lummox Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 Lots of homeless out camping. And most of those carry huge packs or push a cart. No effing clue about the whole lightweight packing revolution that's happened. Recommendations? Umbrella Puffy coat Beanie Wet wipes insulated mug Messenger bag or daypack Elephant's foot bag Micro tarp Gym membership card Bus pass Quote
genepires Posted May 7, 2011 Posted May 7, 2011 every year the same homeless guy, who just got off the alaska ferry, would come into the AAI shop in bellingham to buy one piece of gear to make his homeless life better. He was real stoked when he got a msr cookpot. He lugged a half full dufflebag on his annual migration to and from AK. Fairly LW for your typical homeless dude. Quote
layton Posted May 7, 2011 Posted May 7, 2011 a 40 of aluminum or titanium reserve would be lighter Quote
lummox Posted May 7, 2011 Author Posted May 7, 2011 I was running this idea past some people. Some shift in thinking by and of the homeless would need to occur. By handing out complete kits packaged on trendy bike messenger bags, a whole Makeover can be accomplished.I'll call them "Hip bags" and it will be hip to be homeless. Now all I need is my own nonprofit to fund the project and line my bank account. Quote
chris54 Posted May 11, 2011 Posted May 11, 2011 You need to get in touch with the "three cups of tea" dude. He will teach you how to scam the public and set up your "for profit" non-profit. Quote
denalidave Posted May 12, 2011 Posted May 12, 2011 I read in another thread you can get all the free gear you want at pretty much any trail head, just smash and grab... Quote
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