Wierd Things

“Everyone has that little oddity at the bottom of their pack that they have to take with them. I have a little green plastic M&M man that travels with me. What's in your pack?”

“A very tiny teddy bear that I stold from my kid.”

“You carry a teddy bear? Freak!
LOL”

“What, you carry dead weight in your pack for the sake of superstition? Repent and read BEYOND BACKPACKING 5 times before you go to bed tonight -- and sin no more.”

“I used to cave with a dude that carried a little Gumby under the strap on his Petzl headlamp.”

“that was you wasn't it Dude?”

“No but I got a picture of him with it. If I got to, I'll scan it and post it.”

“I don't carry extra weight, but I have petroglyphs drawn all over everything. The tent, the chair, the sleeping bag, platypus, cooking pot, spoon......I get carried away”

“To answer the ? and try not to be the whit of the world...still continue to carry a old brass compass that I found as a kid....”

“I must be wierd. I don't carry anything weird.”

“That's why I like my tattoos -- good juju, but don't add any weight to the pack, or to me.

I do have a little brass bell from India on my keyring that I got in Key West in 1972, so if my keys are in my pack, that might count. I'd really miss it if I lost it.”

“I took a nurf football to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. It was pretty fun. They are light weight too.”

“I got called a freak by a lizard that has suction cups on his toes. Oh no.

For the record my teddy bear can fit in a film canister. It's mainly to remind me of my kids. Every once in a while I put him a picture to show the kids when I get back. They think it's funny. I guess I should rethink taking him, he is costing me over .5 an ounce.”

“357.”

“I'm like Phil. The only weird thing I bring is myself. :o)”

“I usually have a flag or two flying from my pack. More recently I wear an Arafat doorag.”

“bacpac, when are we going to see a pic on the pic page of you in your Palestinian head frock? Will it be with or without a throwing rock in your hand (you know, to skip across the River Jordan or the Dead Sea).”

“My old hillbilly hat. Keeps off the sun and rain and looks goofy as heck.”

“I have a popeye that is strapped to my pack. I bought him my first night in S. Korea after a really hard evening of Soju and juicy girls. He has been bping with me for about 6 yrs now. Its like a "wilson" thing now!!”

“Other than my name about the weirdest thing I carry is an instant ice pack just in case I need to ice down a joint - been three years now and I guess it has worked - have not sprained anything yet.
HOI”

“I never leave home without at least one can of SPAM and my harmonica.”

“Hyperpacker”

“For sale or trade...one bald 5'10" sherpa. Able to carry heavy stuff for hours on end. He talks a bit much but can be tuned out with relative ease. Serious replies only. Email Joy at singlehikers@lonelyandtired.com.”

“I am definitely superstitous.. and know i bring stuff i dont need .. but hmMm.. ONE thing.. not sure.. I will hafta pay attention next time.. to see what I drag along.”

“HAHAHA @ Hyper & Joy!!”

“A flourescent orange golf ball.”

“I'm afraid your gonna have to explain that! Medic Girl”

“While on the PNW hike CHAS set up in Oregon (Mt. Jefferson) I found proof that this planet has been visited by beings from outer space. It's a small (very tiny in fact, less than 1/2 inch tall) green bottle, labeled "ALIEN BABY BATH".

I am NOT making this up. I always carry it in my first aid kit, just in case.... just in case.”

“If you need additional proof, the aliens forgot to remove Bacpac's anal probe.”

“I carry a leatherman. I carry it when I hike and I carry it when I backpack. I never uese it but it's a pretty cool little "just in case" sort of gadget.”

“i have been known to be in possession of an old, tin kazoo.”

“Why does my stationary bike have reflectors on the pedals?”

“do you want a real answer to that???”

“well...for people who are clumsy and who trip just about over anything :)”