I was just watching a video of Linthikes going through his ultralight pack.
One thing he said struck me as profound in some sort of way.... and I thought it might spur an interesting discussion. He pulled out his polycro ground cloth
said, I get about 1,000 miles out of these.....said under the context that they last a good long while....
I've heard other hikers talk about life of things in terms of miles too....mostly shoes, but that makes more sense.... a mile is a mile with shoes....
but then it struck me....
but with other gear.....a mile doesn't mean much
now I know nothing about this guy really, except that he's some extreme long distance guy.
but I could just tell by the way he talks, and just the way he carries himself, that he's experienced.
My guess is he covers some insane number of miles per day....
so
while that 1,000 mile number sounds HUGE to a guy like me..... it's like forever.... to infinity and beyond....
it's probably not really all that many uses....