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Comment on Off-Piste – Brother 2170w Printer (2009 vintage) by Paul Mags

Paul Mags — Mon, 04 May 2026 16:10:54 +0000

In reply to Randy Martin. Alas in our small town the library And local printshop are not always convenient for our availability. We make use of the printer a fair amount.

Comment on Ultralight as an auto hobby by Fran

Fran — Mon, 04 May 2026 15:06:17 +0000

I strongly align with this point of view, and yet the pressures of a consumerist society mount on the back of my mind and pull me toward unnecessary spending. It is so refreshing to be reminded of what matters (and what doesn’t). Thanks Paul.

Comment on Off-Piste – Brother 2170w Printer (2009 vintage) by Randy Martin

Randy Martin — Mon, 04 May 2026 14:15:07 +0000

Awesome. Wish I had been smarter about which printer I bought back then. I have now given up on printers and won’t buy another. Thankfully not required for the most part and if really required I can print at our local library.

Comment on Western Snap shirts vs. Sun Hoodies- Hot and Dry Weather by Renee

Renee — Sat, 02 May 2026 21:50:43 +0000

In reply to Del Gray.

Del – excellent question. This my experience, YMMV:
I wore a series of women’s dress shirts from the thrift store for years – backpacking and doing trail maintenance. I now wear a nylon/poly blend button-down shirt from NRS, just because the stretch fits my needs for movement with trail maintenance. The durability and function of the full-cotton dress shirts was amazing and even after accidentally cutting my shirt with a saw, it kept holding on for a year. The sun protection was great until the shirt was nearly thread-bare at the shoulders. At this point, the shirts were 10+ years old!

I would do a 60/40 dress shirt from a thrift store, no hesitation. I really like the look and flexibility of my NRS shirts, but if a loose-fitting dress shirt showed up in my life again I’d wear that too.

Comment on Backpacking and Car camping – Two tools in the timebank kit by Renee

Renee — Sat, 02 May 2026 14:18:09 +0000

In reply to Dony Erwin. Dony – I was going to comment this same thing. I love the idea of taking time at the car. I might remember to stretch.

Comment on Backpacking and Car camping – Two tools in the timebank kit by Paul Mags

Paul Mags — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:21:14 +0000

In reply to Rachel. One of my favorites. :)

Comment on Backpacking and Car camping – Two tools in the timebank kit by Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:22:04 +0000

Wow, what a photo! I don’t comment very often, but I read all of your posts. Thanks Paul!

Comment on Backpacking and Car camping – Two tools in the timebank kit by Paul Mags

Paul Mags — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:54:37 +0000

In reply to Dony Erwin. Exactly!

Comment on Backpacking and Car camping – Two tools in the timebank kit by Dony Erwin

Dony Erwin — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:49:19 +0000

Not to mention jumping into a car immediately after backpacking all day and finding out you can hardly walk at all when you stop for gas 6 hours down the road.

Comment on Backpacking and Car camping – Two tools in the timebank kit by Paul Mags

Paul Mags — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:07:01 +0000

In reply to K C. Extends the trip and makes for a more relaxing wrap up than driving home right away!