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Showerthought: I made fun of guys who bring a separate coffee setup, then a 34 degree morning at Cranberry Lake fixed me
For two seasons I ripped on my buddy for hauling a pour over cone and a little gooseneck kettle when a jet boil would do, called it glamping with extra steps. Last October at Cranberry Lake in the Adirondacks it hit 34 and I was sipping burnt instant sludge while he handed me a real cup that actually woke me up before a 9 mile day. He paid $45 for the whole kit and it weighs maybe 12 ounces, and I ordered the same one the next week. Anyone else flip on gear they used to clown, and what was the trip that did it?
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hunt.jana5d ago
34 degrees is the exact temp where coffee stops being a nice-to-have and becomes survival gear. Here's the part nobody talks about: the gear you clown is usually the gear you've never had to need yet. I ripped on trekking poles for years, said they were for people who forgot how to walk, then blew out my knee on a wet descent off Giant Mountain and borrowed a stick from a guy named Doug. Now I own two pairs. The trip doesn't change your mind, it just shows you the bill for the setup you were too proud to buy.
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