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 opinionated-stove huggin'-fleece wearin'-arse burnin' hill virgin
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Canada
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Posted - 01/29/2004 : 12:59 PM
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Oh yes my friends it arrived in my mail during lunch today. It's the 2004 Backpacker Gear Guide!
*drool, drip, slurp!* 
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 challenge seeker, bagless sleeper, bare bones, trail trooper
Abbotsford, BC
Canada
1957 Posts |
Posted - 01/29/2004 : 1:00 PM
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I got mine in the mail yesterday and just briefly glanced through some of it last night. Some pretty neat stuff in there!  |
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New Westminster, BC
Canada
1138 Posts |
Posted - 01/29/2004 : 1:03 PM
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How do you get one and what is inside?
What kind of gear, one company or lots? Sounds intresting.
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 Big pack hiker who sleeps with bears in tent and falls on slippery logs
Langley, BC
Canada
7647 Posts |
Posted - 01/29/2004 : 1:05 PM
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| So is this year's one better than the previous 2 years? |
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double-double seeking, snow-chasing, short-cutting, vertical feet collector
4523 Posts |
Posted - 01/29/2004 : 1:06 PM
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| It'll be on the racks of all fine newstands, everywhere - soon. I remember seeing last year's edition at MEC and even Safeway last year at this time |
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opinionated-stove huggin'-fleece wearin'-arse burnin' hill virgin
Here
Canada
4642 Posts |
Posted - 01/29/2004 : 1:16 PM
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It's better than last year's. They have gone back to listing by company again...Thank God! 
They have more gear categories this time too!
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425 Posts |
Posted - 01/29/2004 : 8:15 PM
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Such excitement I thought you had snagged one of these  |
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Slo mo sno shuin' Great Wall trekkin' triathalon doin' pale ale drinkin' all Patrick, all the time, smoothie
2497 Posts |
Posted - 01/29/2004 : 8:22 PM
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| I'll be watching for it! |
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opinionated-stove huggin'-fleece wearin'-arse burnin' hill virgin
Here
Canada
4642 Posts |
Posted - 01/29/2004 : 8:26 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by Tad Tired
Such excitement I thought you had snagged one of these
Oh man...what a tease! ha ha ha
I'll be grabbing one of those next month at REI!
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camera hauling, deli packing, stove exploder who bushwhacks ridges to false summits
South West corner of, BC
Canada
1557 Posts |
Posted - 01/29/2004 : 9:49 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by Tad Tired
Such excitement I thought you had snagged one of these
What the heck is that? Gas powered coffee mug?
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atlanta, ga
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Posted - 01/30/2004 : 10:18 AM
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New Westminster, BC
Canada
1138 Posts |
Posted - 01/30/2004 : 11:10 AM
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So i can pick one up at the newsstand.
Any idea when.
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 right wingin', rock climbin', photo takin', computer geek
North Van, BC
Canada
742 Posts |
Posted - 02/01/2004 : 1:57 PM
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| Perhaps more importantly, how are the recommendations that the magazine makes? I know that a lot of camera mags (Pop Photo for one) are such slaves to the advertising dollar that everything ever made is great great great! Are the gear reviews/guides put out by Backpacker any better? Or do they whorship the advertisers too? |
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opinionated-stove huggin'-fleece wearin'-arse burnin' hill virgin
Here
Canada
4642 Posts |
Posted - 02/01/2004 : 6:38 PM
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As much as it pains me, I think the recommendations are fair this year!
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