Hooking up...

[Old Spice]

Perhaps I should put this in the humor section, but my girlfriend seems to think that I will have lots of temptation to hook up with ladies on the trail. Somehow, I don't think she understands the effect of multiple 20 mile days and no showers on the libdo. Lol.

[A-Train]

Maybe you should check out Tailjournals.com, young fellow. You're not getting lucky, you're too ugly!

[Old Spice]

I am actually starting an eharmony style site for hikers. Would you be interested in loaning me the money to purchase the domain name www.trailtails.com? I'll let

[Alligator]

27 measures of compatibility:
1. How bad do you stink.
2. How bad do you snore.
3. Purist or blue-blazer.
4. Hammocker or ground dweller.
5. H2O-Purify or not.
6. Dog lover or not.

Feel free to continue...

[Old Spice]

27 measures of compatibility:
1. How bad do you stink.
2. How bad do you snore.
3. Purist or blue-blazer.
4. Hammocker or ground dweller.
5. H2O-Purify or not.
6. Dog lover or not.

Feel free to continue...

Alligator, are you in the market for a job? We could use a forward-minded hiker with an eye for detail such as yourself. PM me your resume.

[Skidsteer]

27 measures of compatibility:
1. How bad do you stink.
2. How bad do you snore.
3. Purist or blue-blazer.
4. Hammocker or ground dweller.
5. H2O-Purify or not.
6. Dog lover or not.

Feel free to continue...

7. Supported hike or stand-alone backpacker
8. Smoker or Non-smoker.
9. Down or synthetic?
10. Cyber or virtual hiker

[Old Spice]

11. Into solo or group "hikes"?

[Alligator]

Alligator, are you in the market for a job? We could use a forward-minded hiker with an eye for detail such as yourself. PM me your resume.

I'd want stock options and a quiet little cubicle where I can sit in my PJ's and eat Doritos like my two favorite tag team wrestlers.

[DMA, 2000]

Never mind the stink, et al. Just look at the M/F ratio. Your wife will be pleased.

[aaronthebugbuffet]

Never mind the stink, et al. Just look at the M/F ratio. Your wife will be pleased.

What about the thru-hiker groupies that wait at road crossings and trail towns. Some of them even travel in buses north to stay with the flow of hikers.

[Disney]

Hiker groupies. Another pleasant fantasy brought to you from the mind of Bill Bryson.

[Old Spice]

What about the thru-hiker groupies that wait at road crossings and trail towns. Some of them even travel in buses north to stay with the flow of hikers.

Where do I sign up?

[Fireman]

I think that I am the only thru-hiker to hook up on the trail. The key is to mail your sleeping bag ahead, have the temperature drop to 20 degrees and find a wiling section hiker that you can yogi into sharing her sleeping bag. I have pictures too!

Fireman class of 92

[1Pint]

Originally Posted by Alligator
27 measures of compatibility:
1. How bad do you stink.
2. How bad do you snore.
3. Purist or blue-blazer.
4. Hammocker or ground dweller.
5. H2O-Purify or not.
6. Dog lover or not.

Feel free to continue...

7. Supported hike or stand-alone backpacker
8. Smoker or Non-smoker.
9. Down or synthetic?
10. Cyber or virtual hiker

11. Esbit or Jetboil.
12. Sandals or trailrunners or boots.
13. Freeze-dried or Lipton.
14. Frogtoggs or poncho.
15. Traildays or not.
16. Morning coffee or dead. (I mean, is there really a choice?!)

[weary]

What about the thru-hiker groupies that wait at road crossings and trail towns. Some of them even travel in buses north to stay with the flow of hikers.

HMMM. I suspect aaron has a vivid imagination. Groupies were rather scarce in 1993 and in all the trail towns I've visited since. As an observer and sometime chronicler of the trail scene, I have yet to see any buses filled with women seeking hookups with through hikers in Oquoccic, Rangeley, Stratton, Caratunk or Monson -- or even Abol Bridge, for that matter.

Weary

[Uncle Silly]

Originally Posted by Alligator
27 measures of compatibility:
1. How bad do you stink.
2. How bad do you snore.
3. Purist or blue-blazer.
4. Hammocker or ground dweller.
(alt: Hammock, Tent, Tarp, or Shelter)
5. H2O-Purify or not.
(alt: H20-purification: Filter, Boil, Iodine, Chlorine, Multiple, or None)
6. Dog lover or not.


added by Skidsteer:
7. Supported hike or stand-alone backpacker
8. Smoker or Non-smoker.
9. Down or synthetic?
10. Cyber or virtual hiker
(those are the same thing... don't you mean "Cyber or RL hiker"?)

added by 1Pint:
11. Esbit or Jetboil.
(alt: Esbit, Jetboil, or Alcohol stove)
12. Sandals or trailrunners or boots.
13. Freeze-dried or Lipton.
(alt: Freeze-dried, Lipton, or Tuna-Mac)
14. Frogtoggs or poncho.
15. Traildays or not.
16. Morning coffee or dead. (I mean, is there really a choice?!)


added by Uncle Silly (also see alternates to #4, 5, 10, 11, 13):
17. Many or few zero days.
18. Participating in the AT [Pub/Deli/Creamery] Tour(s) or not.
19. Cracks jokes about being North or South of the [Mason-Dixon/Sweet-Tea/Grits] Line.
20. Would sooner pack out a block of cheddar cheese, a six-pack, or a fifth.
21. Whiskey, Tequila, Rum, or moonshine.



This is hilarious, y'all. C'mon, six more to go! Who's next?

[mrc237]

Stoppin' at Rusty's or not?

[jlb2012]

trowel or use back of shoe to dig cat holes
TP or not

[RockyTrail]

external or internal (frame)

[the goat]

- white, or blue blaze.

and most important measure of compatability in any relationship:
- tarlin or doyle.