I wonder who has the rarest piece of snow peak gear?
Im not talking just a pack and go fire place or an IGT setup, Im talking really rare Japanese import kind of stuff...
You know, I really enjoy this thread ;-) it is so very... well, I just find "collecting" not my thing... but in this way it is also very Japanese, and so quite appropriate. Also I love Snow Peak gear, though not everything they make.
But one thing I do sincerely admire about Snow Peak is how they will bring to the USA a very good (even excellent) quality product that is quintessentially
Japanese. Things we might never otherwise see in North America. Like this:
Rare enough? Well, not in Japan, where such things can be found quite easily, in the equivalent of our hardware stores. But this one is quite fine, very much a handmade piece, and a very old and traditional Japanese design. It is a pleasure to use, much more versatile than a western hatchet. In Japan, these are garden woodworking tools for roughing-out and general purpose trimming. They had it available on the website for much less than a year. They do that ;-)
Edit added: I have also seen cheap Atsu in Torrance, CA - in hardware stores, of course.
Update: It seems they are available, once again? Update 2: Yes, it is once again in stock on the website; but only if you know it's there
Yes, that is correct, you can find it using search with Atsu or Hatchet, but you can look through the entire gear list in vain; I could not find it that way. Really, I do love Snow Peak. It's their sense of humour...