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Isn’t it that time of year where they have sales on rain jackets? It sounds like your sweater works best for you, and makes you happiest, even though it weighs 3 1/2 ounces more than your fleece. Why shouldn’t it make you happier—it has hair from your pup? Wool has wonderful outdoor properties.

It is the EE Revolution that opens. I’ve read (WhiteBlaze?) that EE has been adding more down for the last year or maybe two. Apparently there were complaints that their quilts were cold. Comments have been made that the down simply needs to be dispersed when you lay out your quilt, and they...

I have both an Enlightened Equipment quilt and a Hammock Gear quilt. They are both made very well. The Hammock Gear Econ burrow is a very good deal. I wanted a really warm quilt for early and late in the year, and I ordered a 0* quilt, with sewn foot and one ounce extra down. That thing looks...

I found a Tilley on the ground in Yellowstone, as a bear-jam evaporated. I’ve really liked it, to the point that if I lose it, I will go buy one. It has a chin strap, but someone explained to me that you don’t put it under your chin, you tighten it behind your head and that keeps it on, which...

You can be a member of the Unicorn Hunter’s Society. https://constantcommoner.wordpress.com/2015/03/06/yes-virginia-there-are-unicorn-hunters/

This is such a thoughtful discussion! Two weekends ago, I did a weekend backpack in Yellowstone. I was with a young couple that was starting a 69 mile hike of the Thorofare, and I simply joined them on the first night. I handled their shuttle. They were much faster than I, stronger and braver...

I have a 14 foot Puffin II, which takes me 30 minutes to put together. It is fun to use to play in, but when I saw (and bought) an Advanced Elements inflatable, I figured it would take less time and effort to put it in the water. I was right. 10 minutes from bag to water. I haven’t had the...

Wow, that’s really sad. I have two of their boats, a 16 and a Puffin II. I admit, I haven’t used them much... the canoe has only been out once, but they are durable boats. I did a three week trip in the Arctic where the outfitter used 17 footers. They aren’t the most nimble boats, but they...

I bought my P900 as a refurb, so it was only about $450. I don’t take it backpacking/canoeing, but I now take my older, less sparkly, Canon SX50 which has a 50x zoom lens. It doesn’t shoot RAW (I don’t think), but it does give you lots of manual control options. I haven’t checked lately, but I...

I checked on how much it would be to rent a canoe in the Tetons (Dornan’s? Dorman’s?) last year. It was $65 per day for an aluminum canoe. They didn’t have other options. I’m not sure where you’d rent a canoe by the East or Northest entrances (nearest me). The west side is a crowded mystery...

I used a couple of strips of cardboard under the legs of my roll a cot. I also put up a Helinox chair as a bedside table (and chair). It felt so civilized.

That’s a wonderful image, Yellowcanoe. I have a Nikon P900, which goes to 83x. I don’t know much about the settings, and I don’t think it shoots RAW, so you probably aren’t interested, but it does let me take pictures of grizzlies in Yellowstone without worrying about being eaten, or even...

When you get back, please show us some pictures. PLEEEEEEEASE. :-)

I just looked in Rocky Mountain Natural History. According to that, the bobcat has a black tip on the TOP ONLY of the tail. It may have ear tufts, but are shorter than on a lynx. One of those pictures shows the tail, and what I see seems to have only the black on the top. I’ve been honored...

When I lived in the area, the Nikomos Trail was my favorite, with the Orphan Lake Trail my second favorite. If you’re there at the right time, you can see armies of pink lady slippers. Yellowcanoe is correct about all those trails. If you go, stop at the Canadian Carver. It looks like a...

Odyssey, It’s been quite a while since I got them, but they were reasonably priced, and there were lots of designs. You could get a killer whale in mirror image, which I intended to put on the bow. I actually think I know where they are, I just don’t want to over commit. :-) It’s wonderful to...

I don’t know about the clip on repellants, but I once did a trip in Florida where a local recommended one of those thermocell devices. They’re about the size of a VCR tape (yes, I now feel old). It was kind of like magic... I could sit outside at the picnic table, and there were no mosquitoes...

Odyssey, I have a number of decals like the ones you show. I bought them to put on my kayaks (shhh). I never got around to it, because after putting them on I was going to have to spray them with something to make them adhere better, and well, if it takes more than one step, I get occupied...

As I looked at that, it struck me that if there are any sort-of-small children in your life, with some supervision and two or three colors, you could have some gloriously decorated bags. That would be the kind of thing that you might look at initially and think, “Geeze... “ And in 10 years, you...

Those look nice. I like that idea.