How anal are you?

“NO, the thread is not about "THEM.." It's about cutting weight or other stuff to make trips better. I am debating repackaging the individual envelopes of hot cocoa into smaller, more flexible baggies. LOL!! That struck me as being anal. ;-)”

“Yes, lizs. You are anal. LOL!
I go ultralight a lot but I'm not THAT crazy!”

“Thats just being ridiculous”

“LOLOL! Well, it's partly because I bought a TON of baggies over the weekend.

I have a GREAT IDEA!!! I think company should have the foresight to put out a package of MULTI-SIZED baggies!!!!

(hhhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmm... of course, then I wouldn't have bought five boxes, would I??? lol)”

“...actually, if you mixed the cocoa in the baggie, then put the baggie into the cup, folded the baggie over the edge of the cup allthe way around, you won't dirty-up the cup. If you sell it as a labor-saver as opposed to a weight-saver, I could see its merit.”

“I miss Phil Hartman, too --

Hmmm. I bought Swiss Miss in bulk a few times. Less trash, but a little more hassle... esp. if the wind was howling. There was a pronounced odor of chocolate pervading the food bag also.”

“I am not anal at all.”

“To me it all boils down to this... what would you rather enjoy more, the "hike", or the "desintation". If you wanna enjoy the hike the most, go superlight on everything. If you wanna enjoy the destination, bring all your toys. I'm willing to grunt up switchbacks and take heavy loads over crazy ridges and bushwhack into wild basins and carry my tripod, multiple lenses, 42 rolls of film, my fly rod, my spin rod, lots of lures and flies, a good Therm-A-Rest® pad, lots of hot chocolate and Tang®, and a good tent. My pack is 25 lbs before I even start with the food and clothing and shelter stuff. There's just so much to do in the wilderness. I try and use the lightest available options in the items I take, but still, I just take a lot of items. If there are women on the hike, shoot, there goes another 2 lbs of hygiene stuff, like toilet paper, toothbrush, soap, deodorant, clean underwear and socks, etc.”

“nope, and that's why we love ya, bacpac! :-)

when is your Grand Canyon trip?”

“True Buck, but lizs has to carry the pink thingy, which means she has to save whatever weight she can in other areas.”

“I like to fill tampons with dynamite, light the fuse and run like hell. I just don't like to carry those things in my pack. It's just not right.”

“LMAO!!! They could use those innocent looking tampons in war. BOMB'EM IN IRAQ!!”

“Enjoy it while you can Buck.
My knees got blown out from running down mountains carrying a full pack in my 20's. I have to lighten up now that I'm getting close to 50.”

“StoveStompe - By the time you're my age, you'll need to use a llama. LOL.”

“Stomper”

“nowslimmer - You are my inspiration to keep going! I just hope I can do as well as you when I get your age.”

“There's goats, too, but they might eat your chocolate.”

“I have found, through mail-order, that you can get small children from Bangladesh and China to carry all your gear for you real cheap. I found the site by a fluke while looking up info on Michael Jackson's latest release.”

“While you're at it, don't forget to cut the handles down on your spoon and toothbrush.”

“Hi boys!”

“Pack the cocoa in bulk in a quart freezer ziploc. Spoon it into the cup. Then you don't have to mess with the empty envelopes, bigger pain than the weight.”