[pct-l] Hiking boots

[Reinhold Metzger]

Yes Carol,
Send a pair of pink ones to Switchback and if you have those ballerina 
leg warmers, send him a pair of those passion purple leg warmers also.
Yes, Switchback will look so lovely prancing down the trail in pink 
ballerina slippers and passion purple leg warmers.

I, on the other hand, need to present a slightly more masculine image to 
my female admirers and ballerina slippers and leg warmers would not look 
as good on me as they will on Switchback.
The girls always tell me I look best in shorts and combat boots.

Hairy legs in combat boots really seem to do something to hiker babes.

JMT Reinhold
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Carol Bruno wrote:
Snappy and Switchback:
FYI:  Ballet slippers make great camp shoes.  They weigh nothing and can 
be stuffed into any small pocket of your pack.  Shall I send you both a 
pink pair to enhance your fashion conscious image on the trail?
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Switchback writes:
Snappy writes:
Switchback, My hydration system is far superior to yours. 
About 10 years ago I hiked the Apache Point trail in the Grand Canyon, 
which has no shade or water, in 100 degree temperatures hauling 12 
liters of water. 
CAUTION!!!....Do not attempt to do that.....it would rip the bottom out 
of your flimsy Mariposa pack.  
And for your information my hiking wardrobe beats your hiking wardrobe 
any time. 
My hiking wardrobe consists of the finest quality garments available at 
Goodwill and at .50 cents to $2.00 per item I don't have to be nervous 
about rolling around in the dirt like you will be, wearing your fancy 
$50.00 - $75.00 per item designer showcase wardrobe. 
You are just trying to impress the hiker babes.....you're not fooling me 
one bit.
 
 JMT Reinhold, Your snappy trail companion 
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Switchback replies: Since my hydration system only requires 3 liters of 
water in the Mariposa Plus pack and I can easily carry 9 liters of water 
with my system, I think I doing pretty good.  Plus, if I really wanted 
to carry more I could easily add some liters in the Mariposa.  It would 
make your 12 liters look like you had a Learner's Permit for 
backpacking.  Instead of the professional hiker trash that I am.   Say, 
I am really getting my new gear setup going.  I will be doing a new 
SuperSecrets of Backpacking paper soon.  I think the subtitle will be 
"Canada Guaranteed."  This will be platiumn information on gear.  Only a 
few people in the world know this stuff.  Every year at the April 
Kickoff I will hand out copies to attendees to my seminar.  These hikers 
will have a BIG advantage over others on the trail.  Their odds of 
making it to Canada will be around 85%.  If they do not, then of course 
I will give them my world famous 120% money back guarantee.