Hi Greg very good points on weekend trip i could go cheap. But when it comes to an extended trip i believe that my life is depended on my equipment. For me anyway what price is there when some piece of equipment brake down on you and you cant fix it, I hope for the best but plan for the worst.Am looking long term for all the gear that am getting. Hope to pass to my kid as I pass on to the next trek in the sky. With this group help am learning to go with what works for me
(picking your guys knowledge)and caring a little weight as possible.
Thanks every one for your input. ~ Ed
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> we'll have to agree to disagree on this one. my experience is that cheap is rarely good, almost always I get what I pay for.
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> I should have mentioned that my Bibler experience goes back to the mid-1980's, so should probably be ignored! I have no experience with the 2009 Bibler (was just assuming it would be at least as good as the 1984 model, but you know what happens when you "assume".)
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> One of the things I like to do when I'm considering a purchase like a tent or sleeping bag or whatever is ask myself the question: How long do I expect it to last and how many times a year will I use it? Some backpacking gear will last a lifetime if you take care of it. If I go out only 10 nights a year, but do that over the next 20 years, that's 200 nights in the new bag. If I'm looking at a bag for $200 versus another for $300 and I really like the $300 one (but the $200 would do), I try to look at it from a cost per trip perspective. Looked at this way, the cost of the first bag is $1.00 per trip; the second $1.50 per trip. Is the more expensive bag worth the extra 50 cents per trip to me? The answer is easy--hell yes, the expensive bag is worth only 50 cents more per trip!
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> (But buyer beware: Using this method you can justify just about any expenditure! 8-)
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> > Greg,
> > Yeah. I agree. But, Ralph also has a point.
> ... Cheep is always good, if the results work as well and saves
> > weight. Anyway, we are getting off topic, again...
> > My thoughts only . . .
> > jdm
> >
>
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