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I have been struggling with this issue for years. I am 69 years old, and don't have the strength to carry a heavy load. I have bicycled extensively, cross north America, numerous double century rides, but now i am too old for all that. I prefer a backpack that weighs no more than ten pounds. I...

I strongly feel that any person, animal or thing that has been born on the earth has the right to lay down upon her to rest. Not allowing this is the height of unholiness. Time for the revolution.

Life and times of an amazing woman who wandered America with no gear, spreading her message of peace. Well worth reading.

Great source for free chain lube is pretty much and trash can at a gas station. Car drivers add oil to their cars and then throw the bottle away, leaving at least a tablespoon still in there. You can use that easily.

Sel-style forum censors suck

Darkest hours of the night in a rail yard somewhere along the Columbia, Shoestring and I.

My waterproof bivy. Shoestring hot mr into these.

Me who is such a tyrant about the weight of my ruck, yet i carry a small (50mm) crystal ball. Not sure why... weighs about half a pound.

Some wool, like yak in Nepal is collected from big heaps the animals shed. It is very soft and lofty.

Well, i joined the Navy, went to England & Scotland... sorta the hard way...

In A school, in the Navy, my best freind bought a junk cadillac for 250. We drove around for some time before the tranny gave up. He parked on base and it became a party zone.

I avoid boots as my ankle bones hates to be pushed on. I walk hundreds of miles a month in just running shoes, dsometimes cheap ones. I think Nikes lasted the longest, but a year is all i can get from them. Once i bought some nice hiking boots and hated them as i failed to understand feet swell...

Get a Sawyer watrr filter, 19.99 at Walmart, could save you.

Thank you for these pictures... it is my dream to take up rubber tramping, saving cash to buy a vehicle, willl probably take a few years...

I was in the forest once, in washington state and my freind and i were smoking all our weed before legally crossing into canada with our bikes on a trip. On the forest floor, partly hidden by leaves were small cement border markers. We had no idea we were that close to the border. Seems like...

I have that Osprey 42 porter and would love to sell it, brand new and unused. Never been outside. Its red. Best offer.

Wet wood is why i carry a super light weight cat stove... https://jwbasecamp.com/Articles/SuperCat/

I make little, lightweight stoves with fancy feast cat food tins and a of paper hole punch. Takes 2 minutes and the cats like it. I use Heat, which is crazy easy to get. The only drawback is during daylight the flame is invisible, i put my hand over it to feel heat to make sure it is lit.

I lived in a 35 ft Avion travel trailer for ten years. I enjoyed the time. Here's what I learned... Those fridges or frequently 3 way powered, ac, dc and propane. Apparently, and for a reason I am not sure of, the units need to be driven around (bumped around) or they stop working. Mine did. I...

Wake me when they invent helium assist packs...

This CNN article exactly describes what i have exprrienced as a pedestrian. If you drive an expensive car you may be a jerk, scientists say - https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/26/world/expensive-car-drivers-study-scli-scn-intl/index.html Fuck the rich i am ready for the revolution!

Wow what a beauty! I cant hardly look at it however, as i have been lusting for one of these carved lovlies for 40 years! Must avert eyes...

Wow 60lbs! I suffer over 12 lbs but then i am an old man, post heart attack.

Mountain harware lamiya spark bag for me, poly fill so it dries fast, compresses nicely, 2.5 lbs, about 250.00

I have become radicalized...

Lots of folks love these school busses, and they seem reasonable as an rv, but I would urge caution. Same with these wooden tiny home on trailers... they are way too heavy, and modern rv have figured it out already for decades, so why reinvent the wheel? Yes, I know, used busses can be cheap. I...

I have worn those M65 field jackets for many years and like them. By now the way they fit and pocket locations are intuitive. Every fall here in the Pacific Northwest, i get out the m65 and there's that comfotable feel, but I run into the jackets fatal thaw right away. It is nothing more than a...

I carry a uke, or two, at times. Both in gig bags. Small and light, with a sweet sound. The banjo uke is heavy at almost 3 punds.

Bravo! Great work!

Hahaha these are great! Here's my contribution... Its late and patients and staff have left the dentist office for the day. The dentist remains behind and is straightening golf magazines, when a guy enters. "Can I help you? Asks the dentist. "I'm a moth! Says the guy. "Excuse me? Asks the...

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William Henry Ogilvie My Hat! The hats of a man may be many In the course of a varied career, And some have been worth not a penny And some have been devilish dear; But there's one hat I always remember When sitting alone by the fire. In the depth of a Northern November, Because it fulfilled...

Interesting, thank you, I am 64...

I am feeling better, thanks. I don't like all this uncertainty, but with little science being allowed, i have to experiment. Next week i go in for a GI scope and a stomach empty test.

I just don't know, seems we all are the victims of years of prohibition and the negative effect it has had on science.

Apparently it is the high thc in modern legal weed. Others have suggested problems with pesticides, but the brand i have been using claims to be organic. I have tried edibles but do not care for that body high thing. It has been since Wednesday since i smoked last, and feel much better. Two...

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Amen brother!

Thank you for your reply. I guess i should be upset about not getting high anymore, but I have been so sick for so long, I am relieved it is such an easy and quick fix.

omg! I have been following Shoestring on Flickr for a long time. Sooo sad to hear this. Dude seems to have some tough luck. Get well Shoestring! We love you!

For nearly 30 years, America’s four biggest rail companies—which move the majority of the country’s coal—have spent millions to deny climate science and block climate policy. The Atlantic, Dec 13, 2019 In the fight against climate change, the nation’s freight railroads have painted themselves...

I have alwas smoked in broad daylight on walks both urban and rural. I hit a one hitter type pipe so my body language looks cigarette lighting-like. Only rarely have people talked to me and expected an answer with a lung-full. I never really cared about getting in trouble, however my good friend...

Long time smoker (40+ years), other than cough, no problems. I am in Washiington State, a cannabis legal state, and right after i started buying legal weed i started feeling waves of nausea. Sometimes i might sneeze hard two or three times which helped. Worse in the mornings... soon no sneezing...

Awesome!

It is illegal to ship bodies, living or dead, without proper documentation...

Didn't one of those kill John Denver?

I have been struggling with this issue for a long time. I read there are pct hikers who carry up to 70 pounds, but i sm not capable of carrying anything over 20 pounds max. I tramped 15 miles yesterday with a full 15 pound pack, and this is near my limit. I like to stay in shape, so i carry all...

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Don't swim in the Columbia either, many deatha each year...