https://pmags.com/the-new-gear-fetish Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, and camping. Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:22:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://pmags.com/the-new-gear-fetish#comment-2370 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:22:45 +0000 http://pmags2.jzapin.com/?p=565#comment-2370 To be fair, I am not against gear (new, old, retro or otherwise) but gear for gear’s sake. I like my new ski boots too much and don’t miss my old glued together boots at all. 😀 OTOH, you probably won’t see me drooling to pick up the latest stove any time soon. 🙂

]]> https://pmags.com/the-new-gear-fetish#comment-2367 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 04:41:42 +0000 http://pmags2.jzapin.com/?p=565#comment-2367 I think it is important to point out that john muir had logger boots with screw fashioned as crampons, a leather unframed satchel, and acorn bread. With this gear I can guarantee old johny boy got more out of the wilderness experience than the gear whore who spend thousand, not just once but every year, on there kit. viva punk rock backpacking. edward abbey went out with a down sleeping bag and a canteen

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