Backpackers Terms of Endearment

“Terms of endearment in the backpacking world!

People who....

Only hike high altitudes = Altitude whores

People who live every moment on the trail they can =
Trailho... LOL, SN

Buys excessive gear =
Gear hounds

Hikes the Deserts =
Desert Rats

Explores Caves =
Cave Dwellers / Bats

Hikes online only =
Cyber Hikers

"Please feel free to add to this list"”

“LL Bean-type hikers:

Muffy and Tish-Tish”

“The snow people & walkindude = flat-out-haulin`-ass-backpackers

Bacpac = bad-ass-backpacker

Tex = mad-ass-backpacker

Lizs = wanna-be-ass-backpacker

Big Foot = a no gettin` to go, no money makin`, no job havin`, sittin` on his goat smellin` ass-slack-packer-haunches-type-critter”

“"Buys excessive gear =
Gear hounds " also... Gear Sluts, gear junkies and gear heads.

Anybody that has 5 Webshots albums full of pics of backpacking trips must be a Trailho/ Photo Junkie eh... Snow Nymph? LOL!”

“Not 5 albums ...5 accounts!!!”

“I thought this was a thread about what your call your baby doll when you're backpacking...

What is an LL Bean-type hiker? I have gobs of gear from good ole LL - I used to get 1/3 off (and wish like hell I still did.) If I was only able to claim those expenses against my income tax I coulda claimed a loss.”

“LOL twigeater! I was thinking about what I call Tight Wad Bob when he's a mile or so ahead of me. I wouldn't exactly call it endearing! It's more like, "you skinny $h##head! Why can't you slow down". And then there's my favorite for my son, " I gave birth to you! I'll catch up sooner or later and take your butt out!"”

“No kiddin' Pam!

I used to drag my son and boyfriend along (now exbfiend - dope didn't like ta pack, 'magine such a thing!) My words were not as nice as yours though...”

“twigeater, the sad thing is they like it but they don't love it and they are all so much better at it than I am! Then they tease me about being a slow poke and a klutz. Oh well at least they all go with me:0)”

“Bigfoot = Syber Sasquatch”

“wannabee=hiker who knows all but isnt even remotely in physical condition to hike the hikes he buys all his or her gear for.....”

“i got 85 lbs of ultralight gear!


that makes me a dumba$$ hiker”

“and maybe poor too! LOL!”

“LMFAO @ Stratdewd!!!!!”

“lol.....”

“flat land hiker= hoosier”

“Look on the bright side, strat. If'n ya didn't hike, ya'd just be a plain ol' dumb@ss.”

“Hiker Troll Extraordinaire "Insert Troll Name Here"

How's that? ;-)”

“WHEW!”

“Tex had to put me back together after I layed my self open to the bone. She`s a darling in doing for others first.

I don`t know a name you can give to someone like that, but she`s a sweetie!

I hope there`s always someone like her there for us fools that need her.

Thanks Tex!!!

You`re a peach!!!”

“"I don`t know a name you can give to someone like that,..."


ummm, I don't know,,,,,,,maybe EMT?”

“BG - I'd almost forgot about that cut..it was nasty, but, day-um that knife was SHARP, eh??

That was before I heeded the call to EMS work..now I'd have you in a c-collar, back boarded and would even try getting a line on ya too.. (I.V. Therapy) and all of this before the Truck arrived!! (Ambulance)

Maybe you're lucky you can say you knew me when...

Also, I don't think I can be a peach, since I don't live near Gojo and Sarabelle. I guess the Texas Tornado will just have to do...lol

Thanks for the vote of confidence. You know, I never did post that picture here.... ;-)
Tex”