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Backpacking gifts

Post by GrottoGirl »

Hi all,

My husband and I plan to exchange our Christmas gifts on a backpack this year. Therefore, I need ideas of what I can get him that:
- he doesn't have already (for the sake of not boring you I won't list what he already has)
- is ultra-lightweight
- is small

Any ideas???

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A lighter?
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A good, pro quality, yo-yo. I always take one on trips. If he doesn't know how to yo-yo, buy a DVD and booklet with instructions. DO NOT get the one with "the brain."
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A SPOT 2 Messenger? That's what I'm asking for, especially in light of Joe's disappearance.
Another thought would be a Kindle (or something like) - lighter than a book, but holds hundreds of books. Perfect for those solo nights in camp...
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folding titanium spork.
http://hikearizona.com/garmin_maps.php

Hike Arizona it is full of sharp, pointy, ankle-twisting, HAZmaster crushing ROCKS!!
Hike Arizona it is full of sharp, pointy, shin-stabbing, skin-shredding plants!
Hike Arizona it is full of striking, biting, stabbing, venomous wildlife!
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one of these: http://warbonnetoutdoors.com/travelers.php
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A 22oz bomber of a good, strong winter ale :)

Or maybe a nice pack-sized camera?

(my mind doesn't stray too far from beer or photography)
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azpride wrote:(my mind doesn't stray too far from beer or photography)
and this is a very good thing indeed!! :)
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A brighter headlamp. Great for exploring places that you really shouldn't.
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big_load wrote:A brighter headlamp. Great for exploring places that you really shouldn't.
One with a built in SPOT so it can call SAR when you get into that place "you really shouldn't!". :sl:
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Post by joebartels »

Without having a clue what he has we are all just throwing darts in the dark.
So for a low end product I'd suggest http://www.amazon.com/Fox-40-Whistle-Cu ... ikearizona

The hot high end product of the season for hikers is http://www.amazon.com/DeLorme-Earthmate ... ikearizona however that could be a poor choice if you are a MAC user
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I have backpacked with the dude, and he didn't have a yo-yo! :D
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The gift that keeps on giving, when either out on the trail or at home: silence!
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Get "Juggling For Dummies" and once you learn how, you don't have to bring anything extra with you on your next trip. Once you can handle stones, you can graduate to pieces of agave stalk! :y:
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in the same thread as the previously-mentioned 22 oz bomber (an excellent suggestion, btw)... a light-weight hiking flask? Those are quite nice on longer backpacking trips
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RWStorm wrote:
azpride wrote:(my mind doesn't stray too far from beer or photography)
and this is a very good thing indeed!! :)
:D
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sbkelley wrote:in the same thread as the previously-mentioned 22 oz bomber (an excellent suggestion, btw)... a light-weight hiking flask? Those are quite nice on longer backpacking trips
Amen. Ask those on Liz's Boucher trip, or my last GG trip, or...
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Re: Backpacking gifts

Post by te_wa »

and if you purchase said bomber, might i suggest a Stone Ruination IPA or a Rogue Dead Guy and if you really, really love him a Delerium Nocturnum abbey
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te-wa wrote:Delerium Nocturnum
just gotta second that Delirium... good stuff, Maynard. :)
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te-wa wrote:Stone Ruination IPA or a Rogue Dead Guy
x 2
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