Was that a rented mule or a pet?
All of the fitings ( end caps and threaded female adaptors) that will
fit shcedule 40 ( or 80 } PVC will fit aluminum pipe. Schedule 10
aluminum pipe is good if you your mule is not to clumsy. The PVC
fitting work good if you rough up hte pipe and use epoxy. IF your
mule is really big schedule 40 is the same OD, as in schedule 80 in
situation where you are backpacking with an elephant.

Was that a rented mule or a pet?
All of the fitings ( end caps and threaded female adaptors) that will
fit shcedule 40 ( or 80 } PVC will fit aluminum pipe. Schedule 10
aluminum pipe is good if you your mule is not to clumsy. The PVC
fitting work good if you rough up hte pipe and use epoxy. IF your
mule is really big schedule 40 is the same OD, as in schedule 80 in
situation where you are backpacking with an elephant.

Was that a rented mule or a pet?
All of the fitings ( end caps and threaded female adaptors) that will
fit shcedule 40 ( or 80 } PVC will fit aluminum pipe. Schedule 10
aluminum pipe is good if you your mule is not to clumsy. The PVC
fitting work good if you rough up hte pipe and use epoxy. IF your
mule is really big schedule 40 is the same OD, as in schedule 80 in
situation where you are backpacking with an elephant.

BJ Conner wrote:

Was that a rented mule or a pet?

Rented, I suppose. Definitely not a pet. I was on a commercial outfitter
pack trip in the Bob Marshall. It was the only rod I took, so it sucked.

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rw wrote:
DaveMohnsen wrote:

Heh . . .heh . . .but I've never been able to destroy the regular
PVC ones
I have put together.


I once had a mule fall on one. Broke the rod.

To go with the ethos of horsepacking, you ought to have had the rod in a
cast iron sewer pipe. As it was he was getting back at you for the cast
iron skillet and dutch oven that you were making him carry.

Mike

Mike McGuire wrote:
rw wrote:

DaveMohnsen wrote:

Heh . . .heh . . .but I've never been able to destroy the regular
PVC ones
I have put together.



I once had a mule fall on one. Broke the rod.

To go with the ethos of horsepacking, you ought to have had the rod in a
cast iron sewer pipe. As it was he was getting back at you for the cast
iron skillet and dutch oven that you were making him carry.

The one that carried the cast iron stove had it the worst. That was one
big, sorry mule.

Truth be told, I didn't see it happen. The wranglers would pack up,
leave with the mules at daylight, and meet us dudes at camp with
everything already set up. When I unpacked my rod I saw it was broken at
the butt right above the grip. It was one of those "I can't understand
what it is that I'm seeing" moments, like when you walk into your
apartment and your stereo system is gone. Then I noticed the crease in
the pvc (which I'm still using, BTW), and the wranglers fessed up. Those
two ****ups didn't get much of a tip from me.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 03:48:55 GMT, rw wrote:

Mike McGuire wrote:
rw wrote:

DaveMohnsen wrote:

Heh . . .heh . . .but I've never been able to destroy the regular
PVC ones
I have put together.



I once had a mule fall on one. Broke the rod.

To go with the ethos of horsepacking, you ought to have had the rod in a
cast iron sewer pipe. As it was he was getting back at you for the cast
iron skillet and dutch oven that you were making him carry.

The one that carried the cast iron stove had it the worst. That was one
big, sorry mule.

Truth be told, I didn't see it happen. The wranglers would pack up,
leave with the mules at daylight, and meet us dudes at camp with
everything already set up. When I unpacked my rod I saw it was broken at
the butt right above the grip. It was one of those "I can't understand
what it is that I'm seeing" moments, like when you walk into your
apartment and your stereo system is gone. Then I noticed the crease in
the pvc (which I'm still using, BTW), and the wranglers fessed up. Those
two ****ups didn't get much of a tip from me.

Maybe those two ****ups said, "This guy is ****in' putz, and besides, he's too
cheap to tip us much," and wrapped it around a nearby rock...I know it's hard to
fathom that someone would think that of a dude of your stature, what with being
a regular Hemingwannabe and all, but, hey, it COULD happen...

On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 14:06:14 -0700, "Tom Nakashima"
wrote:

I just purchased a 5 wt. 4pc 9' fly-rod. I was looking for a cheap hard
case for backpacking. I would like to keep it light, but the rod well
protected. Suggestions? Home made cases?
-tom


If your rod will fit inside, you might consider a couple of golf bag
tubes/sleeves, an extra large inside a jumbo, with foam between them, and use
foam for end caps. Not pretty, but effective, light, and cheap - you can get
the tubes for around $1-2.00USD each, and the foam even cheaper. Heck, bubble
wrap will work.

TC,
R

"rw" wrote

.. When I unpacked my rod I saw it was broken at
the butt right above the grip. It was one of those "I can't understand
what it is that I'm seeing" moments, like when you walk into your
apartment and your stereo system is gone.

hey, i know exactly what you mean. it happened to me only once, when my
wife (#2) and i returned from a late movie only a few days after we had
remodeled our downstairs, to find everything that wasn't bolted down, gone.

it was like seeing yourself on tv when you didn't know you were being
filmed; a combination of mystery and fear.

wayno