Comments on: Extreme multi-purpose tarp -- great for casual Fridays http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 02:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: ImmutableMichael http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1643242 ImmutableMichael Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1643242 You have made my day. You have made my day.

]]> By: Preston Sturges http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1642626 Preston Sturges Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1642626 "Cheapnis" movie montage http://youtu.be/gzxa49fefq8 “Cheapnis” movie montage
http://youtu.be/gzxa49fefq8

]]> By: Art http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1642604 Art Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1642604 Didn't IBM's recent trend finder state that, "the well-camouflaged Nordic Nazgul will be all the fashion rage for 2013?" Didn’t IBM’s recent trend finder state that, “the well-camouflaged Nordic Nazgul will be all the fashion rage for 2013?”

]]> By: jsd http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1642272 jsd Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1642272 Fuck you I'm a tarp.  Fuck you I’m a tarp. 

]]> By: ImmutableMichael http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1642237 ImmutableMichael Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1642237 "Like an inverted ice cream cone with teeth all round the bottom".... “Like an inverted ice cream cone with teeth all round the bottom”….

]]> By: kjh http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1642209 kjh Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1642209 Assault rifle not incuded? Assault rifle not incuded?

]]> By: chris coreline http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1642199 chris coreline Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1642199  potentially the most repugnantly sexist thing i have read all week. and people on my news feed like Modern 'Industrial Music'.  potentially the most repugnantly sexist thing i have read all week. and people on my news feed like Modern ‘Industrial Music’.

]]> By: Håvard Frisvold Kvisvik http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1642195 Håvard Frisvold Kvisvik Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1642195 It is Norwegian brand, and it is super to bring as a sleeping-bag/tent replacement.  Here is the proper site: http://www.jerven.no/ and English info: http://jerven.mediabook.no/3/ It is Norwegian brand, and it is super to bring as a sleeping-bag/tent replacement. 

Here is the proper site:

http://www.jerven.no/

and English info:

http://jerven.mediabook.no/3/

]]> By: Ian Wood http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1642193 Ian Wood Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1642193 <a href="http://youtu.be/QB73HSQZeyY" rel="nofollow">Finland has it all</a>. Finland has it all.

]]> By: Gulliver http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1642182 Gulliver Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1642182 Whoa, who killed the couch? Practical outerwear, or <i>Doctor Who</i> villain? You decide. Last sight of more dumbfounded enemy combatants than any other poncho. Do you suppose the have it in extra-large, or just Lars? Whoa, who killed the couch?

Practical outerwear, or Doctor Who villain? You decide.

Last sight of more dumbfounded enemy combatants than any other poncho.

Do you suppose the have it in extra-large, or just Lars?

]]> By: brucearthurs http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1642180 brucearthurs Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1642180 Who knew?  H.P. Lovecraft dreamed of Snuggies. Who knew?  H.P. Lovecraft dreamed of Snuggies.

]]> By: Jeremy Sweeney http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1642132 Jeremy Sweeney Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1642132 I love you, Finland. I love you, Finland.

]]> By: rocketpjs http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1642111 rocketpjs Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1642111 I like the ad copy.  "The Fjellduken is crafted by the mortal men of Jerven as Thor and Odin have pressing politics to attend to, thus however wonderful the Jervenbag is it still obeys the laws of physics." I like the ad copy.  “The Fjellduken is crafted by the mortal men of Jerven as Thor and Odin
have pressing politics to attend to, thus however wonderful the
Jervenbag is it still obeys the laws of physics.”

]]> By: Timmo Warner http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1642087 Timmo Warner Thu, 31 Jan 2013 04:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1642087 Knew someone would have mentioned it as soon as I saw the number of comments so far. YIKES! Knew someone would have mentioned it as soon as I saw the number of comments so far. YIKES!

