da Chetster's definitions

papacrombie

Old guy who wears Abercrombie & Fitch clothing, generally whilst trolling in environments with a crowd far too young for his years.

"Check out the old dude trying to look young in his Abercrombie."

"Yeah, kinda creepy - he's a papacrombie."

by da Chetster February 21, 2009

Royal Robbins

1. Authentic, quality, stylish outdoor and travel apparel brand. Known for legitimacy, strong environmental ethic, comfort, and wearability. Often worn by male and female mountainsexuals. When you see someone in Royal Robbins, you know they're legitimate outdoors people and adventure travelers who like to look good, be comfortable, and not stink. Wearers are often said to be "Loyal Royal." Definitely not for poseurs. Usually found in outdoor specialty shops like The Trailhead in Buena Vista, Colorado.

2. Legendary Yosemite hardman climber and adventurer, founder and namesake of the company that bears his name.

Steve - "Who was the climber who did a lot first ascents in Yosemite, then started a clothing company - the first guy to do that?"

Keith - "That was Royal Robbins. Great climber. His company pre-dates most of the others like Patagonia, Mountain Hardwear, Kuhl, even Marmot. Yeah, Royal is a legend."

by da Chetster March 6, 2009

Shades DOWN

Order given by leader of a group when walking out of a dark area, such as an office building, mall, airport terminal, or theater into bright sunlight. Max style points are achieved when the posse lowers their shades in unison, like a precision drill team. For this reason, the group leader says "Shades" as a preparatory and after a slight pause for each member to reach up with their right hand to grasp their sunglasses at the hinge point, or to say "Wait! I'm fishing for my keys!" emphasizes "DOWN." The leader must also anticipate arriving at the exit and time his order appropriately.

Keith, Dan, and Jeff are easily approaching the exit with their shades propped coolly upon their heads. Seeing the bright sunlight outside through the doors...

Keith: "Shades DOWN!"

by da Chetster February 13, 2009

SilverTab

A really cool, edgy-but-not-over-the-top, fashion-forward Levi's diffusion line that appears to have been dropped for some stupid reason. SilverTab jeans were the best, incorporating many elements from several subcultures so a regular guy could subtly rebel and say "Hey, I'm with you." A pox upon whatever suit dumped the line.

"What I like about SilverTab is they have updated style and are made by a real jeans company instead of some fashion house."

by da Chetster February 27, 2009

Mountain Hardwear

a brand of superior outdoors clothing worn by discerning and discriminating outdoors enthusiasts. Great technical design and features, great outdoors lifestyle clothing and equipment without ridiculous prices. Not yet co-opted by poseurs. Identified by a stylized nut often accompanied by the words "Mountain Hardwear" in distinctive script. Primarily carried in outdoor specialty shops such as The Trailhead in Buena Vista, Colorado.

Jess - "That's a great looking jacket. Does it keep you warm and dry? Who makes it?"

Paul - "Yes, it kept me warm and dry in Ouray. It's waterproof, breathes well, and doesn't have a bunch of useless non-functional crap on it. It's from Mountain Hardwear."

by da Chetster March 1, 2009

Nuclear Coffee

Another term for leftover coffee - especially really good coffee. When you have too much cold coffee to dump out before starting another pot so you nuke it a cup at a time in the microwave. This is different than re-warming a cup you allowed to get cold. Incentives are high if you buy really good coffee and happens most frequently in the morning or late afternoon.

"Okay, there's plenty of nuclear coffee in the pot. It's good stuff and you can microwave it, so don't dump it out and make a new pot. I don't give a rat's ass if you're a coffee snob. it's to good and I paid to much for it to dump out."

by Da Chetster March 25, 2013

Arkansas River Valley

The Arkansas River is some of the baddest whitewater kayaking in North America and also has some of the most family-friendly whitewater rafting anywhere. "The Ark" begins near Leadville, Colorado and flows south through the Upper Arkansas River Valley. The area near Buena Vista is an outdoors aficionado's paradise with numerous fourteener peaks in the Collegiate Peaks, road cycling, mountain biking, trail running, climbing, bouldering, hiking, and much more. In winter, Alpine, Nordic, and backcountry skiing & snowboarding and snowshoeing are available. The floor of the Valley from Buena Vista to Salida has a pretty mild climate year-round and for this reason is sometimes called the Banana Belt. You can go skiing or snowshoeing on the west side of the Valley or rock climb, mountain bike, hike, etc. on the east side on many winter days Buena Vista has one of the world's great outdoor shops, The Trailhead. They are really willing to help you out with whatever you need, including information about places to go.

Kim - "We're going on a rafting vacation this summer on the Arkansas River in Colorado I hear the entire Arkansas River Valley is a playground."

Martha - "WOW! That's great! There is so much to do there too! Make sure you visit The Trailhead in Buena Vista, they'll set you up - check them out online before you go."

by da Chetster March 14, 2009