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Posted by Kirby on October 20, 2006 at 8:51:55 pm EDT
In reply to Re: This might be a stupid question but.... posted by Bill S on October 20, 2006 at 1:09:03 pm EDT

OK in my previous post the first sentence may have over-generalized, however, my point was none the less validated. A free Pepsi can is not a $40 canister stove even though both can be used to heat something until it boils. One of them will likely serve up supper faster. A tarp can be home-made for dirt cheap, but it is still not a tent. If one already owns camping gear that is considered too heavy for this or that reason, it will likely cost extra cash to replace one gear item with another that is comparable except for its pack weight. I never said it is impossible to find less expensive ultra-light gear. So I will make my point again a little more precisely: it can be ultra-expensive to trade in one's heavier gear for comparable gear that might weigh less. For example, one must decide if one must haul around that 6 lb two-person double-walled tent with a good vestibule that is in the closet until one can afford to shell out cash for a lighter replacement. You know you need a 3 lb tent, you know you want one, but considering the weight of the one you own each time you must take it out is not going to change the fact that the ole budget just can take on a $200 new tent that fits your specifications. Hats off to those who can afford to collect a variety of packs, tents and sleeping bags to coax their overall pack weighs down with each new ultra-light model that shows on the market; I can not.

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• Re: This might be a stupid question but.... - Bill S 20:58:09 10/20/2006

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