For Fun, Cause I'm Bored

“Weird things you do that remind you you're backpacking when you're not, just for fun:

open up a can of refried beans with a rusty P3.

eat cold with no utensil.”

“How did I know this would be a Biz thread? Hmmm, I am getting good at this....... lol”

“and open up that muumy bag and use it as a quilt. My wife thinks I'm crazy. I tell her I'm bonding with my WM bag ;)”

“Wind, why don't you put that bag away and bond with your wife.”

“We do that while the kids are still at school ;)( nooner ) She likes my new bag too... when she found out how warm it is under there!”

“See a creek while driving and think ... "hey, dang good water source over there."

Yeah, I've got it bad.”

“I cook stuff in the fireplace, does that count?LOL”

“The other night, under a bright crisp moon, I went and pissed off the front porch. Lights out of course,,, you just don't get the same feeling when its on. It felt just like I was drainin' in the woods.”

“Like visiting thebackpacker.com every night and staying up way to late because I just have to see what great places and gear everyone is talking about.”

“In my case it prolly doesn`t, I got inserts built into the fireplace so I can slide a grill in over the coals and I have a lazy susan built in it too with an extended arm for hanging pots off of for cooking. You can take the boy out of the country, but it`s harder gettin` the country outta him!LOL”

“Watching TV while laying on my Therma-rest on the hardwood floor.”

“I almost never take off my boots.

Well, there ARE Special Occasions...”

“Packed my backpack for a future quick getaway, while pretending to clean the garage.”

“Tilt

The special occasions: are they when you take a shower or go to church?”

“yeeeeeeeeeeah... That's the ticket!”

“Biz, you're bored with your new boyfriend already?”

“After a couple glasses I thought it can't be long, it will end soon, but until then the words of Max Stein as expressed by Judy Garland comfort me ...

"Someplace where there isn't any trouble...
...do you suppose there is such a place, Toto?
There must be. It's not a place you can get to by a boat or a train. It's far, far away...
Behind the moon
Beyond the rain

Somewhere, over the rainbow, way up high,
There's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby.

Somewhere, over the rainbow, skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.

Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me.

Somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly,
Birds fly over the rainbow,
Why then, oh why can't I?

If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow,
Why oh why can't I?"”

“LOL Stanlee....:)”

“Dayhiking helps. So does tinkering with the gear. My favorite thing to do is to make new gear.”

“I got to agree with you there skullcap - I spent a part of the weekend fixing/improving my zip ztove - I had burned some insulation off the wires and I wanted a better battery holder.

stumpsitter - I go to church in my boots - it is very rare that I use any other shoes.”

“MOT, I've pissed off people many times, but I've never actually pissed off my porch.

Maybe you two need counseling?”

“I'll get you, my pretty -- and your little dog, too!”

“NEW GEAR ROCKS!!!!!”

“i drag out all my bp books and pictures, drooling.”