There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
As for the category name, there are lots of things in this world I don't agree with and this is hardly one I'd take the time to argue for. However I'm going to take the time to back Massdrop on this one. This site is not setup to have a billion categories for you to filter through like a retailer's website. It's more of a place you browse through the offerings to see if it fits your wants and needs. There are going to be things that loosely fit the name. Some things are going to be more ultralight than others. Heck, sometimes it's not even the best price with things like Amazon around. Half the time when I price check I could have it at my house in two days for $5 more. Does that bother me enough to complain to Massdrop, no.. Because like anything else there are going to be good deals, ok deals, and things that don't quite fit into my preferences like how to categorize an item in a place that doesn't have a whole lot of categories. There are quite a few things on this site that I think are cool, but would never pay even the discounted price that's being offered because I don't agree it's worth that value. Again, preference is different per person. Thank you Massdrop for the opportunity to thumb through your offerings.
Gregory z40 42oz Kelty salida 2 62oz stripped down to everything but fly, body and poles. Kelty cosmic down 40, 33oz Thermarest evolite 17oz Zpacks dry bag 1.2
Food 64oz Water 32oz Stove and windscreen 5.7oz Fuel 9oz Zpacks bear bag 1.4
Tops MSK 3.1oz First aid 4oz Other 10oz
Marmot precip 13oz Icebreaker long sleeve merino 7oz Sleeping shorts 4oz Stoic merino underwear 6oz Darn tough socks 5oz
319.4 oz 19.96 pounds and I rounded up to full ounces on most. Dog carries his food and water. Wife carries her stuff.
I use glad garbage bags for a rain skirt in a downpour, pack liner and pack cover. Haven't weighed them but they're lighter than the contractor bags and fairly durable. Pushes me just over 20 pounds though. I'm "fortunate"to live in Maryland where it's November and was in the 70s today so I can do without heavier clothes for much of the year.
Agreed about the people that are too caught up in numbers, and I'm going to add labels to that too. Nothing is impossible because there is always a way to surprise people that you can do something they didn't think of. I've met some pretty frugal people in my life that have blown my mind about what is possible when you put some effort into something...lol. It just proves to me that having money to spend on luxuries makes me lazy and suppresses creativity.