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Free Market Mambo posted:Otzi would eat these people and discard their ridiculous shoes. I asked a physical anthropologist when humans invented shoes and he said probably like 500,000 years ago. check mate hippies
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# ? Dec 24, 2015 16:46 |
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Squalid posted:I asked a physical anthropologist when humans invented shoes and he said probably like 500,000 years ago. check mate hippies yeah, but primitive sandals of leather and cord don't allow for either click-and-buy convenience or conspicuous consumption, so paleo enthusiasts (rich people) are uninterested
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# ? Dec 24, 2015 18:35 |
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OMGVBFLOL posted:yeah, but primitive sandals of leather and cord don't allow for either click-and-buy convenience or conspicuous consumption, so paleo enthusiasts (rich people) are uninterested Sometimes I think, wow, poor guy, he didn't deserve an ice rear end maybe. Then I read this post
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# ? Dec 25, 2015 03:03 |
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I wrote this a while ago. It's probably not funny either but gently caress you Larry you're not the boss of me. To the tune of not to touch the earth https://youtu.be/6aNNIyxbG5g want to touch the earth out under the sun get rid of your shoes and run run run lets run socks that cost a bill feet are covered still jogging through the trees hope to fix those bad knees come on baby run for free run for free run hippie run to be green lets run the sole may get worn but they never wear out rich people tired of their comfortable lair poor people livin big with what they have and you can't talk poo poo 'till you try it yourself broken glass, rusty nails, hot blacktop tar get to the trail in an import car a new lifestyle in a few thousand yards to become a tarrahumar run for free run hippie run to be green lets run
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# ? Dec 25, 2015 04:12 |
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Fuckin'... anyone wearing (brand new usually) expensive fancy hiking boots on a hike with no bouldering or snow or anything. Bitch, I did Whitney bottom to top to bottom in a single day wearing 10 year old running shoes and a sundress (and a lot of Gold Bond). Relax tenzing norgay, this poo poo ain't that rough and ankle injuries build character.
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# ? Dec 25, 2015 07:07 |
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Larry Parrish posted:Sometimes I think, wow, poor guy, he didn't deserve an ice rear end maybe. Then I read this post no i deffo deserved it
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# ? Dec 25, 2015 07:24 |
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Yarville posted:People have hiked the AT in crocs. Unless you're hiking in extreme conditions or ignoring the 10 essentials completely there is no 'right' or 'wrong'. If it feels good out I'll go on weekend trips in cotton and wearing sneakers. heathen
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# ? Dec 26, 2015 03:24 |
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This is an actual serious book about hiking That's my trail gear
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# ? Dec 26, 2015 10:01 |
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Trillian posted:This is an actual serious book about hiking Half of everything is looking good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFu-VfRJrHU
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# ? Dec 26, 2015 23:24 |
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Aliquid posted:whenever i'm out camping there's always some weird fucker from europe who's toting a Virtual Boy, like, where did he even get that Have you ever considered they're all the same guy? Normally I wouldn't entertain such a ridiculously unlikely notion but goddamn, it's a virtual boy. poo poo, what if he's stalking you anything's possible at this point.
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# ? Dec 27, 2015 01:01 |
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You ain't poo poo if you aren't out this summer with the new Flextrek Whipsnake 37T https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAtzN_ScKXY
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# ? Dec 27, 2015 03:21 |
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God bless you, whipsnake.
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# ? Dec 27, 2015 06:01 |
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That video makes me want to go hike in the summer when it's 100 and unbearable in just a speedo.
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# ? Dec 27, 2015 19:03 |
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Larry Parrish posted:That video makes me want to go hike in the summer when it's 100 and unbearable in just a La Cravasse.
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# ? Dec 27, 2015 19:34 |
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The only time I'll go geartard is when it's wet/muddy out. I have a nice pair of Zamberlans because gently caress having wet feet.
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# ? Dec 27, 2015 20:29 |
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I just bought some chocos did I fail? They were the most comfortable shoes that I tried on.
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# ? Dec 27, 2015 21:33 |
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The Kingfish posted:I just bought some chocos did I fail? They were the most comfortable shoes that I tried on. You're only as comfortable as your feet are, so I think you're good.
