Backpacking gifts

GrottoGirl · Post by **GrottoGirl** » Dec 01 2010 6:46 pm

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???

Cheers!

JoelHazelton · Post by **JoelHazelton** » Dec 03 2010 1:55 am

fricknaley wrote:
te-wa wrote:Stone Ruination IPA or a Rogue Dead Guy
x 2

x3

Can I throw in a suggestion for Stone Russian Imperial Stout?

(and so long as it's a Christmas gift, might as well go Double Dead Guy ;) )

nonot · Post by **nonot** » Dec 03 2010 1:17 pm

juliachaos wrote: good stuff, Maynard.

You are the second person on earth I've run into that uses that phrase...

paulhubbard · Post by **paulhubbard** » Dec 03 2010 1:35 pm

juliachaos wrote:good stuff, Maynard.

It comes from an old Malt-o-Meal commercial where Dad is trying to convince the kid, Maynard, how good it tastes.
http://www.fuzzymemories.tv/index.php?c ... #videoclip

GrottoGirl · Post by **GrottoGirl** » Dec 03 2010 3:51 pm

Jim_H wrote:The gift that keeps on giving, when either out on the trail or at home: silence!

I almost feel offended by this comment... Just cause I'm a wife doesn't mean I talk all the time...

RedwallNHops · Post by **RedwallNHops** » Dec 03 2010 5:07 pm

A nice bottle of bourbon is always a good gift.......

nonot · Post by **nonot** » Dec 03 2010 5:33 pm

paulhubbard wrote:
juliachaos wrote:good stuff, Maynard.
It comes from an old Malt-o-Meal commercial where Dad is trying to convince the kid, Maynard, how good it tastes.
http://www.fuzzymemories.tv/index.php?c ... #videoclip

Thanks, I didn't know the origin.

JoelHazelton · Post by **JoelHazelton** » Dec 03 2010 5:48 pm

bknorby wrote:
Jim_H wrote:The gift that keeps on giving, when either out on the trail or at home: silence!
I almost feel offended by this comment... Just cause I'm a wife doesn't mean I talk all the time...

I also felt it was a bit inappropriate...

te_wa · Post by **te_wa** » Dec 03 2010 7:28 pm

paulhubbard wrote: It comes from an old Malt-o-Meal commercial where Dad is trying to convince the kid, Maynard, how good it tastes.

i always thought dad was talking to kid's imaginary friend, maynard

btw, many of us are serious beer drinkers who occasionally go backpacking. that being said you can now find "double dead guy"* and many other "man beers" (and women too

) like Racer 5 and Bell's Kalamazoo and Dogfish Head Raison D'etre at your finer stores...

*in a killer collectable porcelain bottle, to boot.

nonot · Post by **nonot** » Dec 03 2010 8:22 pm

If you are still looking for ideas - there are some relatively new gravity fed water filter setups on the market. So far they seem to be getting fairly good reviews. If I didn't have to watch my spending, I'd definitely want to give them a try.

fricknaley · Post by **fricknaley** » Dec 03 2010 8:28 pm

@te-wa
anything be bell's is worth the while

paulhubbard · Post by **paulhubbard** » Dec 03 2010 8:41 pm

te-wa wrote:i always thought dad was talking to kid's imaginary friend, maynard

I thought so too, but I couldn't find THAT commercial. Anyways, I've used that phrase since the 80s when the ad originally aired.

JoelHazelton · Post by **JoelHazelton** » Dec 03 2010 9:05 pm

fricknaley wrote:@te-wa
anything be bell's is worth the while

Two Hearted Ale :GB:

GrottoGirl · Post by **GrottoGirl** » Dec 03 2010 9:34 pm

jrnorb wrote:A nice bottle of bourbon is always a good gift.......

And I'm supposed to bring you a WHOLE bottle of bourbon still in the glass out for a 3 day backpack up to Cathedral Peak? Are would it be appropriate it pour it out into a plastic bottle and let you guess what I bought you?

te_wa · Post by **te_wa** » Dec 03 2010 9:45 pm

jrnorb wrote:A nice bottle of bourbon is always a good gift.......

haha, funny thing i just enjoyed a Wild Turkey on the rocks the other day. a fine, fine thing indeed.

Tough_Boots · Post by **Tough_Boots** » Dec 03 2010 9:46 pm

azpride wrote:Two Hearted Ale

Two Hearted is one of my recent favorites!

paulhubbard · Post by **paulhubbard** » Dec 03 2010 9:48 pm

I picked up some "Grand Canyon Pilsner" from a MB in Williams, and was pleasantly surprised! Not a bad brew at all!

te_wa · Post by **te_wa** » Dec 03 2010 9:48 pm

Tough_Boots wrote:Two Hearted is one of my recent favorites!

its very, very good. you should also try West Coast IPA.
now that winter is upon us, nothing wrong with taking the old skool route with a Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout. oh, yes.

Tough_Boots · Post by **Tough_Boots** » Dec 03 2010 9:49 pm

te-wa wrote:with a Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout. oh, yes.

Sammy Smiths is like comfort food... but beer...

JoelHazelton · Post by **JoelHazelton** » Dec 03 2010 9:56 pm

Tough_Boots wrote:
te-wa wrote:with a Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout. oh, yes.
Sammy Smiths is like comfort food... but beer...

I'm thinking more along the lines of a milkshake

;)

But, I do prefer something with just a bit higher ABV this time of year. I had a bomber of Port Brewing's Santas Little Helper Imperial Stout the other day. Whoa, swept me off my feet! (10%. Of course, this was also after climbing for three hours then having only chips and salsa for dinner). Delicious, too.

big_load · Post by **big_load** » Dec 03 2010 10:04 pm

It's probably tough to find so far afield, but one favorite among NJ/PA hikers is Blithering Idiot, from the Weyerbacher Brewing Company. It is aptly named.
http://www.weyerbacher.com/cwo.php?id=7&page_id=10

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