• krellor@kbin.social
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    So the whole motto is that ounces add up to pounds, so it’s not 5 ounces making of breaking the lid, but ounces here and there adding up to many pounds.

    I’ve done a substantial amount of hiking and climbing, and I definitely learned to appreciate cutting ounces over the years. Like all things though, done folks take it to a crazy extent or even dangerous.

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      Ultralight started as an exercise in minimalism but most online forums have devolved into gear fetishism instead. Done properly it is a thoughtful exercise designed to help you build and subsequently rely on your skills instead of having a different gadget for every scenario, but a lot of people online will just talk shit about your load out instead.

      Like, excuuuuuuse me all to hell for not having $2k to drop on a bunch of cutting edge gear from Big Agnes.

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        1 year ago

        Unfortunately, I feel like most hobby forums devolve into fetishism.

        It’s sad, because that level of dedicated nerdism makes for some great information, conversations, and ingenuity.

        I don’t know wether to blame our lack of time to actually do whatever it is, or of it’s because all of our brains are rotten from lifetimes of marketing.

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          Unfortunately, I feel like most hobby forums devolve into fetishism.

          Nah, come on. I use Arch, btw.

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          Little of column a, little of column b…combine that with peoples propensity for one-upsmanship and the convenient anonymity of the internet and you have a great recipe for people that are more than happy to gatekeep and talk shit as opposed to putting actual effort into more in-depth analysis and discussion.

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        Agreed. Don’t know that I ever really followed gear threads online. However I did feel really clever when I made an altoid tin that carried a little baggy of tooth powder (basically dry toothpaste), a spool of floss without case, firestarter, small knife, cut-down toothbrush, and sewing kit. Small, cheap, mostly from the dollar store, and lets me get by for up to a week without much else.