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The Dirtbag Diaries

The Best Gift: Time

The Dirtbag Diaries

Duct Tape Then Beer

Sports, Wilderness

4.82.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2021

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Teach them what you know, or take them somewhere special. On a three week trip to Japan, Chris Lock wanted his sons, ages 10 and 12, to connect with their Japanese heritage while creating lifelong memories. He found an off-the-beaten-path adventure on the Kumano Kodō trail, complete with long day hikes and rustic lodges to sleep in. As the trip unfolded, Chris realized the gift was truly his: shared time with his sons and unparalleled memories that he will cherish forever. Give used. Give back. Give knowledge. Get inspired at Patagonia.

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For over 45 years, Patagonia has given a damn about the clothes they make and their impact on the

0:05.4

environment. Join them this holiday season as you consider what you give. Pass along cherish gear

0:11.0

that you no longer use. Try something new with a friend. Repair that favorite jacket or donate

0:16.5

to a good cause. Get inspired with more ideas at Patagonia.com slash stories and cheers to the joy

0:24.3

of giving on a living planet. Cordelia, I have a question for you. Can you remember what you got

0:34.8

for the holidays last year? I got a really delightful cookbook called the Runner's World Vegetarian

0:43.0

Cookbook that I absolutely love. What did you get? Cool. I have no idea. Cause I cannot remember what I got

0:55.2

last year. And to you before that. And yeah. I mean, I guess do you do you have anything that stands out

1:06.4

even in like the last 10 or 20 years? Like any gifts that you do remember? Well, I can remember

1:15.0

like one of my favorites in the last 20 years was my grandmother bought me a handrail and a

1:20.7

dozen expansion bolts for putting up backcountry climbing routes. Like if you're not a climber

1:26.8

basically this is a thing that you would go use an fairly precarious situation. And I remember

1:33.0

her saying, Oh, I just I just want to get you something you'll enjoy. And I think about it,

1:37.6

that would be the equivalent of me going out and buying a real bow and set of bow and arrows.

1:44.7

And no target. And then giving them to my kids and then expecting that not to end up with like

1:50.3

a visit to the hospital. Like it was like, thanks grandma. Now I'm going to go get rad. Yeah.

1:56.8

That's awesome. Do you feel like you used to remember more gifts than you do now?

2:07.8

Careful. I'm not that old. Okay. No, because I remember what I gave to people. And

2:15.7

and then I think that the thing is is I 100% totally remember the experiences of the holidays

2:21.7

over the last decade playing soccer with my nieces in California, the meals we cooked together,

2:27.6

the laughter and the kids building excitement and staying up late with Beckett have finished

2:32.0

getting things ready. This is some of the ski days we've had. Like I love all that stuff and I

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