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Mother Natures Son
09-21-2010, 17:02
My wife and I started to put on Tea Tree Oil tonight (to prevent blisters) and we both had to smile. Smelling like a hiker again we both thought. Anyone run into situations like this?
Yeah, but I didn't smile at the smell.
Lone Wolf
09-21-2010, 19:36
what the hell is tea tree oil and how does that make you smell like a "hiker" ?:-?
I smell like a hiker often..because, well, I hike almost every weekend. :D
what the hell is tea tree oil and how does that make you smell like a "hiker" ?:-?
I heard soaking your feet in tea is suppose to make em feet blister resistant.
Wise Old Owl
09-21-2010, 21:02
what the hell is tea tree oil and how does that make you smell like a "hiker" ?:-?
It smells like 5 days of unwashed human and skunk... only you need to buy it - because it's in season, like doe urine......:cool:
what the hell is tea tree oil and how does that make you smell like a "hiker" ?:-?
heheheheheeee........ I'm still trying to figure out what "situations" we're talking about.
i just gotta say, the smell of tea tree oil reminds me of hair salons or massage places...
the smell of hiking is a salt caked, sweat ridden shirt and pants that youve been wearing longer than you can remember
and/or leaves in the fall..
to each their own tho...thats why smells are so cool.
as soon as i smell Icy Hot, it brings me straight back to cross country in high school...
i wish you could edit posts on here geez
Old Hiker
09-22-2010, 12:46
After the section hike this last July, I hung my pack up in the garage. Everytime I'd walk past for a couple of weeks, I'd smell the "funk" of the hike. Made me want to pack and go again.
If I have to put powdered milk in Lipton black tea it reminds me of hiking. Same thing w/instant coffee & coffeemate creamer.
Other hiking food I avoid at all costs.
The smell of a hiker to me is a combination of underarm BO, funk midway between head and feet and feet smell. Being clean was something I really was happy to have again when I finished the trail. It bums me out that my gear still stinks.
For me it's the smell of a distant campfire. That always brings my mind right back to the trail.
Jonnycat
09-22-2010, 13:47
DEET. When I smell DEET it's like hearing a wind chime softly chiming off in the distance, luring me back to a magical place where a soft creek ripples its way over moss-covered rocks, while painted fawns graze carelessly and butterflies alight on their curious noses.
Old Hiker
09-23-2010, 08:40
DEET. When I smell DEET it's like hearing a wind chime softly chiming off in the distance, luring me back to a magical place where a soft creek ripples its way over moss-covered rocks, while painted fawns graze carelessly and butterflies alight on their curious noses.
I'd like to have what Jonnycat is having, please. ;)
DC2.2GSR
09-23-2010, 15:48
Does BO repel bears?
some i've encountered could use their BO as an actual weapon against attacking bears.