I was at my local REI one Saturday and a worker was walking around with a pack on his back asking, “Hey, would you like to sign up for the class we had today and be registered to win this backpack?”<\/p>\n
“Sure! I love learning and winning stuff,” I said.<\/p>\n
“It’s ‘Ultralight Backpacking for Women’ but men are allowed,” REI guy said.<\/p>\n
“Sure,” I said. “I’m not a woman, but I know one.” And I thought to myself, “and the more I learn about these fascinating creatures, the better off I’ll be!”<\/p>\n
So I called my partner in crime… we shall call her “Becca”, and asked if she’d like to attend. Yes was the answer and entered we were.<\/p>\n
It was great. Me and that one other guy stood no chance but to soak it in. I made sure I asked a question or two so to embarrass my junior partner. “You shouldn’t be asking questions. This is a women’s class.”<\/p>\n
Granted, I don’t have a uterus and 2 lady bumps, but there “are no stupid questions… just improperly timed and embarrassing ones.”<\/p>\n
About a month later I receive an email from REI stating I had won the September prize! The REI Flash 62 men’s backpack!<\/p>\n
A man signs up for a woman’s class and wins a mans pack. Thanks REI for being gender unbiased!<\/p>\n
But I already had a Deuter 65+10 pack. “Becca” needs to upgrade the Kelty Courser 40. So we bargained with the REI lady to get “Becca” a lady bag (with lady bump-friendly straps).<\/p>\n