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    When you get to Vermont, turn right.
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    snafu, fubar, bohica
    humor is the gadfly on the corpse of tragedy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Don H View Post
    When you get to Vermont, turn right.

    Unless you're going in the other direction.
    Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.

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    Semper ubi sub ubi.

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    Whats the difference between a hiker and a homeless person? Gortex.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Traveler View Post
    Semper ubi sub ubi.
    A true classic from froshmen latin.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sarcasm the elf View Post
    Unless you're going in the other direction.
    Yes, assumes a NOBO hike.
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    Before departing on a hike, make two piles. In pile number one, place all the gear and things you'd like to take with you. In pile number two, place all your money. Then take half the first and double the second.
    "That's the thing about possum innards - they's just as good the second day." - Jed Clampett

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    Never stir your cook pot with a twig you found conveniently stickin' up outta the ground behind the shelter.

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    When you come to a fork , the AT almost always goes up.
    Getting lost is a way to find yourself.

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    Don't eat yellow snow.

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    Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can.

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    Pudding id always a good idea.
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    My own words..... while you never really know where you are headed in this world, you always seem to know where you have been! cs2blue.

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    Never underestimate the power of human stupidy

    Why are there more uphills than downhills on the trail

    “A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”

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    Possibly already been said:

    “The best laid plans all go to hell once the first shot is fired.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by johnnybgood View Post
    When you come to a fork , the AT almost always goes up.
    When you come to a fork in the road take it .

    Yogi Berra

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    All the bacon I've ever fried in my life was naked. I mean, the clothes it was wearing were see-thru, so it was really kinda naked to begi....

    Oh wait, you mean that *I* shouldn't be ...

    Hahahahahaha that's hilarious.

    Quote Originally Posted by Whack-a-mole View Post
    Never fry bacon naked.




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    Quote Originally Posted by Nanatuk View Post
    A true classic from froshmen latin.
    As is "make haste slowly" which is Festina Lente. One of the first phrases I learned in Wheelock's.




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    It may have already been said, but Duct Tape can't fix stupid. It also does give someone common sense, street smarts or trail sense. These last two can be learned only by years of getting knocked down, or miles of hiking. Practice with your gear at home, so it becomes second nature to use, setup and take down. What's best for me is just that. It may or probably won't work for you. Opinions are just like a$$holes, everybody has one. If you ask about a certain piece of equipment, I will tell my experience only, if I'm using it. I will not give you advice on something I don't or have never used. I won't tell you that a certain piece of equipment will work better and try to change your mind.

    No matter what others have said, trying to thru hike the AT on $1,000 to $2,000 dollars will not work. You can say I won't eat in town, because you will even if it is only Burger King. Having a hot shower once a week will rejuvenate you. Unless you are a extremely experienced hiker, don't try ultra light hiking on your first thru hike. Guys that know themselves and their limitations are better suited for UL hiking. I have seen too many people that had to quit because the UL gear did not work for them. besides being expensive.
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