What did you get for Christmas?

[Bear Cables]

Tickets to the BCS Championship Game to see my Tigers win it all! Plus 3 nights in the French Quarter!

[Feral Bill]

Tilly winter hat, REI gift card, assorted non-hiking books.

[Slacks]

Got a Marmot Helium Membrane Long to replace my borrowed from Dad 1970s synthetic. Talk about a load lightener! Also got a pair of merino wool socks and used christmas cash to get a Marmot Precip rain jacket found on clearance.

My brother, who is a sommelier, got me a bottle of french wine, though I doubt that makes it to Springer Mt.


Oh and my cousin gave me a cool handwarmer that I will use while car camping with friends.

Happy new years y'all!

[Pollen]

Ok nothing hiking related. But I got a picture of my son from Afganistan. He also called to wish me a Merry Xmas from there, and remind me he will be home in Febuary. Other than that spending time with the family was the best present.

that is the best gift!

[Harpua]

stoic 30 sleeping bag............and a hangover

[Summit]

New Zealand Possum Merino Wool Rib Beanie Hat, a Buff, and an REI gift card.

[SassyWindsor]

The Puma is my go-to winter bag in harsh conditions, but I have the microfiber edition, regular, with 36oz of down at 3 lbs 7oz total weight. The goretex must add 7 more ozs, and they list a regular as having 37 oz of down. Minor points. I don't know where they come up with the -25F rating---my Puma stops working FOR ME at around -10F.

I had weighed my bag and came up with 1 oz more than WM chart. My bag is a 6 ft one and the GWS adds about 5oz over the 6 ft microlite Puma. 3lb-7 vs 3lb-12 both having 35oz 850 down. The -25 F deg rating could be a WM misprint and maybe should be -25 deg C, making it closer to -13 deg F. I have no experience (yet) with this bag but I also have a liner which will help add approx 5-9 degs F into the total rating.

[RaveDigger]

Osprey Exos 58 pack and a Lightheart Gear Solong 6 tent. Shaved about 8 lbs off my pack weight just on those two items!