[pct-l] Gear question?
CHUCK CHELIN
steeleye at wildblue.net
Sat Sep 4 08:24:22 CDT 2010
Good morning, Tortoise,
Guilty as charged. I am basically a frugal squirrel, but I have a practical
sense to disassociate cost from value:
1) My wants are few but my needs are fewer.
2) The “lightest” piece of gear is the one I can leave at home.
3) The “heaviest” piece of gear is the one I carry, but never use.
4) “If it's stupid but it works, it isn't stupid.” -- Universal
Military Quotes, Comments, and Axioms
5) I favor gear that has more than one function.
6) “In the last few years if you haven’t discarded a major opinion or
acquired a new one, check your pulse. You may be dead.” -- Frank Gelett
Burgess
7) When in doubt, leave it out.
8) I really enjoy gear from years past; I just leave it home and carry
a more modern version.
9) The likelihood of an item failing increases exponentially with the
number of parts it has.
10) “We pack for our fears.” -- Yogi
11) “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to
pause and reflect.” -- Mark Twain
12) “The weight of all your equipment is proportional to the cube of the
time you’ve been carrying it.” -- Universal Military Quotes, Comments, and
Axioms
13) Don’t believe everything you think.
Steel-Eye
Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965
http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 8:58 PM, Tortoise <Tortoise73 at charter.net> wrote:
> Nicholas,
>
> Slowing down and researching the options before making purchases of gear
> for your trip is very prudent. Keep in mind that one can never research all
> options or have ALL the facts; there comes of time to make the best
> decision one can on the available info and act.
>
> Others will tell you how much you can expect to spend for your gear.
> Sometimes the cheap or free is better than the expensive.
> Steel-eye is a very accomplished hiker and he probably spends less for gear
> than most of the rest of us.
>
> Tortoise
>
> <> Because truth matters! <>
>
> On 09/03/10 18:52, Nicholas Fey wrote:
> > It appears then I need to slow myself down and search all options before
> > making any purchase decisions-because right now since i only have day
> > hike gear it was looking to be around $8000 for everything. Well this
> > will probably be one of my few postings, since I mainly joined hoping to
> > gain a better understanding of thru-hiking and to learn about more about
> > gear.
> >
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