(So, I’d been pondering why this post didn’t get any comments. Then I looked tonight and found out that I’d drafted it, but never actually clicked on “Publish” last Friday.
Oops.
So here it is today. Light blogging over the next week or so as traveling ensues…)
Okay, so I’m not saying that I’d actually want this for Christmas. After all, it’s for indoor use only, so I couldn’t use it camping.
I am, if nothing else, practical.
Still, how freakishly, geekily, aweseomely cool is this for a guy like me?
THE TAUNTAUN SLEEPING BAG
I mean, seriously, for the Star Wars geek in your life, what’s not to love about this gem from the folks over at ThinkGeek? It’s a full size sleeping bag with a Tauntaun head for a pillow! Heck, the zipper pull is even a lightsaber!
(c)ThinkGeek
It’s all warm and cozy inside, just right to save a friend’s life from the frigid Hoth night. That blue stuff? Look close: tauntaun guts.
(c)ThinkGeek
Now, of course, if I had my druthers, mine would come with the cute girl inside, too…
(c)ThinkGeek
You can find all the info you’ll ever need here. Even better, there’s a whole history behind the bag here (complete with vids). And even better than all THAT, its been mentioned in the New York Times, so it’s got some serious journalistic cred behind it too.
Heck, after writing this post, I’m starting to hope they’ll fill one with down next year, make it more compressible, and give it a stuff sack so I can take it camping in the Sierras.
Now, THAT would be the true culmination of “geek” and “hiker”…
The GeekHiker 
can you put your arm in tauntaun’s arm? i’m actually not sure what a tauntaun is, but from the “lightsaber” comment, i’m assuming it’s star wars …
speaking of interesting sleeping bags, have you seen this one: http://bit.ly/6SsCIw?
By: seine on December 22, 2009
at 3:37 am
I’m more of a Star Trek fan myself. 🙂 But I appreciate your geeky excitement. It is a well-thought out sleeping bag of geektasticness! I think I like the guts on the inside the best, which I NEVER thought I would hear myself say.
By: missmccracken on December 22, 2009
at 3:59 am
nevermind! i do know what a tauntaun is! i just didn’t know that it was called a tauntaun. the sleeping bag i sent you still remains funny, despite my memory loss about tauntauns
By: seine on December 22, 2009
at 8:01 am
i seriously don’t know what a tauntaun is. it looks kinda cool. but if you took it out on a hike then maybe some mountain lion would mistake you for a predator – hehe.
By: blakspring on December 22, 2009
at 10:08 am
Brilliant. If only you could use it for survival in the snow like Luke did.
By: Mel Heth on December 22, 2009
at 2:22 pm
Shouldn’t it be filled with guts instead of down?
By: Homer-Dog on December 22, 2009
at 7:28 pm
I saw that in the news and I paused, rewind and played it like… 400 times. Seriously. It’s awesome.
By: narami on December 23, 2009
at 3:29 pm
Seine – I don’t know, but it would be really cool if you could. I like that bag! Easier to run away from the bear! (Kidding!)
MissMcCracken – LOL, I was more into ST when I was younger. And, yes, guts in a sleeping bag is AWESOME!
Seine – Don’t worry, I’ll overlook the temporary memory loss. It’s probably just a result of eating Christmas goodies
BlakSpring – if we ever meet, I must educate you in all things Star Wars
Mel Heth – True. And how cool would having a SnowSpeeder be?
Homer-Dog – True. Having two legs and arms would be good too…
Narami – LOL, it is pretty awesome. Be sure to check out their site for more vids, too!
By: geekhiker on December 24, 2009
at 7:58 pm
Haha I saw that– too cool!
By: tgaw on December 28, 2009
at 6:35 am
Oh man … that’s way cool!! I’ll have to think about getting it for my grand-daughter next year … she loves Star Wars!!
By: dobegil on December 29, 2009
at 11:20 am
I think I would have to blog breakup with you if you got this.
By: thecoconutdiaries on January 3, 2010
at 12:29 am