[pct-l] Yee gawdz, get ahold of yourselves! Or, smallberries speaks and ...

[gray_hiker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (gray_hiker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)]

> Looks like a successful troll to me! Can't we all just hike our own
> hike. Why should I care what sleeping bag anybody else uses unless I'm
> some sort of control freak. When I go hiking with people, the very very
> last thing I would do is suggest ANYTHING that has to do with equipment.
> I assume you are competent, my equal, and I can't learn a thing by
> yammering on about how I like to hike/camp. In fact, I prefer that you
> do it differently than I do because variety is the spice of life.

I seem to recall numerous similar posts suggesting the uberlightweight
version, and they didn't get marked as a troll. Speaking as someone fairly
new to this list, it seems that if someone posts that they think the One
True Way is to hike in shoes and have a 5.7oz total pack weight this is
fine. Suggest that maybe people should use boots and carry some more
equipment, and you become a troll.

I found his post much more akin to my style of hiking, and not trollish at
all.

I've got an ankle that is really good at twisting and turning over quite
painfully, so I use hiking boots for the ankle support. I don't like
getting wet and covered with bugs, so I use a tent. I don't like fussing
over my bag, so I use a synthetic. I like to cook a bit more elaborate
meals than just "boil water" stuff, so I use a stove and not an alcahol
burner. To each their own.  My personal philosophy is start heavy, and
pare down as you find out what you like/don't like, need/don't need until
you get to a point where you have all the equipment you need, and the
lightest pack possible with that equipment.

But, again, to each their own.

Gray