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I’ve continued to whittle away at the chiropractic nightmare that is my backpack, mostly by ditching a small item here or there, or clothing I wasn’t using. It all added up to a few pounds in savings, but a recent trip with just my daypack convinced me it was time to cut deeper. [Read more...]
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After the technical clothing fiasco, I ran out and bought myself a couple of shirts from a tourist-oriented street vendor in Banglamphoo. They’re made out of this radical light-weight, paper-thin, fast-drying material called cotton. They’re both a bit hippy-ish and I paid double what they were really worth, of course, but the Thai markets don’t exactly stock a lot of clothing in the husky sizes. I wear one while leaving the other to soak in the sink. [Read more...]
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With great dread and deep-rooted fear, I crammed everything into my pack and maneuvered it onto my poor bathroom scale. I’d hoped to come in under 50 pounds, but the last minute “oh, I just have to take this” syndrome bit hard and the final weight was 57.5 pounds. I’m crying as I type this.
I’ll have to do some serious weeding over the next few weeks and I think I can shave a few pounds off that total, but it’s still a ridiculous amount of weight to lug around.
The only person to guess within one pound was my cousin, Donna, who guessed 58.5 pounds. She didn’t ask for a specific amulet, but knowing her well I’ll try to find one that will grant her peace from her crazy family.
Since she is a relative, and to avoid any cries of nepotism, I’m also declaring the second-closest guess a winner as well. That is Scott from Idaho, who nearly nailed it at 59.2 pounds. After learning he’d won, he replied back that he’d recently met a new special lady-friend, so I’ll try to find one to keep stoking the fires of love.
Congrats to the winners (I plan on visiting the amulet market in the next few days) and a big thanks to everyone who played along!
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Continuing my spending spree (which is thankfully almost over), I’ve added a Marmot PreCip Traveler rain jacket that I picked up on sale at the REI Outlet for $65.00. It’s windproof, reasonably waterproof, and only weighs 1 pound. I also picked up a cheap silk sleep sheet at the same time, saving $15 off the in-store price. It’s a goofy shade of green, but who cares? I’ll only use it in the dark. It weighs 4oz and rolls up to half the size of a regular sleep sheet — in-store pickup took care of any shipping costs.
A North Face Windwall windproof fleece was purchased on sale at REI for $75.00 and has been my winter jacket of choice. It really does cut the wind well, only succumbing at 40+ mph on the motorbike. Combined with the rain jacket, I’ve found it quite comfortable in temps as low as 30 degrees F — even on the bike. [Read more...]
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