1. Used to always hike in jeans unless it was warm enough for shorts-- didn't even know hiking pants existed until 2000.
2. Went hiking into the Death Valley badlands in 130-degree heat wearing jeans and cowboy boots-- just seemed right.
3. Used to carry a boombox when backpacking to enjoy music in the wilderness.
Probably many other dumber things that could have gotten me hurt or killed, but I can't remember them right now.
Neophiteat48 wrote:I hiked Mount Hood with a backapck filled with 6 Coronas (bottles), 6 cans of Coors, 2 bottles of wine, 6 cans of soda, 4 botlles of water, one pound of salami, one pound of cheese and 7 pounds of ice to keep it all chilled. Why did I bring the water and the sodas?
Hell I don't take all that, but I still take beer and bury it in snow if I can find some. Nothing like a cold beer and some bacon at sunset in the wilderness...