Recent content by Rick

Always thought of the wells as sun heating up trees and snow melting away from trunk. Spruce traps are just that. Sideways or upside down with tire sherpa snowshoes hopelessly tangled in a myriad of stubby stout branches. Although there was a time I was snowshoeing next to a park road and...

I always wished Kelty would have bright back the Windfoil 3, 2 and UL in Sylnylon

Holubar? Frostline kits? Jack Stephenson? Early Winters? Camp 7? You guys are killing me with all this nostalgic gear talk. I'd love to join up - I need to pull out my old Optimus Hunter 8R, the bluet gas lantern, Loghouse Designs Goretex bivysack, VBL, and Camp-Trails Red External Frame Lake...

I’ll take a stab. Born in the 50’s, I did all the heavy boy scout camping but at least we were beginning to deal with the newfangled taffeta nylon tents, That is, until the Army. Still had canvas shelter halves and had to buddy up for a full tent. And as every young GI learned, don’t press on...

Wow!! Interesting. When we lived in Sterling and this was our neighborhood-evening-hike-go-to. I need to get back there again…

Yes, Thank you for the many years of volunteering!!

I worked Security at several stadiums through the 80's and we would fill 55-gallon drums of contraband when the Dead came around - Other groups as well, but the Dead were always the motherload. After the concerte ended we were given free reign to grab as many Swiss Army knives and other legal...

Thank you for your dedication and efforts!!!

If it helps someone - Here is my journey.. I was born with a defective Aortic valve which got me through my first 42 years, Since then, I've had 4 Aortic valve replacements starting in 2002. The last one was Jan-April 2021 - It was a long, long ICU stay - But I am alive. I have had AFIB for...

Had the same thing happen visiting my cousins in near Mt Pilatus Switzerland in 2006. Garmin took straight up single farmpath mountain roads with 2,000 ft drop-offs one side and no room to pass, but only to back up to wider passing pull-offs - fortunately only came upon a farm tractor. We...

Wow...Talk about a Thread Blast from the past.......:)

I went into REI near my Philly Office back in August looking for a windblock fleece to replace my 25ish year old EMS jacket. The 20 some-odd sales clerk never heard of windblock - She called over her 30ish manager - he said "Oh yes we stopped carrying WindBlock Fleece many years ago..." and...

Ditto on what Tony said - It couldn't be said better. I used to lead a trip on the Cold River Triangle with the Rochester ADK back when I managed a couple of LTs on the Ward Brook TT. Assuming you are going in on Calkins Creek TT to NPT and back out WBTT? In over a dozen trips through there...

Thanks for the memories. I spent a lot of time on the STS. I used to backpack frequently on the STS, BFT and WRT.. Hammersley WA was always a favorite of mine. Each year I tell myself I am gonna strap on my pack and get back out there but too many other things get in the way.. Maybe this...

Was a NYS Certified Pest Control operator for many years and got out 20 years ago For the past 5 years we have had woodchucks taking up rez under our deck. Over the years, I havahearted 4 out and took them 12 miles away across a river and let them go - all of them nasty. angry. vicious. This...