4 laws I live by when hiking. Please add a few.

[The Solemates]

no bugs

no hot

no people

[quasarr]

no woman

no cry

[double d]

1- Spend some time thinking about the fella who owns the place, even if your only thought on the subject is that there is no name on the deed.
2- Get to know and respect those that live in the places you visit.
3- Help your fellow travelers when you can, leave them alone when you can’t.
4- If you fall down, get up.
5- Learn who you really are; it’s highly likely you’ll be spending a lot of time with this person.
6- When you leave a place, look back for what you’ve left. The best gear is what you have, the worst gear is missing.
7- Never be afraid to do something that has the potential to make you afraid.
8- If things are terrible, hike for another hour; if it isn’t better it’s likely to at least improve to tolerable.
9- Assume you owe the trail a debt and work hard to repay it; unlike town the return on investment is at least ten to one.
10- Address minor problems, lest you are forced to repair major ones.

Haaa, good list, enjoyed reading it, good advice!

[double d]

no woman

no cry

I miss that hearing that song as well!

[jeffmeh]

Regardless of the challenges you meet on the trail, it beats the best day at the office.

[QiWiz]

Avoid wet feet if you can
Camel up (drink some water, then some more) before leaving camp in the morning and on arrival at night
Keep your sleeping clothes and sleeping insulation dry at all costs
One foot in front of the other will always get you to your destination eventually (if you are on the right trail)
Hike at a pace you can maintain all day long
Slow down when going up to maintain a sustainable effort level
Slow down when descending to avoid injuries

[ChuckT]

Fortune smiles on the fatuous, the rest of us just get by.

Cvt

[Old Hiker]

The really impressive, massive t-storm ahead of you moving away is NOTHING compared to the t-storm sneaking up behind you.

10 minutes after you set your tent up to take shelter from the t-storm, it will quit.

10 minutes after you take your tent down and start hiking again, the t-storm's twin brother/sister will come by.

[hikerboy57]

find the joy in every day. no matter how miserable the weather, no matter how many aches and pains, if you look hard enough, you will find it.

[Theosus]

Not everyone leaving the campsite is looking for firewood and needs your help...

[hikerboy57]

be safe .

[aficion]

Be glad

[aficion]

Be glad

know how

[aficion]

know how

o k

[bobtomaskovic]

The trail does not care.

[WILLIAM HAYES]

always pee before you zip up your sleeping bag

[Robin2013AT]

The sign of a true adventurer is knowing that it is no fun while it is actually happening.

[Sarcasm the elf]

Pants first then shoes.

[Bronk]

A really cool place to camp is still a really cool place to camp even if you've only hiked 2 miles today.

[solobip]

So that's what its all about?

Best advice for those with directional memory deficiency syndrome or exhaustion.