Everything Fred – Part 438

30 September 2024

I am absolutely insane. I was going to take it easy today because we had rain showers during the morning. However….

While trying to go to sleep last night I finally came to the conclusion that I would not be hiking any significant distances and not camping any more. I knew I needed to clear some space in the house and I figure a lot of that space was taken up with gear.

I figure I can offer it at a very significant discount to my blog readers and if worse comes to worse, I can have Vietnam Vets pick it up and put it to good use.

There are two areas where the camping gear is stored: the upper shelf in the utility room and in the guest room closet. As it turns out, I have a lot of gear!

  1. REI Kingdom 8 Tent (2018 version) 150”x100”x77”
  2. Kingdom Garage (attaches to Kingdom 8 Tent)
  3. Coleman Triton 2 burner propane stove
  4. REI Camp Roll Table
  5. Red Camp Xtra Chair – 2 Camp Chairs
  6. REI Camp Folding Cot
  7. Coleman Camp Oven – 10 inch square rack adjusts to 3 heights
  8. Hennessy Hammock,Ultralite Explorer with Asym Zip 2 lbs 4oz
  9. Helio Pressure Shower – Nemo Equipment, 11 liters
  10. Thermarest Luxurymap Camp and Comfort pad 25”x77”x3”
  11. High Country Sleeping Pad
  12. Go Anywhere Portable Toilet – supports 500 lbs.
  13. Summit Sleeping Bag (Talus TSII) 14°F
  14. REI Siesta Sleeping Bag 30°F, long
  15. REI Quarter Dome Tent 2 lbs 7 oz 88x35x42
  16. Osprey Aether 70 backpack with rain cover
  17. Osprey Statos 36 backpack with rain cover
  18. REI day pack Flash 22
  19. Sea to Summit Traveller TrI Sleeping bag 50°F large
  20. MSR Mens Snowshoes Revolver Ascent 22 inches
  21. SeatoSummit Sleeping bag TR Travelle 750 + loft Ultra dry down
  22. SeatoSummit Coolmax fabric Adaptor Traveler Insect shield/repellent gear
  23. Convert II Footprint ground cloth for Convert II tent 100% nylon
  24. Convert II Sierra Design 4 season/2 person tent
  25. SeatoSummit Aeros Pillow – Premium regular
  26. Travel kit (toothbrush, sewing, etc.)
  27. Thule roof carrier similar to Thule Force XT carrier large
  28. Bear Vault – Model BV450
  29. Bear Vault  – Model BV500

    If anyone is interested, make me a very low ball offer and it’s yours. Of course, I have to have a place to store it until I dispose of it and since I was cleaning out the closet and the shelf in the utility room, I opted to store it on the patio bar and some shelving I have out there. It’ll be protected somewhat from rain.
Anyone need bear vaults?

No good deed goes unpunished. I noticed some of the blown-in insulation had fallen down in the closet. When the guy came to install the fiber optics for ATT, I didn’t pay attention to how he ran some wires. It was a joke how he “fixed” it. I still don’t understand why he had to cut such a large hole in the ceiling.

I tried to patch it using cardboard and duct tape. It seems the plaster in the ceiling doesn’t let duct tape stick. I swept up two 10 gallon kitchen bags of insulation and finally gave up.

My ultimate goal was to clear out some space on the upper shelf in the utility room. Here’s what it looks like now. Imagine it stuffed to the gills with camping gear.

Of course, I’m exhausted. I’ll pay for this tonight and tomorrow. It’ll be a four tablet Advil night.

I will keep my day pack for short excursions. I figure with my neuropathy in my feet, that’s all I can do. I’ve also noticed a large knot on the sole of my left foot where I should have an arch (I’m flat footed). When it rains, it pours insulation.

Stay tuned!