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re: ***Official Hiking/Camping Thread***
Posted on 3/20/12 at 10:59 pm to Blue Velvet
Posted on 3/20/12 at 10:59 pm to Blue Velvet
I wish I had known of this kind of thing as a younger person. No chance in hell I can do it now. Loved the pics. 
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Posted on 3/20/12 at 11:04 pm to AlxTgr
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I wish I had known of this kind of thing as a younger person. No chance in hell I can do it now. Loved the pics.
how old are you? or is getting away from the family because ive been reading a bunch of journal entries and shite and you would be surprised at how many older people hike
so age doesnt seem to stop people
Posted on 3/20/12 at 11:07 pm to AlxTgr
Of course you can. If you're not in a wheelchair then you do it. I've hiked with numerous people over 60. It will take you longer but you can definitely do it. The average hiker just graduated college or just retired. Physicality isn't the issue; the mental issue is most of the problem.
Posted on 3/20/12 at 11:57 pm to Slickback
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hink this thread has just turned me into a backpacker.
Welcome aboard! Always room for more. Even if it's a small hobby it's great for the mind and soul. Good times.
:inb4hippie:
Posted on 3/21/12 at 1:38 am to AlxTgr
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I wish I had known of this kind of thing as a younger person. No chance in hell I can do it now. Loved the pics.
If I had known what I knew in my thirties, when I was in my twenties, I may have never gotten a "real job." Met a guy in the airport going to E. Europe to teach troublemakers how to ski. F'king jealous.
You ain't ever too old to say F'ck it for a few months and pursue a dream though. Go hike a long trail, raft a long river, climb a high peak.
Posted on 3/21/12 at 7:14 am to Walt OReilly
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how old are you? or is getting away from the family
I think hes in the same boat I am. Its completely getting away from the family. It will be at least 18 yrs before I can take off for 6 months. Maybe could have a few years ago.
Im not sure if Im more jealous of the adventure, or the fact you had 6 months to kill
Posted on 3/21/12 at 7:58 am to Walt OReilly
quote:It's not the number. It's the family and the job. I might as well change careers if I miss more than two straight weeks. If I did that, it would be hell getting over.
how old are you? or is getting away from the family because ive been reading a bunch of journal entries and shite and you would be surprised at how many older people hike
Posted on 3/21/12 at 8:02 am to Langston
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I think hes in the same boat I am. Its completely getting away from the family. It will be at least 18 yrs before I can take off for 6 months. Maybe could have a few years ago.
And my wife wonders why im hesitant to have another one. Then you have to start that countdown all over again.
That, and this world is getting more fricked up by the day; dont know if i want to bring another into this chaos. Oh, and i like not getting thrown up on, no shite on my hand, not up all night, not contemplating suicide.
Posted on 3/21/12 at 8:14 am to Whiskey Richard
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That, and this world is getting more fricked up by the day; dont know if i want to bring another into this chaos. Oh, and i like not getting thrown up on, no shite on my hand, not up all night, not contemplating suicide.
Thats encouraging with 2 on the way
Posted on 3/21/12 at 8:16 am to Langston
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Thats encouraging with 2 on the way
you just entered my prayer chain.
Posted on 3/21/12 at 8:19 am to Langston
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Thats encouraging with 2 on the way
My condolences.
Posted on 3/21/12 at 8:29 am to BarDTiger81
Its all good. Got a 3 yrs old girl. They told me this was 2 more girls (identical so will be the same) and I was sweating, for real. But found out last week its boys 
ETA: I was so broke after college, I still dont think I could have swung a trip like that.
This post was edited on 3/21/12 at 8:31 am
Posted on 3/21/12 at 8:34 am to Langston
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But found out last week its boys
I told my wife as soon as medical science progresses to the point of the guarantee of a gender, i cant have another one. Because if there was another female in my house, i wouldnt be able to handle it.I suggested we adopt a 4 year old British boy. That way, we're guaranteed a boy, it already knows not to shite itself, and it will come with a really cool accent.
She didnt bite :|
Posted on 3/21/12 at 8:36 am to Blue Velvet
this thread is killing me. I love talking about dropping weight on gear and hiking equipment. We had a hiking trip planned for this summer but it doen't look like it's going to happen. To get my fix I think I'm gonna try to knock out the Lone Star Trail here close to home. Last year we hiked into Chicago Basin, and it was my first trip in years, and it really got me fired up for backpacking again
Posted on 3/21/12 at 9:11 am to Langston
I have two girls. 5 and 2. If I could guarantee a boy I would have another
Posted on 3/21/12 at 10:39 am to Walt OReilly
They just posted the names of all the people who completed a thru-hike last year
5 Louisiana'ers in there
5 Louisiana'ers in there
Posted on 3/21/12 at 10:49 am to Blue Velvet
You must have done some long stretches with a trail name like that
Posted on 3/21/12 at 12:29 pm to Blue Velvet
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Blue Velvet
nice trail name brah
Posted on 3/21/12 at 1:21 pm to Blue Velvet
Did the 2 guys you started with finish?
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