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Post by packdad on Jul 29, 2015 9:26:33 GMT -8
O.K. how do I become "trail ready"? Besides having gear that works for me and callused feet?
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zeke
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Post by zeke on Jul 29, 2015 9:29:17 GMT -8
It is a category with no real meaning. I think the break point is 5 posts. Welcome to the madness.
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Post by packdad on Jul 29, 2015 9:34:45 GMT -8
It is a category with no real meaning. I think the break point is 5 posts. Welcome to the madness. Thanks ol' zeke. It's more like welcome back to the madness. I use to hang around the trailhead all the time. :-) |
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Post by packdad on Jul 29, 2015 9:37:15 GMT -8
Oh...now I am trail ready! My doc with be glad to hear this news!
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Post by Lamebeaver on Jul 29, 2015 10:48:41 GMT -8
I think in the future we should tell folks that they have to buy all the beer at Pickle Gulch in order to be considered "Trail Ready"
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Post by rebeccad on Jul 29, 2015 14:55:02 GMT -8
Well, just to buck the trend and give a serious answer...we around my house have taken to spending several weeks before a pack trip lugging a pack around, full of tents or water or whatever. That allows our bodies to get used to carrying a pack.
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Post by llamero on Jul 29, 2015 15:30:11 GMT -8
Well, just to buck the trend and give a serious answer...we around my house have taken to spending several weeks before a pack trip lugging a pack around, full of tents or water or whatever. That allows our bodies to get used to carrying a pack. I do the same thing with my llamas, except I use sandbags instead of gear. The red panniers in my avatar are set up for conditioning hikes. The girls are certainly more "trail ready" than me at this time. |
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Post by zeke on Jul 29, 2015 15:40:36 GMT -8
I think he was referring to that title under his name. It was "New Member" until his 5th post. No serious answer needed. Actually, I thought he had undergone some sort of genital transplant, and was going to offer him condolences over whatever had taken his old member. Well, just to buck the trend and give a serious answer.
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Post by tigger on Jul 29, 2015 16:20:03 GMT -8
I do the same thing with my llamas, except I use sandbags instead of gear. The red panniers in my avatar are set up for conditioning hikes. The girls are certainly more "trail ready" than me at this time. I bow to your strength. I can't imagine trying to walk around with a llama on my back... |
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Post by no_granola on Jul 29, 2015 17:22:29 GMT -8
Drive to a trailhead and put your pack on.
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Post by BlueBear on Aug 1, 2015 8:10:35 GMT -8
Drive to a trailhead and put your pack on. This. Trail ready. Folks get into trouble when they decide to go super-ambitious, having never done it before. But putting a pack on and walking down the trail isn't all that complicated, despite how much we talk about it here. Take it easy the first time and you'll be fine. The rest you learn as you go. Ask questions here when you want, as they come up. |
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Post by rebeccad on Aug 1, 2015 9:43:12 GMT -8
I think he was referring to that title under his name. It was "New Member" until his 5th post. No serious answer needed. Actually, I thought he had undergone some sort of genital transplant, and was going to offer him condolences over whatever had taken his old member. I hadn't noticed those things. It takes just five posts here to become trail ready? Geez! I wonder if that would do magical things to my knees? |
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Post by lostone on Aug 6, 2015 14:41:56 GMT -8
Hey Packdad, good to see you back. Still in Texas?
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Post by packdad on Aug 6, 2015 17:35:20 GMT -8
Hey Packdad, good to see you back. Still in Texas? Hi lostone Thanks for remembering me. :-) I is good to be back. So many old folks still around. And unfortunately a few that have past. I have relocated to the smokies. Got tired of the heat in houston and needed the mountains to heal. Life has thrown me some curses. Blessed to still be around. Life is good. |
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