mental note wrote:
I discharged 8 lbs. of fear once, I was afraid to look as it slithered away.
Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less. - Robert E. Lee
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mental note wrote:
I discharged 8 lbs. of fear once, I was afraid to look as it slithered away.
Yup, the "id" can really mess ya up.TrafficJam wrote:
After listening to the book about ego and how it gets us in trouble, I'm convinced that every stupid decision we make, including overpacking or under packing, is about ego.
Mountain-Mike wrote:
I prefer to think I pack by experience rather than fear. Running out of water sucks big time. If in doubt I will pack more even though I detest the weight. I'ts better than the alternative to me. I have humped upwards of two gallons in desert envoroments.
Food: I can plan pretty good, but there have been times on long hikes where an unplanned zero messed things up. One time had 0 food & used my last gulp of water to wash down last of vitamin I I had just as I saw town. Another time I laid over on an overcast day because I didn't want to miss the views. WE combined what we had in our food bags. Dinner was a pack of mshed taters with some dehydrated green beans & TVP. That left us a pack of pudding to split for breakfast & a snickers bar each to hike 18 miles.
who's this ego you speak of?TrafficJam wrote:
After listening to the book about ego and how it gets us in trouble, I'm convinced that every stupid decision we make, including overpacking or under packing, is about ego.
Just choices I made at the times. First ime I thought it was a cold & took a zero. Woke up day two & realized just allergies. Did my personal best hiking day ever, 49 miles. Hiked about 4 mp & Every break was a meal break. I ate about two days of foog in the process hoping to ctch up with my friends. I cdapped out about a mile shoert of where they were (I found out later) I dropped my pack off & st on it to reat & drink some water. Once I sat down my body said you know you're not getting up again! I didn't. unrolled my pad & pulled out y sleeping bag & slept pretty much right on he trail.mental note wrote:
yup that's pretty minimal, I crash hard comin' off sugar, that right there would've gave me the weak shakey legs.Mountain-Mike wrote:
I prefer to think I pack by experience rather than fear. Running out of water sucks big time. If in doubt I will pack more even though I detest the weight. I'ts better than the alternative to me. I have humped upwards of two gallons in desert envoroments.
Food: I can plan pretty good, but there have been times on long hikes where an unplanned zero messed things up. One time had 0 food & used my last gulp of water to wash down last of vitamin I I had just as I saw town. Another time I laid over on an overcast day because I didn't want to miss the views. WE combined what we had in our food bags. Dinner was a pack of mshed taters with some dehydrated green beans & TVP. That left us a pack of pudding to split for breakfast & a snickers bar each to hike 18 miles.
Not true, many of my mistakes are the result of alcohol and/or my inability to adapt to the laws of physics...TrafficJam wrote:
After listening to the book about ego and how it gets us in trouble, I'm convinced that every stupid decision we make, including overpacking or under packing, is about ego.
SarcasmTheElf wrote:
Not true, many of my mistakes are the result of alcohol and/or my inability to adapt to the laws of physics...TrafficJam wrote:
After listening to the book about ego and how it gets us in trouble, I'm convinced that every stupid decision we make, including overpacking or under packing, is about ego.
LIhikers wrote:
who's this ego you speak of?TrafficJam wrote:
After listening to the book about ego and how it gets us in trouble, I'm convinced that every stupid decision we make, including overpacking or under packing, is about ego.
jimmyjam wrote:
I've been getting my stuff together and making repairs for next week's lash. Just got finished weighing everything and just as I suspected- I got about a pound of fear packed in there somewhere. Arrrrrrggggghhhhhh.
jimmyjam wrote:
I've been getting my stuff together and making repairs for next week's lash. Just got finished weighing everything and just as I suspected- I got about a pound of fear packed in there somewhere. Arrrrrrggggghhhhhh.
Rasty wrote:
Just leave the pack home. Use plastic grocery bags.jimmyjam wrote:
I've been getting my stuff together and making repairs for next week's lash. Just got finished weighing everything and just as I suspected- I got about a pound of fear packed in there somewhere. Arrrrrrggggghhhhhh.
