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Post by trekkerman on Jan 17, 2016 19:59:01 GMT -8
Strangest things I've ever seen backpacker carrying: A guy with a shotgun into Big Sandy Lake (Wind Rivers) A guy with a banjo approaching island Lake " Two guys carrying downhill skis on the way to Titcomb Basin in Late June (Wind Rivers) A guy with an axe going into Big Sandy Lake. Ric in Pinedale WY
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Post by jazzmom on Jan 18, 2016 5:56:09 GMT -8
A small travel alarm clock. (Yup, I've weighed it... 1.5oz) Don't know exactly why since I'm so not a clock-watcher, but I always have it whenever I travel, whether it's a business trip or backpacking. I don't even own a watch.
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Post by amaruq on Jan 18, 2016 6:02:43 GMT -8
A small travel alarm clock. (Yup, I've weighed it... 1.5oz) Don't know exactly why since I'm so not a clock-watcher, but I always have it whenever I travel, whether it's a business trip or backpacking. I don't even own a watch. And the only time I wear a watch is when I'm backpacking, so I can have some sense of day and time while leaving the phone in the car. Or I guess more honestly, my backpack wears a watch.
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Post by rebeccad on Jan 18, 2016 9:09:23 GMT -8
And the only time I wear a watch is when I'm backpacking, so I can have some sense of day and time while leaving the phone in the car. Or I guess more honestly, my backpack wears a watch. Ha! Me too--and I found a watch on Amazon that's a big carabiner so it just clips onto the pack or a belt loop, because I can't stand wearing a watch around my wrist. As noted, it's important to keep me from eating all my meals before noon
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Post by rebeccad on Jan 18, 2016 9:10:10 GMT -8
Strangest things I've ever seen backpacker carrying: A guy with a shotgun into Big Sandy Lake (Wind Rivers) A guy with a banjo approaching island Lake " Two guys carrying downhill skis on the way to Titcomb Basin in Late June (Wind Rivers) A guy with an axe going into Big Sandy Lake. Ric in Pinedale WY The old forums once had a thread about the strangest things we'd seen people doing/carrying on the trail. Maybe time for a new one. Even if some of the stories are old, many of the posters are new
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Post by jazzmom on Jan 18, 2016 10:20:51 GMT -8
And the only time I wear a watch is when I'm backpacking, so I can have some sense of day and time while leaving the phone in the car. Or I guess more honestly, my backpack wears a watch. Ha! Me too--and I found a watch on Amazon that's a big carabiner so it just clips onto the pack or a belt loop, because I can't stand wearing a watch around my wrist. As noted, it's important to keep me from eating all my meals before noon I used to have one of those but I found that I could never remember which button or combination or sequence of buttons to press to change the time (if traveling to a different time zone) or set the alarm clock. I needed to take the instructions *and* my reading glasses to be able to read the teeny-tiny print. In the end, it usually meant that I didn't bother to change the time and couldn't set the alarm, so I'd wake up often in the dark, wondering what time it was, and press the wrong teeny-tiny button thinking that was the one to turn on the back-light, and be really confused when either (a) the watch said I should still be eating dinner, or (b) I'd inadvertently started the stop-watch function...
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Post by rebeccad on Jan 18, 2016 15:46:50 GMT -8
LOL, Jazzmom! I'm used to using that sort of watch, since I've been using them for running for 20 years now. The only watch that gives me trouble is this super-cheap one I have that seems to be really good at turning on the hourly chime--but turning it off requires the instructions every time!
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Post by Lonewolf on Jan 18, 2016 19:36:44 GMT -8
Two guys carrying downhill skis There's a permanent snowfield called "The Blaze" in the Lee-Metcalf Wilderness (near my place) with about a 3000' run. I think it's about a 15 mile hike in (never been there myself although I've seen it from across the drainage) and skiers often head in for a couple of days of skiing in July and August. In fact, with snow conditions in that area, those are probably the only 2 months it can be reached without serious winter travel involving severe avalanche danger.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Jan 19, 2016 9:04:57 GMT -8
Two guys carrying downhill skis There's a permanent snowfield called "The Blaze" in the Lee-Metcalf Wilderness (near my place) with about a 3000' run. I think it's about a 15 mile hike in (never been there myself although I've seen it from across the drainage) and skiers often head in for a couple of days of skiing in July and August. In fact, with snow conditions in that area, those are probably the only 2 months it can be reached without serious winter travel involving severe avalanche danger. In the same vein I've run into people carrying kayaks heading to the Kern in the above timberline Sierra.
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Post by Coolkat on Jan 19, 2016 13:50:55 GMT -8
A small 2'x2' piece of foam for sitting upon and placing in front of the tent to kneel upon when exiting and entering. I have kinda the same thing only mine is a piece of frogg togg pants that ripped. So I cut them into pieces that I use for kneeling in front of the tent and/or sitting on when things are wet.
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Post by scapegoat on Feb 10, 2016 15:08:22 GMT -8
I love some of the "odd things" in this thread. I've now been using a small piece of sleeping pad foam for sitting or kneeling lately -fantastic, can even be added to a rock or log^^ Also will be getting a cheap, tiny wristwatch to use as an alarm clock too. I'd forgotten about this but I had one when I was a kid for backpacking -I had taken one strap off and cut the other down to a nub and put an eyelet or grommet in it to fashion it into a sort of "pocket watch". Another odd thing I realized I have is two old neoprene knee braces I found at CVS or Walgreens. (not the new kind that all seem to have a hole right on the knee cap!) I typically stow them going up a mountain and put them on for the trek down. They are nice in Winter as just an added bit of warmth and they are great around camp for kneeling as well. They are a little bulky and add a few ounces but my old knees are always thankful I packed them!
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Post by sasquatch on Feb 21, 2016 20:32:25 GMT -8
I carry a small foam gardening mat for sitting once I get to camp. It beats the dirt. Also I usually take a comic book with me as I do a lot of solo trips and need to entertain myself for a few minutes winding down at the end of the day.
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Post by jj on Feb 26, 2016 8:36:12 GMT -8
12 oz bottles of Pepsi and another emptied, rinsed and filled with American Honey Bourbon. I like a pop (my coffee) in the morning and a couple shots at night.
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Post by tigger on Feb 26, 2016 8:48:40 GMT -8
12 oz bottles of Pepsi and another emptied, rinsed and filled with American Honey Bourbon. I like a pop (my coffee) in the morning and a couple shots at night. That does not sound odd. That sounds great.
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Post by mk on Feb 26, 2016 18:20:54 GMT -8
It's been so long since I've heard the term "pop" that I had to re-read your post!. Takes me home ...
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