Awww, seeing Nala being her adorable self brought a tear to my eye. Sending lots of love your way! Hope you can look back at all the footage you have of your adventure pup with a smile
The LED dog collar is fantastic! In addition to being a lifesaver with your pouch at night, it also makes a great gift for woodwind players. I use it to check for leaky pads, and it does the trick for a lot less money than tube lights made specifically for the job. Since it is made from a soft material, there is no chance of harming your instruments.
Best gift I ever bought at REI is the National Park Pass for my son & girlfriend....they also say its the best gift they ever got! ( technically more then $50 but less then $50 per recipient!
Miranda is a DND nerd too?! As if I couldn’t love her more! Other gift ideas: Nalgene gift set with water bottle, sticker, splashguard, and Nuun tabs Chipper sit mat! Delta bowl with lid SPORK Kula cloth Super nice wool hiking socks, socks are the best A hammock Camping string lights A book! REI has a great selection of books, I’d highly recommend The Appalachian Trail: Backcountry Shelters, Lean-Tos, and Huts. It’s got beautiful photography and is also very informative, and would be a great gift for someone getting into the AT or someone who has already completed a thruhike!
Sending you lots of love with the loss of Nala! I know that all of the love from all of your subscribers combined isn't enough to fill the void of loosing a best friend 💔
The greatest gift to get for the holidays? More Miranda videos! Thanks for these, they keep me motivated to get out and use my gear. Happy Holidays to you and the entire REI crew!
I have a slightly bigger mini cast iron pan and I use it when I make bulk pancakes so they’re all uniform sizes. Cook one side in the cast iron and the other on my skillet
I love my tiny skillet! I use it all the time at home, to toast small quantities of spices/seeds/nuts. I probably use it 4x per week. Also good for making garlic butter, tiny cookies, eggs,etc.
Thanks for another wonderful video. I always look forward to new ones, and often watch old ones for a 2nd or 3th time. We are gonna miss Nala a lot. I hope you are doing well and taking your time to heal from her passing!!! I know i'm not the only fan who whishes you lots of love!
1st , Thank you for the tip in a past video for the “Ruffwear Roamer Dog Leash” (REI, Miranda made me buy it, lol.) 2, miniature cast-iron is as spoon rest. 3, I have never drink slow enough to need a can cosy, though REI has the best looking ones.
100% recommend the Squirt PS4. Bring one whenever I leave the house. It's by no means a full size multitool, but being small you don't mind it in your pocket and it gets the job done when you don't have more dedicated tools at your disposal. Note: The PS4 has pliers as the main fold out and a mini scissors. The S4 has scissors as the main foldout.
This was actually helpful... not all of the folks in my life are super outdoorsy, but some of these things (especially the multitool, belts, and hats) can be quite useful and are things people don't usually buy for themselves. Don't judge us gift givers too much- some people's love language is giving gifts. It's all good if your way of showing others you care isn't giving gifts, but let us gift-givers have our joy LOL
I’m like you, shopping for the holiday gift gets me in a foul mood. However, it pays off at the end. You forgot the pee cloth?? I’m getting the kettle. Thx for the tips
😍 my sea to summit kettle!!! So great with a group boiling more water or other stuff. And DEFINITELY buying that mini cast iron skillet because why not. When not in use this Christmas going to hang it on the tree too.
Thanks for all of the cool Christmas gift ideas Miranda!! (Shared on our Carson REI Alumni FB page!!) I’m going try to hit the REI sale too!! Oh and LOL regarding the small frying pan!! 😆🍳🎄🥾🏕🏔🚵♀️ So great seeing Nala too… 💗🕊💗
Okay, so I'm not one who would usually find something useful in a gift list, but my mom actually totally needs two of the things you mentioned!! Awesome.
I just found out that through a friend, I have access to a really nice freeze dryer! He’s into it as a hobby but I plan to pay him for his time and resources. If I can engineer freeze dried meals that rival my favorite brads I will be absolutely ecstatic. Look out pinnacle foods lol
Yeah, they were a hit in the 2020 Gift Guide video. Though we don't currently carry those anymore, we have a wide variety of other cool koozies to choose from!
