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So, I am finishing up a midnight shift and looking forward to going home and celebrating with my wife and six (yes, 6!) kids.
Needless to say there's not a lot of room under the tree for dear old Dad, so I will have to live vicariously through all of you.
Let's hear it. What good gear or other stuff did you get that has gotten you really fired up to hit the trail??
Merry Christmas!
-pfann
Tarptent Moment Can't wait to try it out
Ghosthiker
12-25-2009, 07:18
Don't know yet. I am the only one in my family that whose internal clock runs on hiker time. (In bed early, up early)
springerfever
12-25-2009, 08:20
Pair of Feathered Friends down booties, a NF bambeanie and a couple of pair of Smartwool socks. I must have been a good boy..........
boarstone
12-25-2009, 08:31
New hiking poles and a plane ticket to Phoenix AZ!...Boulder/La Barge canyon, Skull Mesa here I come!
My wife acquired a piece of bark from her folks property, painted a white blaze on it, and framed it in a deep set frame. It's hanging in my bedroom right next to my AT strip map!
Sailor (The other one)
12-25-2009, 09:08
Six Vargo ultralight titanium tent pegs, nail style, .3 oz each.
BTW, these were purchased from www.HIGH-MOUNTAIN-OUTFITTERS.COM (http://www.HIGH-MOUNTAIN-OUTFITTERS.COM) for only $14.62 the set, only $4.90 shipping and they got them to us in only three days.
PersonaErazed
12-25-2009, 09:36
Crazy Legs that sounds like a great gift, very thoughtful.
JonnyWalker
12-25-2009, 10:52
Complete set of maps and guidebooks for my thru.
gunner76
12-25-2009, 10:56
Santa got me a Columbia Fleece jacket and sleevless vest.
I bought myself a Snow Peck Gigapower Lite Max stove (2.3 oz with included stuff sack)
microfleece top, my family is not understanding of the outdoors so that is it. did get a new miter saw though, can't complain about that.
I got Jack and ***** aren't I lucky
Capilene 1 and 2 baselayer, smartwool socks and liners, I got myself a map set for my thur hike in March. OOOh and a really neat puzzle:D
jnanagardener
12-25-2009, 11:45
If books are gear, my wife got me The Best of the Appalachian Trail Day Hikes and Last Child in the Woods, Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder. One, very enticing, the other very enlightening (if equally disturbing). Thanks for the thread!
mweinstone
12-25-2009, 11:47
my son got me a phone call. i got him a pick up. we talked about 30 seconds about not haveing gifts for each other, laughed, said we love each others, and hung up. christmas over!next!
My sneaky girlfriend lurked my internet history and determined I wanted AWOL's "The A.T. Guide 2010" ( http://www.awolonthetrail.com/order.html ) so she preordered it like a month ago under my name and with my paypal account... how nice! lol.
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Awesome stuff!
Beware!
Most of these gifts, especially the AT Guide, are known to cause raging bouts of Springer Fever!
Lillianp
12-25-2009, 15:18
Hiking socks! & an Underarmour top that I'll use on my hike when it's warmer out. I have most of my gear for my hike already.
Hikes in Rain
12-25-2009, 15:53
Mountain Hardware Phantom 45. Stuff sack is attached to one of the drawstrings, and it's so small we overlooked it! Winton's new book. And a big, three bladed Case pocketknife (assuming I don't put anything else in my pocket) that'll be perfect if I ever need to cut down trees to build a cabin out there! (I love knives, it's a great one)
Hikes in Rain
12-25-2009, 16:15
Oh, I forgot! The best one of all! Spam, the Dice Game! (http://www.spam.com/Shop/ProductDetail.aspx?Product=%7B464B5F8D-13FA-4AFE-945D-F415274B1A57%7D)
The girlfriend and I are bit broke right now (being in job hunting mode tends to do that for me...working for the county for her and the big, HA!, govt salary for her) so no outdoor goodies.
