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« on: January 13, 2010, 12:02:45 AM »
Random post for fun.  What makes you you?  Name your 3 favorite non essential items, or something that makes you stand out a bit on a trail!

1.  Noxubee Wildlife Refuge hat
2.  My "Dick Clark" hiking stick, as it never seems to age,
3.  Hohner Special 20, key of C
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« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2010, 09:57:41 AM »
9oz flask, pick your poison.
Playing Cards
Cigarettes, Love-Hate relationship
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« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2010, 12:49:36 PM »
Interesting questions... Let's see...

1. Tilley TH-4 Hat
2. Small pair of binoculars
3. My Field Journal

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« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2010, 02:47:55 PM »
1. iphone for entertainment and pics
2. cheese  Cheesy
3. more cheese  Grin
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« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2010, 06:20:11 PM »
1. hike in a skirt
2. I always take at least one of my favorite men on my hikes (Jim, Jack, Johnny, Jose, Mark, Morgan or Sam)
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« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2010, 11:02:45 PM »
Pillow
Condoms
Camera
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« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2010, 11:03:22 PM »
I'm usually carrying an MP3 player, a journal and a book. Right now my trail books include The Lost City of Z, various Firefox series books, The Once and Future King and some others.
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« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2010, 12:46:53 AM »
O.o

Funny considering what I am, but I can't think of a thing that would make me stand out on the trail. In fact, I'm stuck/blessed with the blessing/curse of being socially invisible.
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« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2010, 08:54:07 AM »
Flask
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Camera
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« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2010, 08:21:45 PM »
1: Hiking stick that is self made
2: A knife of some sort, larger than necessary.
3: Boonie hat... when its not cold.
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« Reply #10 on: January 14, 2010, 10:01:20 PM »
Quote from: WSG on January 14, 2010, 08:21:45 PM
2: A knife of some sort, larger than necessary.
3: Boonie hat... when its not cold.



These are not optional!
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« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2010, 03:18:51 PM »
1. Big obnoxious camera with a few different lenses, filters, etc
2. Tripod
3. Flip flops
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« Reply #12 on: January 22, 2010, 06:45:13 PM »
Quote from: MobileBackpacker on January 22, 2010, 03:18:51 PM
1. Big obnoxious camera with a few different lenses, filters, etc
2. Tripod
3. Flip flops

I consider #1 and #2 to be absolute essentials. Wink

Non-essentials? Publix "Sharks" fruit snacks, my hat (Indie/Outback style, brown, actually hat #2 as old version smelled like shrimp [don't ask] and turned orange), and plastic baggies for my camera gear.
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« Reply #13 on: January 25, 2010, 01:51:35 PM »
Quote from: Joshua Szulecki on January 22, 2010, 06:45:13 PM
I consider #1 and #2 to be absolute essentials. Wink

Thats probably true for me as well. Ive always brought a camera on my trips but i find myself more frequently leaving extras socks and food out so I have room for my equipment.

i guess the non-essentials would be

a book to read at night
a flask of whiskey on those cold nights, sometimes in the morning coffee as well Wink
flip flops for camp comfort
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« Reply #14 on: January 25, 2010, 02:03:26 PM »
1. Camera
2. book, (Into thin Air, other mountaineering book)
3. ipod
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« Reply #15 on: January 25, 2010, 05:09:00 PM »
1. camera
2. reading book
3. pillow
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« Reply #16 on: January 26, 2010, 07:21:33 AM »
Most flavorite non-essentials:

1.  camera
2.  phone (passifies the family/friends)
3.  one of my pups.... Smiley  Okay, they are essential & they carry their own weight.
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« Reply #17 on: January 31, 2010, 10:03:35 PM »
Bible
journal
radio (don't always bring it though)
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