Pretty sure Lodge developed these mini skillets as an advertising gimmick ages ago. I doubt that it has an actual use, but I do remember my grandfather using his as an ashtray
A day in the life of Miranda The Grinch... "4:00, wallow in hiker stink. 4:30, stare into the Osprey Pack. 5:00, solve trail hunger, tell no one. 5:30, jazzercize; 6:30, dinner cooked in collapsible kettle, can’t cancel that again. 7:00, wrestle with my self-inflating mat. I’m booked..."
Ha! I've watched the first three recommandations and I've added all three of them to my list. My Mom is going to be so happy when she asks me for a list and I say something better than "I don't know."
Your hot water nalgene bottles is the best advice ever! Our cat, Little Red, jumps up to the sink after we've run hot water in it for a while and is disappointed. when it cools down. I started putting 2 then 3 hot water bottles
Around him and he stays in the sink until we run him out. Thanks for the practical advice and comedic entertainment! REI is our favorite/only sports stop!
Miranda, great and informative video, thanks! Question fav race and class in D&D? Also how does Nala always crash your videos but I never see the kitteh jump up on the table? Keep up the great work!
I thought the most obvious / useful gift would have been 2 - 3 pairs of good, wool hiking socks, e.g. Smartwool, Bridgedale, etc. One, EVERYONE needs socks, and if they spend time outdoors, they need good socks; and Two, everyone needs good socks. Sure, it's boring, but you'll never doubt the person won't use them or appreciate them.
Socks? Really? I grew up getting to open one present on x-mas eve. Always…socks. Socks as a gift are right up there with a vacuum or something… socks are cooler now, but still they are socks.
The 3 pack of hats could be divided up as stocking stuffers ;). A good headlamp I actually asked my brother for Christmas and my friends laughed that I used it car camping. Their girlfriends didn't take long to invested in them after seeing me going into the campground privy hands free. Jokes on them for waiting so long.
@@rei almost done all my Christmas shopping actually, lol. Only stocking stuffers left and things under $50 that are small are perfect. Hubby is getting me a hammock to add to our camp kit/back deck and I am pretty thrilled about it.
I'm glad you hate the holidays, too! I think gift giving is so dumb. :) Also, I can vouch for that Sea to Summit collapsible cup - it doesn't burn your hands (although it isn't the easiest thing to collapse).
I have an Outdoor Research Gortex ear flap hat that I Freaking love. For some inconceivable reason, they discontinued it. I might cry when mine wears out.
@@rei you have no idea how much I love these videos 🤣 If everyone had a Miranda in their lives the world would be a better place , especially since I now know she loves d&d lol
Awww, seeing Nala being her adorable self brought a tear to my eye. Sending lots of love your way! Hope you can look back at all the footage you have of your adventure pup with a smile
What a beautiful message. I was shocked myself when I heard the news and can only imagine what she's going through.
Tons of love for Nala to chase squirrels, go on hikes, and keep an eye on you from doggie heaven.
Nala is gone? I didn’t read or hear that anywhere. So sad.
Ah, saw it on Instagram.
😥
The LED dog collar is fantastic! In addition to being a lifesaver with your pouch at night, it also makes a great gift for woodwind players. I use it to check for leaky pads, and it does the trick for a lot less money than tube lights made specifically for the job. Since it is made from a soft material, there is no chance of harming your instruments.
Best gift I ever bought at REI is the National Park Pass for my son & girlfriend....they also say its the best gift they ever got!
( technically more then $50 but less then $50 per recipient!
A gift that keeps on giving! Such a good idea, Amy. Thanks for sharing!
I did not know you could buy those at REI...
Did you know that if you are over 65 you can buy a lifetime pass for $80? Pretty cool
Oh god. So glad I watched till the end to hear that pineapple express comment.
Miranda is a DND nerd too?! As if I couldn’t love her more! Other gift ideas:
Nalgene gift set with water bottle, sticker, splashguard, and Nuun tabs
Chipper sit mat!
Delta bowl with lid
SPORK
Kula cloth
Super nice wool hiking socks, socks are the best
A hammock
Camping string lights
A book! REI has a great selection of books, I’d highly recommend The Appalachian Trail: Backcountry Shelters, Lean-Tos, and Huts. It’s got beautiful photography and is also very informative, and would be a great gift for someone getting into the AT or someone who has already completed a thruhike!
Love the Nalgene bundle idea!