However, we both love the outdoors and it is exciting to share some of my favorite places with her (she skis!)..and that is a better gift than I've had in a long time.
(The man known as Dad sent me an Amazon gift card so who knows...)
Toolshed
12-25-2009, 17:26
A camelback backpack bladder for biking. I don't need or wants so much any longer - its all for the kids.....
roycroft
12-25-2009, 17:33
Patagonia Nano Puff nd an LED light for the bill of my cap
I got a camera to replace the one I broke while sleeping with it on the PCT. Don't sleep with your camera.
Chaco Taco
12-25-2009, 17:53
Thermarest Prolite plus, got a Montbell UL Tec down jacket earlier this week as well.
Also got confirmation that we (Team Chacopak) will most likely be hiking the PCT in 2012 or 2013:banana
My wife got me a Equinox 10x12 silnylon tarp, I no longer hav e to carry that tent!
Blissful
12-25-2009, 18:35
I got the book Appalachian Trail on my Mind, AT shirt, AT buff headwear
SmokyMtn Hiker
12-25-2009, 18:56
Gregory Z65 backpack, Seal Skinz waterproof socks, REI hiking socks, new maps and some cash to buy a new pair of boots that I badly need.
gravy4601
12-25-2009, 19:01
I got a Steripen and a Mountain Hardwear T-shirt i cant wait to hit the trail
Snowpeak 700, Z-Rest, new winter hat, and a bottle of Jameson. A good haul this year.
With all of this new gear, will there be some posts of old stuff on the gear for sale forums???
Glad to see everyone has done well. hope you have had a great Christmas!
World-Wide
12-26-2009, 02:03
The Air Force gave me a M-9 to carry around Kirkuk Regional Air Base and the wife bought me a John Deer riding lawn-mower for my return in May!! W-W
the wife bought me a John Deer riding lawn-mower for my return in May!! W-W
Keepah!
You need to get her a bikini, so she can tan while mowing the lawn.:)
I got enough chocolate, not enough peanut brittle. But it is good homemade brittle.
Happy, quiet day.
Hope everyone is well today.
Best from Maine.
Wise Old Owl
12-26-2009, 12:03
Oregon topo 400
Just discovered its broke...
Rowdy Yates
12-26-2009, 12:20
Six Moon Designs Lunar Solor Shelter and The 2010 Northbound A.T. Guide. Still need to seam seal the tent but really like the new Guide.
sasquatch2014
12-26-2009, 12:32
Montbell UL Vest and Micro Spikes just in time to head down into Pa in about 3 weeks. Got to love the Parents and In-laws. Neither one really gets the whole hiking thing but they are will to buy me gear to help me run away into the woods. It's either because they love me or they just want me to go away? Who cares which it is it works for me.:banana
JoshStover
12-26-2009, 21:50
I scored big time this year! I got my Asolo TPS 520 GVs with orange Super Feet, 4 pair of Darn Toughs, new Z-Rest, 2 pairs of Smartwool Merino Wool underwear, Mtn Hardwear running style shorts, AT tshirt, Osprey Pack Cover, nice pair of softshell gloves, Aqua-Mira in my stocking, and a new Ti pot/frying pan combo... I am VERY pleased!!!
cwayman1
12-26-2009, 22:36
My wife acquired a piece of bark from her folks property, painted a white blaze on it, and framed it in a deep set frame. It's hanging in my bedroom right next to my AT strip map!
what a FANTASTIC idea!
oh yeah, I got a 4-piece fly rod/reel from my parents and, although I don't know if you can call it a "hiking gift", my girlfriend got me a soprano ukulele that I plan on taking on dayhikes and weekenders from time to time :D
This was a really good Christmas for me-- not because of the gifts recieved, but because I got to spend it with a LOT of my family. That was, as cliche as it sounds and is, a TON more important than any gift given.
great idea to the thread starter!
