Anaconda, the outdoor equipment and clothes shop, is pure evil! It will sneak up on you in the form of a radio ad, and a brother with a pamphlet, tempting you with its "20% off everything" sale for just one day (today). Then it dangles the proverbial carrot in front of you with its wide stock of practically everything you need before you head off on your adventure, in my case a trip that won't even be 'til October!
Then 50 minutes later, you're about $500 poorer :(
A couple of fleece jumpers, a pair of trousers, a good pair of trekking boots, and a sleeping bag that'll actually keep me warm for once.
And I haven't even bought a proper backpack, since the shoddy one I have now has a busted zipper and won't be big enough. I might end up spending more on stuff than the price of the three week trek around the himalayas.
