25 perfect things....

j williams

j williams

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I just read an article in the new Outside magazine called 51 perfect things...I thought it would be neat to know what we look at as perfection. I thought Id give ya my list of 25 things I feel are perfect (in no particular order)

1) paracord- stood the test of time, and is always around me.
2) Pepsi can stove- lots of cups of joe, and warming teas and soups made on my trusty recycled pepsi can.
3) removing a heavy pack after a day hiking to the perfect camp spot.
4) The smell and heat of a fire, mixed with the sounds of the backcountry at night
5) Merrell footwear
6) The feeling of a full rigid steel mountain bike with one gear on a technical section of trail.
7) that week in between winter and spring, when the forest is waking up from its slumber
8) fire by friction- nuff said
9) a deserted stretch of beach, where you feel like the only person on earth.
10) Red Seal Ale
11) broken in Chaco sandles
12) Swiss Tool Spirit multitool- everyone can be Macgyver
13) My Snugpak Sleeka pack. Never have I found a pack I love more.
14) GI poncho liner, stood the test of time, and a nessisity for me.
15) 27oz Klean Kanteen- Some might think Guyot, and I love my Guyot, but my 27oz KK is a constant companion, everyday, for the past few years.
16) Sharing a fire with friends.
17) allowing yourself to get out of your comfort zone. Pushing it to that next level, taking a risk.
18) Watching my sons do anything.
19) A custom knife. The warmth and soul that an inanimate object can hold.
20) Wool
21) Eating a meal you caught
22) Identifying your first wild edible
23) A bowl of black Cavendish
24) A hammock and a book
25) When someone learns a skill from you. The feeling of teaching.

How bout you?
 
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1) catching a smallmouth on the first cast
2) stumbling on a mess of morels
3) seeing an Indian artifact sticking out of the mud
4) digging up an old quarter
 
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1) Raising your kids and seeing them succeed in life.
2) Having grandchildren
3) Taking your grandchildren fishing, and seeing their faces when that bobber starts to bounce!
 
I definitely echo some of that list.

Here are a few more of mine:

1. Freshly brewed strong tea, with condensed milk, on an ice-cold day on a snow covered hillside.

2. Clouds breaking below you on a mountain top, revealing the view beneath you

3. Making snow angels with your wife, stark naked

4. Sipping a good single malt next to that campfire in the evening
 
foxyrick said:
I definitely echo some of that list.

Here are a few more of mine:

1. Freshly brewed strong tea, with condensed milk, on an ice-cold day on a snow covered hillside.

2. Clouds breaking below you on a mountain top, revealing the view beneath you

3. Making snow angels with your wife, stark naked

4. Sipping a good single malt next to that campfire in the evening
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Who said you could me angels with my wife!! :)

1. Sunrise and sunset when there is nothing around you but the sounds and sights of nature

2. The first sip of a cold beer after a hard earned day

3. Running naked through the woods with YOUR wife

4. The pride of your first real stropping job on a custom blade

5. The feel of a well worn pair of boots

6. The feeling of your kids greeting you at the door after your long day at work
 
Urinating in the wilderness on a frosty but sunny morning with the birds chirping all around you ;-):D


or is that just me ?:o
 
1) Using a Mora
2) Using a Gransfors SFA
3) The company of a good friend and the silence you can enjoy together outside
 
Great thread Jake :thumbup:

Making it to the top of the mountain
First cup of coffee in the morning after coaxing the fire (or stove) to life
Sitting by the fire and whittling something
Just sitting and listening to the sounds of the forest
The fat laden burger and fries when you get back to town :D
 
I don't have time right now to come up with my list of 25, as I am heading up to some family property for the weekend in northern MI, but I just wanted to tell you that I love this idea. Also that you have an amazing list and there are very few things on there that would be different from my own. My favorite on there is sharing a campfire with friends.

Great Idea and great thread.
 
A great list so far!:thumbup:



I'd add: a hike after the rain, when all is wet and verdant...
 
Finally reaching the awesome viewpoint you have been slogging away for hours to reach !

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Having a cold beer by the fire whilst listening to loons on the lake just after sundown as the rainbow trout i caught cook to perfection..

Cleaning my rifle by the fire after all that ..
 
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