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Found my grandpa's wool sleeping bag and realized how much tech has changed.
Trying to sleep in that thing was like being in a sauna, modern bags are a game-changer, what's your oldest piece of gear?
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drew_carr756mo ago
Oh man, that sauna feeling is too real. My dad's old canvas tent weighed more than my whole pack does now, leaked like crazy too.
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terryscott6mo ago
That "sauna feeling" you mentioned, @drew_carr75, is spot on. I read somewhere that old canvas tents trapped moisture so bad because the material couldn't breathe like modern fabrics. It's no wonder they always felt damp and heavy, even without rain.
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susanbrown6mo ago
Ugh, my grandpa had one of those canvas monsters... I remember waking up in a puddle because the seam over my head would just drip all night. The smell of wet canvas and mildew is stuck in my brain forever. Trying to fold that soggy, heavy thing in the morning was its own special kind of misery. Yeah, modern tents are a straight-up miracle.
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