Comments on: Love letters from devoted readers https://pmags.com/love-letters-from-devoted-readers Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, and camping. Sat, 18 Nov 2023 00:39:06 +0000 hourly 1 By: Paul Mags https://pmags.com/love-letters-from-devoted-readers#comment-699338 Tue, 12 Jan 2021 01:18:58 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=28572#comment-699338 In reply to Stephan.

Hey, I love differences of opinion. It’d be a boring ole world if we all agreed. But, well, some opinions are more interesting than others. 🙂
My favorite is the “Most Interesting Backpacker In the World” because it sounds so over-the-top it is a parody almost.

]]> By: Stephan https://pmags.com/love-letters-from-devoted-readers#comment-699337 Tue, 12 Jan 2021 00:10:42 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=28572#comment-699337 Glad I didn’t make the list because I disagreed with you about fires. The most humorous to me was the one about humus.

]]> By: Paul Mags https://pmags.com/love-letters-from-devoted-readers#comment-699336 Tue, 12 Jan 2021 00:03:05 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=28572#comment-699336 In reply to Stephen Keire.

Pretty incredible that with 1960s gear, he had a 14lb base pack weight.

]]> By: Stephen Keire https://pmags.com/love-letters-from-devoted-readers#comment-699335 Mon, 11 Jan 2021 22:18:30 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=28572#comment-699335 Rambling, cantankerous Uber Boomer for the win. Thanks for the link that referenced Giger, the image of his laid out gear is astonishing in light of the ads in the average issue of Backpacker.

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