Married Women who bpack

“How many of you ladies out there are married and backpack without the spouse. It seems that there are married men who go without their wives...and plenty of singles. Are you spouses supportive? Just curious...any hints and suggestions...thanks!”

“Gemini comes to mind, and katibug, although her husband goes sometimes.”

“Yeah I know Gem goes..thanks”

“My wife comes with me, but only when I beg and plead and threaten and cajole. Once she's out there, though, she loves it and doesn't want to come home.”

“Ditto”

“No such thing as a married woman who backapcks.”

“It would explain the Sasquatch you often hear about!”

“Chili goes w/out me. TRUST is the key!!!!!!!!”

“when i first started backpacking. i only went solo.

but if i want company i just ask treebeard to go with me.
until this summer, he has not been able to go yet. but that will change next weekend.
it is all about trust.
i trust him with my life and he trusts me with his.
i need my space as he does . we try to give it to each other when the other asks for it (which is not that offten)
but it is more fun to have him with me!!”

“Chili's a married woman? Had me fooled! ;)”

“sorry TPM to shot your theory to hell!”

“Talk about trust...

I backpack with my friends wives... with my wifes blessing and my buddy's trust.

A relationship without trust is doomed to fail.”

“AMEN”

“Hell, find me a nice woman that backpacks and I'll marry her.”

“you got that right mtnsteve”

“Huh mapleleaf that only counts in certain states? I believe. Which one do you reside in?”

“Chili isn't a female backpacker. It's all that orange that he wears that confuses the issue.”

“be nice dayhiker”

“chili wouldn't expect any less out of me. We have 2 years of giving each other a hard time with football. If I put the gloves back on then arclite will smell blood in the water. Ask James, he'll tell you.”

“I am married and backpack without my husband, and with him if we can get someone to watch the kids which is rarely. We take the kids for short backpack trips and car camping trips. He is usually very supportive of my trips with other people.”

“Dayhiker, I was going to buy me a new cycling jersey. The UT jersey was the best looking one by far but I just couldn't bring myself to buy it. Someone would have just run me off the road around here anyway.
BTW, I'm married and I backpack but I'm not a women.... as far as you know.”

“I was a backpacker before I got married, so that hasn't really changed. I would have to say that most trips I go on Dare comes with me, but there are still some times when I got without him or vice versa.

Of course I am always on my best behavior.

SYAO here I come! hoooyaaah!
>;D”

“I do.”

“The UT jersey was the best looking one by far -------


Of course it was.”

“Arky, they'll take away your pig snout for talking like that.”

“Trust? Who needs trust when I have AmyG's poochie hostage? Just add in an everlast chastity belt and I have no worries.”

“Marriage? I will NEVER do that again until it's neccesary. lmao. I trek solo with or without my current victim...hehehe”

“my wife doesn't go solo, but she's taken the kids camping alot on her own. she thinks it selfish of me want to go solo...so i don't.”

“I go w/o Birch sometimes, and sometimes he gets to go w/o me. We take turns when we both can\'t get away. It\'s a totally different experience.”

“they are not able to "share" the tent...hint hint wink wink...I'm interested in the single backpacking goddesses...where are they and do you want to share a tent...

OMG!!! I am now sounding like Buddah Bear...crap, I'm never gonna get a date/laid again.”

“you are a shamless hussy for vagrant self promotion...may I inflict 50 lashes for such inappropriate behavior...errrr...tongue lashes that is.”

“wrong thread...LOL.”

“Why do you ask crazygurl?????? :>)”

“yuck - who would want to share a tent with a dirty smelly backpacker.”

“I once had a dude tell me he'd share the tent with me when we went camping. He said he'd put a tape line down the center and dare me to cross it. Told me he'd be armed with Bear Spray.
Imagine that.
Who the heck did he think he was anyway?!?
giggle giggle ;-D”

“Thanks for the input gang..I ask cause I'm wanting to...hubby isn't supportive...and he doesn't like to ..plan and simple. Is something I think I've discussed here before. I was just wondering if maybe I was a minority here.”

“Leave the chubby hubby at home and go backpacking! Let him do all the housework!”

“I am lucky I dont have that problem. I was packing up last night to leave after work today and my wife says, "you going camping" I reply yes remember I couldn't go last weekend and she says Good...so I am on the opposite end of it. My wife can't wait for me to leave on the weekends.

What would happen if you told him you are going and just went. Would he put you on a guilt trip or what.

Do what treebait said and just go.”

“Im with treebait.
leave him at home (kinda like me this weekend :))
and go have a great time!
treebeard gets to take care of the kids/housework/laundry...this weekend.

oh yeah, i love being married!”

“If I may ask, what is the real concern here? Is it that your spouse doesn't think you can handle it? Not strong enough? Or is that they are worried that you'll cheat on them? Cheat on him with some smelly, no tooth brushing, wearing the same drawers for multiple days man? I would hope that your fellas would be supportive enough to encourage an activity you enjoy, not be threatened by it. Maybe I just not geting the concept, or making a mountian outta of a Michigan hill.....”

“I think it is a trust issue as well as he feels threatened by it. He is supportive of day hikes and ecourages me to go often, mixed company is fine...and he has said he wouldn't mind me going with all girls bpacking. He doesn't think it is "right" for mixed company to go together.

I may get up the nerve...you never know!”

“Your hubby sounds like my mother and grandmother.”

“My mom is trying to get me into it more and out of the house!! LOL”

“just make sure that you sqeeze that kid out and put yer shoes on before you hit the door....”

“mapleleaf...
"you are a shamless hussy for vagrant self promotion...may I inflict 50 lashes for such inappropriate behavior...errrr...tongue lashes that is."
stikmon
09:21:08 PM


sorry stikmon, can you repeat what you said so trrebeard can see it??


LOL

your so bad today!!”

“crazygirl... my husband isn't too crazy about me going hiking or backpacking. says he is worried everytime I go. That's just something he can't take away from me. I'll go no matter what he says, and he knows that. The only reason why I won't go is if he has to work on a weekend and I can't take the kids.

honestly, I don't even know if I want him hiking with me. It's kinds like my own personal time, away from all the daily s!!t. know what I mean??”

“On the flip side, I'm not quite sure how my wife would take me hiking with other women.

I might just have to ask her about that.”

“Crazygirl, just go. He will get used to it. Maybe he will even start to want to learn more about it to see why it interests you so much.”

“By the way, is your husband Hubby Von Grumpy? My memory is fading so if I am wrong, sorry. If he is grumpy, you need to get away. It will only drag you down.”

“I believe that one of the things that has kept my wife and I together for over 33 years, is we allow each other our time apart, we don't do EVERYTHING together.

We have different interests and hobbies, we share many, but not all. It seems that too many folks limit each other rather encouraging each other to grow.”