woods and wipe it off so you dont know what happened. it may have a few extra miles on it but i wont scratch it. im interested to see how it jumps creeks.kidding,.....with my life......
BTW, my Trek bicycle is Billville red too... :p
mweinstone
05-12-2007, 20:35
if even one trillianth of a percent of your decision to ride in rain is cause we want you to light up the town with cammo cheer again, and to do that you would need your steed,.....dont sucumb to pressures peer,,,....and a spatula we wont need..
wear a billion dollar helmet at least. and a full skidsuit. and then take the plane. lonewolf will pick you up at the areoport and make you ride sissy on the back . then as you come down the street,... we'll all turn our backs and shun you. in jest. with jester leading the antics. and a shower of ticks we would throw. all cause cammo didnt ride his hog dont ya know!
twas the night before traildays. when all thru damascus , not a feature was showing. not even , jon and bill starring in, asskiss. when up on mount rogers roof, there arose such a clatter, that lonewolf climbed up to see twat twas the matter. and just then an asteroid, not a huge citykiller mind you now, just a medium size damascus killer,.. took out the whole town. except for one.
that homelass guy with the cart in the church dumpster and by the bridge each day?,.......he survived. he was in one of those acsess manhole covers in the creek under the bridge. seems theres a nice litle room down there he stayed safe in. now he owns all that is left. including cammo jacks and lonewolfs bikes, that survived unscathed as well. yes sir, that homeless guy sure looks spiffy these days when he rides by.
Brrrb Oregon
05-12-2007, 21:39
It's the moment you've all been waiting for. . .
If you're really bored.
Announcing the Third Annual Billville Safety Research Useless Gear Contest!
The Rules:
Design, build, and present to the design staff of BSR a piece of ridiculous hiking gear. Your goal is to build something that no one in their right mind would carry, and then convince us, folks who have never claimed to be in our right minds, why we would want to carry it.
Entries will be judged by a blue ribbon panel of whomever we can convince to be the judges.
Prizes will be awarded.
You don't need to be from Billville to enter, but you will be from Billville once you leave.
Who can forget the Level Rock? The Weiner 'Biner? The Leki Walker? The Shelter Clearing Outfit? Build some useless gear and win some crap!
The contest will most likely take place in Billville on the Friday night of Trail Days, unless we have not yet awakened from Thursday, in which case it will happen on Saturday night.
See you all there!
Alas, my ideal entry idea has already been done: The Bear-Proof Suit
Nobody needs one, but you'll want one!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3CzYw5-qdA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3CzYw5-qdA)
It probably isn't Kodiac-proof, but would probably be enough for AT bears:
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn1668 (http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn1668)
Unfortunately, the Canadian inventor has decided to turn over his genius for sale to the military-industrial complex, so a truly Kodiac-proof version has not been announced.
Jester2000
05-12-2007, 22:34
A friend of mine has a documentary about the making of the Bear-Proof Suit. It's pretty hilarious. The suit is too heavy and ungainly to be used in any other circumstance than "I am being attacked by a bear right now, so it's handy that I happen to be standing here immobile in the Bear Proof Suit."
Classic Useless Gear Contest apparel. Theoretically useful, except not. I would put the Bear proof Suit in the same category as the BSR Refrigerator Backpack.
Anytime, bro'. Hopefully the forecast for the 500 mile ride down (and the other 500 mile ride back) is rain free.
I mean, I've got more miles riding in the rain than most have got miles riding...but I do try to avoid it if I can. :cool:
Hmmm. Why is that?
Jester2000
05-12-2007, 23:08
Hmmm. Why is that?
Well, MY grandmother used to refer to me as being "too stupid to come in out of the rain."
Kids today just don't get that kind of love from their elders. . .
camojack
05-12-2007, 23:12
if even one trillianth of a percent of your decision to ride in rain is cause we want you to light up the town with cammo cheer again, and to do that you would need your steed,.....dont sucumb to pressures peer,,,....and a spatula we wont need..
wear a billion dollar helmet at least. and a full skidsuit. and then take the plane. lonewolf will pick you up at the areoport and make you ride sissy on the back . then as you come down the street,... we'll all turn our backs and shun you. in jest. with jester leading the antics. and a shower of ticks we would throw. all cause cammo didnt ride his hog dont ya know!
twas the night before traildays. when all thru damascus , not a feature was showing. not even , jon and bill starring in, asskiss. when up on mount rogers roof, there arose such a clatter, that lonewolf climbed up to see twat twas the matter. and just then an asteroid, not a huge citykiller mind you now, just a medium size damascus killer,.. took out the whole town. except for one.
that homelass guy with the cart in the church dumpster and by the bridge each day?,.......he survived. he was in one of those acsess manhole covers in the creek under the bridge. seems theres a nice litle room down there he stayed safe in. now he owns all that is left. including cammo jacks and lonewolfs bikes, that survived unscathed as well. yes sir, that homeless guy sure looks spiffy these days when he rides by.
Trillian...isn't that a character from "Hitchhikers Guide"? :confused:
Anyway, if I don't ride the Harley, I can catch some sleep on the way down next Friday whilst my girl drives. I'll be getting out of the workplace at 6 AM, so that'd be a good option.
I just checked the forecast for next weekend, and there's nothing about rain at either end of the trip... :-?
camojack
05-12-2007, 23:18
Hmmm. Why is that?
