So, what did you buy on Black Friday and Cyber Monday?

[Idiot Savant]

I'm talking paddling or camping gear, of course. Or, even, fitness equipment, if it's for staying in shape for paddling.

 

[Gamma1214]

Nothing. Like, truly nothing; fitness or otherwise. I already have too much stuff of my own and buying Christmas presents that early would involve planning ahead. I work best under pressure anyway so I started Christmas shopping around the 17th.

I probably spend more that way but I don't ever shop; I just buy.

 

[Punkinhead]

Nothing. I'm saving my pennies for Canoeacopia.

 

[dutchlennart]

Glad that this has not spread worldwide as big as in the us. Altough yearly it seems to get bigger over here as well. Last investment in canoe / outdoor was last week. The left blade is new to me. It is huge. Not sure what my plans are. It was to close and cheap not to purchase it. I did a short test paddle with it. It left me wondering....

 

[Robin]

I bought this T Shirt recently, cyber but not sure if it was on a Monday, I think my family thinks it’s inappropriate for my age but that’s what’s great about being old…I don’t care!

 

[tketcham]

I didn't buy this on a Monday or a Friday but it was cyber and remains so...

PaddlePlanner - Quetico/Superior

 

[Idiot Savant]

I bought a new IK before Thanksgiving, but I'm counting it as a Black Friday sale.
I took advantage of some holiday deals on exercise equipment.
I was tempted by some other great bargains, but I have way too much gear already.

 

[snapper]

Nothing. At this point I purchase what I need when I need it instead of waiting for "deals" or special days. My birthday is in April and Christmas in December. That's a long time to wait for something if you really need or want it. Just saying...

That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well.

 

[Odyssey]

I went nuts. Absolutely squirrely. Not because of any #Blackfridaylabourdayboxingdaysenior'sdayseizethedaysusandey thing.
I decided to follow wherever my mood took me, and it took me to a guilt-free place normally inhabited by shopaholics. I felt out of place,
a strange animal there, so i didn't stay long. Just long enough to ding my plastic. Some things were on sale, some not. Whatever.
Sleeping bag liners (2). Not a big investment, and not sure I'll like a flimsy layer to wrestle with.
2-Layered waterproof shell parka. Because I gave my adult gson my first (new) one, because he showed up cold and wet one day.
Leather axe sheath. I'm never gonna get off the lazy couch to make one, so I supported the local economy.
Swedish axe sharpening stone. My old stone is worn, so I spread my loonies a bit further.
Paint, stain, sealer etc. Our 2 yr old gson acquired a tired old toddlers paddle needing some restoration. Grandpa's on it.

 

[Steve in Idaho]

For myself? Nothing. For my son who lives in the frozen wasteland - Kahtoola Microspikes. Fantastic gear, if you have the need.

 

[Neophyte]

By the time black friday rolled around I had already bought all the canoe gear I wanted, so I didn’t get anything there. Got a few pairs of jeans and a new fridge for a good price though.

I did start my new canoe fund. My father in law was quite generous for Christmas, as he always is. After we bought the aforementioned fridge my wife also generously allowed me to put aside some of it for that canoe.

 

[Black_Fly]

I got a 60L blue barrel and harness. Weighs much less than the CCS food pack and bear vaults. I guess my new canoe was Black Friday too.

Got my better half a new Apple Watch and a car. Still considering an InReach3. It will cost about 1/2 the price of a new device to replace the battery I'm my dated PLB. I don't think they go on sale until a new model comes out and the batteries are stale.

 

[memaquay]

Apparently some of the Garmin watches can act as an In Reach if you buy the plan. There are some on sale for around 400 bucks Canadian (chicken feed in US bucks) that I have been resisting buying. One of the features as well is if you have a major health event, like a heart attack, the watch will automatically send out emergency messages to the chosen contacts. I pumped that one up to my wife, she expressed her approval, but I still can't pry open my wallet. Oh ya, another very cool feature is you can have all your Topo maps on the watch, and it has a built in flashlight, which reviewers really like. Dang, going to look at it again now lol.

 

[Gamma1214]

I can certainly see the benefit of an automatic message during heart attack. As for the maps: Is the screen large enough to do us old farts any good?

 

[Steve in Idaho]

I can certainly see the benefit of an automatic message during heart attack. As for the maps: Is the screen large enough to do us old farts any good?

I was gonna ask if it comes with a magnifying glass.

 

[ppine]

Mostly I bought Christmas presents for people.
I gave my neighbor a new cordless drill just because he needed one.

 

[dramey]

I filled the gas tank on my suv.

 

[yknpdlr]

I gave my neighbor a new cordless drill just because he needed one.

Let me guess how you knew that.

 

[PaddlingPitt]

Kathleen and I have everything we need. In fact, we are giving stuff away. In our new-ish home on Pender Island, we like going out to the bakery-coffee shop - after we walk Shadow in the morning. We go pretty much every day, except on Sundays, when Kathleen goes to church, After her service we watch NFL football.

On Black Friday, Kathleen bought a latte and a sweet scone. I bought a small black coffee and a savoury scone. On Cyber Monday, Kathleen bought a latte and a sweet scone. I bought a small black coffee and a savoury scone. On both days we chatted with new friends. A somewhat predicable, comfortable lifestyle. We do miss wilderness canoeing, though.

 

[Glenn MacGrady]

For at least 25 years, the only televisions we've had are two old, standard definition, 4:3 Sony CRTs. I didn't mind because I rarely watch TV and, when I did, I could watch the Spectrum channels on my laptop computer.

But this fall Spectrum shut off my cable boxes and sent me new ones, which didn't work because my TVs are SD and don't have HDMI inputs. The Spectrum techs who I spoke to on the phone and who visited my house said they had never seen a CRT TV before, and that virtually all their customers now use streaming rather than cable boxes.

What's streaming?

Oh, it's what I do when watching stuff on my computer all day long. Okay.

So . . . on Black Friday I bought a 55" Roku smart TV, which cost less than some canoe paddles. Since then, I've had little time to keep up with posts on this site because I have to binge watch 10 years of canoe shows on Netflix, Disney+, and the Roku channel.

Wow, I can even watch in Silent Night with something called bluetooth headphones.

Thank goodness no one is asking what we bought ourselves for Christmas. (Some spouses read this forum.)