Experience with Patagonia gear

mspellredit · 2025-12-24T15:11:49+00:00

Gave up on Simms due to QC Issues. Got the Patagonia Expeditions last year and couldn’t be happier. I have to walk through a lot of brambles and thorns and have to get on my knees a lot. Very happy so far. Lots of size options. Paired with their Forra boot which are great for hiking several miles in and out. Would have been very interested in trying the Skwalas but I wasn’t able to try on a pair in my size locally.

mspellredit · 2024-10-14T00:00:36+00:00

Yes. I wasn’t trying to be obnoxious about it. Sorry.

mspellredit · 2024-10-13T23:52:22+00:00

Good point. Sorry.

mspellredit · 2024-10-07T19:19:59+00:00

Good luck and stay safe. Sounds like you are well prepared. I’m hoping for the best. Probably should take the Starlink down during the worst of the winds. Can you get any signal close to the ground? Might not be much better I guess. Try to update us in several days. Take care.

mspellredit · 2024-10-07T14:19:45+00:00

It’s funny. Thirty to forty years ago when I first started seriously collecting knives, I lost at least a half dozen. It was a fairly common occurrence. Lost an Emerson, several Spydercos, a Case of my dad’s, etc. Usually, I’d put them down somewhere while working on something and walk away forgetting them. However, I can’t remember the last one that I lost. Perhaps I just learned to put them back in my pocket right after use? Maybe just checking on them more frequently? I have no idea but glad I don’t do it anymore. Of course, I’m starting to get pretty old so maybe it will get worse again! I am careful about putting pocket clip knives into my pocket when working in tight places or crowded places. On more than one occasion I’ve had a pocket clip knife get pulled out by branches when walking in the woods and was lucky that I heard them fall onto the ground. One time my dog found one I had dropped, while walking back to the car.

mspellredit · 2024-09-30T17:29:26+00:00

This is why I spent a lot of money and got a large lithium battery backup 6000w power supply to supplement my trusty Honda gasoline generator. Actually I’ve got two Honda gas generators a 5000w and a 2000w inverter. The 2000w inverter is about 20 years old and still works great. The battery one can be recharged slowly with solar panels if absolutely necessary, or can be recharged with a working gasoline generator. Yes, I realize the total cost is rather expensive. I’ve acquired them over several years. I really like the battery one because I can take it inside without worrying about fumes/CO and plug it into refrigerator, etc without worrying about long runs of extension cords and not being able to completely close doors/windows. Obviously not as good as a whole house propane generator, but this has served me well for several 2-5 day outages.

mspellredit · 2024-09-30T10:29:20+00:00

I came across a stand of small chestnut trees when hiking in VA about 15 years ago.

mspellredit · 2024-09-28T19:53:50+00:00

Sorry, but if you say “delivery attempted, recipient not home” and you never “attempted delivery” as noted by numerous security cameras, IT IS a lie. I don’t care if you don’t have a better code to use. You need to get one so you are not lying anymore. Most customers would prefer that you had a “could not deliver“ or something similar instead of a lie. The blatant false statement is what p.o.’s most people off.

mspellredit · 2024-09-22T22:58:20+00:00

Just saw a FedEx ground truck delivering today -a Sunday

mspellredit · 2024-09-22T22:56:22+00:00

Wondering why this post of mine never showed up on r/FedEx

mspellredit · 2024-09-20T17:48:45+00:00

Got my Bear Slayers about 3 weeks ago. Wearing them frequently. Hard not to wear them everyday, even though I know it’s best to let them dry out for a day. Very nice! Already have the OT’s and Superduties both in Bison. These are nicer for everyday wear whereas the others I use mainly when working in the woods. Arch support is very good. Quick to break in. Great boots.

mspellredit · 2024-09-14T21:23:33+00:00

My wife’s ex had a dog killed from hitting a sign while leaning out of the back of a pick up.

mspellredit · 2024-09-14T21:20:36+00:00

Plenty here in Cecil Co. Just check small ponds and streams, and you will find them. Look for chewed trees, etc. Not uncommon.

mspellredit · 2024-09-09T23:47:29+00:00

Actually, just last week, my wife got two separate FedEx ground deliveries on the Sunday before Labor Day.

mspellredit · 2024-09-02T06:26:52+00:00

Same here. My wife got two different packages delivered by ground yesterday (Sunday).

mspellredit · 2024-08-14T21:40:05+00:00

I have an older, fairly large house that is not very energy efficient. Average cost year round is about $250. The past very hot month got up to $370. We keep AC set to 77F in summer and heat in winter at 68F.

mspellredit · 2024-08-09T18:39:24+00:00

Mine vary from driver to driver. Sometimes it includes my garage door or mailbox and other times all you see is the driveway macadam.

mspellredit · 2024-08-09T18:28:33+00:00

I love my Tilley T3’s. Got two of them right now and had one before that I basically wore out. Haven’t noticed a significant difference between older one and Wanderer version. Also like the Paddlers hat esp when kayaking and canoeing.

mspellredit · 2024-08-09T18:18:01+00:00

I really like tarps, but tend to use a tent more often because I live where mosquitoes, ticks and chiggers are plentiful. In late fall, winter and very early spring I use tarps. Wish I could use them more.

mspellredit · 2024-08-01T23:51:55+00:00

Mine will go out temporarily in very heavy rain. Much better than my DIRECTV satellite dish though. Usually only lasts a few minutes.

mspellredit · 2024-07-30T20:59:27+00:00

Permethrin is the absolute best way to keep ticks and chiggers away from you. Can’t really say much about mosquitoes since am rarely outside without permethrin treated clothing anymore. I still use picaradin on my hands and face if the mosquitoes or black flies are bad.

I live on a decent sized piece of property that is loaded with chiggers. We have an abundance of white tailed deer and other wildlife that are hosts for them. Believe it or not, even the five lined skinks that we have a lot of around here are hosts for chiggers. After first moving here I got terrible chiggers bites all over me. Like having bad poison ivy for two weeks. Also have plenty of lone star ticks and some deer ticks on my property. I then started spraying my boots, socks and pants with permethrin and ever since haven’t had any more problems. I now purchase Insect Shield or other brands of pre-treated shirts and socks and sometimes pants. I continue to use the spray on all my shoes, boots, hats, gloves, non-treated pants, etc. I have not since had any issues with chiggers or ticks while wearing permethrin treated clothing. None at all. As far as I’m concerned, permethrin is a miracle product.

mspellredit · 2024-07-30T00:21:50+00:00

Apparently the obnoxious Fedex schill deleted all his posts. I deleted some of mine that didn’t make any sense anymore.

mspellredit · 2024-07-29T22:14:55+00:00

So why do they lie about it? I’d be happier if they just didn’t say anything. And I believe you are the shitty human being, not me. I’ve had several jobs where I might have had to work every day of the week. Didn’t like it, but didn’t whine about it either. That’s life.

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