Stupid Sleeping Bag Ruined the Trip

“At those temps, you wouldnt have to cover much.....Holy shrinkage batman.”

“Artex, bag the run and drive to the liquor store! There will be more winter weather ahead. You've just experienced a good reason to carry some big safety pins in your ditty bag.”

“If bacpac needs to take cheap shots over the internet, let him. It's obvious by his picture on Phil's page that he's one ugly SOB who probably hasn't been laid in a very long while. I'll let him have his fun."
Artex
03:51:38 PM
01/25/03

Thanks bacpac, by the way, your mom says hi."
Artex
01:01:19 PM
01/25/03

Awwww, poor wittle bacpac get his feelings hurt?

Artex
01:10:06 PM
01/25/03

Buddha Bear, I would have, but bacpac's sisters were booked."
Artex
02:25:32 PM
01/25/03

What is a cheap shot?”

“A cheap shot is when Matt deletes your thread... I guess.”

“No snow here. It came down just a little north of here, in the same county, today and yesterday, I believe. Check the picture here. I copied it, but it self-destructed real quick like.
Snow flakes pepper nippy Brevard County, Record cold brings first flakes since 1989 to county ”

“LOL, Good one Phedrus.

I should not have blamed Matt for my exit. I just couldn't take the mindless 'bored at work' threads any longer.”

“What is a cheap shot?"
bacpac
04:20:57 PM
01/25/03

Your birth? LOL!

What's the matter, buddy boy, you can dish it but you can't take it? Bring it, sucka!!!”

“Your vacation seems to have left you in good humor. Do any backpacking while you were away?


Hey nowslimmer, how often do you travel out of florida for trips?”

“Do we need the Swiss to intervene here? How bout' the Swedish, they have hot chicks!”

“Hey Artex, what is the temp rating on the bag that broke?”

“Good idea Buddha Bear, except one look at bacpac, and they'd run off. I guess that'd mean more for us?”

“Phaedrus, it's -5. I just called REI and explained the situation. They said they'd replace it. I'm debating whether to ask them if they'd give me store credit instead, and upgrade to another bag.”

“The Swiss give the Swedish a run for their money.”

“I'd go with the store credit. I'd be worried that its a flaw with the bag. Might happen again.....”

“I am guessing the bag rating was 98.6.

This kid would trouble surviving outside his mother's womb.”

“Peace, Calm and Tranquillity will reign.........the Fog has answered”

“Yeah, they make good instant hot chocalate too.”

“You could've made it without the zipper, man!

But, I think I would have come back as well. There's only so much discomfort I enjoy on the trail.”

“Bacpac, that was pretty lame. You can do better than that. I'm disapointed.”

“Jello Fog, meet bacpac. Bacpac meet Jello Fog.”

“Phaedrus, yeah, I probably could have. But better safe than sorry, and like I said, I'm relatively new to backpacking in really cold temps. I'm from Florida, don't forget! :-)”

“I am bombed on Tequila.

I appologize for my lack of wit.”

“I'm ready to get bombed. Going away party for my departing boss.”

“NOT”

“Alright, I'll let it slide this time.”

“Has anyone noticed the 2 crosses in bacpac's picture on Phil's photo page?”

“bacpac's back!! Where ya been, ya cantankerous fooh?!

Arty, sorry to hear you pansied missed out on the trip. If I had been in your situation, I probably would have crawled into Pennsy's sleeping bag done the same thing.

Winter hiking is definitely full of challenges...and it can sometimes only takes one thing to fuss it all up. I wussed out on the trip this weekend, but I am ready for to freeze my a$$ off in Feb...
bring it on, whoohooo!!
>:D”

“bacpac's back!! Where ya been, ya cantankerous fooh?!

AmyG
04:59:05 PM
01/25/03

I been falling in love with all the wrong women.”

“I been falling in love with all the wrong women.

*singing*

I'm not dumb but I can't understand why she walks like a girl but talks like a man!

L-O-L-A -- Lola!

Lololololola!”

“I love you, Kleety.”

“Bout time!”

“Hey nowslimmer, how often do you travel out of florida for trips?"
Phaedrus

1 to 4 times per year.

