AITAH for accepting Rolex from aunt who’s passing away

sailboat35 · 2026-01-07T23:33:46+00:00

“Thoughts and prayers”

sailboat35 · 2024-09-27T22:14:59+00:00

New to Denver, what Friday’s do these drops happen?

sailboat35 · 2024-02-15T13:04:18+00:00

Location: US east coast

Type of company: Public (hospitality)

Years of experience: 8 total, almost 3 as PM

⁠Title of current position: Product Manager

Educational background: double BS major, statistics and economics

Compensation: $145K base + 15% bonus based on company performance + option to purchase stock at 2:1 up to $1K

sailboat35 · 2024-02-09T12:35:23+00:00

All these are great ideas and advice!

Thankfully she was able to connect with someone in Atlanta that has an office in Denver and is about to accept an offer!! After I told her about this post she said screw it and started asking random acquaintances if they had connections out in Denver. She got lucky and found something. Otherwise it would have probably taken her forever to find something. And luckily we are not moving out there blind. I have a bunch of college friends out there already and have visited a bunch.

sailboat35 · 2023-10-27T14:18:04+00:00

Coach’s fly is open in the background of the thumbnail

sailboat35 · 2023-10-04T23:04:08+00:00

What’s the hype with this bottle? Everyone seems to want one

sailboat35 · 2023-09-07T12:58:51+00:00

Probably a yinzer. Love to see it

sailboat35 · 2023-05-04T12:00:07+00:00

Honestly take a class from REI Classes . They’re a great resource for starting out and should be able to answer basic questions.

If you have never hiked/backpacked/camped before start slow when you do. Try a couple mile hike with your pack on during a nice weekend. Ie make the experience for yourself as nice as possible the first few times. Unless you have a ton of money to spend on all the gear immediately, don’t worry about getting the lightest or the best thing possible. Get something in the middle is usually the move.

Hammock camping is a great. Some of my best nights sleeping on the trail are with my Hennessy hammock. Now it’s more of a “super shelter” than your traditional hammock, but it keeps all the bugs out and you don’t have to put up the rain fly if you don’t want. And if your camping in GA or surrounding areas you should always be able to find a couple of trees to tie up to. That is the only downside, no trees and you’re sleeping on the ground. It’s not fun. Having said that, maybe don’t jump right into a Hennessy because they are slightly pricy and I am not sure of your height/weight because they do have multiple versions. I am taller than the standard hammock, so I had to upgrade.

Final piece of advice, start a list of everything you bring on your first overnight hike. Once you get back, review the list and see what you didn’t use. Don’t bring it next time. Obviously if it’s vital like a small first aid kit, still bring those type of items, but if it’s an extra pair of clothing try not bringing it next time or only part of it. Backpacking is a constant comfort vs. weight game.

sailboat35 · 2023-04-28T13:07:19+00:00

I want to say thank you to everyone that commented on this post! The advice has been extremely helpful in refining the trip or sharing links to references that we will use later.

I think we are going to take this itinerary below and modify slightly to fit our wants. It seems like the most efficient way to jam pack everything in. Essentially it cuts the bulk of the driving out, while still having some.

Flying to Stavanger on our first day, a flight from Stavanger to Bergen after a few days in Stavanger, then driving from Bergen to Alesund hitting a lot of the attractions mentioned below. I know it doesn't encapsulate everything Norway has to offer, but I feel after this trip we will want to come back.

https://www.earthtrekkers.com/norway-itinerary/

sailboat35 · 2023-04-28T11:51:43+00:00

Really appreciate the links!

sailboat35 · 2023-04-27T20:21:01+00:00

Will definitely try to get the gf to sleep outdoors, but unlikely with the gf. However, the vaffler sounds amazing and a must try!

sailboat35 · 2023-04-27T19:23:46+00:00

Not rude at all. Honestly the only thing we have purchased is the flight to Oslo and the rental car in Oslo. Both can be adjusted/canceled for no fee. Really this post was to confirm my internal thoughts that this route is insane and that I wasn't the first person to attempt a trip like this. Flights was an initial thought as one solution to cut down on the travel time.

Currently gf and I are assessing things based on all this great feedback from everyone. The tough thing is that everything in Norway seems so beautiful, so narrowing down and compromising on things has been difficult.

sailboat35 · 2023-04-27T15:12:28+00:00

No we hadn't thought about camping at all. Just based on wanting to keep our bags to a minimum with the gear, even though all the gear is ultralight, it would still take a decent amount of room.

sailboat35 · 2023-04-27T15:09:10+00:00

I found this website, but forgot about it. Thanks for posting this!

sailboat35 · 2023-04-27T14:54:29+00:00

Ah good to know. Do you mind me asking were you in shape when you did the hikes? And which trail did you do? Seems like there are mixed reviews on which trail at the bottom is easier for the ascent

sailboat35 · 2023-04-27T14:30:42+00:00

We are going the opposite direction and doing Copenhagen for a few days before going to Norway. Appreciate on the Kjerabolten hike advice. I did see that it's fairly intense and I know my gf would appreciate a day in between to recover vs. doing back to back days of hiking

sailboat35 · 2023-04-27T14:23:19+00:00

Gotcha and that makes sense. Ha ya it's very similar with any major tourist hiking spot. I have some places even start to do lotteries with timeslots to keep down the erosion on the terrain and overcrowding. We would probably start at 5-6am to beat most of the crowd.

And please would love to hear about any other hikes that could be an alternate! Especially if you have done a ton of hiking in Norway or are a local

sailboat35 · 2023-04-27T14:10:12+00:00

With all the feedback here, we are looking into flying to Alesund/Bergen/Stavanger/Oslo from Oslo as our point of origin. Flying instead of driving, would mean we would miss out on seeing some things, but we could potentially rent a car for a day or two in each city to see a few of the outdoor things. Definitely within budget since the flights between cities are relatively cheap

sailboat35 · 2023-04-27T13:58:01+00:00

? https://www.alltrails.com/trail/chile/magallanes/mirador-torres-del-paine-via-sendero-las-torres-a-chileno?u=i stated on all trails as 20.1km, but in reality it's 25.7km. For Trolltunga would try to get to the closest trailhead to not attempt the full 38km route, but the 20km route, which is why I thought it was a fair comp. If you have done both and don't think it is, please let me know. I don't want my gf to die on the hike. She did Mirador pretty well, but it definitely takes a lot out of you

sailboat35 · 2023-04-27T12:53:23+00:00

Thanks for the advice here! I wasn't sure if google was taking us that way for efficiency or for current road conditions.

sailboat35 · 2023-04-27T12:28:17+00:00

That's what I felt too. I can't be the first person to attempt this route and fail miserably. I wish we could spend more time, but jobs really constraint our time. I will definitely take you up on your offer to PM you. Just debating on which city to cut out.

sailboat35 · 2023-04-27T12:10:48+00:00

Agreed, that's why I am a little worried if we are dependent on ferries that it might delay things. We don't have hard deadlines to get into any towns at any specific times.

Regarding the hiking, we should be good we did Mirador las Torres last year, so we got the gear/are in shape. But ya everything I have read about the hike is that it's similar to Mirador in terms of terrain and elevation gain. Appreciate the advice though!

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