Can of Worms

[Airman]

BirdBrain you sound like a wise man. Couldn't say it any better.

[10-K]

I love to slackpack and any chance I can I hike a section or trail in the least difficult direction.

I don't care what you think.

"You" meaning anyone - not you-you.

[hikerboy57]

I love to slackpack and any chance I can I hike a section or trail in the least difficult direction.

I don't care what you think.

"You" meaning anyone - not you-you.

you're doing it wrong!!

[mikec]

If the trail was easier to hike like it was 40-60 years ago, then maybe we wouldn't have to resort to staying in hotels and hostels to recuperate.

[Another Kevin]

I'm a clueless weekender, so I don't care whether the people around me carrying daypacks are day-trippers, slackpackers, or extreme ultralighters.

[10-K]

you're doing it wrong!!

I've always been a rebel...

[lush242000]

Is it just me or are more & more thru-hiker slack packing & staying in hotels, hostels or with trail friends than they are sleeping in the woods?? I thought the main part of going to the wilderness was to experience the wilderness?? Strange??

Off topic, but....as Penn and Teller said...what's the big deal about opening a can of worms. Just push them back in. Now a can of angry bees....that's something you don't want to open.


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[Tinker]

It's about air conditioning - the thing that I say will be the most missed by long distance hikers, and the main reason that I do most of my section hiking in the fall. Clean bodies and clothes are right up there along with fresh food. The romantic notion of "exploring" or "roughing it" seems to be less pervasive within the ranks of the younger, more technology savvy (and dependent) generation. The older I get, the less tolerant I get of temperature extremes, so I no longer hold the notion of a post-retirement thruhike without a hostel or hotel overnighter. Socializing with other distance hikers who don't stink (too much) may only be possible in town after a visit to the Laundromat and shower .

[Teacher & Snacktime]

I thought that was Foghorn Leghorn.

It is...I've never heard an RI Red utter a word.

[icemanat95]

I've been trying to calm down recently. Studying some Zen. Trying not to load myself up with unnecessary conflict and controversy. I think this would help a lot of hikers enjoy their hike more.

[Drybones]

I thought that was Foghorn Leghorn.

I sit corrected, wish he was still around, I liked that boy.

[Dakota Joe]

I like the woods. Cost efficient.


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[skinnbones]

So it bothers you where other hikers spend the night? My thru hike next spring... beat the crap out of me if I say one word on how a fellow hiker chooses to hike or spend the night.

[Blue Mountain Edward]

There are lots of slackpackers and hitchhikers on the AT. Most of them want a free ride. Shuttles are expensive.

[kayak karl]

I "thought" the main part of going to the wilderness was to experience the wilderness?? Strange??

that's your mistake, you thought wrong . seriously if i want to experience the wilderness, the last place i go to is the AT. For every hiker on the AT, there are that many reasons to hike it.

[rafe]

Slackpacking is hardly new. Wingfoot arrived at the Pearisburg church hostel in 1990 in a vehicle loaded with packs. Of course by then he was already on his sixth or seventh thru-hike.

I never expected or counted on trail-angel action, except for shuttles that I explicitly arranged. Large-scale trailside hiker feeds are a relatively new development that I've missed out on entirely. I slacked around Andover because it seemed like the obvious thing to do. No regrets.

Given the option, I'll grab a shower, a proper meal, and a night in a real bed every four or five days.

[Pedaling Fool]

If it weren't for big oil companies, like Exxon and BP and others, hiking would definitely suck the big one...