Sleeping Arrangements

“No way! By the time I'm done hiking, I just want to rest, and if some chick was sleeping next to me, she'd be grindin', wantin' the ole trouser walleye. I guess I'm just afraid of being attacked.”

“Phil, I don't really think the situation was interesting but I was curious as to how others viewed it. I am not usually judgemental but I thought it was rather odd for this married guy to spend several nights with an unmarried female. It wasn't an issue of saving tent weight as the 2 person tent happened to weigh more than their individual tents which both of them own.”

“"que sera, sera"?

That's the Doris Day Defense, right?”

“who do ya think your foolin'........scheesh”

“nicegirl, the oddity isn't that he shared the tent, its that he felt it necessary to conceal it from his wife. That sounds fishy. Nothing to hide? Don't hide it! Hiding something? Why?”

“do I really need to give MY opinion ?

:)”

“what, to only share tents with cleanyoungwomen?”

“BB -LOL”

“They say Gandi use to spend his nights sleeping with young naked female virgins. To test his power over his own body..... Hmmmmm, with me they might not be virgins in the morning.... I'd better be careful.

After backpacking all day I may be tired. But I am not DEAD!”

“I've done it.. its a matter of setting soem boundaries.. and being mature enuff to stick to them.”

“It is easy to be this wise when you aren't getting any offers!!”

“Phil, you're a regular Einstein. :o)”

“nicegirl - Sounds to me like that guy was was looking for some excitement...even if it wasn't physical.”

“.'After backpacking all day I may be tired. But I am not DEAD!'
WLD

You're not 70 yet, are you?

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When I was young I used to carry something in my wallet for use in an emergency. I still do, but now it's viagra.

Sign me: Looking for an emergency.”

“I think I'd have to go with Phil----- in a separate tent. Emergencies excluded of course. I think it would be very disrespectful to your partner. I had a friend who left his at home, and went with another female, separate tents. Slasher and I felt very uncomfortable for them, even though it was on the up and up.

In today's world of sexual freedom and what have you.... Well there is just no way I would want to see the hurt in my wife's face if I had to tell her I shared a tent with another woman. She trusts me, and I trust her, but I think we trust each other more because we don't get into these situations.”

“I shared a condo in Puerto Rico with a woman. My wife in Florida did get upset, but she gradually came to understand. It was the most economical rental that I could find, by far. It was all on the up and up (Don't take that the wrong way). We has separate bedrooms and bathrooms and hardly every encountered each other.”

“Someone said it already. If you're comfortable w/ it. There's nothing wrong with it.

I've slept in the same bed and the same tent as male friends. It's all good.”

“They must have been gay tara if nothing happened, you being such a damned hottie and all.

LOL!”

“BB - You best never share a tent w/ me... I'd hate for people to start accusing you of being gay.”

“*mulls over if he should speak his mind...solidifing his claims to the presidency of the HMWHC....or shut the F up and maybe get some later*

ARRGHHHH!!!!! oh well....YEEEHAAAAAAWWWW!!!!

*chucks his pants off and dives into nicegirls tent, and starts making squeeling sounds like in JOECARTOON's nana hooters!!!*”

“sex is just another f'ing addiction that I am better off without.

signed
a GRUMPY old man"
HogOnIce
08:12:47 PM
07/30/02


Hmmm, is there any correlation here?


j/k HOI”

“hey, hey, hey, now! has this alleged "nicegirl" gone through the hazing yet or what? i wouldn't want anyone to get in here unscathed or anything...
;-)”

“<sniff sniff>

Is that kerosene? People must be warming up the flamethrowers already...”

“Nowslimmer- I relate very well to the sentiment about the shift from rubbers to viagra :| But I also agree that sharing a tent with someone is a bit disrespectful to ones partner unless a prior agreement exixsts.

of course there are a few ladies on TT Id adjust policy for :) (read any gal that looks better then artex's dance partner)

Isnt it amazing the way us guys can be practically dead and still wanna go?”

“Have a good (woman) friend, who I have known since high school with whom I have backpacked (Katadhin), Rafted, partied, skinny dipped and played strip poker.


One of our trips was right after she had become engaged, and right as I was getting to know my current wife.

Her Mom always wanted us to hook up. A fair amount of pressure in fact. So one day . . .we had a candid conversation about it . . .and we just weren't compatible. She was (is)really attractive (cheerleader in HS), really "outdoorsy" (met her husband while backpacking in alaska). I was the envy of my friends . . .but nothing ever happened.

