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damn straight. watch your fucking back man, you are going to get shived

I think it reflects bore basic economic principles - they aren't profitable (at least Sierra Club, Yosemite and Sequoia huts aren't). They aren't profitable because they aren't full - there aren't enough users spending enough nights in the backcountry anymore. All of the hut systems I'm familiar with Chile, Argentina, New Zealand, Europe have groups of users who spend much more time in the backcountry 3-7 day excursions vs. a weekend. I'd like to see them, I just don't see anygroup in the PNW willing to step up. The Mounties and Mazamas are exiting the lodging business; any NPS structure would be concessioned out.

shit like this has been going on for months.

We're much more likely to end up with something like T del Paine. A big hut with showers serving meals to fat yuppies surrounded by a bunch of squalid, overpriced, tent sites - but those tent sites are 100x nicer than the even shittier, more squalid, rodent invested hell hole down the way. Hut's have their place, but the upkeep requires either dedicated volunteers or a substantial base of fee paying users. From my experience the US backcountry community outside of maybe Colorado (10th mountain) doesn't have those requirements. The Sierra Club huts are not profitable. European huts run ~€35 for club members ~€45 for nonmembers, too rich for the blood of us wankers, and they'd bitch about the communal meals. NZ huts are state subsidized.

I've got allergies to "Dobson" "jesus" and "focus on the family"

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They just address respectfully by it's proper name

I'm sure some could. I know of at least one specialty store that doesn't mark down those types of merchandise, or only discounts slightly at the end of season, and it sits, and sits, and sits. If you want small clothing check out MontBell they outfit tiny.

The biggest problem is roving groups of juvenile males. Sound familiar?

That doesn't look like my rental corolla. The blighters stripped off the windshield wiper blades, weather stripping, then unscrewed (!) the antenna. Of course they left all the bits next to the car. A short from the Arthur's Pass guide:

awww geek pissing contests

Coming home to find 2 bitches in my bed sounds like paradise.

chuck - They used photoshop on the picture. It's obviously a fake

assholes always get awoken by talk of shit?

spray

that'd require someone not be comatic after 35,000 of your pearls of wisdom Dru

check any online closeout store, or store bargain rack. Womens XS are usually overflowing. Look at todays steepandcheap.com - Womens XS is the most available for any color. Isn't much different than finding technical gear in the month of March. There's usually oodles of it everywhere, on sale. Nobody spends much time stocking either because it doesn't sell.

Have you looked at eBay? You can buy an Iridium and prepaid plan for the same as renting for a couple months. Globalstar requires a contract, Iridium doesn't.

Me and your ex and a bottle of wine, oh yeah. You'd pop the only ball you got if you saw the pictures, oh yeah.

Looks suspiciously like one of your female coworkers, eh?

everyone's 18 on myspace.com

You are a fucking retard. Make sure you use birthcontrol so you don't spawn.

Check out the Scarpa Avant or Laser. You should be able to find them cheap. Like $100 or so.

I was actually hoping for pictures of Fairweather and a 6'4" male who goes by the name of Bruce and is a hairdresser, but whatever floats your boat JayB. Pervert.

Try sticking putting yourself in the oven, Toast