Gear Fanatics

Many of us who ramble around the mountains and valleys are afflicted with a malady which is related to obsessive compulsive disorders--Technical Gear Obsession. While this obsession can threaten to diminish the simple pleasures of being in the wilderness, it doesn't have to. By maintaining the right attitude about our disorder, we can still hike, ski or paddle throughout our happy and productive lives.

One type of therapy can be seen at Backpack Gear Test where some truly fanatical gear nuts can be found. God bless them, they provide some excellent reviews including the reviewers height, weight, torso length, city, and gender. I especially like the section where they review a variety of devices that allow women to pee standing up. This inequity between the genders is a big obstacle to getting more women out in the wilderness. So, I guess these gear nuts aren't that bad if they are solving problems that bring more people to the wild lands.