Christmas Loot! Show us what ya got!

A Garmin Foretrex 301
Caldera Cone system for my Titan Kettle
Gram Cracker and 3-cup bowl with cozy

Plus some other stuff for my life away from backpacking….

When it comes to gear, Santa comes to my house all year. Frees him up to see you guys in December.

When I came home from my fiancees parents house late X-mas eve I saw a bag hanging from my door. It was a P.O.E. AO Aero Mountain 2/3 sleeping pad I purchased from Jeff Antig here on the forums. I even slept on it that night, very comfy! Thanks Jeff.

Not backpacking equipment but my finacee got me a Wetterlings American Felling Axe, her parents got me a few backs of backwoods cigars and my mother got me a Xbox 360 controller so I could whoop my brothers in Call of Duty Mondern Warfare 2. Very addicting! I also got lots of candy.

Joseph

This was not my year for gear (I got everything last year), but I got my husband a ULA Ohm (part of my quest to ultralight him). And I did get some CASH, that I am looking to spend… Maybe a pair of Vibram Five Fingers…?

I just bought a Fenix HL20 for myself last night.

Actually I was thiking about getting whether nitecore EZ AA or this headlamp for night hike purpose. However, when I went into the shop just before it close, the stuff show me this headlamp and told me that he can give me a 20% off discount, so I didn't hesitate to pay the money. I will use it next weekend to see how it works in the field.

Ahhh, what a nice day… here's my little loot list:
1. Lumix GF1 w/ 20mm aspherical pancake lens
2. Electronic viewfinder & remote shutter control
3. Carbon fiber tarp poles & mini aluminum tripod (to make MYOG tripod)
4. LL Bean hiking pants & performance fleece sweater

And here's what I gave as UL loot:
1. New kiddies trekking poles for my daughter
2. Lightweight down puffa coat for my wife
3. Snuggie for my mother-in-law

Everyone else got chocolate!

Peace, James.

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

Nice! Let me know how you like them. I'm in the market for a new set myself.

Montbell down inner pants

Merino Buff
And the promise to let me go more often!

Not really hiking related, but I got a bread maker, I guess my wife figured that as I dehydrate my own meals, Make a lot of my own gear that I may as well finish the loop and make my own break and rolls to take out.

Nothing to do with Bushwalking but some great presents

A book "We might as well win"
By Johan Bruyneel (the man behing Lance Armstong's 7 TDF victories) with Bill Strickland.

A three DVD set Long Way Round, Race to Dakar,Long Way Down.
By Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor

Tony

were to begin

3/4 length hiker extreme outer limits s/inflating roll mat
outer limits microsmart 270 sleeping bag
sea to aummit Medium dry stuff sack compression bag thingy
sea to summit light weight aircraft alloy cutlery set
2 sets of mountain design merino thermals
gondawana trekking tousers
cape trekking trousers
Columbia hiking shoes

i love my family :)

In the gear realm I was lucky enough to receive an Arc-teryx Alpha SL pullover (the hood is a work of art), and a Canon S90 (which is remarkably easy to operate, very impressive).

Best of all was the three days I spent with my wife, sister, and parents skiing and snowshoeing in Yellowstone at the Old Faithful Snow Lodge. A truly great experience which I'd highly recommend.

this is definatly NOT an ultralight option lol
but it will power my jeep winchand lights well

Santa brought me:

WM Vapor Jacket
FF Down Booties
Icebreaker 200 baselayers
Black Rock Down Beanie

And best of all, permission to go off for 3 nights to Savage Gulf over New Year's :)

Santa also brought my lovely wife an MLD Prophet and some snuggly warm Arcteryx and MH jackets that can do double duty around town.

MLD (okay, Trail Designs) Caldera UL Compact system:
http://tinyurl.com/yzlngqy

and matching MLD 850 ML titanium pot:
http://tinyurl.com/ykpptnf

I measure this at 39 grams total (1.4 oz): 15g for the stove plus 24g for the cone brings the Caldera UL Compact system to 46g or 1.6 oz. Add two titanium stakes (not included), the two I have come to 17g. I'm also carrying a little alcohol measuring cup (not included) at 3g. And a little bubble wrap to keep the measuring cup from rattling around inside the pot.

MLD Pot: If you use the 7 gram mesh bag it comes in, then that plus the pot plus lid are 90g + 7g = 97g or 3.4 oz. I'll tentatively use the mesh to keep the lid tightly on, and the handles nicely folded, but may later replace with just a plastic sack (bread bag or whatever) — no real weight savings in doing so, however.

Weight for total system, pot & lid, mesh bag, stove, cone, 2 stakes, and my measuring cup and a little bubble wrap: 159g, or 5.6 oz. This doesn't include fuel bottle or matches/lighter.

My somewhat hasty test burn pleased me well enough, though my close estimate of 15 ml of fuel didn't get me to a boil. It did get the 2 cups of water quite hot, certainly hot enough for me to eat with, and took 4 minutes and 45 seconds to do so on my back porch at maybe 35F. I pretty much always cook with treated water anyway, so don't feel the need to bring it to a rolling boil.

Apart from some direct weight and space savings, this system will allow me to carry less fuel. And the pot is a nice "cup size" that I can use as cup or bowl should I care to, one that I can fit my fat fist into to make it pretty easy to clean should I ever put anything beyond water in it. And the lid fits on really well. The priming ring along the outer edge of the stove might be a nice thing to have when I start on the AT in late February.

Tentative until I've got a lot of trail miles in with this, but it seems like a well thought out system, I'm pretty sure that I'll like it a lot. Merry Christmas indeed!

nice one, Gordon!

I didn't really get stuff for the Holiday, but I did get myself some more Teko and Injinji socks with the Backcountry.com free $.

Also, my wife got some new snowshoes and a new pair of Patagonia Traverse SS pants.

Well after crowd surfing all year, Im in. BackPackinglight member atlast. Anything good at the year end sale?

I'm coming off BD Rages and I love the leashless tools. The cobras are sweet, I've had them out 4 days so far including some laps this morning. My partner has the new Vipers and I like the cobras better but I'm a CF hoe so what can I say :)

I do need to file the picks a bit, the lasers are thin and there was a some thin ice today.

Marmot Zues Down Jacket

Not backpacking gear, but she sure is nice…
Specialized Rockhopper 29er

I got a new sewing machine and am ready to stuff my MYOG Arc Edge copy quilt with down. Now I know why handmade baffled quilts cost so darned much! ;)

Nice gift Alexander. I'll be on the lookout for new MYOG by you.

A new Buffalo Special 6 shirt, after nearly 16 years i needed to get a new one .

MERRY CHRISTMAS – AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!

Thanks to the Golite sale my Christmas loot basically doubled. Pinnacle and Shangri La 3. This goes a long way toward lightening my winter packweight. Now all I need is to take out a mortgage and replace my insulation to get really light.

I received a long NeoAir, but decided it was a lot of money to shave off a few ounces from my Therm-a-Rest, so I returned it and spent the money on a used MLD Speedmid. Thanks, Doug!