Ten years ago I had over 30 backpacks and bags. I was what you might call a bag whore. But I decided to downsize. I got rid of almost all my bags, keeping only a few that served multiple purposes. For example, my GORUCK GR1 became my every day carry, my laptop bag, and my travel bag. In fact, after buying my GR1 I told my wife it will likely be the last backpack I ever buy.
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Posted by Kirby Turner on March 10, 2021
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Posted by Kirby Turner on January 6, 2021
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Posted by Kirby Turner on January 4, 2021
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Posted by Kirby Turner on December 27, 2020
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Posted by Kirby Turner on December 22, 2020
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Posted by Kirby Turner on December 20, 2020
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Wow! It’s nearly the end of 2020 and I’m making my first blog post of the year. It’s been more than a year since my last post. There’s no excuse for going this long without a post, but I have one anyways. I broke my local install in Jekyll, which is the software I use to generate this website. And I’ve been too busy with work to make the time to fix the issues. But I started a 2-week vacation yesterday and thought, “I should fix my blog site.”
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Posted by Kirby Turner on December 20, 2020
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Happy Firecracker Day! 
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Posted by Kirby Turner on July 4, 2019
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Enjoyed my walk in the notch. 
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Posted by Kirby Turner on April 10, 2019
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One and done snowboarding this morning. I decided I would enjoy hiking through the woods more. And I did. 
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Posted by Kirby Turner on April 3, 2019
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