{"id":1525,"date":"2013-11-27T15:43:43","date_gmt":"2013-11-27T15:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nikwax.wordpress.com\/?p=1525"},"modified":"2024-10-24T09:43:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T08:43:54","slug":"giving-thanks-to-our-gear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikwax.com\/en-us\/posts\/giving-thanks-to-our-gear\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving thanks to our gear"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nikwax.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/11\/6232315614_cfc72093b2_z.jpg?w=611\" alt=\"6232315614_cfc72093b2_z\" class=\"wp-image-1526\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are gathered here today to give thanks to our gear, which cares for us through sleet and snow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To you, dear mountaineering pants, thank you for no longer being woolen knickers. Sure, those trousers of yore had a certain panache, but why so stingy in the calf protection department? Calves need protection, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To you, sweet, sweet polypro: &nbsp;We\u2019ve had some touch-and-go moments with stink, but those are so far overshadowed by how you tenderly keep me dry even when I\u2019m soaking you to the core. Pay no mind to the shade thrown at you by my old cotton T-shirts. They\u2019ll learn to forgive\u2026 in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To you, my fat, semi-rockered skis, god bless. I used to fake my joy of skiing powder. I couldn\u2019t get the balance right; I sat back; my thighs burned; my toes turned black. Then you entered my life in one, portly, waterski-like wave. You\u2019ve taught me how to love again, fatties. You are my new truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To you, my itsy-bitsy bundle of feathered joy: my utmost gratitude. Dearest down vest, thank you. I used to run through down vests like a one legged man in an alligator swamp: fast and not looking back. Then I discovered I <i>could<\/i> wash down, and it was like the sun rose for the first time ever. Thank you for always bouncing back to your lofty and fluff-filled self.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To you, my new soft-as-a-baby\u2019s butt Merino wool base layer: a hearty huzzah! I slighted your kind for years. Memories of scratchy, hot, heavy sweaters fueled my crusade against your goodness. Boy what a difference a century makes! You\u2019re warm. You\u2019re cool. You\u2019re warm when I\u2019m wet. I\u2019m so happy you\u2019ve got my back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And last, but not least, to you: my beloved partners in crime, leather boots: my sincerest thanks. You\u2019ve not changed much over the years, because you haven\u2019t needed to. You were my first significant outdoor purchase. I knew that we could have a long, happy life together once you gave in a little, and I vowed to take good care of you. Season after season, year after year, together we\u2019ve traveled untold miles of trails, mountains and deserts. Thank you for never changing. You\u2019re living proof that the best gear can last a lifetime, with a little care and a lot of love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for the adventures!&nbsp;<strong> \u2014Brook Sutton<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are gathered here today to give thanks to our gear, which cares for us through sleet and snow. To you, dear mountaineering pants, thank you for no longer being woolen knickers. Sure, those trousers of yore had a certain panache, but why so stingy in the calf protection department? Calves need protection, too. 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