No, I am not gay. I love women. I love naked women. Believe me, it was fun playing strip poker with her . . .but it never went anywhere.


We are still close friends (she and her two kids came to visit just last month). We have been friends now for 20 years.

So . . .I don't think there is any ironclad rule.

We tented together many times and nohting happened.

She tented with some guy in Alaska, and is now married to him with two kids.

Nicegirl --- alcohol is always a relevant factor.

Our careful conversation almost went out the window a couple of times when we were drunk.”

“I think it would show disrespect towards my wife if I slept in a tent with another women.

I think the guy was either HOPING to get friendly with the young women, or WAS getting friendly with her, especially if he's trying to hide it.

That's one of many things I have learned in the 25+ years together. NEVER hide anything from your spouse.

p.s. Were there any Pigs at Aero's cabin?”

“I didn't hear any oink'n going on in any of the tents!”

“I've shared lean-tos with men who weren't my SO, and most had SOs, also have shared rooms. I'd share a tent. I get more comments about the trips I take that involve shared sleeping arangements with my lesbian friends than the trips with guys.

I worry more about farting or snoring or talking in my sleep, or waking people up when I have to pee in the night than anything else.”

“I know I could trust myself but even if my wife OK’ed it, I know there’d always be some doubt and hurt in her mind. Why would I want to do that to us?

Now twigeater, let’s hear more about your lesbian tent parties.”

“Lycra - hazing? What hazing? Anyway I'm not an "alleged" nice girl, I am a nice girl (at least that's what everyone always says.
Seriously, I think it's OK to share a tent if all the SO/spouses know about it, otherwise you're setting yourself up for trouble and a reputation. Personally I would be afraid of being a temptation for someone else especially in the summer months when I don't wear much. I would be afraid to move..”

“look, there's no need to be getting nasty! "Lycra" indeed, LOLOLOL!!
;-)”

“I guess that Nicegirl hasn't been on this board long enough to know that Lyra is another nice girl who was just kidding around.

Sooooo, when IS the hazing anyway?”

“must.. not.. make.. comments.. about.. lyra.. being.. BOOTY-LICIOUS!!!

she's off da heezy, fo' sheezy!”

“lol...I wondered if you would let that slide, lyra...”

“there ARE no nice girls on this board.

well, maybe kleetn.”

“let it slide? what am i, some kind of bizarre shiny 80's fabric?”

“I hear Andy Gibb singing.....

Lyra when are you going to join a group hike?”

“Whoops, hit the button too soon.

I mean, a coming group hike. We need some more comediennes for the fire-less campfire party.”

“What are our other options? An ancient Greek harp, impossible to play and even harder to keep in tune? Or maybe this?”

“yep, that's me! i got the name from a book actually, didn't know about the whole constellation dealio until after.

i don't know, Lyndy, the sooner the better! are you guys thinking of a date? i think Artex may have mentioned Labor Day, unless my memory is deceiving me...”

“Looks like Goretex and I are heading up to the Adirondacks on Labor Day weekend.. I was planning on posting an invite sometime soon. Lyra, you should come, it'll be BIG FUN! (note the capital letters used in BIG FUN. How could one resist?)”

“Yah, maybe you can share a tent with them...”

“Unless it is an emergency, the only guy I am sharing a tent with is my husband. I wouldn't want to upset my husband, and I really like my privacy.”

“"there ARE no nice girls on this board.

Does that mean I have to change my name so that I will be accepted? :)”

“resistance does indeed seem futile, Artex!

and again, my name is NOT Lycra, so i will be hugging no one's butt in a tent, LOL! i have my OWN TENT, spankyouverymuch. i'm with Lyndy.”

“"there ARE no nice girls on this board.

well, maybe kleetn."
radagast
10:42:29 AM
07/31/02


Raddy, I resemble that remark! Sheesh!

Share a tent with these guys? Are you kidding? Sleeping in a tent near these guys is bad enough!

Seriously, In an emergency, sure. otherwise, it's in bad taste. No pun intended.”

“LYRA - Sorry about the sp. Here I thought you were someone who wore alot of spandex, hence the name. LOL”

“welllll, i guess i'll let you off the hook THIS TIME.
;-) tehe.”

“I know the last time I came home from a trip, my wife asked if I'd found something dead to roll in. Can't really imagine a romance blossoming on the trail anyway.”

“I think my wife is fairly cool about me going on outings which include women. It has never really been an issue. We have had numerous TTer stay at our home, including single women. No problemo. However, sharing a tent with another woman just doesn't send the message I want to my wife and kids. If I did it in secret, it would be even worse.”