[philmont] Old line suppliers and old gear geeks

I had to retire my old Svea four years ago. The first thing I noted about
my new stove was that it didn't sound like a freight train was passing
through my camp site.
 
Bill Summers
Fort Worth, TX

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From: philmont@troop47.com [mailto:philmont@troop47.com] On Behalf Of Terry
Pogue
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 4:03 PM
To: philmont List Member
Subject: [philmont] Old line suppliers and old gear geeks

Terry Pogue
I made a Frost Line down parka from a kit - still doing well. It doesn't
have a zillion bells and whistles - some folks wonder how it works. Duh,
keep it simple. Also made bags and stuff from the Alta kits. Also have a
Wilderness Experience daypack; no padding, very simple. Great summit pack -
almost impossible to find a day pack w/o all the crap on it. I might also
buy a new gas stove if the 1972 Svea 123R ever quits working (no maintenance
- ever).

--- On Mon, 6/30/08, John LeBlanc <philmontjohn@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: John LeBlanc <philmontjohn@yahoo.com>
Subject: [philmont] Old line suppliers
To: "philmont List Member" <philmont@troop47.com>
Date: Monday, June 30, 2008, 3:51 PM

And then there was Trailwise equipment fro The Ski Hut in Berkley, CA. That
was Colin Fletchers favirite outlet since he lived nearby. Late 60's and I
still have their ext frame pack. Still got and use a Gerry Yearound tent I
bought in 1967.

John LeBland

--- On Mon, 6/30/08, Bill Summers <bill.summers@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

From: Bill Summers <bill.summers@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: [philmont] Scout Direct Hot Hot Deals
To: "philmont List Member" <philmont@troop47.com>
Date: Monday, June 30, 2008, 1:37 PM

I remember Holubar...and Gerry. Those were the two gear manufacturers that
I remember from the late 60s to early 70s.
 
Bill Summers
Fort Worth, TX

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From: philmont@troop47.com [mailto:philmont@troop47.com] On Behalf Of M J
CONKEY
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 1:07 PM
To: philmont List Member
Subject: [philmont] Scout Direct Hot Hot Deals

I guess the old saying "you get what you pay for" applies here. Alps is
reasonably-priced. It is not Columbia, not Mountain Hardware, not Lowe,
etc. For many participants, all they need their backpacking gear to last is
for the pre-trek activities, duration of the trek and occassional use after
that. Scout Direct gives them an option to sacrifice some quality for
price. I would suggest the same is true of Coleman (using the Scout
discount). Not top of the line, but adequate in most aspects. I have a
down zero degree Holubar (anyone remember Holubar?) sleeping bag that I got
back in the early 1970's. It has been to Philmont twice. I've probably
spent more than a year sleeping in it over the past 35 years and it still
keeps on ticking. My folks paid a fortune for it back then (over $100, as I
remember). So I would say you generally get what you pay for.... YIS.
Mike Conkey ('76, '02, '04 and '07).
 

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