seasonal replacement of gear
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 1:49 pm
Christmas in September
The FEDEX truck just departed - 3 packages received.
Backpacking gear - even the best of gear - has a limited shelf life. Even well-taken care of gear breaks eventually, wears out, or additional needs are discovered. This season, even though somewhat shortened due to Sierra fires, (only got in 77 dirt-bag nights - sigh), still somehow managed to destroy a few necessary items.
My Rainbow TT gave up the ghost, a new Shimano Symetre spinning reel was purchased and now needed an extra spool, and some Douche had stepped on the bottom of my Ergo Corks coming up Snow Creek trail - bending the bottom of one pole section.
Fedex brought all 3 today! A new Rainbow, a new spare Symetre spool, and a replacement bottom hiking-pole section...(doing the happy dance!)
Who else recently broke and replaced something gear?
The FEDEX truck just departed - 3 packages received.
Backpacking gear - even the best of gear - has a limited shelf life. Even well-taken care of gear breaks eventually, wears out, or additional needs are discovered. This season, even though somewhat shortened due to Sierra fires, (only got in 77 dirt-bag nights - sigh), still somehow managed to destroy a few necessary items.
My Rainbow TT gave up the ghost, a new Shimano Symetre spinning reel was purchased and now needed an extra spool, and some Douche had stepped on the bottom of my Ergo Corks coming up Snow Creek trail - bending the bottom of one pole section.
Fedex brought all 3 today! A new Rainbow, a new spare Symetre spool, and a replacement bottom hiking-pole section...(doing the happy dance!)
Who else recently broke and replaced something gear?