[at-l] "Back then..." comparisons 1979-2004

[Raphael Bustin]

At 08:37 AM 9/29/2006 -0700, Toe wrote:
>--- Victor Hoyt <vhoyt at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > On 9/28/06 8:52 AM, "Sloetoe" <sloetoe at yahoo.com>
> > wrote: a Z-Rest ... viscious lie as a claimed "pad."
> > > If you check out the Gossamer Gear pad, you will
> > > *flip*.
> >
> > Sniff! Well! You have to realize that I had never
> > owned anything softer than
> > Ensolite, so a Z-Rest felt like a soft, fluffy
> > cloud. Perhaps it's a viscous lie...  :-)
>
>### Victor, my '79 brother, I'll tell you what: You
>buy a Gossamer Gear "Mt. Washington" (whatever GGs
>product name is) and give it a night's shot. If you
>don't LOVE it, I will buy it from you forthwith. Now!
>Howwwwwz *that*?!?!?


Toe, does that offer extend to me?

Also:  what year was your thru hike (out
of curiosity.)

I have a feeling there's going to be a lot of
gear purchases in the next few weeks or
months.  My curiosity has been piqued
concerning these pads.  (And much else,
besides.)

I think it'll start with a spreadsheet of
alternatives, pros & cons, and a figure
for "dollars per ounce" for each ounce saved.

E.g.:

* old short thermie, 18 oz [REF]
* new Pro-lite short thermie, 10 oz.
+  8 oz saved @ $70 = $8.75/oz
* new "Mt Wash" or equivalent
+ 10 oz saved @ $45 = $4.50/oz

* old pack: 4 lbs
* new pack, 2 lbs
+ 32 oz saved @ $150 = $4.68/oz

Ditto for tent/tarp, cooking pots, water
bottles, etc.


rafe b
aka terrapin