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  1. 07-23-2015, 07:26 #1
    PatmanTN
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    Default Article on Tipi Walter in Chattanooga Newspaper

    My wife and I intercepted Tipi on backpacking trip last weekend, and while camped, an outdoor writer from the Times Free Press showed up to interview Tipi:

    http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/outdoors/story/2015/jul/23/backpacker-tipi-takes-trails/316008/


    neato...

    Rainman, you got a mention there also!
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  2. 07-23-2015, 08:38 #2
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    Really enjoyed this read. I really enjoy reading Tipi's trip reports also!
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  3. 07-23-2015, 08:48 #3
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    Wow, 65 and still going great! Hope I'm still doing it at 65
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    Quote Originally Posted by PatmanTN View Post
    Rainman, you got a mention there also!
    You got a solid mention too Patman!
    Never met Rain Man or Tipi, but I feel like they're our neighbors, and we did meet one of Rain Man's buddies when we went through the Smokies.
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  5. 07-23-2015, 09:21 #5
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    Nice article, thanks for sharing.
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    Enjoyed reading that, thanks Patman. You Tennessee boys are awesome!
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    PS. I likes Tennesee gals too.
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    Hey! Awesome article! The reporter is a new member of our Nashville Backpacker Meetup.com group. I hope Tipi likes the article too.

    Rain Man
    [I]ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: ... Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit....[/I]. Numbers 35

    [url]www.MeetUp.com/NashvilleBackpacker[/url]

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    Quote Originally Posted by illabelle View Post
    Never met Rain Man or Tipi, but I feel like they're our neighbors, and we did meet one of Rain Man's buddies when we went through the Smokies.
    Illabelle, would love to hike with you some time. I post almost all of my hikes on the Nashville Backpacker Meetup.com site. You are welcome to join us some time. Lots of our hikes are in East Tennessee. I'll be posting one for August soon.

    Rain Man
    [I]ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: ... Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit....[/I]. Numbers 35

    [url]www.MeetUp.com/NashvilleBackpacker[/url]

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  10. 07-23-2015, 10:21 #10
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    "When I can't walk anymore" <-- Yes!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rain Man View Post
    Illabelle, would love to hike with you some time. I post almost all of my hikes on the Nashville Backpacker Meetup.com site. You are welcome to join us some time. Lots of our hikes are in East Tennessee. I'll be posting one for August soon.

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    Got your PM. Thanks for the invite. I'll keep an eye on the Meetup link.
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    Tipi is the man and almost always a voice of reason on this site.
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    Refreshing.
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    I have always admired the fact that he is not a gram weenie and lives life on his own terms.
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    Must be a different Tipi, he never mentioned turds a single time.

    The trouble I have with campfires are the folks that carry a bottle in one hand and a Bible in the other.
    You never know which one is talking.
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    I had no idea at all that Tipi was retired Air Force. Good article. And that's one helluva big tent, too! HA
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    Quote Originally Posted by WingedMonkey View Post
    Must be a different Tipi, he never mentioned turds a single time.

    word...................
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    Tipi kicks ass.......and knows how to backpack comfortably it tough conditions.
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    A Wehner, Myers, and Mason struck out on a backpacking trip. They were an odd bunch....
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    I'm Back!

    Thanks Patman for posting this link and thanks Rain Man and Randy for joining me on a rugged weedy loop.

    Gary Petty, the author of the article, had to hike 14 miles in and out to reach me on Hangover Mt and for this he should be praised. He made one mistake on my tent weight and assumed it to be a 4 man tent at 10 lbs 10 ozs but EVEN I WOULD NEVER CARRY SUCH A HEAVY TENT.

    It's actually a 3 man Keron at 8 lbs 10 ozs---two lbs lighter. His picture makes my tent look like a submarine when in fact the thing is very small. See---



    See how tiny the thing is??

    I am slowly getting this trip on Smugmug with pics and will soon post a Whiteblaze trip report on the BMT forum---

    https://tipiwalter.smugmug.com/Backp...s-on-Medicare/
    https://www.trailjournals.com/journal/24333
    http://tipiwalter.smugmug.com/
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfZ...1dDILMFzFUtdbA
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