The History of Gear
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Fri 29 Oct, 2010 7:50 amby juju
My sister was browsing lately and found this great site about the history of outdoor gear, has anyone seen it? I found photos, ads and instruction for my wonderful old Ultimate pea pod. I bought the tent second hand and it must be about twenty years old, but then everything (except me) seems to be about twenty years old.
http://homepage.mac.com/inov8/Compass/compass.html
Re: The History of Gear
Posted:
Fri 29 Oct, 2010 12:36 pmby HitchHiking
That looks like a fantastic website! I will have a good sit down and read later. thanks for posting it.
This is a good one as well
http://www.oregonphotos.com/Backpacking ... tion1.html
Re: The History of Gear
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Sun 31 Oct, 2010 7:15 amby juju
Wow, love the pack, that rodent proof container would sure come in handy...
http://www.oregonphotos.com/Warmlite2.html#anchor4337If you read the bio on the compass site link, what a guy - what an interesting career he's had.
Re: The History of Gear
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Sun 31 Oct, 2010 8:34 amby HitchHiking
yeah no kidding, Im looking to get his self published books in the near future!
Re: The History of Gear
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Sun 31 Oct, 2010 1:05 pmby ninjapuppet
wow thanks guys!
i found specs to my old macpac which no one knew much about anymore.
I even emailed macpac themselves and they didnt know much about my pack.
Relative to inflation, i think top Gear is generally much more affordable these days. I remember my sleeping bag costing an average of 1-2 weeks wages back in the 80s.