JoshStover
12-26-2009, 22:44
My wife acquired a piece of bark from her folks property, painted a white blaze on it, and framed it in a deep set frame. It's hanging in my bedroom right next to my AT strip map!
That sounds amazing! I would love to have one. If you can convince your wife to make more I would gladly purchase it from her. Im sure I am not the only person on WhiteBlaze who would like to have one. It might be a way for her to make a little extra money that she could spend on YOU!
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Steri-pen, wool sox, treking poles, polyester jacket and a new Osprey Atmos. I'm truly blessed
Speer Carrier
12-26-2009, 23:37
I already have the gear I need, bit I did get a couple of items to make my hikes more enjoyable. I got a Kindle e-reader, and a bottle of The Glenlivet XXV 25 year old single malt scotch. I"ll have both with me when I do my annual section hike in may and June.
My son, Short Stuff, got me a pair of Black Diamond Trail Ergo trekking poles. Just what I needed, since I recently broke one of my old REI carbon fiber poles. How'd he know that? :rolleyes::D
BitBucket
12-26-2009, 23:48
An Arc'Teryx Theta AR jacket...now just waiting on the next downpour to see if it is as waterproof as they say it is...
Anybody want a great deal on a very lightly used Marmot Precipt (light green color size XL) - $40 + $5 shipping
Feral Bill
12-27-2009, 00:56
L Bean 500ci fanny pack. A nice day hike hauler.
greginmi
12-27-2009, 09:45
Mountain Hardware Phantom 32 bag
Therm-a-rest Neoair regular
Tarptent Cloudburst 2
It was a VERY good Christmas.
58starter
12-27-2009, 10:28
Delorme Earthmate PN-40 bundle
Drats! Didn't score any but I did get a Rosetta Stone level 1 course in Italian.
TNF mountain light. my first piece of goretex (and it's performance)!
also got a sweet bomber hat from eddie bauer
Excalibur food dehydrator.
An Arc'Teryx Theta AR jacket...now just waiting on the next downpour to see if it is as waterproof as they say it is...
Anybody want a great deal on a very lightly used Marmot Precipt (light green color size XL) - $40 + $5 shipping
Wear it in the shower, duhhhhh....
;)
DylonHike
12-27-2009, 15:49
With the REI gift cards i got.. i bought myself a Hennessy Hammock
From my girlfriends parents i got: Long-Distance HIking, AT Thru Hikers companion, and walking the Appalachian Trail
This had to be my first Christmas without a single gift (my wife and I agreed with my mom and son that times are too tight right now).
We had a Christmas dinner together at my mom's best friend's house.
That was enough. :)
Rocket Jones
12-27-2009, 18:41
Got a set of Pacer poles, a belt pouch, gift certificate to Dick's Sporting Goods and a small monocular.
Even so, the best part was spending time with the kids and our granddaughter.
Tuckahoe
12-27-2009, 19:23
I had a great Christmas with the family and that is what was important to me. My sister gave me a great compass and she and my niece gave me several pairs of socks and liners, some Mountain House meals. My niece also gave me a combo survival whistle, match safe and compass, which she picked out all by herself. They knew that I was back to backpacking and figured that I had all the gear that I needed so they were trying to give me things that I would regularly replace. Dad gave me all the trail maps for Virginia. They did great.
My niece also gave me 100 rounds of 5.56mm ammo (God Bless her! at 6 she knows about that stuff:banana). My dad also gave me the rifle scope that I have been saving up for, for the AR target rifle I built.
medicjimr
12-27-2009, 20:05
Montbell hugger 25 degree 650 down bag and Katoola micro spikes well it's on the way ups
Crawbear
12-30-2009, 15:05
A tent...Big Agnes Fly Creek UL1...can't wait to use it!
Bass Pro Gor-Tex Pac-Lite shell
Mountain Hardwear Monkey Man Jacket
Mountain Hardwear Dome hat
SOG Seal Pup Knife