I believe one of the features of the GPS was an emergency beacon of some sort. The $800 watch made us both laugh.Wilderness Librarian wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2019 11:42 amAgreed that backpacking is complex & requires a lot of planning, strategy & effort to execute - that is part of its appeal.TheTimeLord wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2019 10:31 amI have a friend who is getting into this. He was spent a couple thousand on a watch and GPS device. The irony of needing such technology to safely get off the grid amused us both.
You don't really "need" this technology for backcountry usage and it sometimes detracts from the aesthetics of the experience. Paper maps usually work very well for navigation. GPS helps to say "you are here and these are the attributes of this place." That to me is its most useful application and not even that helpful for most of my uses.
Some of my simple pleasures are stated by others but I would add: being alone in my house sitting in a rocking chair drinking morning tea and listening to NPR news and music; short bicycle rides especially through agricultural landscapes with the sights & sounds unique to that environment; reading books in my bedroom with a pendulum wall clock the only noticeable sound.
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Solitude and quiet in nature is nice and all, but give me a Gibson guitar and a vintage tube amp, preferably a Marshall, cranking loud enough for the neighbors to be able to enjoy it.
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When I was a working man I despised seeing seniors all over the grocery store Saturday mornings. I vowed I would never grocery shop on weekends. I now go early Friday mornings, and keep hitting Publix the same time the assisted living buses pull in! Ahh!Psyayeayeduck wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2019 9:29 amI remember reading somewhere that early retirees and normal retirees alike eventually will start hating actual Saturdays since that is when everyone is doing errands at the same time.
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When I took a break from work I pretty much despised weekends because everywhere was so crowded compared to during the week.KSOC wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2019 12:23 pmWhen I was a working man I despised seeing seniors all over the grocery store Saturday mornings. I vowed I would never grocery shop on weekends. I now go early Friday mornings, and keep hitting Publix the same time the assisted living buses pull in! Ahh!Psyayeayeduck wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2019 9:29 amI remember reading somewhere that early retirees and normal retirees alike eventually will start hating actual Saturdays since that is when everyone is doing errands at the same time.
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I've been backpacking in tough mountains since I was 18 (including in the winter at subzero temperatures) but it is first time when I hear that you need a GPS something to backpack.
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Pickup soccer. I have a good skilled game nearby with plenty of international flavor and enough familiarity that there's a decent amount of friendly trash talk.
Cycling in the hills on quiet roads.
Working on piano pieces.
Cycling in the hills on quiet roads.
Working on piano pieces.
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Consume 2 to 3 cases of bottled water per week.
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My neighborhood bar offers dollar drinks when a contestant on The Price is Right spins a dollar. “Wheel deals” are a simple pleasure for many retirees in my community.
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Morning coffee, sitting out on the sun, weather permitting; bath before bed, reading before sleep,
Wash and repeat....
Wash and repeat....
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I wonder too.
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Morning coffee and the newspaper
Free video poker (Omaha Hi Lo Pot Limit)
A cigar and single malt scotch at sunset
Holding my grandchild in my arms and rocking her to sleep
Free video poker (Omaha Hi Lo Pot Limit)
A cigar and single malt scotch at sunset
Holding my grandchild in my arms and rocking her to sleep
"Dream, Dare, Do."
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This is fun; mine include coffee, a great aged rum cocktail while watching the Weber smoke, any bike ride outside, and a spring or fall drive in a vintage Porsche 911. Hmmmmmm……..had the coffee, rode the bike at the Y, got some rum, maybe I'll go for a drive and then put something on the grill. It's turned out to be a pretty good day!!
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Golf
Getting Hair Cut
Getting Hair Cut
A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still
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Café Verona and watching the sunrise on my deck.
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Sailing - with just enough but not too much wind.
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Simple Asian food.
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A nice glass of wine with dinner
An occasional cigar after dinner
A good, clean shave
Driving away from the car wash
Petting my cat's belly
An occasional cigar after dinner
A good, clean shave
Driving away from the car wash
Petting my cat's belly
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Sure hope the Sox make it more relaxing to watch them by the hot, lazy summer than they have thus far!
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Dancing with my wife.
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reading
singing
watching tv
monitoring university classes
bicycling
walking
gym
cooking my own food
gardening
visiting small towns in the area by car or train
taking the train to the beach
socializing with friends and family
singing
watching tv
monitoring university classes
bicycling
walking
gym
cooking my own food
gardening
visiting small towns in the area by car or train
taking the train to the beach
socializing with friends and family
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In no particular order:
- a good pot of coffee.
- a frosty adult beverage.
- a grilled grouper sandwich.
- a local pub's naked buffalo wings.
- a good cigar to smoke whilst I read a good book and drink a frosty adult beverage.
- going to dinner with old friends, and new friends.
- hanging out on the driveway with wife and neighbors passing by.
- going to all the various activities of the grandchildren.
- going to cookouts at daughters homes.
- hosting cookouts/brunches at our home.
