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  1. 01-10-2013, 20:13 #61
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    Quote Originally Posted by Capt Nat View Post
    I am a real hiker, I have a hat that says so...
    I have a hat that says "Worlds Greatest Dad". If the hat says it, it must be true Than again I also have one that says "Over the Hill" so never mind.

    I have to go tape over the brand name of my hiking poles now.
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  2. 01-10-2013, 20:16 #62
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lone Wolf View Post
    real hikers don't slackpack, use leki poles, carry cell phones, filter or treat water, use anything titanium, sleep in shelters take a canoe across the kennebec, hang food, weigh gear.........
    Wasn't your trail name at one time "The Yankee Slackpacker?" Yeah, yeah I now - it meant something different back then.

    Quote Originally Posted by Rasty View Post
    Black Diamond polls are good then?
    Yes, I'm glad mine are BDs.
    Shades of Gray, Splashes of Color - A Thru-hike of The Colorado Trail
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  3. 01-10-2013, 20:24 #63
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bucketfoot View Post
    A real hiker is just somebody who likes to walk in the woods. no badges ,patches, certificates or documentation required.

    I'm sure I earned my hiker badge back in the day.
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  4. 01-10-2013, 20:25 #64
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rasty View Post
    So real hikers only wear cotton and wool? It's the 1970's again
    Only wear natural fabrics...
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  5. 01-10-2013, 20:25 #65
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    Quote Originally Posted by bfayer View Post
    I have a hat that says "Worlds Greatest Dad". If the hat says it, it must be true Than again I also have one that says "Over the Hill" so never mind.

    I have to go tape over the brand name of my hiking poles now.
    My hat says "worlds greatest lover"...off topic but I recalled a joke my bald boss's wife told him one noght. You know what they say about men bald in front...no...they're good thinkers. You know what they say about men bald in back...no...they think they're good lovers. You know what they say about men bald front and back...no...they think they're good lovers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by S'more:1390750
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    So real hikers only wear cotton and wool? It's the 1970's again
    Only wear natural fabrics...
    Petroleum is natural
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  7. 01-10-2013, 20:33 #67
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rasty View Post
    Petroleum is natural
    Real hikers smell both rank and nasty. Now if we only had a word to describe that sort of smell...
    Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.
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  8. 01-10-2013, 20:35 #68
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sarcasm the elf:1390760
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    Petroleum is natural
    Real hikers smell both rank and nasty. Now if we only had a word to describe that sort of smell...
    I wonder what that word could be?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rasty View Post
    I wonder what that word could be?
    Think think think... hmmm?
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  10. 01-10-2013, 21:26 #70
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    Quote Originally Posted by bfayer View Post
    I wish I could answer your question. I can tell you why I'm not a real hiker:

    I shave on the trail.
    I carry a Jetboil.
    I wear goretex shoes.
    I have never, and most likely will never do a thru hike
    I don't have a trail name.
    I am a scout leader, and everyone knows scout leaders don't know their way around the woods.
    I have been known to stay in shelters from time to time.
    I have never mooned a train.
    I day hike (gasp).
    I don't hike 20+ miles a day.

    That should do it. I think I am officially banned from being a real hiker for life. If anyone wants to discuss it in person, my son and I will be heading out to Rod Hollow this Saturday to enjoy the great weather, but we will be walking not actually hiking
    I am almost like you, so I guess I am not a real hiker either. The only difference would be that I am not a scout leader and I do not sleep in shelters.
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    Quote Originally Posted by S'more View Post
    Think think think... hmmm?
    Elves smell kind of weird?
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    i always though and used "Real Hiker" as a derogatory term.
    I'm so confused, I'm not sure if I lost my horse or found a rope.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matjok View Post
    I am almost like you, so I guess I am not a real hiker either. The only difference would be that I am not a scout leader and I do not sleep in shelters.
    That may be your saving grace. There may be hope for you yet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rasty View Post
    Elves smell kind of weird?
    Elves are optimystical illusions.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rasty View Post
    Elves smell kind of weird?
    That's the lingering smell of stale Christmas cheer and reindeer droppings. No matter how many times you wash, the smell doesnt go away. You get used to it after a while....
    Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rasty View Post
    Elves smell kind of weird?

    KInda?!?! Depends....
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    Quote Originally Posted by S'more View Post
    KInda?!?! Depends....
    Depends are for old folks....
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    Me, myself, and Irene. Actually, that comment now has me wondering what it would be like to thru hike with Jim.

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    To be a real hiker you have had to get ice in your beard at least once. LOL
    "The difficult can be done immediately, the impossible takes a little longer"
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    You're putting a lot of pressure on us wanna-be hikers that aren't real hikers or even pretend ones yet.
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