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Providing you've been a "good" backpacker, what do you expect Santa to bring you this year to enhance your AT experience? Now, be honest! He's watching, you know.
Good health for 2015. I'm good on gear.
He's watching, you know. That always creeped me out when I was a kid. "He sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake." I think that it still gives me the willies.
I'd like 30-40 nights out. That's my New Years resolution.
I'm also good on gear. I bought a fuel canister with my last REI 20% off coupon.
kayak karl
12-13-2014, 19:29
Just let me know what you want *<[;-)>
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rocketsocks
12-13-2014, 19:36
That's a great picture Karl...very nice. Merry Christmas, how do you rap a thru-hike?
Tipi Walter
12-13-2014, 20:07
Gear Gear Gear. Big Nick is bringing me some neato little items---
** Voile XLM snow shovel.
** Mt Laurel Designs eVent shell mitts.
** A couple t-tech Icebreaker t-shirts.
I was lucky last year and had my arm elbow-deep in Santa's Sac and out spilled many nice items. This year I hope to again touch Santa's Sac.
imscotty
12-13-2014, 20:10
Darn Tuff Socks
rocketsocks
12-13-2014, 20:12
Gear Gear Gear. Big Nick is bringing me some neato little items---
** Voile XLM snow shovel.
** Mt Laurel Designs eVent shell mitts.
** A couple t-tech Icebreaker t-shirts.
I was lucky last year and had my arm elbow-deep in Santa's Sac and out spilled many nice items. This year I hope to again touch Santa's Sac.
29167 funniest post of the day.
rocketsocks
12-13-2014, 20:15
Honestly, anything i'd get I'd have to carry, so I really don't want much, got everything I need...more techy type clothes is always nice though.
Tipi Walter
12-13-2014, 20:22
Honestly, anything i'd get I'd have to carry, so I really don't want much, got everything I need...more techy type clothes is always nice though.
And it's really hard to let Santa bring me outstanding gear like a new Hilleberg tent as any upcoming backpacking trip could be my last and then I'd end up surrounded by cadaver dogs with all new gear. Not good.
cadaver dogs?
I have been tracking Santa with USPS tracking.
I am looking for:
Pearl Izumi Relaxed Fit tights
Luke's Ultralight down vest and sleeves, and hood
rocketsocks
12-13-2014, 20:29
And it's really hard to let Santa bring me outstanding gear like a new Hilleberg tent as any upcoming backpacking trip could be my last and then I'd end up surrounded by cadaver dogs with all new gear. Not good.
Well at least they have some top notch gear to roll ya up in...Momma did always say "if your going out put on some fresh underwear" :D
I don't absolutely need more stuff. Christmas is a time to be grateful for how blessed I am. What comes to mind first when I think of Christmas is giving. I've come to appreciate giving, and receiving, not being just about having to shop or be shopped for, or giving or receiving materialistic things. The ability to wake up outside in nature on Christmas morn enjoying the sunrise maybe atop a summit or on a river while toasty in a sleeping bag and a warm joy in my heart is good. SERIOUS! Sharing Christmas carols with the usually lonely folks in the Old Age Home(they renamed it the Assisted Living Center), seeing my family, including 13 young nieces and nephews, and volunteering to serve dinner at the homeless shelter is sometimes part of my Christmas Day.
Hmmm, a box of Pro Bars Meal Variety 14-Pack, those MLD eVent mitts....
Oh, Santa baby.....
Dear Santa,
I'd like a Thermarest Pro Lite Plus air mattress, some Kahtoola microspikes, and a Feathered Friends Icefall parka.
Oh, yes,.....and a burrow! I need an ass to hump my Mystery Ranch pack with the big winter rig gear.
I've been a good boy this year.
Well,....most of the time.
Well,.....OK.....sometimes.
Well,.........just friggin' forget it. I'll buy my own dang gear and hump it myself.
You're just a big cookie eating fatso anyway.
rocketsocks
12-13-2014, 21:19
Dear Santa,
I'd like a Thermarest Pro Lite Plus air mattress, some Kahtoola microspikes, and a Feathered Friends Icefall parka.
Oh, yes,.....and a burrow! I need an ass to hump my Mystery Ranch pack with the big winter rig gear.
I've been a good boy this year.
Well,....most of the time.
Well,.....OK.....sometimes.
Well,.........just friggin' forget it. I'll buy my own dang gear and hump it myself.
You're just a big cookie eating fatso anyway.funniest post of the day :D ;)
29168
I bought a fuel canister with my last REI 20% off coupon.
ha......thats funny----i also bought a can of fuel with my coupon........
didnt really need anything else.........
rocketsocks
12-13-2014, 21:24
H ha, so I'm not the only knukle in the house, bought a clif bar at EMS once with a coupon that was expiring.
Tipi Walter
12-13-2014, 23:04
Dear Santa,
I'd like a Thermarest Pro Lite Plus air mattress, some Kahtoola microspikes, and a Feathered Friends Icefall parka.
Oh, yes,.....and a burrow! I need an ass to hump my Mystery Ranch pack with the big winter rig gear.
I've been a good boy this year.
Well,....most of the time.
Well,.....OK.....sometimes.
Well,.........just friggin' forget it. I'll buy my own dang gear and hump it myself.
You're just a big cookie eating fatso anyway.
