Cheryl Strayed called her pack monster. I came up with a name for mine. I wonder how many people have named their pack, or any other gear. If I write a journal it will be from the point of view of my pack.
Cheryl Strayed called her pack monster. I came up with a name for mine. I wonder how many people have named their pack, or any other gear. If I write a journal it will be from the point of view of my pack.
"Stick" is my loyal hiking staff. Quiet and doesn't argue too much.
76 HawkMtn w/Rangers
14 LHHT
15 Girard/Quebec/LostTurkey/Saylor/Tuscarora/BlackForest
16 Kennerdell/Cranberry-Otter/DollyS/WRim-NCT
17 BearR
18-19,22 AT NOBO 1562.2
22 Hadrian's Wall
23 Cotswold Way
I knew a guy that named his Shirley. As in "Shirley you can get lighter!", & "Shirley, you don't need to bring that!?!?!"
Don't call me Shirley...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A5t5_O8hdA
So how do I find the pack name registry?
The water bag I use with my Sawyer filter is names Dirty Bertha. Sometimes I call it Dirty Bert the Water Bag or simply Dirty Bert.
the Monkey on my back...if i could just hike without that monkey on my back...been working on making it an ultralight monkey by the time I get back on the trail...
When I switched to poles and retired my favorite stick, I named it "Urge" and hung it in my office. I burned in his name toward the top, and when I complete a major "expedition", I use him to keep a record of the trail names and dates, spiraling up from the bottom end.
I still miss that stick, but he just couldn't cut it as a tent pole.
I was wondering what to do with my old hiking staff. I cut a small hickory in 1972 at the start of a hike, long before I knew much about it. That staff stayed with me until about 4 years ago when I moved to trekking poles (did wonders for joint pain). That staff, "Ol' Hickory" was a prize and served well for 35 years. Mounting this in my office was something I never thought of, great idea!