There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
As I noted in another post, a fair amount of this was acquired under varying circumstances, so probably not an ideal setup, and I do not know all the weights, but it meets my needs for the most part.
From back left to right front: -REI Quarter Dome UL tent -Jansport Big Bear 82 backpack -3/4-length ridge rest sleeping pad -Keen waterproof boots (comfy, and are also my regular around town shoes in the winter) -1 L bottle (came with steripen) and 1 L Playpus bottle -Kovea Supalite stove and fuel -Stoic 750 mL pot -Gerber 450 knife (on top of pot) -Steripen water purifier -Toothbrush -GSI insulated mug (fits inside pot perfectly) and Vargo spork -Bag of food -Alpaca sweater
“Essentials bag”: cord for hanging food bag, Commonly used first aid items, fire starter, polar pure iodine water purifier, wool hat, emergency blanket, handkerchief, Suunto MC-2 compass, bag with pen + white duct tape, emergency contact/medical information, thermometer, small watch, Princeton tec headlamp
-Long-brim hat -Garbage compactor bag (aka, waterproof backpack liner) -Mini expedition, homemade first aid kit in dry bag -Mountain hardware Lyell sleeping bag, with stuff sack (yes, it is huge, I know).