Re: [at-l] gearing up on the cheap

["Cora Drake" <cora_drake@hotmail.com>]

Walmart $11 contton-feel nylon shorts.  Hiked 500 AT miles in them in 1997 
and 1500 in 1998 and I have them on now.  The women's version didn't have 
pockets so I got the men's.  Elastic and drawstring waist.  Wash and dry in 
a flash.  No sign of wear yet, tho they're a little stained from my pack 
waist band.


>From: Pat Villeneuve <patv@falcon.cc.ukans.edu>
>To: at-l <at-l@backcountry.net>
>Subject: [at-l] gearing up on the cheap
>Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 09:47:31 -0500
>
>Gearing up can be expensive. What have you found at a thrift or discount
>store?
>
>During the dark ages, I bought a thin wool sweater and a button-front
>cotton/poly shirt at a resale shop.
>
>My current billy pot and "metal" spoon come from a store that was one
>rung below a discount store. (Both are so light they almost float--and
>the price was nowhere near titanium.)
>
>Any other finds out there?
>
>Give Me Chocolate
>
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