It’s like Christmas came early this year

Haha yeah,

I bought a SMD gatewood cape recently that I will get to use for the first time this weekend on the Pinhoti Trail. (I bet not many of you know about that little trail : )

-SR

I got wool socks!

I'll be receiving a duomid…or a trailstar once I can decide which one I want. :)

Forty Below LE overboots. Can't wait to try them out. We keep getting piddly little storms. Come on and snow already!

Arcteryx Alpha sv bib

MH Transition Wind jacket.

OR Alti Mitts

MH light weight and med weight fleece

La Sportiva Nepal Evo's

Silk socks

Wool Socks

Come on nasty weather and snow!!!!!

Pat, between the alti mitts and the SV bib, it looks like you have a summit bid on everest :) I was eyeballing the altis once at REI's used gear sale. Something like 50 bucks…but I didn't pull the trigger because I could never imagine a situation where I would need something that warm. They are crazy warm/bulky

I just got 2 Gossamer Gear backpacks a gorilla and a minipoza and a the one tent

I got them for $159.99 so i just could not say no. Being new to extensive outdoor trips in the winter i figure i had better be over prepared as apposed to under. I would like to do a multi day presidential traverse amongst other trips in the whites this winter and i dont wanna have to stay home cuz it is to cold or the weather is crap. I may not be climbing Everest anytime soon as i dont quite have 50 g's to pay so i can play! I however will do stuff like mckinley, Aconcagua, Rainier and stuff of that sort. Figure the whites is a good place to get my feet wet first. Plus i run cold like real cold.

I got a SteriPEN adventure Opti. Won't get to use it for a few months yet.

I just ordered a dixon double bivy from Oware. Woohoo!

Just received my MLD cuben solomid and net inner today. Looking forward to getting it out on the trail.

Just bought a GG SpinnTwinn and MLD Bug Bivy from the Gear Swap forum this week. And I got a GG Gorilla the day before they went on sale. Can't wait to use them.

i got a grip of toys this month!
ULA Ohm
Lumix G1 plus 45-200 lens
Zpacks cuben hammock tarp
Katabatic gear balaclava
Ti Goat adjustable poles
MLD Burn pack
Blackbird
WB Traveler
goosefeet overbooties

im ready

Got my new Bear Paw Tents Pyra Tent and Pyra Net 1 last Friday!

have a Mont-bell Alpine Light Down Jacket coming in the mail soon.

You guys make me feel poor. :(
I did however just splurge on some Salomon Deemax 2 Dry winter hiking boots. Still in the box, Can't wait to hoof it up to 13k in the snow with warm dry toes.
I also got got a Princeton Tec Byte, and I couldn't be happier with it. Only 20 dollas! think I'll write a gear review actually.
Oh and socks, new socks, mmmmmm, better than…..……

Well today Santa (UPS) dropped off my new Cloudveil Enclosure jacket so I will be testing that out. Not the lightest jacket out there but I needed a synthetic piece. Also went and got a Black Diamond Cosmo and I love it already. Can't beat a headlamp with a dimming feature

I just recently ordered at 15*F Marmot Helium for a great price, also have a M.B. Alpine Light Parka on the way. Things are cool because I buy my own Christmas presents and get cash back for them!

Several feet of snow have fallen in the mountains in the last 72 hours.

Just splurged and got a Western Mountaineering SummerLite. I tried it out this weekend and it was great!

David – We got a bunch of snow last weekend. Not in the mountains, but 8-12" all the same. Looks like Christmas around here! :D

Here is a picture of my new custom black 1.5 cuben SoloMid.

This is to be my designated winter shelter; beautiful, bomber and light.

Thank you Ron.

I just bought my hexamid solo tent, so im pretty excited also!

Wow Thom, that looks "stealthy." Awesome.