Backpacking Cliches

“I never knew there were backpacking cliches until I logged onto this site. I like this one

Hike your own hike!”

“Does this count"Blaze your own trail"?

8)”

“Blazing Saddles! I think that was a movie about horses, not backpacking.

How about: Lead, Follow, or Get OTTA MY WAY”

“Leave No Trace.

geez, I'm gonna burn in backpacker hell for that one....”

“LMFAO!!!!

8)”

“Haven't we seen that tree before? I know we've seen that tree before, hunny, I think we're lost.”

“Thats a good one!

8)”

“He rode a blazing saddle
He wore a shining star
His job to offer to battle
To bad men near and far

He conquered fear and he conquered hate
He turned dark night into day
He made his blazing saddle
A torch to light the way

When outlaws ruled the West
And fear filled the land
A cry went up for a man with guts
To take the West in hand

They needed a man who was brave and true
With justice for all as his aim
Then out of the sun rode a man with a gun
And Bart… was his name
Yes, Bart was his name

He rode a blazing saddle
He wore a shining star
His job to offer to battle
To bad men near and far

He conquered fear and he conquered hate
He turned dark night into day
He made his blazing saddle
A torch to light the way”

“"Your mileage may vary."

"Your taste buds may vary."


All-time fave:

"Just keep puttin' one foot in front of the other."”

“We are almost to the top.”

“Oh, about a mile.”

“"10 more minutes"”

“We're not lost. We're just off the trail”

“Are we there yet?”

“"Have Spam...will travel"”

“Well, I really haven't backpacked like this, before.”

“The camp is just over the next ridge!!”

“The water's supposed to taste funny.

I only brought one sleeping bag *eg*”

“about 2.6 left

(2.6 turns to 4.8)”

“"I thought you said YOU packed the matches!"”

“"That's the longest 0.2 mile I've ever hiked!" (With reference to the distance between the AT and Peck's Corner Shelter.)”

“It's a Flat Trail

Translation- You better bring some oxygen.”

“It's all downhill from here.

(except those three mountains you have to climb)”

“It tastes just as good cold.”

“It's not the temperature, it's the humidity.”

“Take Only Memories...Leave Only Footprints!”

“Only you can prevent forest fires.”

“It compresses almost as well as down.”

“I Agree !!!!
That has to be at least .5 mile
going in all down hill, but coming out that means all up ....Just to get back to AT ! loved it !!!”

“As soon as I get home,,,,,I am going to take everything out of this pack and determine what I can jettison on the next trip.”

“"Only 13 more switchbacks to go."”

“What do you mean you used the last of the A$$ whipe !!!!!

At least you don't have to wipe when you tinkle !!!!!”

“opps "wipe"”

“Keep On Trukin'

Split wood- not atoms!”

“Is this gonna hurt?”

“Good one Prowler. My feet still hurt from that one.”

“Get down...
get down...
get down...
get down...
get down tonight, baby?”

“it's just a little dirt... God made dirt, dirt don't hurt”

“"How do you go to the bathroom out there?"”

“Wanta check out the view from up there?”

“What was that noise?”

“YOU BOUGHT MORE GEAR?!?!?”

“Put your left foot in front of your right foor and then your right foot in front of your left.”

“Do you want to see something really scary....?”

“No, it won't rain,,,it will be a perfect weekend for backpacking.”

“Rain.... It is supposed to rain on backpackers.
We wouldn't be called a backpacker if we didn't get rained on.
Rain builds character, you won't melt.”

“The ice is plenty thick.

Just run across the creek.”

“I've never seen a bear around here.

This water looks clean enough to drink.”

“Trace no leaves -
draw flies.








I have absolutely no idea what I mean by that...”

“at gojo!!! roflmao.

Here's one..."are we there yet?"”