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# ? Dec 27, 2015 21:38 |
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The Kingfish posted:I just bought some chocos did I fail? They were the most comfortable shoes that I tried on. I know quite a few people who wear chacos almost exclusively while hiking/doing field work in krummholz/alpine, so they should be good. The only obvious draw backs are that if you're not graceful you'll end up cutting up your feet and they're not waterproof
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# ? Dec 27, 2015 23:35 |
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Huh? What do you mean waterproof? They're sandals. You just slosh through streams and your feet dry as you keep walking. That said, I don't think I'd like them for hiking because of brush, getting small pebbles and burrs stuck under your foot, sunburned feet, gashing your toe open, etc.
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# ? Dec 28, 2015 00:49 |
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Mathlete posted:Huh? What do you mean waterproof? They're sandals. You just slosh through streams and your feet dry as you keep walking. Thus why I said obvious draw backs. Obviously they aren't going to keep your feet warm/dry like waterproof/resistant boots
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# ? Dec 28, 2015 00:51 |
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troubled teen posted:Ran into a bunch of teenagers who were wearing t-shirts and gym shorts while climbing Mount Mansfield - which is not the tallest of mountains, but the also only had a single bottle of poland springs water between them (there were 3 or 4 of them). bro you seriously ran into my friends.
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# ? Dec 28, 2015 04:49 |
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somuch_gravy posted:bro you seriously ran into my friends. What was the rest of the story? Did all your friends die that day? One time, I was on day 5 of a 6 day hike. We had a hard go of it using snowshoes, and the kind of ultra-light techgear you would expect when 2 of the 3 people worked at REI. We ran into some yokels from Florida: a dad, son, and two cousins, all of which arrived at the airport from home earlier that morning, and were attacking the loop from the opposite direction. They set up their Coleman 8 person tent 15 feet from us while wearing sweatpants and tshirts. One of them was in tennis shoes. They got in a fight because the youngest son was supposed to bring a lighter, and it didn't work. It was their only fire source, to either light the Coleman tailgate style stove, or light a fire (despite the fact that Colorado was having wildfire problems, and it was a no burn zone.) One kid had a memory foam sleep pad. We gave them a book of matches and a lighter, told them about the giant snow crest they are going to have to climb up on top of the ridge, and privately encouraged Dad to go back and try an easier hike not far away. They thanked us, we went fishing and they made dinner, then Dad nearly fell out of a tree trying to climb far enough out on a limb to hang a bear bag, and they all went to bed. The next morning, we had breakfast and broke camp late because it was a short hike out. Only one kid was up, unsure of what to do by the time we left them. They had a hike ahead of them that took us 9 hours, and we went the easy way. We let the rangers at the station know how many there were, and which direction they were traveling. Always wondered what happened to those guys.
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# ? Dec 28, 2015 06:09 |
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But seriously, go hiking with people who work at REI or your local outfitter. You get to field test equipment chosen by people who sell it for a living, and hear way more feedback than they'd ever want to know from customers.
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# ? Dec 28, 2015 06:12 |
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Lotka Volterra posted:I know quite a few people who wear chacos almost exclusively while hiking/doing field work in krummholz/alpine, so they should be good. The only obvious draw backs are that if you're not graceful you'll end up cutting up your feet and they're not waterproof i Knew some of those people too and their feet always looked like a goddamn disaster w/ toenails falling off and gnarly calluses. Still they swore by em.
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# ? Dec 28, 2015 21:40 |
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Your a scrub if you don't get your gear at an REI garage sale or the army surplus. Also Wool is the poo poo. No sleeping bag, just a surplus wool blanket is way more comfortable as long as it isn''t below 30.
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# ? Dec 30, 2015 00:35 |
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It's me, I'm the idiot with the wrong gear. I did the military route of the Vierdaagse Nijmegen with all the associated garbage military gear that goes along with it. Impermeable leather boots with waffle insoles? Check. A rucksack that can't be adjusted to sit straight and would always put most of its weight on one shoulder? Check. Heavy uniform that doesn't breathe and collects enough sweat to built a salt lick? Check. Part of a team of 11 people that has to stick together, each with their own different strides and pacing? Aw yeah, son. All to march a distance about equal to a marathon over cobblestone for four straight days, not including the 500+ miles of endurance training in the 10 weeks leading up to the march itself. I was fortunate in that I'm built for endurance hikes because that poo poo broke a lot of people, now that I think about it. Multiple stress fractures in metatarsals, skin sloughing and/or toenails popping off when socks were removed, open sores forming on hot spots on feet/back/thighs etc. One dude chafed so bad he had to walk bow legged and the entire crotch of his combats was a blossom of blood, but god bless him he powered through every day and finished it. The worst I got was some foot fungus after a flip flop broke on the way to the living petri dish of a shower they had at the camp. Oh well. I liked it so much I did it twice
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Guest2553 posted:It's me, I'm the idiot with the wrong gear. I did the military route of the Vierdaagse Nijmegen with all the associated garbage military gear that goes along with it. Impermeable leather boots with waffle insoles? Check. A rucksack that can't be adjusted to sit straight and would always put most of its weight on one shoulder? Check. Heavy uniform that doesn't breathe and collects enough sweat to built a salt lick? Check. Part of a team of 11 people that has to stick together, each with their own different strides and pacing? Aw yeah, son. All to march a distance about equal to a marathon over cobblestone for four straight days, not including the 500+ miles of endurance training in the 10 weeks leading up to the march itself. That looks like fun. I want to do that now.
