We are having an argument today about whether the stuff you have attached to you counts for backpack gear. Take me for instance. I wouldn't go many places without my fishing vest that Grandpa got me for Christmas, last year.
Not that I do that much fishing. It's just that thing has tons of pockets to put stuff in. It even has a big one across the back that will hold a map. I have practically all my ten essentials stashed somewhere in it. Which is great, because I don't always take my backpack everywhere unless we're headed out on patrol.
Then, I have my compass clipped to one of my belt loops. Of course, I carry my camping pocket-knife in my pocket. I even have a mini-flashlight on my key-chain. The way I see it, all that stuff is gear, no matter how you carry it around. I was pretty glad to have a couple extra granola bars and packets of hot chocolate stashed in there, last week, when we were stranded out on Sweeny Lake, let me tell you.
Buddy said a cookbook should be part of our gear, too. On account of he's been in a constant state of starvation most of his life until he found out how many things he could cook all by himself over a campfire. S. wouldn't go anywhere without her camera. Because you never can tell when you'll run into wildlife, and she wouldn't want to miss the shot.
C. won't go anywhere without her phone. Not that she spends a whole lot of time texting when she's out here. It's just that thing has a camera for snapping instant wildlife pictures, and she can get onto the Internet with it, instantly. In case she has to look up some important piece of information in a pinch.
So, it comes down to this. We figure everything we use out here is gear. So we're expanding the Christmas Sale next week to include everything. No kidding. And I mean everything.
So, get ready.
W.K.
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