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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!

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 ;) )

juliachaos wrote: good stuff, Maynard.

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

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

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...

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

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.

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...

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Two Hearted Ale :GB:

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?

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.

azpride wrote:Two Hearted Ale

Two Hearted is one of my recent favorites!

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

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.

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

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

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.

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