Why is what? That I have more miles riding in the rain...or that I try to avoid it?
I have more miles in the rain because I've been caught out in it so many times, and kept going. I spent the month of August in '96 riding all over the U.S., and didn't hit any rain until I went to Florida to visit my sister.
I try to avoid it for a lot of reasons, like safety, comfort, etc. :-?
camojack
05-12-2007, 23:20
Well, MY grandmother used to refer to me as being "too stupid to come in out of the rain."
Kids today just don't get that kind of love from their elders. . .
I wonder if we're related? My [maternal] grandmother was just as "loving"... :(
Well, MY grandmother used to refer to me as being "too stupid to come in out of the rain."
Kids today just don't get that kind of love from their elders. . .
And this is bad how?? Being out in the rain, I mean. I used to jump up and down in the puddles while it was raining. I just figured since we didn't have a swimming pool I might as well improvise....:D
Nightwalker
05-13-2007, 01:28
And this is bad how?? Being out in the rain, I mean. I used to jump up and down in the puddles while it was raining. I just figured since we didn't have a swimming pool I might as well improvise....:D
Imagine 10,000 bumblebees at once. I rode year-round for 5+ years, and Winter rain was about as bad as it got. Well, Winter freezing rain was worse, but you don't do that unless you get caught in it away from home. :)
camojack
05-13-2007, 02:11
Imagine 10,000 bumblebees at once. I rode year-round for 5+ years, and Winter rain was about as bad as it got. Well, Winter freezing rain was worse, but you don't do that unless you get caught in it away from home. :)
Yeah, that driving (riding?) rain can sting all right. I've ridden in stuff that had 4-wheeled vehicles pulling over.
Nowadays I've got a windshield... :p
mweinstone
05-13-2007, 02:37
no useless backpacking gear contest can ever touch the backpack nuke.there is one use. to blow a trench accros america and allow the oceans to meet. then build desailenization plants along its length when water runs out.the cannal could be blown with about 90% of our nukes. leaving just enough to do camden new jersy.
Brrrb Oregon
05-13-2007, 16:16
Why is what? That I have more miles riding in the rain...or that I try to avoid it?
I have more miles in the rain because I've been caught out in it so many times, and kept going. I spent the month of August in '96 riding all over the U.S., and didn't hit any rain until I went to Florida to visit my sister.
I try to avoid it for a lot of reasons, like safety, comfort, etc. :-?
Exactly. It gets to be so that it isn't from stupidity that we stop seeking shelter when it rains. It's learned helplessness.
Either that, or we've just learned that, gee, Grandma, we're not made of sugar.
You're right to careful about experiencing rain on those donor cycles, though. I know the auto-bound should be taking into account that their braking distance goes way up when it rains, but you're the one who'll pay.
(Hey, maybe you need to ride in a BEAR SUIT!!)
mweinstone
05-13-2007, 17:06
hes only got a few more good years till hes on a tryc
Nightwalker
05-13-2007, 20:23
hes only got a few more good years till hes on a tryc
More like electric wheelchair...
:eek:
camojack
05-13-2007, 20:27
More like electric wheelchair...
:eek:
Hopefully I'll get splattered by a semi before it comes to that... :cool:
I just got back from Myrtle Beach, where Bike Week is getting under way. I think my bones are still vibrating from the sound. I did see some amazing machines. And more tattoos than I've seen in the whole rest of my life. Harley riders in bathing suits... It's a sight.
Marta/Five-Leaf
mweinstone
05-14-2007, 03:55
the fabulous mat five. listed in hitchikers guide's intersteller transport glossery as the px 5trillion.powerd by the matalac.. its basicly a factor of mat to the 5th power. as a matter of fact. richy mobi bite slicks. 44 tooth chainring. trimmed bars. 16 lbs of monospeed vertical ice climbing bastardo.this biatch turns heads. its off the line speeds cannot be matched by meer mortals.the optional over unity engine is powered by intent.
So, how many people do we have entering the BSR contest this year? I am working on an entry now. I don't know if I will be able to bring it or not, but I am working on it.
Jester2000
05-14-2007, 18:53
Those figures are kept in a high security area in Matty's pants.
Who knows? There will be some. And then usually a few more.
Jester2000
05-15-2007, 20:38
This will be my last post on whiteblaze before leaving for Trail Days. I've got my Useless gear entry, although, as per tradition, I can only exhibit my entry, not put it forward for judging.
Hope to see a bunch of whiteblaze folks down there, and a bunch of great entries in the contest.
Yay!
I have my entry all ready and set to go. I can not wait to see what other entries there are.
Nightwalker
05-21-2007, 03:44
So give with the details already!
Just Jeff
05-21-2007, 11:14
Alright alright - where are the pics?!
i decided to set my priorities:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8432512@N06/
or on www.flickr.com search for thickredhair
that is just the start of the photos haven't gotten to the useless gear ones yet
useless gear photos now up
http://www.flickr.com/photos/traildays_07/sets/
Jester2000
05-28-2007, 21:27
The Useless Gear Contest was a huge success this year. I want to thank all of those who took part, those who showed up to watch, the judges, and the gear folk who contributed to the prize box (including MSR, BSR's evil twin (or is it the othyer way around?)).
Thanks again, and just wait 'til next year. . .