Sending you lots of love with the loss of Nala! I know that all of the love from all of your subscribers combined isn't enough to fill the void of loosing a best friend 💔
The mini Lodge cast iron skillet is a great spoon rest! Last year I gave Luci solar lights as gifts.
The solar lights are great gifts!
The greatest gift to get for the holidays? More Miranda videos! Thanks for these, they keep me motivated to get out and use my gear. Happy Holidays to you and the entire REI crew!
Aww! We're so happy to hear that. Happy Holidays to you, Melissa. All the best! ❤️👋
Just don't gift the mini skillet and elastic belt to the same person, they might take it the wrong way 😂
Ha! So true 🤣
I have a slightly bigger mini cast iron pan and I use it when I make bulk pancakes so they’re all uniform sizes.
Cook one side in the cast iron and the other on my skillet
I love my tiny skillet! I use it all the time at home, to toast small quantities of spices/seeds/nuts. I probably use it 4x per week. Also good for making garlic butter, tiny cookies, eggs,etc.
Awesome to hear! 🙌😀
I use my Cotopaxi fanny pack all the time. Rollerskiing, cross country skiing, running, biking.
are the pockets on the beverage vest usable? i want to carry my nano skillet in it.
Only the one on the back.
You can make fry bread on the little pan! Yum!
That sounds delicious.
Tons of ideas, but I would say add a Buff...many uses, and everyone needs one.
Great Video‼️
The led dog collar also doubles as a light Frisbee at night.
Thanks for sharing‼️
Awww. I have the mini frying pan. I love the little guy. Fry one egg. Bake one chocolate chip cookie. Mini Shepherds pie.....🥰
Those sound like some great uses for it! Thanks for sharing. 😄
One of the best gifts that I ever received is a 1950s military lensatic compass. That thing is indestructible.
Best sound bytes ever! I need to isolate the sounds to play back the filthy part and the so little part with laughter…
😂😂😂
I have had the same Leatherman Squirt Ps4 on my key chain since 2010. It has gotten me out trouble a few times and been a hero to many. Must have!!!
All of our love goes to Nala. It's so hard letting a dog go... ❤
Thanks for another wonderful video. I always look forward to new ones, and often watch old ones for a 2nd or 3th time. We are gonna miss Nala a lot. I hope you are doing well and taking your time to heal from her passing!!! I know i'm not the only fan who whishes you lots of love!
I will never stop gifting Pocket Bellows from Epiphany Outdoor Gear to anyone I know who even thinks about trying to burn wood.
Thank you for all the great gift ideas! Also, thank you for all of your wonderful videos you have made - they are always so much fun to watch!
We hope you found it helpful! Thanks for tuning in, we appreciate you! 👋❤️
1st , Thank you for the tip in a past video for the
“Ruffwear Roamer Dog Leash”
(REI, Miranda made me buy it, lol.)
2, miniature cast-iron is as spoon rest.
3, I have never drink slow enough to need a can cosy, though REI has the best looking ones.
Thanks for watching, Philip! We hope Miranda's guide sparked some ideas for your own gift giving this year. 👍🎁
100% recommend the Squirt PS4. Bring one whenever I leave the house. It's by no means a full size multitool, but being small you don't mind it in your pocket and it gets the job done when you don't have more dedicated tools at your disposal. Note: The PS4 has pliers as the main fold out and a mini scissors. The S4 has scissors as the main foldout.
Seconded.
I've said it before and will a multitude more times. REI is fantastic for the outdoor enthusiast, and, The Whole World Loves Miranda!
Oh I was sure you’d mention the Kula cloth!
This was actually helpful... not all of the folks in my life are super outdoorsy, but some of these things (especially the multitool, belts, and hats) can be quite useful and are things people don't usually buy for themselves.
Don't judge us gift givers too much- some people's love language is giving gifts. It's all good if your way of showing others you care isn't giving gifts, but let us gift-givers have our joy LOL
miranda loves D&D? yasssssss!! 🤓🙌🏼
RIP sweet Nala! We love you!
Combining backpacking with D&D? Yasss!
I’m like you, shopping for the holiday gift gets me in a foul mood. However, it pays off at the end. You forgot the pee cloth?? I’m getting the kettle. Thx for the tips
I believe REI should sell the Miranda Cook Kit. It is an awesome cooking system.
I feel like Miranda would be such a druid or ranger in D&D 🌿🍂🏹
Love me some DnD!!
