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Rasty wrote:
OzJacko wrote:
Hey!
Watch what you post!
HooRoo just went very pale......
Does HooRoo need his sweet bits changed?
Are you outing HooRoo?I am human and I need to be loved - just like everybody else does -
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Rasty wrote:
LDog wrote:
Grinder wrote:
LDog wrote:
I was scouring eBay for Grateful Dead-related beenie babies. But the one my son left in his room weighs 4.4 ozs! Damn!
Replace the beans with down?
Heh! I actually thought of doing something like that. Slice it's belly open and fill it with those tiny styrofoam beads.
YouTube has directions for everything
Lot more to it than I thought. Thanks Rasty!-
L.Dog
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AnotherKevin wrote:
SarcasmTheElf wrote:
I know that this is the humor forum, but I saw this article and liked most of the advice. It's also sparked a number of defensive comments on the AT section hikers group on facebook.
outdoorresearch.com/blog/stori…leave-these-items-at-home
Mixed feelings. In fact, I come in about evenly split. There's nothing there I haven't at least thought about. Do I agree?
1. Mostly. A Nalgene with a Reflectix jacket makes a fine cup/thermos. But sometimes I carry a bowl as a luxury.
2. Yes. Gear in a stuff sack is what I've always used as a trail pillow.
3. Sort of. I use a down bag. Wet gear is not allowed in it. I carry some dry clothing for sleeping. I don't carry much more than that.
4. Probably. I'm an offender against this one, and this old dog is having trouble learning new tricks in that department.
5. No. I wish I could say yes. Why doesn't anyone siliconize a backpack shell? My pack absorbs enough water that a stuff sack saves weight.
6. Mostly. I hike in trail runners most of the year. I switch to boots when I'm carrying traction gear. Neither my snowshoe nor my crampon bindings work with trail runners.
7. Nope. I'm sensitive to wool. I tried Thorlo synthetic socks. I got blisters. I went back to my Darn Toughs, with liners. Also, you need liners for Bag-Tex.
8. Sure. Your whole pack is first aid supplies. That said, I carry a few first-aid things and medications that he doesn't. It's not a major item.
9. Sort of. I don't hump a DSLR, but a pocket cam or phonecam won't do it for me.
10. Nope. "The bugs are done for the season?" Can I please hike where he does? I can't think of a season when I don't want my tent, either for bugs or wind. Then again, it's not a Hilleberg or anything. It's less than two pounds.
11. Mostly not. I did the routine of one bottle in use, one with water waiting for the AquaMira to work when I did my Northville-Placid Trail sections. It worked pretty well, but that's a wet trail. A lot of my other trips, I find myself 600-800 feet above my water source, and I'd rather carry more than climb down and back up again.
There's plenty for both the ultralighters and traditionalists to find that I'm doing it all wrong.
Nope, You're mostly probably surely sort of doing it all wrong.
But its all good.RIAP -
WanderingStovie wrote:
Rasty wrote:
OzJacko wrote:
Hey!
Watch what you post!
HooRoo just went very pale......
Does HooRoo need his sweet bits changed?
Are you outing HooRoo?
Just offering some assistance. Butchers were the first surgeonsSometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
Dr. Seuss -
CoachLou wrote:
My BSA troop walked everywhere. We were required to carry a 'survival kit'. Pre hike , your kit was inspected for esentials. Snare wire, sewing stuff, waxed matches, signal mirror........all that stuff you have to have.
The flint & steel was not required..........and I don't carry it anymore
what would a modern version look like...
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Be wise enough to walk away from the nonsense around you! -
Oh man, what movie was that from? I can't place it.Dogs are excellent judges of character, this fact goes a long way toward explaining why some people don't like being around them.
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Wow saw the above post... unless its after September - there isn't an end to bug season.Be wise enough to walk away from the nonsense around you!
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More fake advice about furniture for the trail can be found here:
omails.blogspot.com/2015/01/wi…pct-overcrowding.html?m=1Dogs are excellent judges of character, this fact goes a long way toward explaining why some people don't like being around them.
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