tarol
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Redding, CA
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Post by tarol on May 29, 2017 12:52:21 GMT -8
You prefer your down quilt and insulated air mattress to your bed at home
You no longer have space in your garage for your car
Your forehead feels like it's been permanently creased by your headlamp
You get excited, no really super excited, when you see condiment packets
You get excited when your favorite food is now packaged in a foil packet instead of a can or jar
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desert dweller
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Power to the Peaceful...Hate does not create.
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Post by desert dweller on May 29, 2017 13:08:18 GMT -8
You know you're a backpacker when you make every bartender and server look at your last hiking pictures.
You know you're a backpacker when you work a hiking story into every conversation.
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Post by cuzimthedad on May 29, 2017 15:29:02 GMT -8
When you start telling your friends about it, or the guy on the street corner, and when they actually show interest and want to join you, your heart jumps for joy.
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Post by Lamebeaver on May 29, 2017 15:43:22 GMT -8
You get excited, no really super excited, when you see condiment packets They have little packets of Sriracha at Starbucks now... |
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crawford
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Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.--Edison
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Post by crawford on May 29, 2017 16:42:35 GMT -8
You know you're a backpacker when you start counting the squares of toilet paper as you take them off the roll...at home, in your own bathroom. Then you catch yourself doing it and feel just a little strange.
You know you're a backpacker when you see someone on the street with a Gregory 25 on their back and immediately think you need to strike up a conversation about your Gregory 75 Stout and how awesome Gregory packs are.
Maybe this is just me...
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Post by BorderCollieMike on May 29, 2017 16:51:41 GMT -8
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crawford
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Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.--Edison
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Post by crawford on May 29, 2017 16:55:02 GMT -8
Whew...thanks BorderCollieMike, glad to know there are some other freaks out there! Have I mentioned how much I love my Gregory today? And the Chinese place, just a few miles up the road put self-serve packets of sauces and mustard out now! Time to stock up. |
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Post by tallgrass on May 29, 2017 18:00:14 GMT -8
You get excited, no really super excited, when you see condiment packets They have little packets of Sriracha at Starbucks now...  |
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davesenesac
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Post by davesenesac on May 29, 2017 19:56:36 GMT -8
- You spend evening hours looking at timberline region topographic maps missing a TV show you used to watch.
- Work friends at a group lunch interestingly discussing an approaching car camping trip over a coming holiday makes you yawn.
- At supermarkets, you pause at isles with various Ziploc bags sizes, wondering.
- Instead of throw away consumer market plastic water bottles, your car has 32 ounce Nalgene bottles you fill up.
- The chest of drawers with your socks has several pair of heavy wool blend socks.
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Post by Coolkat on May 30, 2017 6:07:16 GMT -8
When you come home from a hike and reach over in the middle of the night to find your headlamp and get confused why you can't find it.
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Post by cweston on May 30, 2017 6:31:31 GMT -8
You wear a headlamp for grilling and other workaday activities, and think that's perfectly normal.
You know exactly how much pretty-much anything weighs.
You refer to what most people would consider "roughing it" camping gear as luxe gear.
You wear the sternum strap on your daily commuting backpack.
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Post by ashepabst on May 30, 2017 6:36:21 GMT -8
when you return from vacations covered in scratches and bug bites, more tired than when you left.
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bluefish
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Post by bluefish on May 30, 2017 7:25:51 GMT -8
You read posts here and actually consider them composed by the sane.
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herm
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I love the Sierra Nevada, the California coast, and the Mojave Desert
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Post by herm on May 30, 2017 7:35:40 GMT -8
You carry a backpack (well actually, a daypack) with at least some of the essentials on all hikes, even those starting at your own front door.
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Post by catonsvillebill on May 30, 2017 7:39:46 GMT -8
When you are going on vacation sleeping in a motel & you have a feeling of dread, as happened to me this weekend. Then you realize you sleep in a sleeping bag in a tent for your vacations & going to a motel has become an alien experience.
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