#hikerchat - Back to the Basics
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3UpAdventures
A2: My first backpacking trip was a college orientation trip. I was freshly in Maine and just overwhelmed. It was fun though! #hikerchat
HikingWithHendr
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A2) I was on a "high" for the next several days, after my first over 10 mile hike solo! #hikerchat Feeli… https://t.co/2ElvB9krRT
gearforward_org
A1. How to pack a car for camping - I was the troop quartermaster - still see the back of a car/van like tetris in my head #hikerchat
InnTownCamp
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 @TETONsports A2: I did @OutwardBoundUSA in high school and it was a great empowering experience #hikerchat
afoxintheforest
replying to @Bernardine @Bernardine @TETONsports Same! Seriously. I'll pack those things anywhere - even for a trip to the city haha #hikerchat
RCGibby73
A2: nervous but not as bad as I thought. I just stayed in the moment and soaked it in. #hikerchat
Hiker_Steve
replying to @bushwhackingfoo @bushwhackingfoo @TETONsports Who's Pete? #Hikerchat Love the Drunk guy tip! Maybe that was Pete?
bushwhackingfoo
replying to @AdventureGlass @AdventureGlass #PepperboxWilderness #Adirondacks Keep checking my account for pics as they will be forthcoming. I'm slow. #hikerchat
3UpAdventures
replying to @afoxintheforest @afoxintheforest @Bernardine @TETONsports I live in my wool baselayers. #seriously #colorado #hikerchat
TETONsports
replying to @jaypeatravels @jaypeatravels @RegisterCouple Now what are the 5 D's of dodgeball? #hikerchat
Audg007
replying to @TETONsports @TETONsports Hahaha my younger bros still brought their game boys #HikerChat
Kootenaicountry
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A2: Oh so much fondly. 27 miles over a week on the PCT. Except the mosquitos. We looked like a leper colony #hikerchat
TETONsports
RT @afoxintheforest: @t_jh2009 @TETONsports If you get the chance hike Mt Rose #hikerchat https://t.co/Usxv8uZj1o
X2JHiker afoxintheforest
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 How did I make it? I was 15 and angsty. With 50 lbs on my back I remember people pushing me up the bould… https://t.co/TUroZJNTBl
TETONsports
replying to @Bernardine @Bernardine @afoxintheforest That's for sure a game changer, I have been LOVING @iomerino's stuff for years now #hikerchat
Hiker_Steve
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A2: #Hikerchat I've had both of those emotions. Really depends on the Distance and Difficulty.
RCGibby73
replying to @DryGuyHQ @DryGuyHQ A2: those critters sound like bears that first night huh? #HikerChat
gearforward_org
A2. Knew instantly this was who and what I wanted to be where I wanted to be. #hikerchat
jaypeatravels
replying to @InnTownCamp @InnTownCamp @TETONsports Damn, that looks better than my bedroom. #hikerchat
ozark_trail
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A2: Fondly. Cool nights and bright stars. #hikerchat
KidsInParks
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A2. It's always a sense of accomplishment. What obstacles did I overcome? What did I learn? #hikerchat
TETONsports
replying to @InnTownCamp @InnTownCamp That's awesome! @MissouriHowell is this your setup? #hikerchat
bushwhackingfoo
replying to @Hiker_Steve @Hiker_Steve @TETONsports I'm not sure who Pete is. I should have asked at the time when the advice was being screamed at me. #hikerchat
1zestytraveler
A2 No clue! Probably didn't think twice. My parents had us outdoors camping & hiking for as long as I can remember. #hikerchat
RMhigh7088
replying to @t_jh2009 @t_jh2009 @TETONsports Yup! Gotta be good with getting dirty. #hikerchat
TETONsports
RT @AdventureGlass: Aren't they? I think all kids need to learn how to drive a manual and put up an old school tent. #hikerchat https://t.…
RoarLoud
Back_Roads_
RT @TrailofHighways: Heading to the Wilderness #Backpacking
Have a Great Weekend
#CairnRocks #Getoutside #HikerChat
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Mrs_Roadrunner
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 a2 growing up here in the pacific northwest i really can not remember the first night on the trail #hikerchat - been a while
RCGibby73
replying to @HikingWithHendr @HikingWithHendr Looking to schedule the next one right away, right? #hikerchat
InnTownCamp
replying to @TETONsports @TETONsports @MissouriHowell It was my mom's staycation at the #inntowncampground last month #hikerchat
eddieG805
replying to @afoxintheforest @afoxintheforest @RCGibby73 Yes backpacking has come a long way now with lightening up the load #hikerchat
MissouriHowell
purpleosh
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 A2: I probably felt all sorts of emotions but the only one I can vividly remember is being giddy ALL. Th… https://t.co/8dcVdxNR8o
coasthikergirl
replying to @TETONsports @TETONsports A1 #hikerchat Be prepared! My first decade of camping was exclusively as a Girl Guide. Learned tons ab… https://t.co/kHtS9aMTrh
1zestytraveler
replying to @afoxintheforest @afoxintheforest @Bernardine @TETONsports My "city" attire has been looking more and more like my "outdoors" attire… https://t.co/PiUGrKbIeG
RegisterCouple
replying to @afoxintheforest @afoxintheforest @TETONsports Teamwork makes the dream work! We love telling that to frustrated kids :) #hikerchat
eddieG805
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 @HikingWithHendr Start planning the next one on the walk back to the car #HikerChat
TETONsports
replying to @MissouriHowell @MissouriHowell @InnTownCamp I put about 5 buckets in your sleeping bag, does that help? #hikerchat
RMhigh7088
A2: I was usually so spent after the day that I'd crash at night. The quiet was weird. #hikerchat
TETONsports
replying to @bushwhackingfoo @bushwhackingfoo Words to live by right there. #hikerchat
DryGuyHQ
replying to @RCGibby73 @RCGibby73 Totally do! Everything is definitely louder and a little more bothersome your first night on the trail #hikerchat
gearforward_org
replying to @TETONsports @TETONsports A3. Peace, solitude, calm yet excitement and a sense of belonging like nowhere else on earth. #hikerchat
Hiker_Steve
replying to @gearforward_org @gearforward_org Yes! You too. It will ALL fit! Yes it will! #Hikerchat