Ban them all!! DelWaterGap trip report

“Sorry for insulting Fritz? Why waste time feeling sorry? He's a big boy. He can take care of himself.

And once more for Goretex/Brian, I found my socks and washed them. It's Wolfmans Brother's underwear that is still missing, plus my pot gripper and Wildflower's folding knife. And Brian didn't get them; the bear got them. Let's get it straight! Everybody's trying to screw this trip up now! Just jealous because I made the July most hated list I guess. Eat your hearts out ya buncha pansies!”

“Maybe Gizmo=Brian”

“Hey Must Hike, how are you doing? Maybe you can tell me how Fritz liked his hammock?”

“Lyndy, my tent was closest to him. He wasn't full-on snoring, but there was a light sorta-kinda snore coming from his hammock about 10 minutes after he crawled in. I was having trouble sleeping that night, and remember thinking, "damn, that hammock must be pretty sweet if he crashed that fast".”

“Wildflower sent me an email. She flew up to Canada because her brother was having problems. Things are looking better and she'll be back on Friday and said she will post her trip report then.”

“I thought she had been kinda quiet. Glad that things are looking better for her brother. I will pray for energy and healing for him.

Artex, thank you for the report. I looked at the hammocks on REI.com and there are two kinds. I usually sleep on my side so I wonder whether I would be comfortable, but it certainly is something that I want to try out.”

“Ditto that, Lyndy. I'm due some extra $$$ soon, most of which will go to paying off credit cards, some of which will go towards new gear. I'm seriously considering getting a hammock. Though with fall and winter approaching, don't know how much use I'd get out of it until next spring. Check out the Hennessey Hammock thread, DirtyOldMan posted a pretty sweet Yahoo discussion group link about how people have customized their hammocks for winter camping and such. Good stuff.”

“I'll have to read the discussion. I think that summer and fall backpacking with it would be fine. I think that you would need a -20 degree down bag with dryloft to make it work in the winter. If it rained or was humid and cool, I would think that condesation would be a problem with the fly so close. I think a bigger sil tarp that you hang higher from your face might be better. I have to read Sgt. Rock's website on the subject again, also.”

“Enuff talk about gear and such! When's the next trip!?!?! Arrrrrgggghhhh!

Seriously, I have 2 weeks vacation left this year and would like to do a trip to the Adirondacks or White mtns. Anybody thinking along the same lines?”

“I hope to go to the Whites in early October. Would love to have you join me if it happens.

You should start a thread indicating what you want to do. Most folks probably aren't reading this thread anymore, except those of us that went on our trip.”

“Hey WB...you can count on me to be there aswell as not be there, one way or another man, Im gonna make ya wish you never gave up your underwear.....”

“Does the bear in your backyard miss Goretex???”

“brian=fayg”

“Perfect timing! My vacation time starts October 10th and I'm dying to get up there. If you guys do a group trip, I'm there. If not, I'm going anyway!

Wolfman's Brother (or anyone for that matter), Goretex and I may be hitting the Adirondacks on Labor Day weekend. Drop me an e-mail if you want to come with us.”

“I'm there, my brother. how many days would you guys be going for? that's a pretty long way to go for a 3 day weekend.”

“Not really, only takes 4 hours to get to the High Peaks region. I imagine we'd go Saturday through Monday, but we could even leave Friday evening. Wow, us three motley guys on the trail again... Lookout!!!!”

“wolfmans brother

I posted a response to your question on the string '70.' Don't know whether or not you saw it.”

“"I'm there, my brother. how many days would you guys be going for? that's a pretty long way to go for a 3 day weekend."
wolfmans brother
01:09:23 PM
07/31/02

Does this mean that I'm "the wolfman"?”

“i say we scrap the food for this trip, you bring your dehydrator, we catch ourselves a boar, and live off of boar jerky for 3 days.”

“The last one to know!”

“very clever artex”

“Excellent idea for the food!”

“I never noticed the resemblance. You guys are not exactly separated at birth. Ya never know!”

“Does anybody remember the conversation we had at the shelter about the man standing on the WTC with a plane flying in? Click on Violin's name! I knew it!”

