Black Diamond Whippet (and other good stuff) on sale

Just saw that Backcountry.com was doing a mid-winter sale. Some decent stuff on sale, quite a bit of stuff for hitting the BC (skins and shovels and probes oh my!), but the one thing that stood out to me was they had Whippets in stock and on sale. Seriously, hard to find these (at least locally), even harder to find ‘em in stock. Nothing quite says “I’m so eXXXXtreme that I laugh in the face of a certain impaling by riding with this sharp object in my hand” like a self arrest pole.

insert Devo joke here

As always you should see if your local shop will price match before you buy it online!

$20 (or $25) for $50 at evo

The lady friend sent me this deal knowing that I hate those daily deal sites but that I like free money at places I was going to spend at anyways. Granted once I use it I’m quitting the site so I don’t get daily emails, but whatever. Click here to check it out. If you’re new to the site they give you $5 to start so it’s only $20 for $50, not bad, not bad.

Backcountry Access Float packs on sale

Was just looking over the backcountry.com Black Friday sale and these definitely caught my eye because 1) they are expensive at full price (and even sale price) 2) I know a ton of you out there have considered picking one up and 3) they are the future once they start getting adopted and economies of scale kick in and bring the price down to everyman level.  They’ve got the Float 18, Float 30 and Float 36 (pictured below) on sale, and while still expensive it’s probably one of the few times you’ll see them on sale.  If you want to see the BCA Float in action you can go here and see a few vids.

Last March I nearly died in an avalanche while backcountry snowboarding in Japan. The slide sucked me under the surface of the snow and beat me within an inch of my life before spitting me out unburied. Hard tellin’ not knowin’, but had I been wearing an avalanche airbag pack that day I would probably have a lot less metal holding my pelvis together right now. The airbag would have helped keep me on the top of the slide and prevented the compression injuries I sustained while ragdolling under the surface.

-Seth Lightcap

 

Pissing blood FTL

 

REI Winter Sale starts today

Just got an email that the REI Winter Sale starts today. Did a quick 30 second scan of the sale to see what stood out and noticed they’ve got the BCA Tracker 2 avalanche beacon on sale. Nothing else immediately stood out, but looked like there is quite a bit of last year’s boards, boots, etc. up on the auction block.

20% off backcountry gear at evo

Saw this sale today at evo. Some decent pre-season deals on the avalanche trinity beacons/probes/shovels and other backcountry clothing and gear going down at evo. Check it out ‘cuz in another month or so you’ll be boarding the full price train for awhile!

Don’t see what you’re looking for? Check out the gear search widget over there ——>

50% off camping gear at REI Outlet

Just saw that REI Outlet has all camping gear at least 50% off. Yes, fall is here and it’s raining a bit today, but there are still some good days to be had AND if you had better gear you wouldn’t be complaining about the rain.

 

UPDATE 10/14/11:  As this post is still getting traffic but is from an old sale I put a gear finder search box up on the top right rail to help you find any items on sale.  Just go up there, type in what you’re looking for and click search and a list of items and prices matching your criteria will show up.  Should help you quickly find what you want at the best possible price!

Outdoor Research ‘End of Summer Sale’

Just got an email from OR hyping their ‘legendary’ End of Summer Sale. I’ve never been so can’t vouche for it’s legend (or lack thereof) status, but they’re a Seattle company making quality stuff, as well as creating jobs in Seattle, so I’ve got love for ‘em. The best months of the year in the PNW are coming, gear up as necessary and get out there!

Backcountry.som semi-annual sale

Just got a message from backcountry.com that if you click through from here you can get to their sale before it goes live to the general public on the 15th.  They’ve always got a TON of stuff for sale and a very consumer friendly return policy (aka lifetime) so check ‘em out if you’re looking for any new gear!

As always I’ll update this post when I see stuff of interest.

A couple shortcuts:

Link to the avalanche gear – beacons, probes, etc. – on sale

Link to mountaineering gear on sale

Screw all the snow stuff, it’s summer, hiking and camping gear sale

REI Summer Sale & Clearance on now

Fill in those holes in your gear quiver before the dog days of summer kick in at the REI Summer Sale & Clearance. Will see if I see anything relevant to the blog later, but for now just now they are open and ready to take your paychecks.

 

UPDATE 10/14/11:  As this post is still getting traffic but is from an old sale I put a gear finder search box up on the top right rail to help you find any items on sale.  Just go up there, type in what you’re looking for and click search and a list of items and prices matching your criteria will show up.  Should help you quickly find what you want and at a price you want it at!

Surfboards for sale

Still trying to figure out pricing.

First up, 8’6 Pearson Arrow

-8’6 x something x something x something (will try and decypher it later)
-Was originally shaped for an ex-girlfriend’s birthday, basically this is a longboard for a smaller individual
-Hand shaped by Bob Pearson (not his ghost shapers – though not that Dane and others didn’t make some nice boards!))
-Clark Foam (yup, pre-shutdown, get your Clark Foam fix)
-Can be ridden as a single or tri setup
-Surfed maybe 5x total
-Blue spray (not resin tint) with floral nose patch
-Couple pressure dings/tiny spiderweb in a spot or two, what you’d expect to see after a few surfs
-Would trade for a 6’4+/- keel or twinzer fish (looking for a high volume/wider as opposed to one that’s more towards perf shortboard shape) or a heavily glassed pig or maybe some other longboard (tho I have a few already so will be kind of picky)

Admit it, I look sexy in my shadow

Shaped/signed by Bob Pearson himself

Next up, Creme Stiletto. Originally bought this to resell to Japan because they love this kind of shit. Surfed it once, surfs actually REALLY nice, but I just don’t need a board worth this much.

-Creme/CJ Nelson/Paul Frank (yes, seriously, the monkey tee shirt guy) collaboration
-9’9 x something x something – will have to drag it out and check
-Only 50 made, originally sold as part of an art show/fundraiser ‘Only about 6 out of 50 were still unsold when the show started. I think all but one of those sold as well. Sales price on all 50 was $3500.’
-Jim Phillips/Robbie Kegel shaped
-All resin work
-Comes with matching Paul Frank branded bag, wallet, t-shirt (srsly)
-Rakuten is selling one for a GRIP without the other collectibles (huhlooo Japan!)
-Old photos of some D-bag holding the board below

Looking for something else?

OK, not really my quiver