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Post by echo on Jul 17, 2015 16:39:03 GMT -8
I had to make my biggest changes at a pretty young age. When I was 28 I was beat by a student and damaged my lower back. I had October to July in therapy and medical treatments and then was stable enough to go back to work but things have been different in a lot of little ways since. I can still walk for hours with a couple 30 to 40 pound weights, or toddlers low on my hips but I can't stand still long without my back locking, even holding no weight at all, and I can't sleep on the ground since then although even a yoga mat is enough padding. I can climb hills fairly easily, but going down I stumble and trip a lot, my foot drags or my ankle drops from that. Anyway, I still go camping with a car, or a class full of kids, but it has been 24 years since that injury and I've never gone on long hikes into any place more than three hours in.
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Post by VAN on Jul 17, 2015 16:50:19 GMT -8
I am in much the same boat with young kids as the reason I've slowed down or stopped hiking multiple nights. We usually car camp and day hike. But with the littlest turning 3 this winter, we might try an overnight with short miles.
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Post by toejam on Jul 17, 2015 18:36:55 GMT -8
My gear is much lighter.
I actually cover more miles than ever because I backpack more often and hike a lot of familiar trails.
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Post by fifeplayer on Jul 17, 2015 20:35:16 GMT -8
My back hurts, below my left shoulderblade. I just wish I knew if I needed massage, acupuncture, chiropractic, or if I should just be "put down". You should get your liver checked. I'm with WWBF. Things hurt more. It merely adds to the sense of accomplishment. Until, well... ;-|
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Deborah
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Post by Deborah on Jul 18, 2015 7:29:11 GMT -8
dropping from 55 lbs in my backpack to 30 lbs or less It would take several hundred dollars for me to drop another 10 pounds off my pack weight. Plus I would have to give up the tent that works so well for me and CO weather. So, I try to focus on keeping my weight under control. That one is harder to do!
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Post by Deborah on Jul 18, 2015 7:39:41 GMT -8
I still hike 8-10 miles a day, moving camp each time. But, it seems that you are enjoying kayaking a much if not more than backpacking now. So, that is an adjustment. It's not likely that I will get into kayaking..the whole transport thing seems like a lot of work to me.
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Post by Deborah on Jul 18, 2015 7:41:01 GMT -8
That's the change I've made as well. "That's the change.." What would "that" be?
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Post by Deborah on Jul 18, 2015 7:42:54 GMT -8
I don't think I've changed my hiking habits much at all. Good for you. Injury free is a great thing!
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Post by Deborah on Jul 18, 2015 7:45:59 GMT -8
(I was more interested in sports & girls when I was 16 myself) You will have a brief window of opportunity from now (for Tommy) until about 14, maybe 15. Then you are right, they will probably lose interest for a few years. But you have planted the love well, so the odds are very good that they will come back to it later.
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Post by Deborah on Jul 18, 2015 7:48:50 GMT -8
I spent 2 1/2 months solo in the backcountry in my early 20s and wonder if I somehow found enlightenment in achieving a measure of derangement through deprivation. I don't care to do that anymore. That never would have appealed to me. 2.5 months is just too long without a good shower!
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Deborah
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Post by Deborah on Jul 18, 2015 7:50:30 GMT -8
I don't hike as far and I carry more beer. Will you change that beverage to wine for me, if we ever get to hike together?
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Post by Deborah on Jul 18, 2015 7:52:44 GMT -8
Love my trekking poles. The strap on one of mine has chew marks from a critter. Probably a marmot. It's a good souvenir of the trip.
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Post by Deborah on Jul 18, 2015 7:54:13 GMT -8
blue foam pad --> self-inflating pad --> air pad. I had a down air mattress about 15 year ago. I finally sold it because it failed on me two times. Yikes!
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Post by Deborah on Jul 18, 2015 7:57:26 GMT -8
My arthritic knees displease me greatly. I'm glad that I do not have arthritis in my knees or any joints that I am aware of. That meniscus issue is the only knee problem I have had. I doubt that you need to be "put down", maybe Dr fifeplayer, has your answer.
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Post by Deborah on Jul 18, 2015 7:58:41 GMT -8
My bad knee won't let me run, I've never been a runner. I think that is part of why my knees are still in good working order.
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