4:37 PM |
When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money. ~Susan Heller
Well, I'll take all the clothes, and then some. After the 19 degree trip on Sunday, I realized that weather could be a real issue. As Woody is eight-passenger, I have plenty of room to emulate the Clampets (Ellie Mae, if you please). So, I packed lots of contingency stuff:
Well, I'll take all the clothes, and then some. After the 19 degree trip on Sunday, I realized that weather could be a real issue. As Woody is eight-passenger, I have plenty of room to emulate the Clampets (Ellie Mae, if you please). So, I packed lots of contingency stuff:
- Leather waterproof boots, brown, Irish
- Wellies, pea green, with broken buckle
- Gore Tex anorak, school bus yellow; did my first 14er in it (Long's Peak)
- Rain pants, black Patagonia, thought I would use them but never did
- Rain jacket, slate blue, ditto
- Snow pants, too big, black
- Gore Tex gloves, red, cheap, dirty
- Quilted gloves, bright blue with green piping, Land's End, but hey they work great
- Clogs, denim blue, good for 1 1/2 puddles
- Parka, black, down, still has squished box of blister pads from Killi
- Quilted jacket, bright blue, goes with gloves
- Hat, wool, artsy, from Longwood Gardens
- Scarf, matching, ditto
- Gloves, matching, ditto
- Long quilted coat, brown, Patagonia
- Driving gloves, really old, need to be stretched out
- Miscellaneous gloves, forgotten in pockets
Of course, I also packed two flashlights, a blanket and pillow, hair elastics, and spare parts with tools. You'd think I was going to Mongolia.
Thank goodness Brad only needs one outfit, his birthday suit.
Thank goodness Brad only needs one outfit, his birthday suit.