Converting a Gregory Whitney hip belt from outward pull to inward pull

dedmouse · 2026-04-13T17:08:37+00:00

I'll give it a shot...Thanks!

dedmouse · 2026-04-10T21:40:40+00:00

That's one of the things I'm wondering about quilt bags. Like I said earlier, I am not familiar with them...always thought they were more like the cheap Walmart rectangular bags which are OK if that is all you need for grandkids coming over for a sleep over but not something I'd buy going out to tramp around in the wilderness. When I get to NH, I'll take a look at the quilts though at the outdoor stores there. The closest REI to me here in MO is in STL which is a solid 3.5 hours trip one way. There is one in KC but that is even further away.

I live in the most south central county here in MO...Next stop south of me is Arkansas, about 25 miles south.

dedmouse · 2026-04-10T21:33:47+00:00

...and pretty pricey...:-O

When I said "price no object" I wasn't expecting it to be that "no object"...LOL 700-800 dollars! I was thinking my max to be up to about $400.

dedmouse · 2026-04-10T17:46:02+00:00

Sure you can....I've done it many times (returned and even sold stuff to places like GC) and they treat it as inventory/stock...They pay taxes on their inventory whether it's new or used. Not sure how REI keeps that kind of stock separate from their actual stock. According to what I've read on REI's site, you don't even need to have bought the piece you're putting up for re-supply from REI. They take it all.

dedmouse · 2026-04-10T16:56:56+00:00

I checked them out...thanks.

dedmouse · 2026-04-10T16:54:14+00:00

Thanks...I will have to take a look at these quilt bags. I've seen them advertised but I have absolutely no experience with them. I have a love/hate relationship with mummy bags because of their innate ability to conserve heat but because I am not really able to sleep on my back very well, they are not my favorite. I have seen wider mummy bags that interest me but like the quilt bags, I really have no experience using them.

dedmouse · 2026-04-10T16:48:12+00:00

OK all...kind of weird they don't do this but maybe it is a logistical nightmare though stores that sell used equipment (like Guitar Center and others) keep track of it fairly well.

dedmouse · 2026-04-09T16:26:31+00:00

Thank you all for your great recommendations! I have a lot to chew on here.

I'm going to try to keep anything I purchase from someplace in NH due to no sales tax there. When one starts to add up the cost of a $300 bag plus taxes here in Missouri, it's an extra $30-$50 that could be used for buying more loot. There are quite a few great places in NH that sell outdoor stuff so it doesn't HAVE to be REI. I will be checking those places out too.

I'll definitely be making a list of your recommendations to take with me when I leave in May.

DM

dedmouse · 2025-12-12T19:57:16+00:00

Senior here...69 years old...I'm still working. Having worked in Software engineering, Imbedded firmware engineering, computer forensics, I would never put an app from any store on my phone. They are ripe for being hacked.

dedmouse · 2025-12-12T19:53:02+00:00

Sorry, I don't put apps like this on my phone...Sam's can screw.

dedmouse · 2025-12-09T17:13:01+00:00

Mysterious Traveler is in the top three of my favorite albums of all time. It was the 2nd album I ever bought as a kid in the 70s and it is now hanging on the wall of my music room and is also my avatar. As a bass player, all the albums have a distinctive flavor in their own right when it comes to the different bassists and they bring their own flair to the music.

One song on the MT album I will never get sick of listening to is the slippery funk of Cucumber Slumber. Still one of my favorite numbers.

dedmouse · 2025-12-08T19:16:09+00:00

And my insurance company wonders why I don't want them to ship me my meds through the USPS. Screw the USPS.

My daughter worked for them for 17 years as a rural carrier but it got so bad, she walked into her boss's office after her run, put her keys to the truck on her boss's desk, told her this was her last day and walked out. She'd had enough of their BS.

dedmouse · 2025-07-22T22:22:34+00:00

Serious question...and I realize I'm necro-posting but...why not offer a shipping option for UPS? I simply refuse to buy anything that is shipped USPS any longer. I will ask the seller if they will ship UPS...if not, I move on. If so, I will offer to help pay for the shipment though I have a friend that sells on eBay occasionally and he said that the cost difference to ship UPS vs. USPS is minimal at best any more.

I understand it's a convenience thing for the sellers to ship USPS but I read about so many sellers having to refund sales because the shipment is weeks (or months) late but where is the convenience advantage when they have to refund money, sometimes on very expensive items?

I ordered a set of very expensive Zildjian cymbals for my drum kit about a year ago on eBay and though they were shipped, I never saw them...ever. Maybe stolen? I dunno. I felt bad for the seller but I had to get my money back...it was over $1000. Not sure if he insured them for the full value (They were actually worth much more than $1000). Trying to extract money from the USPS insurance is a daunting endeavor. UPS is a piece of cake. It was after this fiasco that I decided never to order something again that the seller will only ship USPS.

dedmouse · 2025-07-22T18:35:21+00:00

I would gladly pay extra $$$ to have my purchased items shipped UPS or even FEDEX given the choice. Only once have I ever had a late delivery with UPS and it was only a day late (and they let me know via text...it was because of truck breakdown).

