tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621591035796957051.post6909481190136240091..comments2023-05-11T11:17:04.018-04:00Comments on The Laughing Dog: Cutting the Toothbrush HandlesBill Garlinghousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11680783641152629531noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621591035796957051.post-30718961196489627072011-12-24T22:24:09.117-05:002011-12-24T22:24:09.117-05:00Great article! Also, to add, if the handle is sti...Great article! Also, to add, if the handle is still wide enough, you may be able to drill some holes in it...maybe an extra gram huh? haha. I an with you though on these practices. Just about a year ago I thought to myself "That won't be me...I can carry a full length toothbrush!" But with time I soon began to eyeball those little things. Now, I am looking at quite a huge difference in pack weight, at least considering the things I have been attacking...tags and cords. I am planning a hike next month and am looking at less than a 11 pound base weight! My summer base weight is looking to be less than 7! Sweet!Stick's Bloghttp://sticksblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621591035796957051.post-32413462333735858462011-12-13T13:48:00.276-05:002011-12-13T13:48:00.276-05:00I've heard that. I only took about a third of ...I've heard that. I only took about a third of length off, but took about another third off it's width.Bill Garlinghousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11680783641152629531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621591035796957051.post-5031868445764965362011-12-11T19:39:20.763-05:002011-12-11T19:39:20.763-05:00I hacked my handle off and all summer long had to ...I hacked my handle off and all summer long had to deal with the challenge of brushing my teeth with my fingers in mouth.Mike Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146630109461129221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621591035796957051.post-74693047013291362272011-11-15T02:03:29.367-05:002011-11-15T02:03:29.367-05:00Great post. I will be hacking my handle off as wel...Great post. I will be hacking my handle off as well, just as you said, "I mean, why not?"Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07063011797655131617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621591035796957051.post-25116049546284552872011-11-14T21:46:13.695-05:002011-11-14T21:46:13.695-05:00Thank you KhenpoThank you KhenpoBill Garlinghousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11680783641152629531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621591035796957051.post-40390856184693699152011-11-14T10:51:43.982-05:002011-11-14T10:51:43.982-05:00Buddhist monks carry only a bowl so that they may ...Buddhist monks carry only a bowl so that they may beg for rice. One fellow lost his and had to beg from locals with cupped hands.<br /><br />Another monk happened upon this scene and cried, "All my life I have carried this miserable bowl around when I could have been free!"Hismildnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16912590332715884825noreply@blogger.com