- going to Publix or Sam's or Costco. Wife normally doesn't like me to go as for some reason she thinks I put too much in the grocery cart.
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- a good pot of coffee.
- a frosty adult beverage.
- a grilled grouper sandwich.
- a local pub's naked buffalo wings.
- a good cigar to smoke whilst I read a good book and drink a frosty adult beverage.
- going to dinner with old friends, and new friends.
- hanging out on the driveway with wife and neighbors passing by.
- going to all the various activities of the grandchildren.
- going to cookouts at daughters homes.
- hosting cookouts/brunches at our home.
- going to Publix or Sam's or Costco. Wife normally doesn't like me to go as for some reason she thinks I put too much in the grocery cart.
Broken Man 1999
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Not only they are not needed but partially spoil the experience.TheTimeLord wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2019 1:07 pmPersonal Locator Beacons
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I am going to trust my friend's judgement on what is best for his personal safety since I cannot come up with a scenario where a device used for an emergency somehow ruins your experience in non-emergency situations.Starfish wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2019 4:21 pmNot only they are not needed but partially spoil the experience.TheTimeLord wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2019 1:07 pmPersonal Locator Beacons
Garmin inReach Explorer+, Handheld Satellite Communicator with TOPO Maps and GPS Navigation
https://www.outsidepursuits.com/best-pe ... or-beacon/
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Part of the experience is given by the isolation and perceived danger. Some call it "adventure".
I am not discussion your friend choices, just making it look as a mandatory piece of equipment.
I am not discussion your friend choices, just making it look as a mandatory piece of equipment.
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Walking our child to elementary school in the morning. After a year or two she wouldn't let us walk her all the way to the front of the school, we could only go so far as the nearest corner to the school, after which she would appear to have walked herself to school to her friends.
The closest helping hand is at the end of your own arm.
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Psyayeayeduck wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2019 9:29 amI remember reading somewhere that early retirees and normal retirees alike eventually will start hating actual Saturdays since that is when everyone is doing errands at the same time.
So true! My favorite days flipped after retirement . . . used to look forward to the weekend and dread Monday. Monday now means no lines or traffic.
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Surfing the web such as youtube and bogleheads.
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Double shower in Master Bathroom.
It's the on only time where its just us...no kids, no phone, no email.
It's the on only time where its just us...no kids, no phone, no email.
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Morning coffee (fresh Kona beans shipped from family on the Big Island)
Reading Bogleheads, posting.
Tai Chi-QiQong
Martial Arts w/DW (home dojo)
Photography
Taking a "toy" out for a spin with DW.
Puttering . . . since retiring I've become an expert "putter-er."
Reading Bogleheads, posting.
Tai Chi-QiQong
Martial Arts w/DW (home dojo)
Photography
Taking a "toy" out for a spin with DW.
Puttering . . . since retiring I've become an expert "putter-er."
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A hot bath filed with epsom salts and a little olive oil.
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Feeding the birds and watching the different varieties that come. Looking for specific birds that come at specific times such as Cardinals, hummingbirds and doves that come in early morning and late afternoon, others that come at various times.
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Tim
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Sex with my spouse.
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Morning coffee while surfing the web.
Saturday afternoons.
Telecommute days.
The post-workout high.
Rolling down windows on a nice day and blasting my favorite songs.
Saturday afternoons.
Telecommute days.
The post-workout high.
Rolling down windows on a nice day and blasting my favorite songs.
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Coffee, wine, food, friends and family...
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I have, and I suspect you do too, about a dozen Saturday afternoons each fall that aren't exactly simple pleasures....
Actually now I'm on the west coast there is potential to ruin a whole day.
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Not working.
Not snow blowing.
Not shoveling snow.
Not lawn mowing.
Not working on some unnecessary home improvement purchase or project.
Not shopping for something else I don't need.
Most anything else is enjoyable.
Not snow blowing.
Not shoveling snow.
Not lawn mowing.
Not working on some unnecessary home improvement purchase or project.
Not shopping for something else I don't need.
Most anything else is enjoyable.
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creative writing.
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drinking earl grey in the morning
walking with my spouse
petting my cats
walking with my spouse
petting my cats
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Cannabis
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I have one of these, primarily for my wife's peace of mind when I'm out in the woods solo.TheTimeLord wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2019 1:07 pmPersonal Locator Beacons
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60-90 minute showers.
Driving with windows down and AC on full blast.
Driving with windows down and AC on full blast.
Funding secured
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Riding my 2019 Trek Stache 7 everywhere. And of course... coffee.
Potential - distraction = performance.
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Listening to Apple Music on my new iPad beamed to my Mass Fidelity Core Bluetooth speaker and subwoofer... and coffee.
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- my second cup of Sencha / Matcha loose leaf tea in the morning
- bicycling regardless of the weather and at my own speed
- feeling healthy
- bicycling regardless of the weather and at my own speed
- feeling healthy
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Hunting, hiking, cycling, camping, listening to music, a nice, warm fire