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# ? Dec 31, 2015 05:54 |
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Guest2553 posted:It's me, I'm the idiot with the wrong gear. I did the military route of the Vierdaagse Nijmegen with all the associated garbage military gear that goes along with it. Impermeable leather boots with waffle insoles? Check. A rucksack that can't be adjusted to sit straight and would always put most of its weight on one shoulder? Check. Heavy uniform that doesn't breathe and collects enough sweat to built a salt lick? Check. Part of a team of 11 people that has to stick together, each with their own different strides and pacing? Aw yeah, son. All to march a distance about equal to a marathon over cobblestone for four straight days, not including the 500+ miles of endurance training in the 10 weeks leading up to the march itself. Though I've definitely never hiked that far during my time in the USMC, I have generally had a good time during long rucks... Our pack is actually pretty nice, especially when you're carrying heavy loads (which you always are) and I've never gotten any blisters or anything in my boots. The only lovely part is that, due to my height, I'm usually in the back... Which means running.
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BlueBlazer posted:Your a scrub if you don't get your gear at an REI garage sale or the army surplus. but yeah seriously, Amen. Wool and canvas. A lot of people make really silly decisions about what to take in the woods.
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# ? Mar 11, 2016 02:22 |
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Drunkboxer posted:Anyone who needs anything more than street clothes for a hike less than 15 miles is a loving pussy yea
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# ? Mar 11, 2016 03:29 |
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black children posted:Or your corporate sponsors :cool wool and canvas suck poo poo if you have to carry a lot of it a long ways
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# ? Mar 11, 2016 04:46 |
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Levitate posted:wool and canvas suck poo poo if you have to carry a lot of it a long ways You ultra lite chumps can make believe you're Ueli Steck. I much prefer to role play as a Klondike prospector
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# ? Mar 11, 2016 04:59 |
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Ya'll like teenagers trying to prove how tough you are "hell yeah look at my 70 lb pack I'm a badass no I just have genetically bad knees I swear hold on can we rest a minute" For serious though decently lightweight stuff has helped a lot of people keep hiking and backpacking after they've reached the point where their body just can't handle lugging heavy stuff around in the back country anymore
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# ? Mar 11, 2016 05:04 |
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Ultralight owns and I will fight you, gibbon man
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# ? Mar 11, 2016 08:07 |
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Y'all don't need to worry so much about keeping your pack weight down if you bring along a pack goat! Learned about this excellent idea in the TFR thread Neckbeards in the bush. Does anal in the woods make a sound? Sixgun Strumpet posted:So, if we are going to be talking about TFR and Hiking there is a subject that will need to come up.
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# ? Mar 11, 2016 08:32 |
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Picnic Princess posted:Ultralight owns and I will fight you, gibbon man I'm down to brawl. But then we'll have to join forces in the third act, to defend the woods against Robo-Trump and the minions of GloboCorp
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# ? Mar 11, 2016 10:47 |
Picnic Princess posted:Ultralight owns and I will fight you, gibbon man
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# ? Mar 11, 2016 23:04 |
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B33rChiller posted:Y'all don't need to worry so much about keeping your pack weight down if you bring along a pack goat! lightweight gear doesn't poop and pee in my car on the way to the trailhead
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Sixgun Strumpet posted:So, if we are going to be talking about TFR and Hiking there is a subject that will need to come up. This is amazing, and I'm doing this. I even know which goats I'm taking.
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# ? May 16, 2024 17:40 |
back in the day, firefighting crews used to have pack mules to carry their extra poo poo. i think that's a great idea. they also used to have camp cooks too
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