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
tent - here is where they haven't had anything interesting. Partnering with six moons or tarp tent would be nice. The zpacks duplex was nice but not enough discount and a high price to get mass adoption
Bag - they gor this covered with the EE massdrop X Pad - covered with Klymit and Termarest paxk - covered for most users with Circuit Stove / pot - they do a ton with lots of options Poles - covered with the fizzand light - lots of good options Socks - lots of good options
rain gear- The OR stuff is covered Isulating layer - could be improved. wind shirt - massdrop x has it covered
so you can easily put together a mid priced UL kit at a good price using a top 5 choice in every category but tent.
the problem is that backpacking is a low consumption activity so once you have the above their is not much left to buy.