“nowslimmer,

thanks for the heads up. i just checked your post on the "70" thread. good stuff. unfortunately, i'm not training in either art right now. however, i just moved and there's a good muay thai school within walking distance. where are you from?”

“Chicago, originally. Many places since then, but a resident of Florida since '77.”

“Hey Lyndy - since Fritz is ignoring you (what did ya do to him?), I'll post my interview with him about it.

Pennsy: How'd you sleep in the hammock, Fritz?

Fritz: Ok, I guess.

Pennsy: So, is it a keeper?

Fritz: I think so.

He did wake up looking for dramamine though. I didn't sleep well so every hour I got up and swung his hammock from side to side. Maybe that is why he is being such a grouch. ;o)

Orrrr, maybe Fritz=Brian and he got a rash from Wolfman's undies?”

“Thanks, Pennsy. I talked to Fritz, and he is planning to try his Hennessy some more before posting a review.

I looked at Goretex's posts over at the Far Other side and I do believe, sad to say, that he is Brian.”

“Goretex just likes to be a wild and crazy guy on the boards. It's his inner child asserting itself.”

“Lyndy and all - my thoughts on the Hennessy Hammock (also posted on another thread):

I was pretty comfortable sleeping in it. (But anyone who says I was snoring is a liar.)

I need to experiment with hanging it in various configurations of "tightness" i.e. how loosely it hangs between the trees.

The instructions say to lie diagonally but I felt there was little room at either end to put my head or feet anywhere except in the middle. Also, I felt constricted by the sides pulling up around my arms.

It takes some agility to change clothes in it. I didn't use a sleeping bag, but I can imagine that getting in and out of a sleeping bag inside the hammock will be a little challenging.”

“LyndyS - Yes, I agree brian=goretex. I was all over that one yesterday. ;)”

“pensy,

leave my undies out of this, thank you.”

“Lyndy,

I saw that post signed Brian. There is no way that would have come from Goretex. Not ever, but especially after all the hospitality you afforded him. I've known him to foam at the mouth from time to time, but I've never known him to make a direct personal attack that way.”

“Poor guy doesnt even know were talking about him, ha ha”

“well im back on US ground and im very glad to be back.
all is ok for now..
so what the hell have I been missing???

first id like to give my trip report (a little late sorry guys)


as far as the trail...OUCH OUCH OUCH OUCH OUCH OUCH

my knee hurt for 2 days after that hike. but i have to tell you it was something that i will never forget!!
thanks everyone!!

i couldnt believe that all of these strangers could get together and have a great time..
id like to thank yaz for being a great navigator.
geo.. your family is awsome!
your daughter in law is so funny with the way she looks at you. she just cracked me up. and your son is a sweethart for doing everything he did for you!
wolfmans brother... all i had to do was look at you and we would just start to laugh. ps kathy lee :)hehehe
lyndy.. you have a great family and thank you for opening your doors and your family to us.. tell your girls i said hi and ill have to redo there hair better the next time i see them LOL
fritz... i forgot to try your hammock. next time!
and i would like to thank everyone for taking such good care of me and by telling all about BRIAN. geez guys throw a girl a bone.. i mean im out in the middle of the woods peeing all over the place without a care in the world and nobody bothers to tell me about good ol brian..
thanks to gizmo.. for telling...
by the way no one seems to be bothered that i offered the ridge runner a beer.. HEHE
it was like offering a cop a beer after he pulls you over.
id like to thank buddy the bear for taking my knife i hope you trip and fall and well you get the point (no pun intended)

now on to corpal.... well what can i say. weeble wooble but YES they do fall down. i was at least glad that they took your order first because man that was a long line. i was thinking that if an amblunce(sp) came and took you away, when do you think we would have noticed you were gone??? LOL
im very glad you didnt hurt yourself too bad.
i still would have loved to see gortex stitch you up...

now what the he!! is going on with goretx? was that his girlfriend that said something about a baby?
and what did brian say about lyndy?
because remember i know a bear that carries a big a$$ butcher knife! right wolfmans brother?
gizmo=brian=bear=black snake in the rafters.
to every one. i never did anything like that before and i cant wait to do it again. you all were a really great bunch of people to hang out with.
sparky.. you are a dog wonder!!
msilver. your friend frank was pretty funny. i got a kick out of watching the two of you telling stories.
msilver.. frank go back so i can take a pic. no back futher,,, no back.
i thought you were going to make him fall off the mountian.

