why would such a great company sell such useless crap?
$50. tablet not included.
$50. tablet not included.
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big agnes entertainment center loft
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max.patch wrote:
why would such a great company sell such useless crap?
$50. tablet not included.
Do they make one for a smartphone?
Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
Dr. Seuss
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max.patch wrote:
why would such a great company sell such useless crap?
$50. tablet not included.
Because they know there's a market for it. Simply capitalism at work.
Go to other hiking sites and you see multiple questions about which tablet is the best to bring outdoors or to the trail.
Some people won't go without their "stuff" and BA knows it. They're simply trying to get those people to be customers of theirs.
Maybe the real question is why do so many people want to bring that stuff with them? Of course that question comes from a guy who isn't a regular user of a cell phone so many people think I just wouldn't understand. I understand all this technology more than they realize. It's just that I've decided to limit it's use in my life. -
LIhikers wrote:
max.patch wrote:
why would such a great company sell such useless crap?
$50. tablet not included.
Because they know there's a market for it. Simply capitalism at work.
Go to other hiking sites and you see multiple questions about which tablet is the best to bring outdoors or to the trail.
Some people won't go without their "stuff" and BA knows it. They're simply trying to get those people to be customers of theirs.
Maybe the real question is why do so many people want to bring that stuff with them? Of course that question comes from a guy who isn't a regular user of a cell phone so many people think I just wouldn't understand. I understand all this technology more than they realize. It's just that I've decided to limit it's use in my life.
good answer. i guess i can't understand why enough people would want something like that to create a market that would be big enough for BA to make something like this. if WF saw one of these i believe he'd have a heart attack.2,000 miler -
If people buy it, more power to BA for selling it. I won't complain as long as the racket isn't keeping me awake. It's not a weight in my pack nor a distraction in my tent.I'm not lost. I know where I am. I'm right here.
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It is pretty easy to see a market for such a product. Hikers are not going to be the only users of BA's products, and I would dare say that their main consumer are "campers" who worry less about weight and more so about comforts while getting out of the house. God bless our capitalist system.Of course I talk to myself... sometimes I need expert advice.
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I recently heard about a study that said a majority of people would rather receive a low level, not harmful, electrical shock than to sit quietly, in a room by themselves, and just think. With the public having that kind of attitude, I can see this product selling pretty well.
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LIhikers wrote:
I recently heard about a study that said a majority of people would rather receive a low level, not harmful, electrical shock than to sit quietly, in a room by themselves, and just think. With the public having that kind of attitude, I can see this product selling pretty well.
I can't sit in a room by myself and just think. I need to be doing something with my hands like knitting or spinning. I believe in the old saying, "When the hands are busy, the mind is quiet."Lost in the right direction. -
max.patch wrote:
good answer. i guess i can't understand why enough people would want something like that to create a market that would be big enough for BA to make something like this. if WF saw one of these i believe he'd have a heart attack.
Who is WF again?Dogs are excellent judges of character, this fact goes a long way toward explaining why some people don't like being around them. -
SarcasmTheElf wrote:
max.patch wrote:
good answer. i guess i can't understand why enough people would want something like that to create a market that would be big enough for BA to make something like this. if WF saw one of these i believe he'd have a heart attack.
Who is WF again?
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I have the Big Agnes Slater 3 which is set up to take that entertainment center. If you look at the top of the tent in the video you will see the standard built-in attic. The one time we brought the tablet knowing it was going to be raining much of the day we simply layed it on there, put a pair of remote speakers and lay back on the air pads watching movies rather than half-sitting up straining our necks and backs. Lesson learned? Save the $50 and put it toward a nice ultra-comfy SeaToSummit Aeros Pillow and some snacks to watch the movie with.
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There's a Copper Spur UL2 mtnGlo up for bid over on Ebay that's at $51 dollars right now. It's over a $400 tent. Says it's only been used one time. Might be a good chance for somebody to snag a good deal on a fairly lightweight 2 man tent. It's right around 3 pounds. I don't know if that includes batteries or not. Don't know if I'd even use that feature or not. Anyway, might be a deal for somebody.
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Wow! That didn't take long. Over 200 bucks now. Somebody wants it pretty bad. Started out at $1 yesterday but you knew that wasn't gonna last. Curious to see what it will go for.Changes Daily→ ♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫ ♪♫♪♫♪♫ ← Don't blame me. It's That Lonesome Guitar.
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Nope. He new that too. Saw a SVEA 123 start at a dollar the other day and it stayed there for a while but ended up going for over $50. Those go for 50 - 60 bucks all day long including shipping.
max.patch wrote:
i saw your post 10 minutes ago and it was at $90. i didn't see where it had a reserve but it doesn't look like that is going to be an issue for the seller.
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Dogs are excellent judges of character, this fact goes a long way toward explaining why some people don't like being around them. -
I didn't catch this at first, but watching the video again, I love that she says "add speakers to the mesh pocket" and then drops a cigarette lighter into it instead.
max.patch wrote:
why would such a great company sell such useless crap?
$50. tablet not included.
Dogs are excellent judges of character, this fact goes a long way toward explaining why some people don't like being around them. -
One of the reasons I go into the outdoors is to get away from distractions that usually come from an electronic gadget. I won't be buying one of Big Agnes's entertainment centers anytime soon. In fact, probably not in this lifetime.
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I gotta have some movie or radio, music to fall asleep to, tinnitis has my ear ringin' so bad I'll never get to sleep otherwise. I just can't see paying $50 bucks for some see through material...or a for a foot print either. I used tyvek for footprint, still haven't made a gear loft yet, but am biding my time on some mesh material or the like on garbage night...one day/night.
