Backpacking Trivia

“Is it possible to create a thread that is so broad everyone would post on it? Does the lime green jello thread come close? (actually, I have never posted anything on that thread-yet)

Here's a piece of bping trivia: if you're really thirsty and you want to conserve water, suck on Jolly Rancher candies while you hike. You will drink less”

“Don't pee into the wind.”

“Drink lots of water before you start hiking. It is easier to carry in your belly than on your back.”

“Of course you end up pissing a lot of it before your body has a chance to use it.”

“And it's not a beautiful shade of yellow.”

“If your body is excreting moisture through sweat glands and lungs the need to urinate greatly reduced.”

“And THEN you get a beautiful shade of yellow.”

“...and sometimes that funny urine smell.”

“Since were on this subject....put leftover mole skin on your pee bottle....you won't make a mistake in the dark if you wake up thirsty................”

“For mental relief, leave your liberal buddies at home when hiking, the constant incoherant bitching about nothing can really get on the nerves.”

“...is this thread degeneration or am I just opening too many threads tonight?”

“didn't take long, did it?”

“LOL!”

“I use a pee bottle that is shaped totally different that my drinking bottles.
It's usually a 1 liter Mtn Dew bottle. That's nothing like a Plattypus or Nalgene.”

“I suppose anything would be acceptablke as long as its not inflatable.”

“isn't the opening kinda small......








Perhaps not.”

“When arriving at camp the first thing you should do is take a monster crap adjacent to the cooking area. This will keep the flies from bothering you when preparing din-din. Additionally, if you let people see you do this it will keep other campers at a distance so you can enjoy your time in camp with out bothersome neighbors.”

“Lipton's Cold Brew Iced Tea is the best thing sense clean underpants.”

“Try the other end.”

“First thing I do when I hit camp is hang all the fascists on meat hooks.”

“OK, on that note....

I hate to admit this but..

On our last 10 day trip, while I was rigging a sling around a tree to hang my pack (mice) one of the kids took a stick and wedged it between two trees and hung 4 packs on it....

Man, given another 30 years in the mountains and I would have thought of it....”

“nice to see this thread has degenerated nicely.

I think I have been hanging around guys too much, this all sounds normal”

“What's that?”

“If you take wipes with you to "freshen up" they will freeze into a solid block of cloth when the temp is 22 degrees out.

Then, they aren't worth a dang..lol”

“How about we try...50 things you can do with a Power Bar...

use for tent stakes
repair holes in your boots
patch concrete
when frozen, put an edge on and use for knife
fix dents in car body's
replace fillings
make bashes for climbing
trade with runners and jocks for Halloween candy”

“Tx, dry them out before you go. They weigh less in your pack and you can moisten them with warm water for use.”

“More trivia: How long does it take for a Thread to deteriorate? It looks like about 2 hrs. 41 min.
It looks like it's making a comeback though.”

“why does anyone want to save their pee in a bottle?”

“So you don't have to crawl out of the tent at 3AM to go pee in the snow.
BRRRRR!”

“Hey everyone, let's all go over to the Blank Thread! There's some real trivia over there!”

“oh. and another piece of backpacking advice. be a guy (at least for the trip).”

“Sooooooo...if you can write a message in the snow....and you pee in a bottle....does that mean it's a message in a bottle?”

“lyra, did you see the moon last night? It's still up over here.”

“The message is don't drink the lemonade!”

“yeah, i could see the moon...but not much else, not the Seven Sisters. it's so light on the ground around here...booo. i was pestering my friend with the telescope to take pictures, though...i hope he did! :-) did you have a good Halloween, Aero?”

“Does anyone remember the song about "Yellow Snow".”

“zappa rules!”

“Dreamed I was an Eskimo
Frozen wind began to blow
Under my boots and around my toes
The frost that bit the ground below
It was a hundred degrees below zero...

And my mama cried
And my mama cried
Nanook, a-no-no
Nanook, a-no-no
Don't be a naughty Eskimo
Save your money, don't go to the show

Well I turned around and I said "Oh, oh" Oh
Well I turned around and I said "Oh, oh" Oh
Well I turned around and I said "Ho, Ho"
And the northern lights commenced to glow
And she said, with a tear in her eye
"Watch out where the huskies go, and don't you eat that yellow snow"
"Watch out where the huskies go, and don't you eat that yellow snow"”

“It would appear that there are a few folks here who might appreciate This.

hahahahahahahhahaaha...”

“Actually when it's 12 degrees outside the pee bottle looks alot like applesauce after a few minutes with the elements. LOL!”

“WHY BRING A PEE BOTTLE WHEN YOU CAN PISS ON BUBBA BEAR”

“Thanks Lyra! We used to sing that when we had a great Siberian Husky who made his own yellow snow.”

“Wouldn't the sugar actually dehydrate you more? If you're low on water and you're thirsty, the last thing you should do is add sugar to your diet!”

“I prefer sugar free trident. It's said that the pioneers sucked on pebbles.”

“mtnsteve, did the stick between 2 trees really work to keep the critters out of your pack? I was on a trip once where the mice were bad and someone in the party tried that and the mice just climbed the tree and walked out on the stick and into the packs!

Now I always carry my food in ziplocks, which are then put in a small trashbag with a drawstring closure. I hang this bag from a length of parachute cord strung between two trees. This setup won't work in bear country, but it has never failed in mouse country. :)”

“Mice can travel across/up 4lb fishing monofilament. I figure they can go most anywhere imaginable (if they REALLY wanted to).
There is the pie pan barrier thingy, I suppose...


Pee before you retire - sheesh!


If your thirsty, you're already dehydrated.


Alcohol dehydrates like crazy -
but who cares?”

“Just where Depends at night. Then you don't even have to wake up to do either one.”

“eewww, gross! :-) why is this thread all about pee and stuff? LOL!!”

“I don't think it could ever get cold enough that I would pee inside my tent!”

“i know, weird! although, now that i think about it, i always hate getting out of bed, especially when it's cold. i guess if i were a boy, i might do it...”