Camping, backpacking, hiking, et al

Chat about non-baseball topics. No political discussions!
Post Reply
User avatar
UK
Perennial All-Star
Posts: 4273
Joined: December 10 06, 6:41 pm
Location: Baseball Purgatory.

Re: Camping, backpacking, hiking, et al

Post by UK »

If I'm hiking for a week, I'll usually bring...

Clothes:
1)rain gear
2)2 pairs of pants that unzip to become shorts
3)2 breathable short sleeve shirts and one long sleeve shirt
4)3 pairs of wool socks
5)1 pair of sandals
6)3 pair of underwear

Misc:
1)Swiss army knife
2)whistle
3)rope
4)small flashlight
5)map
6)deet
7)first aid kit
8)tent
9)sleeping pad
10)sleeping bag

Food
1)Purifying water bottles
2)Large bag of gorp
3)14 energy bars
4)Summer sausage and beef jerky

My bag usually weighs around 30.

User avatar
cards2468
Hall Of Famer
Posts: 14763
Joined: October 28 06, 11:10 pm
Location: LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT

Re: Camping, backpacking, hiking, et al

Post by cards2468 »

I usually bring:

knife
3 bits of yarn
a dollop of sour cream

User avatar
docellis
America's Most Beloved Twitter Joke Thief
Posts: 24838
Joined: April 18 06, 6:54 pm

Re: Camping, backpacking, hiking, et al

Post by docellis »

I just bring as much alcohol as I can carry.

User avatar
G. Keenan
Sucking on the Rally Nipple
Posts: 23459
Joined: April 16 06, 6:03 pm
Location: Chicago

Re: Camping, backpacking, hiking, et al

Post by G. Keenan »

So for people who have hiked at altitude, have you found any tricks for dealing with altitude sickness?

User avatar
cards2468
Hall Of Famer
Posts: 14763
Joined: October 28 06, 11:10 pm
Location: LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT

Re: Camping, backpacking, hiking, et al

Post by cards2468 »

docellis wrote:I just bring as much alcohol as I can carry.
I have a binocular shaped flask for "sight seeing" each monocular is a separate container allowing me to carry 2 different drinks in it at once.

Arthur Dent
Hall Of Famer
Posts: 12317
Joined: April 25 06, 6:43 pm
Location: Austin

Re: Camping, backpacking, hiking, et al

Post by Arthur Dent »

G. Keenan wrote:So for people who have hiked at altitude, have you found any tricks for dealing with altitude sickness?
Where are you going?

User avatar
G. Keenan
Sucking on the Rally Nipple
Posts: 23459
Joined: April 16 06, 6:03 pm
Location: Chicago

Re: Camping, backpacking, hiking, et al

Post by G. Keenan »

Arthur Dent wrote:
G. Keenan wrote:So for people who have hiked at altitude, have you found any tricks for dealing with altitude sickness?
Where are you going?
Peru. This time next week I'll be in Cuzco, over 11,000 ft., getting acclimated before hiking the Inca Trail.

Diddy
Perennial All-Star
Posts: 3636
Joined: April 18 06, 7:45 pm

Re: Camping, backpacking, hiking, et al

Post by Diddy »

G. Keenan wrote:So for people who have hiked at altitude, have you found any tricks for dealing with altitude sickness?
Ive never hiked at altitude but ive skied quite a bit and ran into people with altitude sickness when i worked at Vail. My biggest advice is to stay WELL hydrated in the days leading upto the trip. Force yourself to drink lots of water for a few days before you go and that should help out alot.

User avatar
G. Keenan
Sucking on the Rally Nipple
Posts: 23459
Joined: April 16 06, 6:03 pm
Location: Chicago

Re: Camping, backpacking, hiking, et al

Post by G. Keenan »

Diddy wrote:
G. Keenan wrote:So for people who have hiked at altitude, have you found any tricks for dealing with altitude sickness?
Ive never hiked at altitude but ive skied quite a bit and ran into people with altitude sickness when i worked at Vail. My biggest advice is to stay WELL hydrated in the days leading upto the trip. Force yourself to drink lots of water for a few days before you go and that should help out alot.
Cool, thanks for the tip. I've read that it's a good idea to lay off alcohol as well. We'll see how that goes...

Freed Roger
Seeking a Zubaz seamstress
Posts: 26227
Joined: September 4 07, 1:48 pm
Location: St. Louis

Re: Camping, backpacking, hiking, et al

Post by Freed Roger »

docellis wrote:I just bring as much alcohol as I can carry.
I hear ya sister!

One time I was doing that half-sleep/awake dream state that you do on the first night of camping. I kept hearing someone rummaging in our cooler - and so I started dreaming that the rednecks down the way were taking my silver bullets- you know, the rednecks that that pulled in at 9:30 blaring Skynyrd and commenced chainsawing firewood...well after awhile of fitful dreams I wake up and realize someone really is in my cooler - and they're stealin my beer! So I unzip the tent and its the effin coons chowin down on eggs. Thank gawd it warn't the beer.

just to be safe, the next night I put the picnic table on top the cooler.

Post Reply