For bp'ing, I have been doing 2 to 4 months per year in GSMNP, sometimes in one trip, sometimes more.

Other trips were or will be for:
One daughter, whom I raised alone since '92, attended Johns Hopkins in Baltimore from '96 to 2000.
Another daughter, whom I recovered two years ago, is in the class of '05 at a college in Iowa.
I have relatives in the Twin Cities Area, MN, and in the Rep. of Panama. The "climate" has suddenly become warmer for me in both locations, so there may be some trips. I have a son, who is the head track coach at a large Univ. in SF, CA. He has been talking about flying me there this year for a visit and, possibly, some bp'ing.
I just quit work Dec. 20th and am on a very limited budget. So I am going to have to be careful with the expenditures. I'm ready to expand from GSMNP, but it is one place I know pretty well.

Currently, I have no out-of-state trips completely planned. I have 3 trips planned in the next few weeks. Next week to Everglades NP, then to the TT trip in Ocala NF, and one to a CW Battle Reenactment at Olustee, near Lake City, FL. (Saw HPM there last year.)

You can get to my fall trip pictures from here: 2002 GSMNP - 11. Photographs
There are links to the trip report, too.”

“Great pics, nowslimmer! If I weren't married, I'd be bugging you for your daughter's phone number :)

I might just try to make it down there for a trip much later this year, if you folks decide to do one in the early autumn.”

“By you folks, I mean you and Bitpusher and father goose and the like.”

“They travel 2-3 times as fast on the trail. I'm on limited legs(knees). Now where is my cane?”

“Artex, you bailed on the trip because of a broken sleeping bag? You have that luxery! I have to eat dirt and sleep under maggot infested leaves, just so you can wipe your prissy a$$ with charmin everyday.

YOU HAVE NO HONOR! NO CODE! YOU MISSY ARE PATHETIC!”

“Ahh, I have witnessed the birth of a troll.”

“Nooo...I think this guy has been around....

OK...now where is Gentle Ben when you need him???

Anybody remember the days when some guy got us all riled up saying that he was a nudist and walked around the house in front of his young daughters???”

“bummah arty, should'a boutght a smart sleeping instead....



my fitty dollah slumberjack does pretty well in the zipper department. only snagged oncece and it was pretty easy to unsnag..”

“Could nave been worse, at least your not claustrophobic...

I had a partner get stuck in his bag, for over an hour, he was in there getting more and more claustrophobic by the minute while I laughed my ass off...18 years later and he still doesn't see the humor in it.”

“I am not the colonel.....unless you are talkin' about chicken”

“cough cough

sissy

cough cough”

“I think that Artex was right to bring the bag out without jury rigging it. He would have been fine, on the trip, but he might have worried that he wouldn't get REI to give him the full credit if he messed with the bag too much. It wasn't cheap, and if it were me, getting all of my money back would have been my concern. Remember, it was brand new. Those of you who have been getting refunds for many years on defective goods probably would have been less worried about that then Artex.”

“Lyndy, keep reason out of the testosterone discussion here, okay?”

“I bet that Masked Marauder dude messed with your sleeping bag...

By the way did anyone else stay overnight????”

“RichB, The Masked Marauder, and Pennsy”

“Well where is the Non-Wuss Trip Report?”

“I gotta give Artex credit for having the guts to post this thread, knowing he just might get chided a tad. But then again, he posted it around 3am so who knows what his mind was like at that time. ;o)

I can tell you what his mind was like at 1:30am when he called me while on his way home. Holy moly, he cussed enough to make the Osbournes blush!! Of course, you should have heard me cuss after we hung up because I had to get up at 4 for the trip.

My timing will be better - I plan on breaking my zipper when AmyG is on the trip. ;o)

Adventurist - LOL on the "franks and beans" remark!!
And the non-wuss trip report will probably be up tomorrow. It ended up being an amazing weekend and we out-oonga-boonga-ed Artex. 3 degrees Sat night.”

“Yeah I guess you could say he oonga-boonga-ed his sleeping bag?”

“If I had been in your situation, I probably would have crawled into Pennsy's sleeping bag???

Whats up with that?

Better Hog-tie her on the next trip.....”