Just as many threads are off-subject, as .....

“they are on subject. The tables are turning. All those people who thought it was wrong to speak about anything other then backpacking, are gone, or have decided off-topic threads are ok. THIS IS A REVOLUTION BABY!!!!!!”

“There are backpacking threads here?
Where?”

“tarp rat is the leader of the new world order?”

“No that would be DE-EVOLUTION BABY!!!!!”

“On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year.”

“That's a good one!”

“The Warren Commission was full of sh*t!”

“The people who preferred backpacking threads left because there weren't any.”

“Here is the problem in a nutshell. The majority of TT contributers are lazy time burglars who sit in an office goofing off instead of working. How many hiking threads can you take in a seven hour day? (Time off for lunch and breaks of course)

Then there are folks like me who work hard everyday, but enjoy a break from work and backpacking by toying with the witless time burglars.”

“I don't know, what do you want to talk about?”

“BASE LAYER
Synthetic, wicking, T-shirts
Quick-drying synthetic hiking shorts
Lightweight long underwear top/bottom

INSULATION
Midweight fleece or wool sweater
Lightweight fleece pants
Down or fleece vest

CLOTHING & SHELL ACCESSORIES
Rain jacket and pants. Gore-Tex not required, but the jacket should be water repellent
Synthetic tights and/or fast-drying pants. Great for hiking; loose, lightweight and easy to walk in. Note: No jeans.
Long-sleeve shirt

ESSENTIALS
Socks, liners, and spares. No cotton.
Hat with bill for sun protection
Warm hat (like stocking cap)
Bandana
Knife or multi-tool
Small towel and biodegradable soap
First-aid kit
Sunscreen (SPF 15 or better)
Kitchen items: bowl, cup, spoon, cooking pots/frying pan
Stove and fuel
Waterproof matches and/or lighter
Food
Headlamp or flashlight (with spare batteries and bulb)
Map
Compass (know how to use it)
Toilet articles: paper, toothbrush, chapstick, prescription medicine, Vitamin I, etc.
Two 1-quart water-bottles
Water purifier
Sleeping bag and pad
Tent or tarp

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
Sturdy cotton pants
Gloves
Camera and film
Sunglasses, good quality
Insect repellent
Small binoculars
Reading and writing material
Candle lantern or candle
Trekking poles
Nylon cord
Sandals or camp shoes
Thermarest chair kit”

“bacpac - you hit the nail on the head! I agree!”

“Buddur, well said!

kleetn, I prefer wearing cotton when I can get away with it but always bring synthetic layers just in case.”

“Nice try Kleety, Now get back to work!”

“I am in my permanent Maynard G. Krebs mode. I have plenty of talent and vision. I just don't care.”

“work....WORK!”

“Geez...talk as much and as loud as you will, bacpac, but it will only get hard when IT is darn good and ready.”

“That was my Maynard G Krebs impersonation. I guess it lost something in the translation.”

“Well, I'm just working here till a good fast-food job opens up.

I pretend to work. They pretend to pay me.”

“Guilty...guilty...guilty.

Steve McQueen (Papillon)”

“Uhh, Kleetn? Do you often hike barefoot?”

“I didn't list a pack either. I usually just carry all that crap in my arms.”

“Yikes!”

“Tarnneth, have you seen kleetn's picture? Think orangutang, with a dress.”

“Interesting, the orange fur and everything?”

“Well, I think he started shaving his back.”

“no, tarpie is the leader of the new world odor. You guys smell that?”

“Bacpac is so right.”

“about kleetn shaving his back?”

“Of course my thoughts are small and far between, but... kleetn would be far better off not shaving his back... He just needs to use Velcro to stick his packing equipment to his fur... umm with the possible exception of his camp stove... The smell of singed orange matted hair? not pretty!”

“Suddenly I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe.”

“shh! go eat your banana.”

“You're nuts! That's no orangutang!

”

“Leave my children out of this!”

“Swing low....”

“Scary!”

“Can you imagine kleetn carrying THAT in his arms?

doo-doo doo-doo... doo-doo...doo-doo. You have entered another dimension...”

“Creepy-wierd-bad.”

“Tarnneth-

That's kleetn's 'gifted' pet squirrel. Here's a photo of his cousin from WV playing a trick on starving motorists:

”

“I nearly used him as an insole. He's lucky he got up!”

“Ummmmmm! Roadkill, now we're TALKING!!! Yumblilicious.”

“Awwww, poor thing. I'm an animal softee. Anyway that brings back painfull memories of the dead neighbor cat I pulled off the road this week. I'm to good a person. when I first saw it I feared it was my cat. It wasn't but I figured I'd be nice and save the body from futher mutilation.”

“Good Job Tarneth. Excessive mutilation ruins the flavor of the meat.”

“No really. Don't get upset. He was playing a prank. He'd lay there like that and when someone stopped and tried to get him in the stew pot he'd jump up and run away chattering. Really!”

“I saw a deer do that once. I shot it and right as I got to the dang thing it jumped up and started running again. I had to shoot it twice. I hate a tease.”

“This was the best thread ever. Thanks, Tarpy!”