You’re not the only one on the whole gift giving thing Miranda. It’s hard for me too.
i love that kettle as well. it is a very handy camping kettle!!! much love
It sure is! Thanks for watching Clare! 😄💚
Pocket bellows are cheap, super useful, and make a good stocking stuffer.
😍 my sea to summit kettle!!! So great with a group boiling more water or other stuff. And DEFINITELY buying that mini cast iron skillet because why not. When not in use this Christmas going to hang it on the tree too.
I was at a restaurant once that served individual corn breads in those mini skillets.
Yum! 😊
Any content from you makes me laugh and smile. Thanks and happy holidays to you too!
Nala's legacy lives on in these videos ❤️
Thanks for all of the cool Christmas gift ideas Miranda!! (Shared on our Carson REI Alumni FB page!!) I’m going try to hit the REI sale too!! Oh and LOL regarding the small frying pan!! 😆🍳🎄🥾🏕🏔🚵♀️ So great seeing Nala too… 💗🕊💗
It's Miranda, the editing, and the bloopers/casual moments... Gold Jerry gold!
Thanks for watching! We're glad you're loving the content. 😄
This woman has great energy
I forget if just egg needs to be refrigerated but you could make a vegan egg that way in that little pan 😋
I love Just Egg and use a tiny skillet at home to make McSandwiches :)
Okay, so I'm not one who would usually find something useful in a gift list, but my mom actually totally needs two of the things you mentioned!! Awesome.
Awesome! #winning
Surprised Miranda didn't include a beloved SPORK! Way under $50, and so useful 😁
Yes! Titanium sporks are the best! I carry mine in my lunch every day and on the trail.
Miranda being into dnd is awesome!
Mic up the D&D beanies and gain +3 speech craft.
OMG! I have that mini skillet and LOVE it!! It is perfect for eggs and English muffins
🙌 Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, right?! It's certainly one of our favorites.
Out of everyone, I wouldn't have thought Miranda would be bah humbug about the holidays, lol
Yessss! New Miranda video!!!
Woohoo! 🙌
I just found out that through a friend, I have access to a really nice freeze dryer! He’s into it as a hobby but I plan to pay him for his time and resources. If I can engineer freeze dried meals that rival my favorite brads I will be absolutely ecstatic. Look out pinnacle foods lol
Seeing Nala at the end 😭
An ultra mini air pump is a great gift for under $30.
Great idea!
The rumple coozie is amazing and a lot more compact. Everyone should check it out.
Yeah, they were a hit in the 2020 Gift Guide video. Though we don't currently carry those anymore, we have a wide variety of other cool koozies to choose from!
Merry Christmas! 🎄😉
Pretty sure Lodge developed these mini skillets as an advertising gimmick ages ago. I doubt that it has an actual use, but I do remember my grandfather using his as an ashtray
Mini skillet would be good for melted butter for popcorn.
Great idea! 😄
Fresh dog poop in a bag is a great source to warm up you lunch. Just a FYI.. ;)
Bataan is pronounced Butta-Uhn. Its a Town in the Philippines where Cotopaxi makes their Del Dia line.
"do i still look like i should be in a wes anderson movie" lol
Very helpful but would add a Sawyer water filter….You can never have too many!!!
Good thinking! Thanks for watching, Dustin. 👋
Or a katadyn befree!
😃
You're on the list! 🙌
Love you, Nala 💛
A day in the life of Miranda The Grinch...
"4:00, wallow in hiker stink.
4:30, stare into the Osprey Pack.
5:00, solve trail hunger, tell no one. 5:30, jazzercize;
6:30, dinner cooked in collapsible kettle, can’t cancel that again.
7:00, wrestle with my self-inflating mat. I’m booked..."
Yesss!!! Another Miranda in the Wild video!!
Thanks for tuning in! 🥳
Ha! I've watched the first three recommandations and I've added all three of them to my list. My Mom is going to be so happy when she asks me for a list and I say something better than "I don't know."
That's great! Thanks for watching and commenting, Bob! 🎁
That’s a Charlie Brown hat!
These are all amazing gifts!! The pack out back is genius!! Seriously didn’t know that existed
Miranda what about making a cookie in the tiny cast iron pan? Or a vegan egg?
