if you could only bring one thing...

**airinpie** · 06-18-2008, 14:00

If you could only bring one thing besides the necessities (food, tent, sleeping bad, etc) what would you take backpacking?

I take my crazy creek chair. I know it weighs a ton, but I *heart* it!

**Monkeywrench** · 06-18-2008, 14:16

A book.

**napster** · 06-18-2008, 14:18

My wife.

**Incahiker** · 06-18-2008, 14:18

I take my ultra light weight hammock, it weighs 9 oz. and I can use it as a lounge chair, its awesome. I don't have to be all picky about getting the hang just right because I won't be sleeping in it, just using it as a chair.

**splash1986** · 06-18-2008, 14:19

A book, definetely

**Incahiker** · 06-18-2008, 14:20

Originally Posted by napster

My wife.

Can't take my wife, she's to used to the comforts of a civilized life. She likes wilderness during the day, but when its time to sleep she needs to be in a bed inside a house. Instead my hiking buddy is my dog. Doesn't complain, is happy all the time, and enjoys hiking as much as I do.

**Appalachian Tater** · 06-18-2008, 14:28

Paperback book.

**airinpie** · 06-18-2008, 14:29

Originally Posted by napster

My wife.

hopefully you don't have to carry her...

**bloodmountainman** · 06-18-2008, 14:31

Coffee perculator......and my Spiderman de-coder ring.

**The Weasel** · 06-18-2008, 14:32

Bible. Not so much for the religious content, but it has so much. Poetry, history, philosophy, war stories, love stories, more. So it has something for every mood, and compact.

TW