Grim Reaper on the Trail

“OK, I am not a Morbid person and I know this sounds morbid, But it could be beneficial to a NOOBIE on what NOT to do. Anyone heard or expirenced someone dying on the trail i.e. accidents, bear attacks.... but it does not need to be accident could even be of natural cuases too i.e.heart attack. OK I'm a Nooobie for asking, but it just crossed my mind seeing I am embarking on my Virgin Hiking mission.
I would like to make it back so I can tell all of you about it. :-)”

“You can have a heart attack in your home or get hit by a bus while walking to work.

Do not curtail life's pleasurable activities because of unwarranted fear of what might happen. If you assess all the risks and potentialities you are safer backpacking solo off-trail than driving the interstate in your own car.”

“I was killed by a bear once!”

“Trail life is no more dangerous than living in your house all the time. It simply presents a different set of cautions.”

“Good point. Thank you
I hope this was not the all time stupidest question. But if it was at least I'm #1 at something :-)”

“I am not Paranoid, well maybe a lttile. I just like to be prepared for as much as possible, for as many situations as possible.
It is the Pit crewman in me.”

“LMAO @ wsdavies!!!”

“Duck tape can be used for anything.

That's all you need to know.

First aid, blisters, gear repairs, etc.”

“where you are. I ride my bicycle up & down a bike trail along the river here to try to stay in shape for BPing, I found a dead guy last month on the bike trail who apparently had a heart attack right here deep in the heart of suburbia.”

“Well, finding a guy alreadt dead is better than watching a motorcyclists' head explode right in front of you.”

“Isn't that damn scythe heavy?”

“Gots lots of Duckie Tape !!!
Pit Crew guys live on Duct Tape and Wire Ties !!!
Heck the first two things I put in my pack was a BIG a$$ roll of
3M 398 Duct tape and few dozen Wire Ties...”

“I had a good friend die a few years ago. He was hiking along the top of a waterfall inColorado and slipped on wet rocks falling to his death. I was not with him at the time. Rescue crews worked for hours to get him out but he died en-route to the hospital from head injuries.

I guess the point is, "Watch your step and don't put yourself in a dangerous situation."

It was a sad time for family and friends. He was an energetic go-getter. He was in training to be a smoke jumper.


Anyway, reading the title of this thread made me think how funny it would be to dress up like the grim reaper and walk a busy trail. Especially if there were some boyscouts around. hehe”

“You have my sympathy for your friend. Sorry if I brought any bad memories... My theory is to
remember the ones you love that have persihed with all the good times ya had together :-)”

“"Isn't that damn scythe heavy?"

-- bitpusher


Not necessarily....”

“Hmmm. 4 and a quarter pounds, huh?





Hmmmmmmmmm....”

“Good find Tilt. I was thinking titanium.”

“Snafu, when you die, you're dead, and it won't matter where you die. Go have fun and stop worrying about dying. When the day comes, it will come whether you worry about it or not.

Life's for the living
And death's for the dead
And the depth of a heart
Is a fathom unknown

--Buffy Ste. Marie”

“ok, so how do I post pictures?”

“Thanks Bud for straightening me out.... I need to get into the wilderness soon to un-clog my mellon from all the impurities. Take in the fresh air, morning dew, and s sunshine of Good Ole' Mother Nature... Happy Mother Natures Day :-)”

“You're with the FBI aren't you... you think you can trick me into incriminating myself on line don't you!!!! Well it won't work. Just because my fingerprints were on the scene and on the axe doesn't mean I was even there when it happened. I don't know how you found the body, but you'll never catch me manage to blame it on me. Fewlish person, thinking you'd get evidence on me from an internet posting... thinking I'd take the bait, come out of the wood work!!!!”

“err... Matt, could you ummm delete that post... everybody else, umm just ignore it.

What I meant to say is that the outdoors are a safe and friendly place to be, and backpackers are wonderful safe nice people and they hiked with me, because they loved it so much they wanted to drop everything and spend the rest of their lives hiking.”

“LMAO !!!”

“n/m”

“uh... relatively light, as Einstein might've said...

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When I think about dying, I think about Harold & Maude.


Well, if you want to sing out, sing out
And if you want to be free, be free
'Cause there's a million things to be
You know that there are

And if you want to live high, live high
And if you want to live low, live low
'Cause there's a million ways to go
You know that there are....”

“Yesterday, I was coming home from, GET THIS, the doctor. After I got off the train and was walking on the sidewalk some idiot came barrelling through a parking lot heading for the street. Apartently didn't see me until 'the last moment.' As I was trying to dodge him he finally saw me and came to a skreetching halt within a foot of me.

THEN, one block later someone on a bike just about 'rear-ended' me.

Hmmm, I feel veary lucky. Anyone want to go hiking with me today? :-)”

“No thanks man, threes the charm.”

“Yikes!

(and LOL)”

“I hope to die at a ripe old age, either in my bed, or there somewhere. And when they find my body, do me the favor of burying me right where you find me. Lord, I hope I don't in the hospital with tubes hooked all over me. Let it be in my sleep, or doing something I truly love, and be quick about it.”

“Advice: make sure you have a SHARP blade on your multi-tool.

Indiana John- that's hilarious (the Grim Reaper part of your post). Or you could dress like that in the backcountry and wander around someone's campsite at dusk.”

“It would be funny until someone punched him in the nose. Walking around other people's campsites at night is not cool.”

“Speaking of entering other people's camps.

Proper etiquette in the wilderness dictates that you announce yourself in a loud voice and request permission to enter camp.

"Hello Neighbors, a solitary hiker requests permission to enter camp."

Something like this will work.”

“The whole thing's a bit preposterous. That's why it's a joke.

But anyway, how long do you think someone could wander around the woods in a seven foot bigfoot costume before he got shot?”

“snafu reminds me of Free23 or whatever her name is. Is this your troll, Free23? With a "pit crew" agenda added for character?

lol”

“snafu is not free.

Snafu is an ex-jar head.”

“I don't think so Lizs. They seem pretty different to me.”

“Don't fear the reaper.”

“Animals are about my only concern.
Crazy Mike is also something to be concerned with. Just don't let him drive.”