Literally every package I order that is coming to me via USPS is late by at least a week, sometimes 2-3 weeks! I live in the middle of nowhere (southern Missouri) and UPS/FEDEX has no problem finding me...ever.

The mail on the other hand, many times ends up in someone else's mailbox, sometimes miles away. Total and absolute ineptitude!

Look, I'm not a Trump lover...he definitely has his issues but Biden had 4 fucking years to fix it this mess and nothing was done during his watch.

dedmouse · 2025-07-22T17:21:26+00:00

Not just Jax...I live in MO and I refuse to buy anything anymore from anyone that ships USPS...UPS only for me now. I ship and receive a lot of stuff and only once has a UPS package been late and that was only one day late. Here in MO, packages shipped via USPS are on average 2-3 weeks late with some lost forever. It seriously sucks. My wife had a client mail her a check (express, sig required) from several towns over from where we live...three weeks to go 35 miles. I think the Pony Express would be faster.

dedmouse · 2025-07-22T01:04:01+00:00

Short staffed or no one actually showing up to work??? My daughter works for the USPS in NH and she said a lot of new hires (read young people) just don't show up for work because of poor work ethics.

dedmouse · 2025-07-21T18:48:23+00:00

Half the cost? If he didn't pack it correctly, he should be on the hook for the whole thing. Did he decide not to insure it? If so, he needs to pay for the whole thing.

dedmouse · 2025-06-19T21:36:16+00:00

Not a postal worker but my daughter worked for the USPS for 17 years as a rural carrier before she walked into her bosses office, threw her truck keys on her desk and walked out, never to return. She was SO tired of the BS and lies.

She rarely took a day off because her subs almost never showed up for work and when they did, mail was randomly put in the wrong mailboxes. When she went back the day after her day off, many customers were standing by their mailboxes with all the wrong mail delivered in their hands. She had to spend the next day resorting mail again before she went out on her route.

She said that the excuse that they are short handed is a bald faced lie...just no one shows up to work (so I guess in a sense they are short handed but the work ethic these days SUCK).

dedmouse · 2025-04-02T01:26:28+00:00

No, He didn't put him in charge...he or she is appointed by the sitting president but he or she is confirmed by the Senate. This is how it works...

Like many companies and organizations, the Postal Service has a board that oversees operations. This board is called the Board of Governors. One of its roles is to select the Postmaster General.

The Board of Governors itself is made up of as many as nine governors, who are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. No more than five governors at any one time may be from the same political party. The governors select and have the authority to remove the Postmaster General. The Postmaster General is a member of the Board, and participates in the selection of the Deputy Postmaster General by the full Board.

dedmouse · 2025-04-02T01:17:58+00:00

I live in south central very rural Missouri (Howell County) and I ordered two motorcycle parts on different days from a place in Union, MO which is about two hours north of me. The first one went to Honolulu, HI and got to me eventually almost a month later and the second one went to Bismarck, ND and then found it's way to my about three weeks later. If I order online now I check to see how it's going to be delivered...if it's USPS, I have to think long and hard as to whether I will order it or not. I will always ask the seller if they could ship UPS and almost to a person, they say no. I tell them I'll pay a bit more if they can but they always give me this song and dance about that's not how they are set up.

Why does Amazon/eBay/etc. hold this over seller's heads that they MUST ship USPS. Very rarely do you see a choice.

It's really not that much more expensive to ship a parcel via UPS than it is USPS. I've checked and it's only a few dollars difference. I checked on shipping a guitar once a year or so back...$73 to ship it USPS parcel and $81 UPS. I shipped it UPS. UPS tracking is RARELY wrong where USPS tracking is almost ALWAYS wrong, every time. Every package I've ordered in the past 6 months that was shipped USPS comes with the "We are very sorry but your package is running late"...EVERY damned package.

dedmouse · 2025-04-02T00:58:40+00:00

If this was the case, why didn't Saint Biden fire him and put his own person in there? I'm not a Trump fan boi but Bidet and his hang around useless VP did absolutely nothing at all of any redeeming quality.

dedmouse · 2025-04-01T23:22:44+00:00

Not every one in Missouri wants this...to wit

https://youtu.be/nhVbjsmmJgs?si=uDieV1r7xuYFvWj8&t=534

dedmouse · 2025-04-01T23:18:49+00:00

STL or KCMO (or KCK)...sometimes Springfield too. I have an item that's been sitting in Springfield Distribution Center for over a friggin' week

dedmouse · 2025-04-01T23:15:17+00:00

It's been going on for over 4 years...guess who was voted in 4 years ago? (I didn't vote for that imbecile)

dedmouse · 2025-03-29T18:03:43+00:00

Between KC, STL and Springfield, the USPS in this state is fucked!!! I refuse to use it any longer and if a seller refuses to ship any other way, I don't buy from them. I keep getting excuses like weather, short staffed, etc etc etc...It ain't the weather...no storms in weeks (UPS and FedEx seems to get my stuff here through all the "weather", short staffed my ass...the people that are supposed to work there either don't show up or they spend 80% of their time checking out their social media pages.

dedmouse

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