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I would love a wide pads that's torso length, I mostly sleeper curled up and could easily be fine on something say 54" long and 26" wide. I know guys cut and reweld the pad but I'm way to chicken to cut a $200 pad.
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Seems depending on which prolite you have but the reg is 16 oz and the long is 22oz.
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Yeah I have the standard which is 16oz.
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Rockchucker,
Thanks for the review of the ExPed mat. I definitely like a comfortable night's sleep so that extra width is something I'm willing to splurge on, plus that pad will also save me some weight. Sounds like a perfect birthday present to myself come springtime.
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old and slow wrote:Rockchucker,
Thanks for the review of the ExPed mat. I definitely like a comfortable night's sleep so that extra width is something I'm willing to splurge on, plus that pad will also save me some weight. Sounds like a perfect birthday present to myself come springtime.
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Santa brought my son a mountain laurel designs prophet kids pack. At 10 oz it's 2 lbs lighter than his old rei comet! He is so excited to do more hikes this coming year.

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very cool! I'm thinking the Dalmatian PJ bottoms would be a hit on the trail as well :)
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rlown wrote:very cool! I'm thinking the Dalmatian PJ bottoms would be a hit on the trail as well :)
Nothing better than a good nights sleep in dalmatian pjs!!
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Nothing major here. Santa delivered every family member a stocking stuffer care package of selected patterns of 3/8 oz Kastmasters (have lifetime Z-Ray supply so Z-Rays not needed in stockings). Santa himself needed to restock, too, after snagging quite a few of them on his last 2013 fishing trip to 168 country in the fall.
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Not much from santa here either as already have most of the gear needed.
Well, there were a few items:
As my Klymit LWD http://www.klymit.com/index.php/product ... 3_b4f9a835" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (one-man raft as already seen in OldRanger's Jacuzzi) arrived too late last season for any backpacking, I did order my Alpacka Ninja Paddles...
https://www.alpackaraft.com/index.cfm/s ... injaPaddle" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Does add 3 pounds though - 15 oz for the paddles and 35 oz for the LWD...should work on those high Golden lakes.

Sent my Rainbow tarptent in for new zippers/sliders...not back yet.

New TNF 1/4 zip fleece,

New Columbia water shorts...in red...styling!

Still need some new trailrunners; looking at Brooks Cascadias 7 for those.

Had a local seamstress here in Mammoth make a longer stuffsack for the Ninja Paddle poles and will also hold my Rainbow tent poles/stakes too - straps outside side pack.

Replaced my older blue Gregory Deva WM 60 - not the new model (the older Deva women's 60 backpack that I have carried for 4 years)...IMHO, best backpack ever made, for me...just over 4 pounds and, if you switch out the shoulder straps for the men's, will carry 15 days food and a Bearikade Weekender comfortably...LOL, I found the new (old) one, also in red for $80.
BTW, Here is a similar one but in small (WS) and costing more on eBay -
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GREGORY-BACKPAC ... 3a87a36257" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Some Siwash hooks to change out the trebbles of the "few" Z-Rays lost last season.

Looking at some Dirty Girl Gaiters.

Like I said, I have all the gear I needed - Yeah right.
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