Luxury item
is there a "luxury item" you chose to carry with you on your hike that was outside of the usual suggested list?
Adopt the pace of nature. Her secret is patience.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
I have an electric toothbrush that holds a charge for a week and a half. I use it (and floss) every day.Originally Posted by wren again
no. every "item" i carry is what i want to carry.
I have some items that were gifted to me for the thru and hold a very special meaning to me so I am planning to bring them, though those are hike appropriate, so the luxury would be the good intentions behind the gift and the constant reminder of their care.
I don't know how I'd cook, if I didn't carry my cast iron skillet.
MP3 player w/FM radio.
Small pillow, made by Thermarest.
Q-tips - cotton (for shame) swabs
"Hiking is as close to God as you can get without going to Church." - BobbyJo Sargent aka milkman Sometimes it's nice to take a long walk in THE FOG.
I put my Q-tips in my bounce box so I wouldn't die.
(LOL) I like my toothpicks too. I know I can find a piece of stick easy enough and that works fine. But, there's just something about a mint flavored toothpick. Hey. Do you know how you can tell toothpicks were invented in Kentucky? Because if they were invented in any other state they would have been called teethpicks. (I probably should have put that in the cafe).
"Hiking is as close to God as you can get without going to Church." - BobbyJo Sargent aka milkman Sometimes it's nice to take a long walk in THE FOG.
the cafe needs all the help they can get. it is depressing in there lately...
Youre right.we need some jokes
Things are getting better,day by day.
Last edited by hikerboy57; 11-09-2012 at 10:47.
Perhaps the most costly is my Green Swiss Wenger Swiss Army Knife from Boy Scouts. It has a million attachments including the wrench (for all those tiny bolts I need to tighten on the trail) and scissors (for origami with the pages of a book in the shelter). But it has been with me on every hike I've ever been on. Loads of sentimental value for those 3.3 ounces.
Ok, that and the mini travel Yahtzee. Great fun with the kids when you have some extra time in camp and wandering attention...
2,000 miler. Still keepin' on keepin' on.
***dessert***
I don't do it anymore, but for many years you could find me in the bush with a mini martini kit including gin, vermouth and a glass (and a bit of lemon twist when i could get it). Nothing re-establishes civilization like a good dry martini. I still have my fleece jacket to go with it that looks suspiciously like a blue velour smoking jacket.
my luxury item is coach lou bringing dessert
My luxury items are good food. Screw the freezer bag crap.
exactly
That sounds amazing. You could always do a Churchill style martini and just think about the bottle of vermouth sitting at home. It is more UL even though he was far from a UL guy.
Beer, never leave a convenience store without it.
Sounds familiar, I carried a battery powered tooth brush this spring but tossed it when I discovered the travel brush the dentist gave me did a better job. They gave me a nice little plastic box that worked great for storing all the dental stuff in.
The post said luxury item...a dry martini is a necessity.
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