Originally Posted by Take_a_knee
Originally Posted by Brad
Jeff, you ever been on the AT? It's not grizzly country where at least there's a potential reason to carry.

A "light" handgun is a minimum of 3/4lb with ammo... most are far more. Personally I carry as few pounds as possible, and most serious about the pastime are looking for ways to lose pounds, not add them.

But internet backpackers are different...


Yes, they are. I used to hang out over at Whiteblaze where all those [bleep]' girly men spent all day babbling about how to get their base weight from eight pounds down to seven. They didn't like me when I told 'em to get a [bleep]' barbell or at least a testosterone patch.


TAK that's one of your best posts of all time. And I agree with you on carrying a handgun to protect the wimmens, if not yourself too. Sleep under a tyvek scrap, on a 1/3 piece of foam pad, and eat your meals with a cut down plastic spork to shave ounces and embrace the misery if you must. DO NOT neglect your duty to protect your family to the best of your abilities however.

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