Christmas Loot! Show us what ya got!

I got a cord lock with a light in it that's suitable for emergency backup.

I was lucky enough to receive a new Titanium Goat Ptarmigan, as well as some new wool baselayers. I'm looking forward to the MLIFE sale tomorrow too for some post-holiday self-gifting.

A pressie to myself…………. Hexamid Tent. Thanks Joe :o)

BPL long-handled spoon
BPL Vapor Mitts
Tarptent Moment
Tenkara Hane rod

(Though I ordered the Hane a while ago, technically it is a Christmas present from my wife. Haven't gotten the line yet, though.)

-six moon designs gatewood cape
-montbell inner down jacket
-brooks cascade 4
-smart wool trail running socks
-kooka bay sleeping pad
off to hit the bartram trail in a few days…thanks santa!!!

-Montane Event Halo Stretch jacket
-Mountain Hardwear fleece liner gloves
-Outdoor Research crocodile gaiters
-Nemo Losi 2P tent

pretty good haul! The montane is a truly amazing jacket, and the nemo tent is a really pleasant surprise in terms of weight and setup.

– Snow Peak Ti 600 mug
– Snow Peak Gigapower Lite Max stove

I love my Caldera Cone Keg F system, but I also like to have a canister stove for colder or windier conditions. This new gear will replace my JetBoil Flash PCS, which is awesome but not really lightweight. Now I just need a lid and a cozy… thank goodness for the BPL community!

http://www.antigravitygear.com/proddetail.php?prod=AGGCOZY&cat=127
http://snowpeak600lid.webs.com/apps/webstore/products/show/861515

Want an awesome-looking SP600 lid? Click here.

Ben.
Gear Enabler.

Haha… just bought one, in fact!

LOL — I missed that. I guess great gear minds all think alike.

As guessed, the box was a Tenkara rod, the 11-foot Iwane, just what I wanted. A thing of beauty, that's for sure, but it's a little difficult to play around with an 11-foot rod in a room with an 8-foot ceiling! Another box contained enough line and tippet to last me the next 10 years, plus some flies. I have no idea how Japanese flies will work on American fish, but I'll find out next summer!

I got 2pairs of Merino wool socks, some WP gloves, a cast iron griddle (SUH backpacking anyone? :D… and this:

For hiking in bear country :D

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! :)

If you could shoot hot dogs;-0

LoL.

Got to thank my wife for these gifts:

Golite Shangri-La 3

Panasonic LX3

Viola Shovel T6

A nice set of gifts!

Went for my biweekly massage this morning, and my therapist (who I've been going to, every other week, for about 7 years or so) gave me the following! She knows me well…..

@ Douglas

Very nice. You must be paying a lot for her services. ;)

You guys are soooo lucky.

All I got for Christmas was a trip to Mexico.

It's quite warm here…..;)

@ David

I haven't been to Mexico in a few months now. I usually hit it 3 or 4 times per year. I was in Monterrey last. What part are you in?

I finally gave up on our Big Agnes Insulated Air Core pads after three consecutive valve failures and a fourth with a leak we could never find. I took them back to REI.

Santa brought us two new Thermarest Prolite Plus pads – one woman's regular and one man's short. We'll see how these work.

We are in Nuevo Vallarta. Compared to -47C, this is much nicer!

Black Diamond Cobras heheheheheheehe! I got them early to go to Ouray last weekend.

Got a Spot 2 as well, had to send it back right away :( still waiting for the box to arrive. Got an ENO Hammock as well, can't wait to lounge in the trees when the snow clears up.

Light My Fire Titanium Spork
Prolite pad (size R)
Northern Lights Tundra snowshoes
a tube of Pill Towels (MY towel is smaller than your towel!)
Books:
The Book of the Bivy
Long Trek Home

and there's a birthday coming soon.