[pct-l] Ultimate List of essential gear (for me anyway!)

[kcristler]

bummer.    grumpy old men intruding on gear threads.
                         kmc
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JIM BRAVO" <jimbravo at wildblue.net>
To: <bradley.issler at gmail.com>; <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Ultimate List of essential gear (for me anyway!)


> Jukebox:
>
> What in the wide, wide world of sports are you doing putting practical,
> field-tested gear suggestions on the PCT-L?? COME ON, if you can't find
> something to moan and bitch about, someone to back-bite and/or back-stab, 
> or
> bully through the use of convoluted, ego-driven slobber, then just don't
> contribute anymore!!!!!! I for one am offended! Come on, let's rumble!
>
> Jim
> Straywolf
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 1:33 PM, Bradley Issler 
> <bradley.issler at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> 1. Therm-a-rest Neo Air.  Why?  It's light, strong, comfortable and
>> insulating.  You ultra-lighters are a different breed, but for 5 months 
>> on
>> the trail I enjoyed having a "bed" to sleep on.  I tried a regular pad 
>> for
>> a
>> minute in SoCal, but every night after hiking all day, I found my back 
>> and
>> hips hurting from the ground. I never had a problem with punctures!! 
>> Which,
>> brings me to #2
>>
>> 2. Tyvek groundsheet (with homemade corner tabs for staking down).  Tyvex
>> is
>> heavier than polycro, but if you are a bull in a china shop, like me, 
>> then
>> you want Tyvek.  You can pull it out anywhere you take a break and sit on
>> it
>> without worrying about being gentle.  I used my tyvek for so many things,
>> including glissading.  And, though my corner tabs went mostly unused, I 
>> was
>> able to pull it out one rainy day in Oregon and stake the back down and 
>> put
>> the front part up on my poles for an improvised shelter.    Also, if you
>> are
>> getting Tyvek, I found that the sheets that Six Moons Designs sell don't
>> hold onto leaves and brush like the sheets that you would get at home 
>> depot
>> do.
>>
>> 3. Petzl e-lite.  This thing is amazingly light and works great.  Not the
>> brightest, but probably one of the lightest.  I was able to read at night
>> with it.
>>
>> 4. Swiss Army Classic Knife.  I did not believe it when everyone on here
>> was
>> touting this knife as being "all you need," but, it really is!!!
>>
>> 5.  Sunday Afternoons Adventurer hat.  I did not use much sunblock, if 
>> any
>> at all, on my face during my hike because of the exceptional head, face 
>> and
>> neck coverage of this hat (I did wear sunblock on the ice and snow 
>> though).
>> I wasn't too impressed with the look of it when I first got it.  It
>> reminded
>> me of something my Grandma would wear to garden.  But, it did not matter
>> that much in the end, as it is sooooooooo functional.
>>
>> 6.  2 Gatorade liter bottles and 2-2+liter platypus bladders.
>>
>> 7.  Baby wipes!!! Worth the weight...again, for me!
>>
>> 8.  And, of course, my Ukulele.  This is optional though.
>>
>> I am sure you can't wait to tear this apart. But, in the end, it does not
>> matter because I am right, and you are wrong :)~
>>
>> Hope this may help some newbies make decisions...though, it will probably
>> just make things worse.  Oh well!
>>
>> See y'all soon,
>> Jukebox.
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