Astro wrote:
Just don't expect to replace any of them in Great Barrington, MA.They outlawed them!Rasty wrote:
Just leave the pack home. Use plastic grocery bags.jimmyjam wrote:
I've been getting my stuff together and making repairs for next week's lash. Just got finished weighing everything and just as I suspected- I got about a pound of fear packed in there somewhere. Arrrrrrggggghhhhhh.
Astro wrote:
Just don't expect to replace any of them in Great Barrington, MA.They outlawed them!Rasty wrote:
Just leave the pack home. Use plastic grocery bags.jimmyjam wrote:
I've been getting my stuff together and making repairs for next week's lash. Just got finished weighing everything and just as I suspected- I got about a pound of fear packed in there somewhere. Arrrrrrggggghhhhhh.
JimBlue wrote:
Paper bags for groceries were using up forests. So hard to come up with something that works.
Dan76 wrote:
Original versions were petrochemical intense and didn't biodegrade, hence the disposal issue. Later generations breakdown in sunlight lessening their long term presence. Brown paper bags are widely available in trendy stores, Whole Foods as an example, but have a chemical laden production cycle.JimBlue wrote:
Paper bags for groceries were using up forests. So hard to come up with something that works.
Both items have a multi- use lifespan within the household prior to final disposition for me.
Ultimately the solution is the reuseable shopping bag.
jimmyjam wrote:
That's what I use, I got them in both vehicles and strapped to my bicycle. Sometimes I just carry the stuff in my hands. I can't stand them plastic bags, I see them floating around everywhere, stuck in trees, floating in streams, really really pisses me off.Dan76 wrote:
Original versions were petrochemical intense and didn't biodegrade, hence the disposal issue. Later generations breakdown in sunlight lessening their long term presence. Brown paper bags are widely available in trendy stores, Whole Foods as an example, but have a chemical laden production cycle.Both items have a multi- use lifespan within the household prior to final disposition for me.JimBlue wrote:
Paper bags for groceries were using up forests. So hard to come up with something that works.
Ultimately the solution is the reuseable shopping bag.
I'm the guy that when I'm out bike riding or walking I'm stopping and picking up other peoples trash and yelling at people when they throw their cigarette butt out the window.
SarcasmTheElf wrote:
jimmyjam wrote:
That's what I use, I got them in both vehicles and strapped to my bicycle. Sometimes I just carry the stuff in my hands. I can't stand them plastic bags, I see them floating around everywhere, stuck in trees, floating in streams, really really pisses me off.I'm the guy that when I'm out bike riding or walking I'm stopping and picking up other peoples trash and yelling at people when they throw their cigarette butt out the window.Dan76 wrote:
Original versions were petrochemical intense and didn't biodegrade, hence the disposal issue. Later generations breakdown in sunlight lessening their long term presence. Brown paper bags are widely available in trendy stores, Whole Foods as an example, but have a chemical laden production cycle.Both items have a multi- use lifespan within the household prior to final disposition for me.JimBlue wrote:
Paper bags for groceries were using up forests. So hard to come up with something that works.
Ultimately the solution is the reuseable shopping bag.
Astro wrote:
Walmart quit using their trademark blue bags because of the way people littered with them ended giving a negative instead if the originally intended positive impression.
JimBlue wrote:
Paper bags for groceries were using up forests. So hard to come up with something that works.
LIhikers wrote:
I've read in more than one place that there are more trees in the USA now than when the Pilgrims landed, due to the fact that we put out forest fires and replant harvested trees. I have no way to know if it's correct or not.JimBlue wrote:
Paper bags for groceries were using up forests. So hard to come up with something that works.
jimmyjam wrote:
I've planted like 55 trees in my yard.
Well I lived in the woods on a dirt road for 25 years and then moved to the 'burbs- I had to do something about it.mental note wrote:
That ain't a yard, it's a Forrest!jimmyjam wrote:
I've planted like 55 trees in my yard.
jimmyjam wrote:
I was wondering what a ham was.
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jimmyjam wrote:
I was wondering what a ham was.
LIhikers wrote:
Bacon? Did somebody say bacon?
I could go for a BLT on some nice bread right about now!