Luxury item
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Topic author - NewbieCake
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Luxury item
Okay, we all share the goal of getting our gear to the least weight possible.
But if you could add one luxury item, weighing less than a pound or two, what would it be?
To start the ball rolling, mine is a Thermarest Trekker chair. 10 ounces of pure luxury for the backside.
But if you could add one luxury item, weighing less than a pound or two, what would it be?
To start the ball rolling, mine is a Thermarest Trekker chair. 10 ounces of pure luxury for the backside.
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- Trailblazer
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Re: Luxury item
Hmmmm. My Trekker chair only weighs 5 oz. But my luxury item is usually a book.
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- Trailblazer
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Re: Luxury item
I bring a Kindle. 7.2 oz and dozens of books -- I spend a lot of time reading on the island (usually while sitting on a dock). More than once I've been socked in by weather and read an entire book in a day.
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- Trailblazer
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Re: Luxury item
I laughed at my friends for taking a helinox chair zero because it is an unnecessary one pound. I was trying to get comfortable sitting on the dock last year while reading a book when a fellow kayaker pulled his chair out and offered it to me. I now carry one. Crow doesn't taste bad when you're comfortable.
I also carry a kindle, my last trip with paper books I carried four pounds of books. I was rained in a lot last trip and read 6 books.
I also carry a kindle, my last trip with paper books I carried four pounds of books. I was rained in a lot last trip and read 6 books.
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- May actually live on IR
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Re: Luxury item
me also: a book, usually a paperback mystery novel. (I wonder if this cluster of "book[s]" answers reflects some sort of selection effect: people who frequent these forums when they could just be FaceGramming instead are people for whom words are a natural medium?)
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- LNT Expert
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Re: Luxury item
Leaving for my first IR trip in 16 days, so: I'll likely find out at the end of my trip which items were my luxury items. For the next two weeks, they're all necessities!
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- Trailblazer
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Re: Luxury item
Duffy, when you arrive in RH look me up in the campground-I will be leaving on the Ranger the next morning so I will definitely be “ in town”. I will put a note on the message board at the vis ctr.
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94 RH-DF-MB-3M-RH
92 RH-DF-LR-CW-HL-SD-IM-WC
16 RH-DF-MB-TI-RH-3M-RH by kayak
09 RH-DF-MC-TH-HL-SD-WC
00 WC-IM-WC
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- LNT Expert
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Re: Luxury item
Will do, Bobcat. My wife and I will be the ones wheezing under the weight of ridiculous packs.
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- NewbieCake
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Re: Luxury item
I was going by REI tonight to pick up the stuff i ordered for the trip. I was thinking about getting a small chair.
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- IR Expert
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Re: Luxury item
Love my Monarch Alite chair. I also bring a kindle so I can read whatever I'm in the mood to read.
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- NewbieCake
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Re: Luxury item
I tried my buddies trail camp stool a few weeks ago while on the island. It doesn't seem like it would be comfortable, but I thought it was great I'm usually a sit on an available log type of person. It rained quite a bit and sitting on wet logs was not enjoyable. I'll be picking up one of these stools soon.