Gear Bought, Gear Considered

Today I bought some necessary camping gear from the Alpine Shop:

1. MSR Hubba one-person tent
2. MSR foot-print for Hubba tent
3. Thermarest Prolite 4 (S) mattress
4. Thermarest Prolite 4 (S) stuff bag
5. North Face Cats Meow sleeping bag

Shaun at the Alpine Shop spent almost two hours helping me pick out the gear. That's service!

Shaun also showed me--because I asked to see it--a pillow, a stove, and drops to purify water. That's gear I'm still thinking about.