All's fair in love and SNARK!!

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granitestateofmind said:
Sorry about your day, Cbear. You can only control the way you respond to any given situation, everything and everyone else are out of your control, a fact which won't change no matter how pissed off you get. I'm not suggesting anything, only saying when my day starts to feel like the $h!+ show it usually is, I try to take a step back and ask myself whether I really need to participate in the show to get my job done. Usually I do not.
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it was just stupid people at hospitals that get to me. My coffee hadn't kicked in yet. It definitely got better, had a lunch date and then took the kid to the park around the corner. Def makes a day better to watch a mother play with a 22 month old. Now I'm in Springfield, gotta work tonight and tomorrow but I get to play with the babies anyway so it makes it better.

No I wouldn't actually go on a spree, I'm more likely to cunt-punt some poor sap.

LeeBower said:
I do have those days too, even though I haven't acted on those feelings in the last 45 years and certainly never will and I am certain that you haven't either... but I know how it is to want to ;) Sometimes just getting it off your chest is the best therapy.. kind of like yelling ^%*^(*&%*&%$(*&^(*%^(*&^(*&)^^%^&$%^#@$#^&()* when you smash your thumb in the truck door...
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I was half tempted to go to the shooting range however I didn't have the time.
 
granitestateofmind said:
Whattayawannaknow? They are really the only company that have committed to lumbar packs as more than a novelty or fad, and IMO it shows - the ones I've used or owned are well-executed and comfy.
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I guess that's what I wanted to know, are they reasonably comfortable? Do you have the suspenders with it? I've been eying down the day, and tour models. I think if I get one, I'll get the smaller tour. I might as well wear a backpack rather than the day version. This video is about the day version, but shows both side by side:

[video=youtube;_wudnSZFXYw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wudnSZFXYw[/video]
 
The Warrior said:
I guess that's what I wanted to know, are they reasonably comfortable? Do you have the suspenders with it? I've been eying down the day, and tour models. I think if I get one, I'll get the smaller tour. I might as well wear a backpack rather than the day version.
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They're both pretty comfy in my experience, only owned the smaller one (don't have it anymore, tho) and it's a great alternative to a day pack if you don't need all the space. I used to mountain bike (before the era of Camelbaks) and X-C ski with mine and loved it. Jandd used to make a really nice line of them as well. I think tho, once it gets big enough to need the suspenders, you could just stick with a daypack if you have one you like. Otherwise, it's personal, and while I liked the big size, I like my regular pack(s) more. Both sizes carry well. Just depends on what you want to do with it. But you already know that.
 
granitestateofmind said:
They're both pretty comfy in my experience, only owned the smaller one (don't have it anymore, tho) and it's a great alternative to a day pack if you don't need all the space. I used to mountain bike (before the era of Camelbaks) and X-C ski with mine and loved it. Jandd used to make a really nice line of them as well. I think tho, once it gets big enough to need the suspenders, you could just stick with a daypack if you have one you like. Otherwise, it's personal, and while I liked the big size, I like my regular pack(s) more. Both sizes carry well. Just depends on what you want to do with it. But you already know that.
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I was thinking that even with a smaller pack, it can get weighty, Throwing a Bk2 alone in it would require suspenders, haha. In all seriousness though, I was wondering how much sag one would get without the suspenders. Seems you could loosen it up around the waist a notch with suspenders.
 
Everything I have asked WillyD if he can do for me, he knocks it out the park! This is a custom made rat, made of M3 Silver, A metal composite. This guy just has some serious SKILLS.

 
What does that look like? Ethan?

I wouldnt doubt he could do almost anything you ask of him honestly. He never made anything like this one, I asked if he could do it... And Voila :D
 
The Warrior said:
I was thinking that even with a smaller pack, it can get weighty, Throwing a Bk2 alone in it would require suspenders, haha. In all seriousness though, I was wondering how much sag one would get without the suspenders. Seems you could loosen it up around the waist a notch with suspenders.
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The smaller Mountainsmith that I owned carried really well without the suspenders (I don't remember even having them). The way the pack is built onto the waistbelt - canted towards your back and suspended above your hips, with the suspension straps pulling the top of the pack towards your center of mass always made mine ride pretty solid. Now, if yer gonna put 10 pounds of steel in there, your experience may differ from mine...I just remember that it was a well executed design and served me well, but I haven't had it for almost 15 years. Left a good impression, tho, for the years that I carried it. If you've had a positive experience with any other lumbar pack, the 'Smith should easily surpass that.
 
granitestateofmind said:
The smaller Mountainsmith that I owned carried really well without the suspenders (I don't remember even having them). The way the pack is built onto the waistbelt - canted towards your back and suspended above your hips, with the suspension straps pulling the top of the pack towards your center of mass always made mine ride pretty solid. Now, if yer gonna put 10 pounds of steel in there, your experience may differ from mine...I just remember that it was a well executed design and served me well, but I haven't had it for almost 15 years. Left a good impression, tho, for the years that I carried it. If you've had a positive experience with any other lumbar pack, the 'Smith should easily surpass that.
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Well, I can always try the pack, and decide about he suspenders later. Still not sure about getting one. I have the small sling bag, and a small backpack, but there's something that draws me to them. For one, I hate when my upper back gets sweaty, but I have a feeling my lower back would get sweaty instead, haha.
 
The Warrior said:
Well, I can always try the pack, and decide about he suspenders later. Still not sure about getting one. I have the small sling bag, and a small backpack, but there's something that draws me to them. For one, I hate when my upper back gets sweaty, but I have a feeling my lower back would get sweaty instead, haha.
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You know you will. I don't like being sweaty either, but that doesn't stop me from sweating (profusely, at the drop of a hat) anyway. I blame my German mother. We Krauts are renowned for our sudoriferousness. I'm still wearing shorts so I don't overheat, and will until we start seeing some real winter weather.
I think you will like the pack, sweaty back or not.
 
Those beards are chump change in contrast to THE BEARD, now immortalized on a quilt for cold weather.

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So I was looking around for bright head lamps for trail running. I had about settled on an older model Princeton Tec Apex Pro (130 lumens) for around $45.
Tonight, I was in Small Fart looking for the Coleman Max anodized cookset (no luck), and I ran across the Ozark Trails 150 lumens head lamp for $12.97!
I don't know about battery life yet, but it cast a helluva beam across my yard and lit up the neighbor's place. I'm impressed so far.

RE: lumbar packs. I have a very nice L.L. Bean version that I've used a few times.
 
I've got a headlamp from Wally. Can't remember what kind it is, but it works well. Guyon, do you like the lumbar packs okay, or do you prefer a small daypack?
 
worldwood said:
really? all the grammar and spelling mistakes i make and you decide to fix wont ?? :D
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Hey, I went to a crap highschool so I'm barely qualified to proofread. BTW, you forgot the apostrophe again.


Silverthorn said:
Is it just me, or does everyone hear dolphin noises every time they see this picture ?...lol
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Well, I do now

Guyon said:
Y'all keep screwing around and I'm going to unlock ALL the snark threads and bump them. Heck, I might Sticky them all too.
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I don't think you have the stones.
 
The Warrior said:
I've got a headlamp from Wally. Can't remember what kind it is, but it works well. Guyon, do you like the lumbar packs okay, or do you prefer a small daypack?
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Just looked. It's a Coleman MAX, with low, med, and high beam, and also has the red, and blue lights on it.

[video=youtube;7_8Pl9mlZYQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_8Pl9mlZYQ[/video]
 
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