]]> By: Daemonworks http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1642048 Daemonworks Thu, 31 Jan 2013 03:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1642048 The best part is that if you can get enough of the Fjellduken, you can seize control of Arakis, and thus the universe. The best part is that if you can get enough of the Fjellduken, you can seize control of Arakis, and thus the universe.

]]> By: Dan http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1642011 Dan Thu, 31 Jan 2013 02:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1642011 I logged in here specifically to see whether anyone had mentioned that yet. I mean, seriously. It almost has to be on purpose, doesn't it? I logged in here specifically to see whether anyone had mentioned that yet. I mean, seriously. It almost has to be on purpose, doesn’t it?

]]> By: Mike Meyer http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1642005 Mike Meyer Thu, 31 Jan 2013 02:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1642005 Looks like a Klan robe to me.  In camo.  Charming. Looks like a Klan robe to me.  In camo.  Charming.

]]> By: Preston Sturges http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1641987 Preston Sturges Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1641987 Krikey! 350 Euros! The zip-on sleeves are nice ("armings"). Keep in mind military ponchos have zip or snap in linings, so this is not really unique.   Ponchos are good because in a serious ice storm you want to keep your gun covered so the firing pin does not freeze up. Krikey! 350 Euros!

The zip-on sleeves are nice (“armings”).

Keep in mind military ponchos have zip or snap in linings, so this is not really unique.  

Ponchos are good because in a serious ice storm you want to keep your gun covered so the firing pin does not freeze up.

]]> By: Preston Sturges http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1641969 Preston Sturges Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1641969 They had to say that because obviously anyone that wears one of these rigs is going to be scoring major cooze. They had to say that because obviously anyone that wears one of these rigs is going to be scoring major cooze.

]]> By: chgoliz http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1641967 chgoliz Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1641967 You're going to want to click through and view the model showing other possibilities.  I think you and I can both agree on that delight.  Which of us he'd prefer, I couldn't possibly know. You’re going to want to click through and view the model showing other possibilities.  I think you and I can both agree on that delight.  Which of us he’d prefer, I couldn’t possibly know.

]]> By: Preston Sturges http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1641968 Preston Sturges Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1641968 "It Conquered The World" “It Conquered The World”

]]> By: HubrisSonic http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1641959 HubrisSonic Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1641959 It's Hammer Time!  It’s Hammer Time! 

]]> By: Hanglyman http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1641952 Hanglyman Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1641952  Nope.  Nope.

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1641949 Brainspore Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1641949 How about a NSFW tag? That dude is clearly pitching a tent. How about a NSFW tag? That dude is clearly pitching a tent.

]]> By: eldritch http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1641944 eldritch Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1641944 I have a weird appreciation of moss patterned camouflage, as well as simple and practical tools. If I was going to live in some remote mountains as a forester, I'd take a hatchet, a reliable rifle, and something like this. I have a weird appreciation of moss patterned camouflage, as well as simple and practical tools. If I was going to live in some remote mountains as a forester, I’d take a hatchet, a reliable rifle, and something like this.

]]> By: Michael Smith http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1641921 Michael Smith Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1641921 Ideal for coding marathons and ninja bug fixes. Ideal for coding marathons and ninja bug fixes.

]]> By: Matthew Urso http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1641917 Matthew Urso Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1641917 that's one fucked up snuggie that’s one fucked up snuggie

]]> By: Charles Lenchner http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1641916 Charles Lenchner Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1641916 From the description: "This, however leads to maintenance - just like women, your Fjellduken requires some attention after use. " LOL From the description:
“This, however leads to maintenance – just like women, your Fjellduken requires some attention after use. ”
LOL

]]> By: sam1148 http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1641913 sam1148 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1641913 It's a TARP! It’s a TARP!

]]> By: Eksith Rodrigo http://boingboing.net/2013/01/30/extreme-multi-purpose-tarp.html#comment-1641909 Eksith Rodrigo Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=209518#comment-1641909 Am I the only one who thought Pyramid Head from Silent Hill? Am I the only one who thought Pyramid Head from Silent Hill?

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