Organic/Mechanic » Pacific Crest Trail http://www.organicmechanic.org Since 2002, Organic/Mechanic has been the personal website of Adam Harvey. He lives in Cleveland, OH. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:33:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 MEC http://www.organicmechanic.org/2006/10/mec/ http://www.organicmechanic.org/2006/10/mec/#comments Sat, 21 Oct 2006 14:59:38 +0000 Adam Harvey http://www.organicmechanic.org/2006/10/mec/
MECI went to MEC in Ottawa yesterday and made my first few gear purchases; the most important pieces actually, my pack and sleeping bag. Originally, I was looking at the MEC brand Ibex 80, but they were out, so I ended up with the Gregory Palisade, a 91L expedition pack for $255. The reviews at Backpack Gear Test seemed to be pretty good.

My sleeping bag of choice was the MEC Raven [$145], a three-season bag rated to -7°C, which made me, in Megan’s immortal words, “look like a caterpillar.” I also got the MEC Hydrofoil hard shell jacket [$100] which weighs only 420g. I also picked up a first aid bag, for building my own first aid kit. Here is a picture.

Today we’ve spent some time organizing things and adjusting pack straps and such, but we’re going to go watch the Notre Dame game in a bit.


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