You know you're a backpacker when...

“when you grab a parka on the way to work because of rain and you keep stumbling on the "ten essentials" in the pockets all day long”

“when the physical pain of an injury is nothing when compaired to mental pain of not being permitted to hike by your doctor.”

“when you curl up in your sleeping bag on the floor of your own room for the sleeping bag smell and the comfert it gives you.”

“Stikmon I'm thinking it was a wise decision to camp on the bluff - away from your "dead" ax.

Back to the thread -- err so when are we going to go backpacking again?”

“Maybe Tango - you are here in Central Florida right?. To my coworkers' credit only one guy asked that quesiton.”

“*when your wardrobe consists mostly of anything BUT COTTON.

*You look forward to waking up the next morning in the cold, starting the fire, and enjoying/loving that hot cup of instant coffee and bowl of oatmeal.

*Your always looking at your calendar trying to figure out the next chance you can drive a good worth while, four hours to beautiful mountains.

*You look forward to one day living in the middle of the mountains in a small quaint mountain town and no neighbors for 1/2 a mile.

*You work your ass off to reach your goal of moving to the mountains.

*You keep your headlamp and a nalgene full of water in your trunk always.”

“Ya your a backpacker.Me I have my gear room/office all in one so when I am on the pc I am also looking at all my backpacking gear.

Can't wait untill this weekend...:)”

“And when your new backpack gets here you pack it and test it out in your house and backyard.”

“You assemble your new baby furniture with a swiss army knife.”

“You know your a UL backpacker when you consider a lexan spoon and orange trowel to be redundant.”

“ya fart, and that whiff of Mountain House spaghetti fills the air.”

“you guess the approximate wieght of any thing that passes thru your hands.”

“LMAO trik.

backpack - 4.8 lbs.
tent - 3.5 lbs.
pen!s - 2.2 lbs.
sleeping bag - 4.6 lbs.

OK, I admit it, I'm a backpacker!”

“budda yer scale seems a bit off... did you forget to put down the 2 lb weight?”

“damn b-bear
and it sounds like your a big healty male one at that.”

“too funny! I met some of my folk's friends who are just getting into backpacking. They showed me their new Marmot -20* down bags but couldn't tell me how much they weighed! I was so dissapointed. They did invite me to BC to hike though and that counts for something.

You know you're a backpacker when you don't own any true luggage and have to use your pack or the duffel you bought to put your pack in for your non-bping vacations.”

“#&%!$, nah, I didn't DOM,

Actual pen!s weight .2*


* weight measured when very cold outside and while viewing a picture of Rosie O'Donnell.”

“LMAO sassy, ya hit the nail on the head!”

“every time you see a new poly shirt at walmart you think.....hey, that'd be great for backpacking! {sneak in in the cart, maybe "she" won't notice}”

“bb, that reminds me of a joke:

A man and woman were engaged when she very quietly told him:

"Honey, there is something I need to tell you.....I suffered an injury when I was younger and my breasts are not real".

"That's ok" he replied. "I love you and that doesnt matter. Besides I have to confess that I have a baby #&%!$".

Some months later, they were married and on the wedding night, the new bride took off her dress, unstrapped the fake breasts and slipped into bed beside her new husband.

She slowly slid her hand beneath the sheets and cried out "My God! What is that?"












The man replied...."It's my baby #&%!$..............9 pounds, 4 ounces".”

“...when you've replaced your office file cabinet with color coded stuff sacks.”

“when your arch enemy is a squirrel”

“...when you use your headlamp to change the furnace filter (its awfully dark in that closet!).”

“...you still go b-packing in the area where they found 2 birds infected with the West Nile virus. Believe me...I had a ton of DEET on me!!!”

“When you are jealous as hell of Snownymph!”

“you give up the comforts of city dwelling and go live in the woods by a river and you are undaunted by the electrician and plumber turning off your utilities for days while they are working on your house or natural disasters like trees falling on your water pump... because you have a tikka, a primus, a water filter , etc.........

you wallpaper with trip photos......

everything you buy is light and dries fast....:)”

“when all your hiking buddies think you're gnarly by using a tarp and hammock, thereby shaving off lbs. not ounces ;o)”

“You think an eastcoast hurricane evacuation is a great chance to go visit Ocala NF.”

“When ya join a womens mountaineering club...”

“that sounds like a premeditated ploy to meet chiks (mean: refined females w/a deep appreciation of the natural world at large= perfect girls)”

“you tell your girlfriend or wife the next pair of sexy underwear, should be thong duofold,,,,,,,, i didn't even know they made it till she bought some , lucky man i am,,,hehehehehehhee”

“nomad1, I don't believe it. Perhaps posting a photo would make a believer out of me. ;-)

That's providing they were for her and NOT you.

A scary vision just passed thru my head . . . made me shiver.”

“Am I guilty if I own three stoves,five fuel bottles, two tents, three bivies, four sleeping bags, three sets of boots, have a built in compass, three candle lanterns, four packs, all kinds of gortex stuff, two head lamps, more pack towels that I have terry cloth type and always have a supply of some sort of store bought dehydrated or freeze dried foods. And I'm addicted to REI and any other type of store. I can't pass one without stopping and looking... Do I have a problem?”

“No, no problem at all! You've completely adjusted! Welcome to our family!”

“I dunno treebait.... he seems to be a little light on the equipment and didnt mention campmor or topo...”

“You're right DOM, but he's on the right track! HPM and I are now looking at larger tents for when we go backpacking with the baby.

We have 6 stoves, 7 packs, 4 tents, 1 tarp, maps for every national park and then some, a whole buncha water bladders (neighbors had a moving sale and I got 3 there), 4 thermarests, 2 thermarest camp chairs, assorted cooking gear, a GPS, compasses, etc., ad nauseum.”

“Yea Yea, I didn't tell y all that I have 2 tarps, 4 ridgerests, 1 thermarest, 2 misc sleeping pads, 5 different set of cook ware, 8 nagene water bottles, 2 diffent sizes of platypus bladders, 2 camp chairs, 2 pairs of tevas, all my socks are backpacking socks, 3 compasses, 2 first aid kits, 2 waterproof sealine bags, and suscribe to too many outdoor catalog companies that I get more of them than I do bills to pay for all this stuff and drawer full of maps...Plus a bunch of trailguides....Now you think for sure I have a problem.....plus my kids all have packs, sleeping bags, pads etc.”

“That's almost the same as my gear list, treebait! 'Cept I have 4 packs, 7 tents and who-knows-how-many tarps.”

“Just think that even my military gear”

“In short, we have too much crap.”

“When you have more money in hiking gear then what your car is worth. You would also rather spend 100 dollars in hiking gear then fix your car after all you do have a bike.”

“you cant wait until your next adventure!!”

“he needs to change his socks more often.
you know you're a backpacker when you spend your vacation time in the woods braving wild animals, weather, buggers, and walking all day with all your stuff on your back instead of going to teh beach.”

“1HilBilyMarine.... and you have a bust too? boy I bet you take some flack for that one.... :}”

“Like, when you're backpacking?
D'ohhhh!”