great pics everyone. i feel like im now in the hall of fame for being on the AT.
sorry so long”

“well im back on US ground and im very glad to be back.
all is ok for now..
so what the hell have I been missing???

first id like to give my trip report (a little late sorry guys)


as far as the trail...OUCH OUCH OUCH OUCH OUCH OUCH

my knee hurt for 2 days after that hike. but i have to tell you it was something that i will never forget!!
thanks everyone!!

i couldnt believe that all of these strangers could get together and have a great time..
id like to thank yaz for being a great navigator.
geo.. your family is awsome!
your daughter in law is so funny with the way she looks at you. she just cracked me up. and your son is a sweethart for doing everything he did for you!
wolfmans brother... all i had to do was look at you and we would just start to laugh. ps kathy lee :)hehehe
lyndy.. you have a great family and thank you for opening your doors and your family to us.. tell your girls i said hi and ill have to redo there hair better the next time i see them LOL
fritz... i forgot to try your hammock. next time!
and i would like to thank everyone for taking such good care of me and by telling all about BRIAN. geez guys throw a girl a bone.. i mean im out in the middle of the woods peeing all over the place without a care in the world and nobody bothers to tell me about good ol brian..
thanks to gizmo.. for telling...
by the way no one seems to be bothered that i offered the ridge runner a beer.. HEHE
it was like offering a cop a beer after he pulls you over.
id like to thank buddy the bear for taking my knife i hope you trip and fall and well you get the point (no pun intended)

now on to corpal.... well what can i say. weeble wooble but YES they do fall down. i was at least glad that they took your order first because man that was a long line. i was thinking that if an amblunce(sp) came and took you away, when do you think we would have noticed you were gone??? LOL
im very glad you didnt hurt yourself too bad.
i still would have loved to see gortex stitch you up...

now what the he!! is going on with goretx? was that his girlfriend that said something about a baby?
and what did brian say about lyndy?
because remember i know a bear that carries a big a$$ butcher knife! right wolfmans brother?
gizmo=brian=bear=black snake in the rafters.
to every one. i never did anything like that before and i cant wait to do it again. you all were a really great bunch of people to hang out with.
sparky.. you are a dog wonder!!
msilver. your friend frank was pretty funny. i got a kick out of watching the two of you telling stories.
msilver.. frank go back so i can take a pic. no back futher,,, no back.
i thought you were going to make him fall off the mountian.

great pics everyone. i feel like im now in the hall of fame for being on the AT.
sorry so long”

“i missed you guys so much i had to post twice LOL”

“I see everything twice!”

“i know i forgot to thank everyone else but all i can say is

ALL MAN YOU GUYS ROCK.... HAHA
thanks !!!”

“Welcome back, mistuh Car-ter'... er, um, Wildflower!”

“Oh man Artex, that was Mr. Cotter!”

“hay mr. nasty,
thank you very much for the loan of the socks..
e-mail your address so i can replace them!!!


lynds, did you find a pair of hiking socks laying around your house or backyard??”

“do you guys remeber the dog on the trail.. god he was ugly. what breed was he??”

“Hairy pooch!”

“Turns out it wasn't a dog at all. Those idiots were taking their carpet for a walk.”

“lol was its name

shaggy?”

“Corporal Nasty, I almost snarfed my Gatorade when you said that dog looked like a muppet.

(snarf = beverage comes out through the nose because you started laughing in mid-swallow)”

“lol
that was the uglyist dog i have ever seen...it scarded the crap out of me on the trail!
what did gortex say about the dogs name?
something about having a 15 letter name. it was pretty funny because we found out it was something like jake or somehting like that..”

“Paul said to let everyone know that he and Elyce had a great time, enjoyed meeting everyone, and they look forward to the next trip.”

“Geobeet, I would like to spend some more time with Elyse, she seemed like a neat person, but I am not going to be able to make this hike. Have fun!”