Best size backpack for toting around sport climbing equip?

[Cardboard_Dog]

I don't subscribe to the elitist dirtbag ethic.

Two reasons. 1. I'm not ashamed to enjoy a little comfort. 2. I work at a gear store.

So I will kick you in the fucking face with my free Salomons, fish a beer out of my pro-dealed Arc 'Teryx pack (man this thing is really nice), and chug it in my crazy creek (that reminds me that chair is getting kind of ratty) and soak in the look of jealousy on your dirt streaked homeless-looking face. But look on the bright side, at least your Ikea rope bag, which severely chafes your shoulder, can double as a shit bucket.

And think about it, if you saved just a month's worth of money that you threw away smoking pot, you could have nice things too.

Haters gonna hate.

You my friend .. have lost sight of what climbing is all about. I have one of the first Sickle rope bags ever made. Because I'm fucking cool like that. Which reminds me, Criz if you happen to be at Lost City and see a tattered and worn grey, red, and yellow sickle shirt .. it's mine. I took it off when I flashed some french Canadian, Arc'Teryx bag toting, New Haven shirt wearing, Connecticut license plate having, falling off of every moves' weaksauce 5.11 project.


But I guess as long as there's still room for your baguette .. it's not so bad.

[jlane]

I work at a gear store

how in the world did I miss this priceless fucking gem?! Just letting the words roll around my head a little bit, and saying them aloud a few times. Now I'm just laughing, which really isn't all that nice, but seems apropos given the tone of voice used in your posts, and the whole college degree thing that you have combined with some assumption of college loans to pay off. Wtf happened along the way? When did the wheels come off and how in the hell did you come tumble and stumble to rest in a minimum to slightly above minimum wage retail job? On the plus side I applaud the fact that you are working and not (again assumptive) hat in hand like >50% of the rest of the country. Dammit man, I can't even get up the gumption to mock you appropriately. Niceporch - Tell me a story or better yet sing me a sad song of how a strapping young lad so young brave and handsome with a future shining like a diamond ends up hawking teva's for $6/ hr plus bene's?

[toivo]

What is the popular demand for minimum wage now, 10 something? living wage is a solid, reasonable demand.

I think all packs should be waterproof. Why would one want a non-waterproof pack, except on the days it, isn't raining. seriously. demand #3 all packs should be more or less waterproof.

[jlane]

The sad thing is even if I found a great job somewhere else I wouldn't have the money to move there. Hopefully, probably, I'll be able to start a PhD at UGA next year, and then I should be fine. If not, I'll just keep working at the gear store.

Sad tale that's been told too many times in the past few years. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help. My network in your field of expertise is pretty thin, but if you want me to review resume, cover letter, help with interview prep, follow up, social media strategies, etc. We should be able to brainstorm some way to take advantage of your current skill set. Long term academia is a worthy goal. Never stop learning and trying to improve.

[600#gorilla]

fuck both of you for straying from the topic.

oh, wait. Jlane was bashing NP for being a delta/bravo.

nevermind.

[stonefiend]

Hey man.. I bust my ass 'till every joint in my body hurts everyday 9-6. For $4.12 an hour in Boulder. Everyone in town has my resume, but everyone here also does everything. It is what it is. I'll be delivering sandwiches for Jimmy Johns for $6.00 an hour from 10pm -3am fairly soon though.

A B.S. in Science is pretty much what it is.

[joy]

your career or lack thereof is completely irrelevant. the niceporch I know and love to hate wouldn't get all butthurt over one measly paragraph of republican dickswinging.

[skav]

Fancy pack. I still prefer mini haulbags. More useful.

[Cardboard_Dog]

looks like JLane made it RAIN. boo. yah.

[Lox]

Could be worse, porchie... you could be a consultant.

***shudder***

[John Wayne]

oh, you might want to rethink that....I'm a consultant..

lets see:

work my own hours - check
freedom to work remotely- check
remote from where ever I want to be - check
recognition as an expert in my field - check
reasonably big bucks - check
cubicle bound, fat and pasty - not usually
working poolside, beach or Hueco, tan and reasonably fit - usually
time for kids - check
time to climb - check
time to surf - check
time to skate - check
energy left for sex - check
money left for hookers and blow - check



gear discounts - dammit.
Lox may be right.

you go porchie.
success in life is 'how you live' it.
its a shell game anyway.
its might be taken away, lost and earned back many times over before you are done.
enjoy the ride.
smile and wave at the haters.
makes em crazy.

P.S. can you get me a discount?

I'll waive the consulting fee for all the above.

[600#gorilla]

kix, i think lox was being sarcastic.

or, he was being honest, you know, because it's your fault that we all hate consultants.

one of those options is right, for sure.

[John Wayne]

I read it as honestly scarcastic.

if it makes you feel better, I have been working hard 12 hour days for a couple of weeks now.
a lot of it from poolside, but still.... fucking hard like moving furniture hard.

[joy]

Yes I would. But I guess you wouldn't know that since we haven't hung out in like 5 years. BITCH, YOU DON'T KNOW ME!

Yeah, it's a shame you never made it down to Flag when you used to go on month-long road trips out west. I could have tried to come up if I ever had enough notice to make plans. What are you doing for thanksgiving? Because I too enjoy frozen pizza, cats and t-shirt weather. BITCH, YOU DON'T KNOW ME!

[Lox]

Rough week in the consulting world all around I suppose.

Oh well... next week brings new projects and new fires to put out.

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!11111

Now who needs a focus group facilitated?

[AlwaysLimping]

The one pathetic manual laborer getting continuously singled out by the yuppies. This place is awesome

[600#gorilla]

The one pathetic manual laborer getting continuously singled out by the yuppies. This place is awesome

is it so bad now that you've begun to refer to yourself as 'pathetic' in the third person?

b.com> awesome.

[Lox]

Well, to be fair... without coal-fired powerplants, none of use would be able to turn on our computers and we would all be useless.

Thank you, coal-fired power plant enabler guy...

[Cardboard_Dog]

The one pathetic manual laborer getting continuously singled out by the yuppies. This place is awesome

awwwe .. don't let it get you down skippy. I work with my hands and every one of these tards has a better job than me and yet .. not one of them has even one point of IQ on me. It's called horrible irony. Or Capitalism. You learn to stuff it deep down inside where it generally manifests itself as alcoholism.

[AlwaysLimping]

Lol im just jokin. Well maybe 50% joking

Whatever, most of you homos will never know the thrill of taking ecstasy hundreds of feet below ground. Its next level f'realz