I already wear a full beard, so when I start my thru I'm afraid that early beard will play heavily into given trail name.
Cortez The Killer...you are kidding aren't you?
up over the hills, theres nothing to fear
theres a pub across the way with whisky and beer
its a lengthy journey on the way up to the top
but it ain't so bad if you have a great big bottle o'scotch
no shaving for me. why bother? you're in the freakin' woods, be free!
I have a beard now, but will shave it prior to starting and then plan on not shaving the entire length of the trip.
========================Originally Posted by catfishrivers
Gonna be itchy for a while ...suggest you just trim what you've got back a tad instead.
Just sayin ...
'Slogger
The more I learn ...the more I realize I don't know.
I am blessed with the softest beard fur known to man. I have never once been itchy from shaving it. Women love to pet my beard and exclaim how lovely and soft it is!
lol
Can't go wrong with a little trim.
I had a beard in the Navy and in college, but cannot imagine now going 6 month without shaving. I plan to bump a good razor and clean up at least once a month or so. Who knows, may change my mind.
Donna Sauffley got her hair cut in 2006:
Haiku.
I don't get it. Meaning a lot of thru-hikers start out bearded? I wouldn't know. I've never thru'd or set off with a big crowd. Most've the hikers I run into are shaven or sporting weekend stubble.Cortez The Killer...you are kidding aren't you?
I have grown my beard out for six months, so I already know what that looks like. It became annoying because if I wore a collared shirt or coat, I couldn't turn my head without the collar fluffing up the sides.
I'm much more excited to see how slim I'll be at the end of my thru.
Better to start the beard at home and use hair conditioner while it is growing out. It softens the hair and makes it less itchy.
If you find yourself in a fair fight; your tactics suck.
I had a tasteful goatee and mustache most of the AT. I shaved it a couple times for no particular reason.
I lived in Oregon for 18 years and that's not too uncommon a look around parts of the state. Especially out in the woods!
I've always thought a little 5 o'clock shaddow looked good on a hiker ...
'Slogger
The more I learn ...the more I realize I don't know.
I havent thru-hiked yet, but I would grow my beard back in a heartbeat if I was able to, I am part of a volunteer fire department and you are not allowed a beard, a moustache is fine but no beard. And I dont think I could pull off a moustache without looking like Farvah from super troopers, I'll stay clean shaven.
that poster of beards is hilarious! I love that the one on the bottom left is called "the douche"
I had my Fl Trail beard going onto the AT and kept it until 100F New York then got the beard and head about shaved. At Trail Days I got the hair cut short and had the AT symbol cut into it.....then just kept my head and beard real short after NY. I recall a lot of folks got MOHAWKS at Duncannon including women.
[quote=ScottP;735619]shaving makes it way easier to yogi/hitch
i disagree, but i never shave on or off trail. i have also hitched many miles on backpacking trips and just hitching around country. how much hitching have you done and how many hitchers do you know. or are you going by your minute experience hitching.
i would still be on the side of the road
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