SFR "Premium" purchases you found to be "worth it"

[Breck]

One of the best things about fishing the Deschutes during the warmer months is the rafts full of drunk harlots that float by you with their calcium cannons out. The good ol' Teat Hatch. God bless 'em.

 

[Brian]

Got me wondering now... I have the Grundens and my feet are pretty much wrecked after a full day on the boat. I don't generally get foot pain in most other types of shoes.

I have never had deck boots, so I don't know how they are fitted or broken in. Back in the day a pair of off-the-shelf mountaineering boots could be very painful. Even if well-fitted by an experienced boot specialist with the sock layers I planned to wear in them a gradual break-in period that might take a few weeks was required. Ill-fitting boots that were made on a last that wasn't the right shape for my feet were never pain or blister-free.

Try some ortho insoles, they can often eliminate foot pain from bad footwear.

Even a pair of well-fitted boots with a veg-tanned midsole that has formed to my feet over a long period feel better with prescription orthotics (courtesy of the VA ) that stabilizes the foot, absorbs high impact, and redistributes body weight away from the outer edges. They reduce shock that can cause pain in my feet structures, and upward into my knees, hips and back.

 

[wanderingrichard]

Bodega portable compressor fridge/freezer. Bought it for camping, has come in handy for so much more.

 

[wanderingrichard]

One of my buddies always comments on the depth of the river when he pisses over the side of the boat. Personally, I hold a bucket over my junk because I'm not a barbarian.

Two rejoinders are
"Well, at least the fish are biting at my depth"
And
"Cold,too"

 

[albula]

I've always been thankful for both of the Airstreams. No doubt should have brushed off the sticker shock, though, and just purchased the larger one first. The many years of having it, for a month or two, as a basecamp steelhead fishing in Northern BC are among my fondest fishing memories.