[pct-l] new resource for home-made equipment (was: REIpast&present)

[blisterfree at isp01.net (Brett)]

>>I'm not going to grow my own food, or build my own car. I don't accept
this quasi religious view that making my own gear is somehow spiritually
superior. I've designed and made gear, and I tell you what, I'd much rather
buy it, and as long as what I want is available, that is exactly what I will
do.<<

Brick, that's why you're the web moderator and we're the lunatic hiking
fringe.

- blisterfree


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <brick@webrooster.com>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 1:38 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] new resource for home-made equipment (was: REIpast
&present)


> At 12:00 PM 6/12/03, Brett wrote:
> >As always, the underlying premise of this sytem is, "I
> >don't care to produce these goods myself, so I will let you make them for
me
> >instead, and then pay you for them."
>
> Uhhh I beg to differ, I see a better underlying premise as: "Let those
that
> have the talent and experience do what they are good at, and let me do
what
> I am good at. "
>
> I'm not going to grow my own food, or build my own car. I don't accept
this
> quasi religious view that making my own gear is somehow spiritually
> superior. I've designed and made gear, and I tell you what, I'd much
rather
> buy it, and as long as what I want is available, that is exactly what I
> will do.
>
> If someone really wants to make their own gear, then by all means they
> should, but don't proselytize "Ray Way" by preaching that somehow buying a
> sewing machine and some syl-nylon will get one closer to god, or nature,
or
> yourself. If you have never sewn before, it will more likely get you
> punctured fingers and perforated nylon from all the seam ripping long
> before you produce anything useful.
>
> The "Ray Way" is just one way. It is certainly not the only way. It is not
> even the best way, except maybe for Ray and a few of his apostles.
>
> As Jim Owen always says, "Hike Your Own Hike."
>
> BTW, if you haven't read Jim's "thru hikers papers" then you might find
> them enjoyable, especially part 3 where he talks about "Hike your own
> hike." http://www.aldhawest.org/perspective/THP_3.htm
>
>