Hiding gear from wife/girlfriend

[Tortoise]

Unfortunately this doesn't work when she's 30 weeks pregnant and:

...Struggles to fit into her own clothes, nevermind the likes of technical walking gear.

Reminds me of a little overnighter I did with a friend once - 32 weeks I think she was. Worked out everything, or so we thought... until she went to do up her hip belt at the start of the walk

[Onestepmore]

This all sounds so familiar! I justify my purchases by reminding myself how inexpensive this hobby is compared to the one that used to occupy most of my recreational time for the first 30 years of my life - dressage and competition horses. Hubby hardly buys anything - 'Do you want to upgrade to a better lightweight [insert item]? I'll buy you one....' 'No, I'm happy with my (bulky/too many straps/unnecessary pockets) 85L Black Wolf pack, Oztrail dome tent etc etc'
So it's me who gets to have all the fun researching and purchasing and planning and trying out new gear. I love checking out other people's stuff and asking them the pros and cons of the things they use, and they love telling me!

I do confess I may have hidden the occasional purchase....

PS The shared bank account thing didn't work for us at all, and got abandoned about 15 years ago
We've been married 15 years

PPS Another confession - I have 72 pairs of shoes
That was a shock - I was on long service leave and sorted and labelled all the shoe boxes and reorganised them, then counted. I'm not going to do that again (the counting bit I mean!)

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[Redtail]

This is from someone else I read ...

"My greatest fear is that if I die, my wife will sell all my gear for what I told her I paid for it."

[SueOfTheSouth]

This is from someone else I read ...

"My greatest fear is that if I die, my wife will sell all my gear for what I told her I paid for it."

She might be smarter than you think and get top price.

[magichat]

A friend recently bought a motorbike without permission and kept it under wraps for a few weeks, with predictable results.

Best thing that could have happened to the rest of us "At least it isnt a motorbike.."

[ggorgeman]

Remember that "it's easier to ask for forgiveness (for that latest purchase) than it is to ask for permission".

[Hallu]

Between the "I only go bushwalking to try my new gear" and this, I think some of you have serious problems lol. I guess I'm lucky, I'm only in Australia temporarily (so I can't buy too much stuff anyway) and since I haven't been here for long, I have tons of new parks to discover (hence I bushwalk for wildlife and scenery, not gear testing). But I get the "sale fever", and could comprehend the "oh jeez I have a 50, 60, 70, 80 and 90 L backpack, but this one is 65 L and on sale... I need it.". I'm starting to get merino fever though, the "ok, it's so light and comfortable, I need to rethink my wardrobe", but I'm glad I don't have the "ultra light gear fever", it's too damaging to the bank account.

[jacko1956]

For the last couple of years, I've had it good because I start work around 6:00am and beat her home to clear the mail first.
However now it's even better because she accepted I'm going to do the AT next year (with our son) and is even buying the stuff for me/us.
We are also doing some shorter walks together and she looks quite happy when I give her a pack to carry that only weighs about 5 to 8 kilos.

[corvus]

Stay single if you are afraid to share your spending
corvus

[magichat]

Stay single if you are afraid to share your spending
corvus

LOL they mellow over time.

I bought a tent today, for hiking with my kids, not very long at all after I bought a tent for hiking with my kids.
I just asked her if she can stay home tomorrow morning. "Why?" "So someone is here to collect my new tent in case the person I bought it off drops it by"

There was a time I'd have paid dearly for that, but I just got a mild questioning look and a shrug. I'll take that. (Plus, it's not a motorbike baby!)

[tasadam]

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