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

[Spirit Bear]

#1. Never pass up a water source that crosses the trail.

#2. It will always be much colder and hotter than you expect. ...

#3. The miles will be much tougher and longer than expected.

#4. The trail does not discriminate, the gear doesn't hike the trail for you, your feet do, so take great care of them for they are your means of transportation.

[aficion]

#1. Never pass up a water source that crosses the trail.

#2. It will always be much colder and hotter than you expect. ...

#3. The miles will be much tougher and longer than expected.

#4. The trail does not discriminate, the gear doesn't hike the trail for you, your feet do, so take great care of them for they are your means of transportation.

Approach every obstacle with gratitude. You will be given wisdom from beyond.

[hikerboy57]

#1. Never pass up a water source that crosses the trail.

#2. It will always be much colder and hotter than you expect. ...

#3. The miles will be much tougher and longer than expected.

#4. The trail does not discriminate, the gear doesn't hike the trail for you, your feet do, so take great care of them for they are your means of transportation.

Approach every obstacle with gratitude. You will be given wisdom from beyond.

re:this guest house by rumi

[aficion]

re:this guest house by rumi

Excellent poem. I have passed it on to some folks who are very dear to me. Thanks for sharing.

[Teacher & Snacktime]

The last thing you should do before getting into your tent on a chilly damp night is eat a tootsie roll...a big one, dipped in peanut butter, and put on wool socks. It wards off hypothermia.


...and makes you happy.

[Namtrag]

If there is any chance of rain, it WILL.

[Another Kevin]

If there's no chance of rain, it will snow.

[tarditi]

Positive attitude and intestinal fortitude will trump gear and conditioning... but there is a place for proper gear and conditioning!

[da fungo]

Somewhat similar to three rules to live by I learned in the Army:

Never pass up a chance to:

Eat

Sleep

"Go to the bathroom" (Not how we expressed it then).

[Statue]

Always leave town with AT LEAST a pound of chocolate.

[mrcoffeect]

the last open spot in the shelter on a rainy night, is where the roof leaks

[Sailing_Faith]

Four laws?

GRAVITY.


That is all I got.....

[RED-DOG]

How about Don't use the entire shelter to dump all you gear all over the floor and tell people this is my shelter.

[Train Wreck]

At some point, even though you know better, you will slip up and ask the hiker coming from the other direction "How much further to..."
And he will invariably say "Ten minutes."
And he is invariably wrong.

[aficion]

At some point, even though you know better, you will slip up and ask the hiker coming from the other direction "How much further to..."
And he will invariably say "Ten minutes."
And he is invariably wrong.

Reminds me. While travelling to The Big Horn River, going the back way from the Big Hole River, I encountered a local by the side of the road. I pulled over and asked how far it was to Saint X. He squinted and grinned and calmly replied, "Well it ain't too G**damned far." The wisdom I gained from this interaction revolves around the idea that
if you've "always relied upon the kindness of strangers", you may at some point be surprised, disappointed, and greatly humored at the same time.
,

[Lone Wolf]

never use privys or shelters. they're extremely nasty

[Deer Hunter]

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

[hikerboy57]

left in, left out.
right in, right out

[Train Wreck]

Reminds me. While travelling to The Big Horn River, going the back way from the Big Hole River, I encountered a local by the side of the road. I pulled over and asked how far it was to Saint X. He squinted and grinned and calmly replied, "Well it ain't too G**damned far." The wisdom I gained from this interaction revolves around the idea that
if you've "always relied upon the kindness of strangers", you may at some point be surprised, disappointed, and greatly humored at the same time.
,

But I bet it was longer than 10 minutes, right?

[Trebor66]

The most expensive gear isn't necessarily the best gear.