OK, so there I stand… blankly staring at an arsenal of cooking gear in the middle of REI. I know I talked about going to stores who have nature friendly staff, but you never know when a fellow shopper can be a huge attribute.
Since I didn’t say his real name before, I’ll continue in the same vein. I ran into our good friend Elvis. He is just awesome. I even told him that he has missed his calling and that he should be selling camping gear. I’ve never seen someone get so excited about the different elements of cooking equipment. Granted, I’m glad he is, because I learned a lot! I did convince him to shop around for the best price though since he didn’t ‘really’ need that frying pan for this weekend’s mini-hike. Let’s hope that doesn’t come back to haunt me.
Perhaps my favorite part was when he gave me a demo on how a great big sleeping bag could be stuffed into that tiny little stuff sack. Elvis prevailed, and I bought two. The real test will come when I try to get my pillow in there. Elvis said it will fit, so I’m confident I’ll succeed.
