Your hikes are longer than your rides to the trail, and you live two states away from the trailhead.
Lemni Skate away
The trail will save my life
You have no idea of the original color of your socks.
Lemni Skate away
The trail will save my life
You own nothing that you haven't already discovered at least seven different uses for.
Lemni Skate away
The trail will save my life
Your in your 20s and the idea of quitting your job, walking 2200 miles through the rainy woods carrying a heavy backpack eating nothing but ramen and oat meal and very possibly going with out sex for 6 months sounds like a good idea.
You find your best clothing at a good will
You spend all day at an ayce
Your boss asks what you did today, and you say 'about 5 miles'
"It was on the first of May, in the year 1769, that I resigned my domestic happiness for a time, and left my family and peaceable habitation on the Yadkin River, in North Carolina, to wander through the wilderness of America." - Daniel Boone
Slacker.Originally Posted by Lilred
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Love people and use things; never the reverse.
Mt. Katahdin would be a lot quicker to climb if its darn access trail didn't start all the way down in Georgia.
If most of your best friends are only known to you by their trail names, you might be hiker trash.
Curse you Perry the Platypus!
If you understand the humor behind the above posts,.....
if you go dumpster diving at construction sites looking for tyvek
You see the words "Reduced Fat" and put the item back on the shelf.
You look through all the Knorr-Lipton sides and buy:
1) First -by the caloric content,
2 Then - by the flavor.
As I live, declares the Lord God, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn back from his way and live. Ezekiel 33:11
Don't understand why your being asked, thru-hiking questions when clearly your just walkin, checkin hiker box's and looking to meet a green horn willing to buy a round.
................... and lovin life.
I think someone is jealous of MAGS!You might be hiker trash if... you keep posting pics of your wonderful hike / cross country skiing trip and a cute gal is in the foreground and the Rockies are in the background
As I live, declares the Lord God, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn back from his way and live. Ezekiel 33:11
You consider Yogi Bear a role model.
Love people and use things; never the reverse.
Mt. Katahdin would be a lot quicker to climb if its darn access trail didn't start all the way down in Georgia.
Cleaning dishes only with your tongue is totally acceptable.
Your REI dividend check is bigger than your pay check.
You know you are former hiker trash if...
...you forget to shower and use deodorant once you get back "home."
...you still sleep in your full size bed scrunched up as if you were in your sleeping bag (I still do this 3 years later).
...you see bums in town and analyze their gear to figure out if they are hikers or not.
...you eye the TP in a public bathroom and think for a minute if you need to "borrow" any to use later or not.
...you look around in restaurants for outlets to charge your cell phone or camera.
You finish "Leftovers" at restaurants before the tables are bussed, , , , , , , (I honestly have to keep myself from doing that)
You look for hiker boxes in your local (non trail) post office or outfitter.
Curse you Perry the Platypus!
You keep a lot of your gear in the back of your car/truck/SUV for 'just in case'...
Any day is a good day for a hike...
Your son stationed overseas calls home on your birthday and you miss it because you were out hiking...
You find out your son-of-your-heart and his wife-to-be are turning into avid backpackers and you give them a 'complete' selection of trail maps and guides for your area as a wedding gift...
You find that missing bag of gorp a month or so later in your 'other' pack and happily munch it down without second thought
If someone calls and needs to borrow a pack you ask: Day, weekend, or longer? Hydration compatible or not?
And along that vein...your family and friends 'know' they can call you and if you don't have what they need they know you know where to find it and at the best price...
You cannot stand to sew...but will happily sit down and repair or make anything you happen to need but cannot find...
If a potential date's views on trekking poles and shelters is a deal breaker in the relationship.
if you filter the water at a restuarant
Fail. Real hiker trash does not filter.
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