Trail Pranks
Do people have fun with each other and pull pranks on the trail? Stories welcome
Yes,yes they do.A day without shanany's is like a day without sunshine.There's the Ole' rock in the pack trick,the tying of the ice axe loops to a root,boots tossed over a not to high (but not to low either)branch,and of coarse telling all newbies that it is customary to carry a watermelon up the approach trail for all to enjoy,though I think that one is true.Originally Posted by jthue
here're some:
put a porn poster in my buddies z-rest and told his wife to act all pissed when they found it.
slowly added pebbles to his tent. he never shook it out.
my pack got put 30 feet up in a tree. that was fun trying to explain to my slowly becoming senile grandmother when she dropped me back off at tarlin's to find my go-lite dangling in the breeze.
a few crumbs on top of your shelter sleeping friend.
"it's just a little further."
bilge rat hung lightswitch plates in some shelters. that's funny.
some college boys and this (seemingly) crazy old dude started a fake shelter register war over some umbrella that got burnt at trail days in the drum circle.
the fake hot chick who's always 3 days ahead in the register (when someone's left enough space for a quick "whoa is me, i'm so lonely" entry)
pull your car up to a trail crossing and mow down a pile of food in full view of all the hikers who hate you and curse your name under their breath. then pack up all your garbage. act like you're leaving. then open the trunk and offer them the exact identical meal you brought two of.
someone dug a hole under a tent once. that was fun.
more i'm forgetting.
oh, snap! one time we made my buddy porno-time-travel. he fell asleep and left the girls of the SEC 2008 playboy under his hammock. woke up and we'd replaced it with an identical mag from 1993 (strange coincidence to be carrying two narrowly identically playboys...but there were a lot of guys in the bubble that year). boy didn't even know what decade it was.
I once dressed up as what we now call "bigfoot" and look what that started....
I just reported you to BFRO. They'd like you to give them a call. 1-800-FIND BIG.
"Hiking is as close to God as you can get without going to Church." - BobbyJo Sargent aka milkman Sometimes it's nice to take a long walk in THE FOG.
How about the missing bootlaces 25 miles from anywhere?
I particularly like the"Whoa is me,I'm So lonely,can you help"I slept here last night...hurry,register entry.And the thee ole "Light switch" is Classic.....Nice! Also,tunneling under tent known as "The Miner"(though way to much work).
Switching water bottle from one side pocket to the other when hiking with someone.
Or a well placed good morning "slap on the pack"sign that say's I'm hiking for?You decide I had to delete my first chioce,but it rymes with SamBlah...blah,blah
a big rock and or huge potatoes hidden well in others packs
with a note on them "please take me to katahdin"
I'd never do anything like this.....too childish
And I thought the Sat dish to the roof of the shelter was funny - guess I have to take it up a boot...(over a notch).
Dogs are excellent judges of character, this fact goes a long way toward explaining why some people don't like being around them.
Woo
im surprised that nobody mentioned a good ole fashion snipe hunt for the newbies
Your account name makes me not believe that.I'd never do anything like this.....too childish
Oh c'mon. With a name like BAG "o" TRICKS you ain't foolin' noone. If I was hiking with you I'd make sure you lead.I'd never do anything like this.....too childish
"Hiking is as close to God as you can get without going to Church." - BobbyJo Sargent aka milkman Sometimes it's nice to take a long walk in THE FOG.
hikers over hearing conversations about shady valley days festival at double springs shelter
Last edited by CrumbSnatcher; 04-09-2012 at 22:08.
I think now we hunt Snooki's....doesn't exactly roll of the tongue.
Yeah I was there in 88'Awesome show not to be missed.
Sitting here in Franklin with a ton of hiker trash and told a few of the newbs about hiding the six pack in the buddies heavy pack. Sometime later after the climb out of Winding Stair tell 'em "man I could go for a beer right now", and when they say, "so could I", say "good, get a couple out of your pack for us". Usually the nasty look lasts until you pop the beer.
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