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Unfortunately I was eating lunch when this appeared...appetite is now 10-7.
socks wrote:
big angus entertainment center loft
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Lest we forget.....
SSgt Ray Rangel - USAF
SrA Elizabeth Loncki - USAF
PFC Adam Harris - USA
MSgt Eden Pearl - USMC -
I can't wait to go to the woods to watch TV...the evolution of hiking.
SarcasmTheElf wrote:
I didn't catch this at first, but watching the video again, I love that she says "add speakers to the mesh pocket" and then drops a cigarette lighter into it instead.max.patch wrote:
why would such a great company sell such useless crap?
$50. tablet not included.
I may grow old but I'll never grow up. -
Tree frogs and crickets at night are great for the tinnitis...they blend right in and you can't tell the frogs and crickets from the ear ring.
socks wrote:
I gotta have some movie or radio, music to fall asleep to, tinnitis has my ear ringin' so bad I'll never get to sleep otherwise. I just can't see paying $50 bucks for some see through material...or a for a foot print either. I used tyvek for footprint, still haven't made a gear loft yet, but am biding my time on some mesh material or the like on garbage night...one day/night.
I may grow old but I'll never grow up. -
The only reason I carry a phone is to call the wife every three days or so to let her know I'm still alive.
LIhikers wrote:
One of the reasons I go into the outdoors is to get away from distractions that usually come from an electronic gadget. I won't be buying one of Big Agnes's entertainment centers anytime soon. In fact, probably not in this lifetime.
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Don't answer. Let them ring.
socks wrote:
I gotta have some movie or radio, music to fall asleep to, tinnitis has my ear ringin' so bad I'll never get to sleep otherwise.
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What are you gonna do in the shelter or in your tent after dark? Especially this time of year where it's dark before seven? A tablet or reader device actually makes some sense. But the BA thingy that we're discussing here wouldn't really be useful in that case.
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what the heck did we do years ago? we watched the fire, or watched the stars, or the moon, or the rain. we drank, we smoked ,we laughed and then we went to sleep.
rafe wrote:
What are you gonna do in the shelter or in your tent after dark? Especially this time of year where it's dark before seven? A tablet or reader device actually makes some sense. But the BA thingy that we're discussing here wouldn't really be useful in that case.
I've seen plenty of LD hikers bringing tablets into the woods. Not at all out of the ordinary any more.
i have kindle and nook on my phone. i doubt ill be doing much reading next week in the 100 mileits all good -
If you have company, reading is the last thing on my mind. Except maybe tomorrow's section in the guide book.Resident Australian, proving being a grumpy old man is not just an American trait.
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I wouldn't pass up a campfire for a book or a Nook, but sometimes the campfire just isn't an option. Even in the "old days" some of us carried a book and found the time to read bits of it, from time to time.
hikerboy wrote:
what the heck did we do years ago? we watched the fire, or watched the stars, or the moon, or the rain. we drank, we smoked ,we laughed and then we went to sleep.i have kindle and nook on my phone. i doubt ill be doing much reading next week in the 100 milerafe wrote:
What are you gonna do in the shelter or in your tent after dark? Especially this time of year where it's dark before seven? A tablet or reader device actually makes some sense. But the BA thingy that we're discussing here wouldn't really be useful in that case.
I've seen plenty of LD hikers bringing tablets into the woods. Not at all out of the ordinary any more.
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true, i have brought books.but ironically ,i find after a few minutes,its hard for me to stick with it, and id rather just lie and listen to the night.
rafe wrote:
I wouldn't pass up a campfire for a book or a Nook, but sometimes the campfire just isn't an option. Even in the "old days" some of us carried a book and found the time to read bits of it, from time to time.hikerboy wrote:
what the heck did we do years ago? we watched the fire, or watched the stars, or the moon, or the rain. we drank, we smoked ,we laughed and then we went to sleep.i have kindle and nook on my phone. i doubt ill be doing much reading next week in the 100 milerafe wrote:
What are you gonna do in the shelter or in your tent after dark? Especially this time of year where it's dark before seven? A tablet or reader device actually makes some sense. But the BA thingy that we're discussing here wouldn't really be useful in that case.
I've seen plenty of LD hikers bringing tablets into the woods. Not at all out of the ordinary any more.
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Or if you were on the trail right now you might watch the lunar eclipse -- in progress and quite visible as I write this.
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too cloudy here
rafe wrote:
Or if you were on the trail right now you might watch the lunar eclipse -- in progress and quite visible as I write this.
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ive got a clear view right now. The shadow is about halfway throughits all good
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I keep checking every so often, nothin' yet, too cloudy.
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so how long do I have to watch it? Yes it's red.now what?its all good
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The eclipse is total right now... if the sky were clear you'd see a faint moon with a sort of reddish color to it. The earth's shadow will begin to fall away (totality ends) at 11:23.
socks wrote:
I keep checking every so often, nothin' yet, too cloudy.
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The moon cleared the mts just as totality occurred. However a cloud rolled in and I'm hoping the sky will clear prior the event ending.
Lest we forget.....
SSgt Ray Rangel - USAF
SrA Elizabeth Loncki - USAF
PFC Adam Harris - USA
MSgt Eden Pearl - USMC -
We saw the moon earlier but no eclipse at the time, and even though it was at perigee, it was not appreciable to me this time around.
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Nice pic posted on FB by Mt Washington Observatory.
Eclipse not visible in Oz this time.Resident Australian, proving being a grumpy old man is not just an American trait.
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