New guy introduction

Glad to have you here. We've all got several of those horror stories, and often a thread comes up where everyone relives them. Good stuff

Ryan

Welcome Alexander. Ken T. will be handing out name tags for you to fill out and stick on your chest.

Hello and welcome to a place that slightly eases the pain of waiting for one's available vacation days to replenish themselves.

Fair warning though. Spending time here will likely result in you chasing the perfect lightweight kit and with that quest comes many impulsive purchases and a much lighter wallet.

"Fair warning though. Spending time here will likely result in you chasing the perfect lightweight kit and with that quest comes many impulsive purchases and a much lighter wallet".

Yup. Already bought a 1 oz knife (since mine is an unbearable 2.3 oz) since I've been on here and I'm circling the Zebralight H52 like a shark.

*Sigh..*

It's the big 3 that will get you. Repeat after me…

"I do not need a new tent"

"I do not need another backpack"

"My sleeping bag is perfect just the way it is"

LOL

Lol

Too late already for this season!

1. New Mountainsmith Haze 50 (love it!) from my old Gregory Z pack

2. New SixMoon Luna Solo since my BD BetaLight was too big for one person.

2. Keep wanting to downgrade my Marmot Helium to an Atom since it's actually kind of warm for summer and an extra pound. Haven't done it yet, so there's hope yet.

My Helium is perfect just the way it is
My Helium is perfect just the way it is
My Helium is perfect just the way it is even with that extra pound…and getting old….

A really long hike will cure you of this gear acquisition thing though. After a while, gear is just gear. What's more fun is figuring out how to make gear out of trash.

Alex m' lad,
Listen not to the din of anti new gear naysayers.

Go forth and purchase what thou doest desire but only after much research, testing and lusting after the item(s).

"New Item Worship" is sooooo satisfying. ;o)

When the newness wears off then you can begin modifying your gear to make it like YOU want it.

Or you can just stop buying new gear. I've done it hundreds of times.