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