Your hot water nalgene bottles is the best advice ever! Our cat, Little Red, jumps up to the sink after we've run hot water in it for a while and is disappointed. when it cools down. I started putting 2 then 3 hot water bottles
Around him and he stays in the sink until we run him out. Thanks for the practical advice and comedic entertainment! REI is our favorite/only sports stop!
The warm bottles work great in the hoodie pouch too.
Napa Bear is watching and protecting from another deminsion now.
Dimension that is! Little Red says see you on the other side Nala Bear.
Oh, caught you in the wild!
Sooooo good!! Thank you! And just love your humor!
Thanks for watching along, Ann-Marie! 😀
I got a Cotopaxi Fanny pack for my birthday and have used almost everyday since then
Aren't they great?! 😄
Miranda being a grinch and then converting in the end is such a subplot in this video.
Bataan pack - in case your hike becomes a Death March. :o
The skillet is for beaning leprechauns on the head.
Miranda, great and informative video, thanks!
Question fav race and class in D&D?
Also how does Nala always crash your videos but I never see the kitteh jump up on the table?
Keep up the great work!
I came here to make sure this important D&D question was asked.
This was even funnier than usual! I died when Miranda started going off about trash-tier promotional coozies.
😂😂😂
When they turned Miranda into the grinch lol
For my backpacker friends, I give a box of waterproof matches to the ones I don't like, and Garmin Inreach mini's to the ones I like.
Hey friend!
The ending had me falling off my camp chair!!!
Mini cast iron = delicious single serve desserts!
Yes! 👍👍👍
Great ideas Miranda, thank you.
We hope Miranda's gift ideas can help inspire your gift giving this year! 🎁 Or maybe even a little something for yourself. 😉
I thought the most obvious / useful gift would have been 2 - 3 pairs of good, wool hiking socks, e.g. Smartwool, Bridgedale, etc. One, EVERYONE needs socks, and if they spend time outdoors, they need good socks; and Two, everyone needs good socks.
Sure, it's boring, but you'll never doubt the person won't use them or appreciate them.
Fair point! Not to worry, we've got you covered for all your sock needs too. 🙌🧦
Socks? Really? I grew up getting to open one present on x-mas eve. Always…socks. Socks as a gift are right up there with a vacuum or something… socks are cooler now, but still they are socks.
The 3 pack of hats could be divided up as stocking stuffers ;). A good headlamp I actually asked my brother for Christmas and my friends laughed that I used it car camping. Their girlfriends didn't take long to invested in them after seeing me going into the campground privy hands free. Jokes on them for waiting so long.
It sounds like you already have some good gift ideas up your sleeve this year! 😁🎁
@@rei almost done all my Christmas shopping actually, lol. Only stocking stuffers left and things under $50 that are small are perfect. Hubby is getting me a hammock to add to our camp kit/back deck and I am pretty thrilled about it.
Right on! We appreciate you tuning in and sharing. Hopefully Miranda was able to spark some inspiration to check off those final gifts. 🙌
@@rei loving the cozies! Super cute stocking stuffer idea.
I went to buy the Sea to Summit X-Pot Kettle... and REI doesn't carry it anymore! :( How could they remove Miranda's favorite piece of gear?
Looooove this video !!
Thanks ! 🎄🎄🎄
Thanks for tuning in! 😊
I'm glad you hate the holidays, too! I think gift giving is so dumb. :) Also, I can vouch for that Sea to Summit collapsible cup - it doesn't burn your hands (although it isn't the easiest thing to collapse).
Fanny packs are cool!
Yeah they are! 🙌
Aww Nala…🤍
Can you cook in the sea to summit silicone pot? Like mashed potatoes, Ramen, etc. Or just for boiling water?
Consecutive Miranda Videos without a burp: 0
Whoooo!!!
I love Miranda :D-)-< and I knew she played DnD
What a gem
Absolutely! 😊
I have an Outdoor Research Gortex ear flap hat that I Freaking love.
For some inconceivable reason, they discontinued it.
I might cry when mine wears out.
Bataan is pronounced like “ba-tah-ahn” kinda like how you would say “butter on” haha
00:14 these moments keep me going 👍
😂🙌
@@rei you have no idea how much I love these videos 🤣 If everyone had a Miranda in their lives the world would be a better place , especially since I now know she loves d&d lol
We wholeheartedly agree! She's one of a kind. 😊 Thanks for watching, Brandon! 🙌