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“I'm a little iffy at this point. Mostly cause I'm ok with cold, I'm even ok with rain. Cold and rain? Not so much. I'll be watching the weather closely.”
humanpackmule
9:36:05 AM
1/17/08

Same here, HPM. Cold and snow, I can deal. Cold and rain is just miserable. And this isn't just cold, this is freeze you nads off and die cold :)”

“its gonna be perfect weather I bet not colder than 30 on fri night and 15 to 20 sat night with sunny skies sun morn to warm ya up.”

“That's what it's lookin' like to me.”

“I think Fridge is bringin' a half ton of firewood.........................and drinks on the house.”

“How far are we camping off of the road Friday night? Where is the Saturday camp?

Hell, I guess it's about time for me to read the trip plan.”

“If that is what the weather is going to be moonshine then I am in for sure, hyway keeps posting theese gloom and doom forcasts with lows in the single digits and 50mph winds.”

“what? y'all didn't know we were actually hiking denali?!? haha...

hey chili, you can piss on the cars from where we'll be camping friday night...”

“Snowin' pretty madly here in Baltimore................visibility 1/4 mile or less.”

“Not sure what time we will be there Friday, but we will find it.”

“Spam, will you email me your cell number again, I didn't get it the first time.

b_rogers_99(at)yahoo.com”

“spam's number is (828) 447-3187”

“I would rather plan on gloom and doom and have the weather turn out delightful, than plan on delightful and have to fight off wildbillwhen he trys to get warm by combining body heat.”

“how is a low of 9 degrees and snow ALL DAY gloomy!???!? I'm so excited about this trip... of course i own a lot of warm gear, which is partly why i'm excited about the trip... its rare that i get to use my 800 fill down jacket here in charlotte!”

“no problem.......no wood...and no booze.”

“There's better chances of precipitation here than in Linville for the weekend. Awesome!”

“alrighty y'all... anyone that already has their backpacks packed... hop on the ol' scale and weigh yourself with and without the pack to see how much it weighs in at... i just did and i've got a 38lb pack with no food... so considering probably 2-3 lbs of food i'll be right around 40lbs... not to shabby for a 15 degree weekend...”

“15 degrees? Weather.com says 8.”

“Hey, how do you take your name off of the list of attendees? It messes up the head count on who is going to be there if I leave it on. Sorry about bailing, but my sidekicks and I had planned to stay through Monday evening. Don't care to drive that far for two days. Sunday night looks like a mean one.”

“i was trying to say an average or so... to make me feel better!”

“21...my pack weighs 22 lbs....with food.”

“Lol!”

“you suck fridge... you know that? ya suck!

and honestly, i think ur lying... i guarantee your bringin' the new 9500 cubic inch 73 day backpack that has optional airbags and antilock brakes”

“Onstar.
It's gotta have onstar.

~brrrrt~
Hello this is OnStar may I help you?
-Murble groan AAAhhhhhh.....
Sir, have you been in an accident?
-Ma...argh....azzzzsssss.......oh
Sir, help is on the way with a fresh pair of capilenes and some wet wipes.
-Ah sees um, tanks
Have a great day!”

“nice hpm, haha... very nice”

“Hmmm, do I bring the 20 degree bag and my new liner...or the heavy ass -5 bag that is good to about -15 but weighs about 7 friggin pounds.

I need a new cold weather bag.”

“hey 21 fridge has to have his large back pack.he is going to carry my stuff so i can carry the chain saw. and he told me you had to carry the log sliter.”

“i'll settle for that jb...lol...”

“Popeye just look on the trip page under the names and there is block that says "Change my status".

Is Jimh bailing also?

Listen up guys iffin it gets nastier than we expect we always have the option of staying at the trailhead all weekend and dayhiking to whatever location we want or heck I can bring a sled and we can just act like a bunch of 10 year olds on alcohol.We will definatly eat well!”

“Hmmmmm.......

22 pounds, yeah, right!

More like 22 kilos!

I wonder if I-81 is a killer about now.
Or maybe I would have the road to myself.”

“Fridge, I think your pack weighs 22lbs empty!


I will probably be at 30-32lbs with food and water, although I might freeze to death.”

“if we all get there on friday, then not many folks should have a problem. linville's high for friday is 43 and low of 27... it will be 5-10 degrees above freezing most of the day friday. everyone just keep your cell phones on and stay safe...


my cell phone numbers are 7048581721 and 7046346451. i'll prolly have the 6451 phone on me the most... its a nextel... does anyone else have nextel and can direct connect?”

“really super foggy here now.hope somone comes, I opened a 5yr old jar of peach.its some good sippin.”

“Oh hell, that just ensured I am in.

NGB is threatening to bail however.”

“Oh dang Moonshine, I want some!”

“I'm with you on that chili! Moonshine you just make sure you are there! Iffin you don't show we'll find you!”

“we'll find you, steal your 'shine and leave ya!”

“Hey 21 have you met chili yet?
I dont think you would want to piss him off.”

“haha no... not yet...”

“dang 21 you sittin at your computer waiting for some one to write something”

“i've been doing paperwork all day catching up on faxes, invoices, etc... so i've been on trailtalk all day as well”

“My pack is a clear rubbermaid container with all my stuff neatly organized. No sense in packing everything only to ride in the car for 5 hours and then set up camp. Plus my parting clothes may get wrinkled!”

“what's the farthest some of y'all are driving? i only have to drive 2 hours on the dot... so not too bad...”

“just drove back kistler hwy at 5pm and still snow covered.u will need 4x4 I'm sure to get back.221 183 and 181 are all clear.once it freezes tonight it may be better.the deep slushy snow wants to pull ya around a little.”

“okay... you all are knocing my pack weight... I am tellin you all, my pack will be 22 lbs..well I did not weigh the 2 nalgene's full of water... well okay maybe a few more pounds.....I have bought new light weight gear for this winter.
How much snow is there/ is there enough to bring a Pulk sled.....I have 2 I can bring.”

“Dehydrated food, Down bag, Tarp, msr stove with gas, clothes......2 nalgenes.....ridgerest pad....Titanium POT... what else do you need?
last edited: 1/17/08 2:53:20 PM”

“and if what spam said about if it's too bad we will camp at the trail head... I guarantee my pack will be 4.3 lbs.
PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS !”

“21... Bring your wallet. no no no no .....Bring your wallet with money in it.
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“haha.... i've got my gear... i dont need anymore!”

“We got blasted up here at Mt Rogers .”

“How far down the kistler hwy do we have to drive? I bought a pecan and strawberry shortcake pie today. Hope yall like them. It will take me between 5 and 6 hours to get there. Will leave between 10 and 11.”