Great post. It reminds me of this old cartoon I saw 20 years ago---
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Black Diamond Distance Cork Trekking Pole, 110cm https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008V0CD2Y/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_rspKub0SYRHW0
Todd
http://www.blackrockgear.com/hadrons.html
Todd
Darn tough socks and a point & click(simple to operate),waterproof camera. I'm pretty sure it will happen since I have an inside connection with the big guy in the red suit!
swisscross
12-17-2014, 08:50
http://www.blackrockgear.com/hadrons.html
Todd
You will love your hadron.
Hoping Santa brings me some DT socks and a wool buff.
bigcranky
12-17-2014, 09:19
Good health for 2015. I'm good on gear.
Yeah, this. I'd like to get my ankle fixed so I can hike again. I though the PT was working, but the last week has been pretty bad. Sigh.
A new guitar strap would be a nice stocking stuffer, though :)
Oh Santa, I think a Nikkor AF-S DX Ultra 10-24mm f3.5-4.5G ED wide angle lens would be great for the vista shots this hike. But if I am deemed to have been "naughty" how about some socks then, without coal or holes?
the other day i over heard my fiance talking to her sister she said she was getting me a JOY i think it's some type of camera, that would be awesome cause thats the only thing i haven't gotten yet for my PCT hike.
since i completly reoutfitted myself i am great on gear.
Ruffdude
12-17-2014, 13:37
Hopefully a new trent battery pack.
One of those win a $1000 a week for life lottery tickets, a winner of coarse! That way I'm covered no matter what I do or where I go!
RUNT ''13''
Thinspace
12-17-2014, 18:30
REI or Amazon gift cards. Lots of them. I replacing all my ancient gear. So much good stuff out there now!
rocketsocks
12-17-2014, 18:33
the other day i over heard my fiance talking to her sister she said she was getting me a JOY i think it's some type of camera, that would be awesome cause thats the only thing i haven't gotten yet for my PCT hike.
since i completly reoutfitted myself i am great on gear.
are you sure she didn't say Boy...Papa :eek: either way, ccongratulations :)
I would like a Sierra Designs 800 fill Dridown 3 season Backcountry Bed and The North Face thermoball hoodie...and good health the coming year! Then 2016 I hit the trail!
Life is full of ups and downs! Hike on!
Damn Yankee
12-17-2014, 18:59
Just let me know what you want *<[;-)>
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looks like a cross between Obe Won Canobe and the wizard from the Hobbit
Damn Yankee
12-17-2014, 19:06
the other day i over heard my fiance talking to her sister she said she was getting me a JOY i think it's some type of camera, that would be awesome cause thats the only thing i haven't gotten yet for my PCT hike.
since i completly reoutfitted myself i am great on gear.
Hey Reddog, you hiking the PCT in 2015? If so, maybe I'll see you.
2NewKnees
12-17-2014, 21:22
A Gregory Baltaro 75 pack is one thing I know I'm getting! And I hope to get a Jetboil stove. I think that is better for me than the whisperlite I have.
hikehunter
12-18-2014, 01:28
I am hoping he will bring me a new head lamp as mine is old and held together with duct tape....
saltysack
12-18-2014, 09:47
I am hoping he will bring me a new head lamp as mine is old and held together with duct tape....
Check out the zebra light....
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johnnybgood
12-18-2014, 13:34
1a) less stressful job. 1b) more time to hike in the new year.
Darn tough socks, Cuban cigars, and peace on earth. I'll settle for 2 outta 3.
rocketsocks
12-18-2014, 19:15
Darn tough socks, Cuban cigars, and peace on earth. I'll settle for 2 outta 3.
yeah you might get the socks and cigars.
mattjv89
12-18-2014, 20:09
Socks, Primus Eta pot, Keen Targhee's. Maybe some merino things if his budget wasn't exhausted.
MuddyWaters
12-18-2014, 21:16
As I inform Santa at my house every year "There is absolutely nothing I need or want".
So, by definition Im always surprised with something I dont need or dont want, and have to smile and feign joy.
Not that I have everything, I just dont want anything. In fact, its the opposite. I want to get rid of stuff I have. Things, demand your time. To organize them, to care for them, to maintain them, to store them properly. They take up space and just clutter your life in general.
They also divert your attention from whats really important.
Hopefully Santa rememebers to bring my new boots from Salomon and my JetBoil MiniMo.
Also, a big bottle of coconut rum wouldn't hurt my feelings.
Other than that, I really don't need anything else.
are you sure she didn't say Boy...Papa :eek: either way, ccongratulations :)
Don't know she is gainning a little bit of weight and every time i ask her about she just smiles and says wait till christmas.
Hey Reddog, you hiking the PCT in 2015? If so, maybe I'll see you.
yes i am planning to thru the PCT in 2015 but if my fiance/wife tells me something on christmas mornning i might have to prospone it for oh 18 years or so the thing is she was coming with me.
yes i am planning to thru the PCT in 2015 but if my fiance/wife tells me something on christmas mornning i might have to prospone it for oh 18 years or so the thing is she was coming with me.
Uhhh, congrats or condolonces, I guess.
rocketsocks
12-19-2014, 19:22
Don't know she is gainning a little bit of weight and every time i ask her about she just smiles and says wait till christmas.
:eek: Yikes, maybe it's just the holiday treats, or you might be getting nutra system for a Christmas gift...they make pretty good chili. ;) I've added on a few pounds my own self. :)