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    Andrew Lush
    BPL Member

    @lushy

    Locale: Lake Mungo, Mutawintji NPs

    I have decided that I will not purchase any more new gear this year.

    My base weight is a very comfortable 4kg and that is light enough for me.

    I have 6 backpacks, 5 sleeping bags, heaps of sleeping pads and too many stoves to count. In short I have an addiction.

    So I am taking a break from all the shopping and I'm going to spend more time actually bushwalking.

    There – I feel better already.

    #1485827
    Miguel Arboleda
    BPL Member

    @butuki

    Locale: Kanto Plain, Japan

    Know exactly how you feel and tried doing it myself. But somewhere along the line you get caught up in it again. It's really weird how UL enthusiasts probably have more gear than most traditional walkers… they're light on the trail, but beasts of burden at home.

    #1485832
    joe w
    Member

    @sandalot

    nm

    #1485844
    Andrew Lush
    BPL Member

    @lushy

    Locale: Lake Mungo, Mutawintji NPs

    I just realised that I have 7 sleeping bags and 8 backpacks.

    I'm sicker than I thought!

    NO MORE NEW (or old) GEAR FOR ME!!!

    (I can do this, I can do this….)

    #1485846
    joe w
    Member

    @sandalot

    nm

    #1485848
    twig .
    BPL Member

    @bretthartwig

    Locale: Australia

    Andrew,
    All the best with your goal of buying no NEW gear, I have some SECOND HAND gear you can buy if you feel the need!

    #1485857
    Andrew Lush
    BPL Member

    @lushy

    Locale: Lake Mungo, Mutawintji NPs

    Oh my god, Joe – I forgot about my shelters!

    Let's see. I have:

    * TT Contrail
    * Gatewood Cape
    * GG The One
    * 2 BPL Tarps
    * 3 assorted other tarps
    * and 5 other tents (not lightweight though)

    I think that's it. But stand-by for a future edit… :p

    And as for you Brett: Get thee away from thine own bushwalking gear cupboard, evil tempter!

    #1485859
    twig .
    BPL Member

    @bretthartwig

    Locale: Australia

    Sorry to take away from the post for a minute, but what is your verdict on the one vs the contrail. Cheers!

    #1485862
    Lynn Tramper
    Member

    @retropump

    Locale: The Antipodes of La Coruna

    Andrew, perhaps instead of going cold turkey, you can make a pact with yourself. If you want a new XXXX, you must first sell one of your existing XXXXs. This is less painful than just saying NO!

    #1485863
    Andrew Lush
    BPL Member

    @lushy

    Locale: Lake Mungo, Mutawintji NPs

    Right: The One vs Contrail.

    I'd take the Contrail every time. It so much easier and quicker than The One to erect.

    The One is lighter than the Contrail, but its lightness is not enough to outweigh its fiddly nature.
    At the end of a long day, when you're buggered and keen to hit the sack, the Contrail is a joy. It's up and you're cosy in two minutes. Not so The One.

    At least that's my opinion.

    #1485864
    Andrew Lush
    BPL Member

    @lushy

    Locale: Lake Mungo, Mutawintji NPs

    Good point Lynn.

    But I am going cold turkey. Now that I've made my intentions public, I will let y'all know if I remain true.

    And I may even sell some stuff as well.

    #1485865
    Boozer
    BPL Member

    @anywayoutside

    Locale: South East

    Gear rotation – yes it is a beautiful thing, but can be terribly time consuming (at least in any quantity). Be careful what you wish for…You might have to sell some great gear to get it.

    #1485870
    joe w
    Member

    @sandalot

    nm

    #1485899
    twig .
    BPL Member

    @bretthartwig

    Locale: Australia

    Thanks for that Andrew, good to hear some first hand comparisons,I've got a contrail and have been thinking about dabbling with the one. Bought any new gear yet?!

    #1485908
    Dan Cunningham
    Member

    @mn-backpacker

    Locale: Land of 12,000 Loons

    "No more new gear for me…"

    The less a man makes declarative statements, the less apt he is to look foolish in retrospect.

    -Quentin Tarantino

    #1485947
    Nick Gatel
    BPL Member

    @ngatel

    Locale: Southern California

    Here is the US, we owe it to ourselves to make 2009 the year of gear acquisition. So this is my strategy for explaining the need to purchase more stuff to my wife. Hey, if I don't buy it… she will use the money to buy more shoes. :)

    #1485967
    Sarah Kirkconnell
    BPL Member

    @sarbar

    Locale: Homesteading On An Island In The PNW

    Lol…yes, it your PATRIOTIC duty to spend :-D

    #1485995
    EndoftheTrail
    BPL Member

    @ben2world-2

    Not only is it the PATRIOTIC thing to do, it is also the HUMANE thing to do!

    Thousands of Chinese are now forced back into subsistence farming and would DO ALMOST ANYTHING for another chance to sew you a pack or tent so they can put their kids through school.

    Ben.
    The Gear Enabler.

    #1486099
    Denis Hazlewood
    BPL Member

    @redleader

    Locale: Northern California

    Ben2,
    This whole slump could play right into the BS business plan. "I'm in China trying to get workers off the farm and into the factory."

    #1486121
    EndoftheTrail
    BPL Member

    @ben2world-2

    nm

    #1486128
    Lynn Tramper
    Member

    @retropump

    Locale: The Antipodes of La Coruna

    We have a system that requires us to sell enough old stuff to completely finance the new stuff. It's not necessarily always UL gear we sell, but it works really well as it prevents impulse buying. It always takes ages to sell enough stuff to buy 5 yards of cuben….

    #1486133
    Unknown abc
    Member

    @edude

    Andrew, I hope you have more dedication than me… otherwise you'll give in before the years half over…lol

    cheers

    #1486136
    Denis Hazlewood
    BPL Member

    @redleader

    Locale: Northern California

    I may faint from laughing out loud. Sell Stuff! You've got to be kidding. I've only got half as many tents as Franco. Got to get on line and buy, Buy, BUY. Maybe pre-order a Scarp2 and Hogback.

    #1486144
    Lynn Tramper
    Member

    @retropump

    Locale: The Antipodes of La Coruna

    What about a laser comp, a pre-ordered Neo-Air, a Gorilla pack and a couple of Valandre bags to go with those?

    It's sacrilege to admit this, but I've actually given away a few stoves and packs, and thrown a Vargo triad out in the rubbish! We've pretty well dialed in what we need, and I don't actually like the clutter of all that unused gear lying around.

    #1486152
    Denis Hazlewood
    BPL Member

    @redleader

    Locale: Northern California

    Lynn,
    I've already pre-ordered a Neo-Air. I ought to throw my Vargo Triad out (doesn't work worth cr*p) but I simply can't bear to. I must have 20 Alco stoves, which I'll never use. Help me, Please.

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