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Wish I had brought
#40287 09/18/14 07:44 AM
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Here's a quote from a thru hiker gear review. He had hiked the John Muir Trail -

"Of course this information all begs the question, what is the one thing I wish I had brought that I didn't? Ibuprofen. Yes. I brought some pain killers but I was mostly thinking about high altitude headaches when I packed it and only brought a few. To keep up the pace of 16 miles per day, I had to beg the other guys for their pain killers."

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RenoFrank #40288 09/18/14 08:39 AM
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My trip this summer: backup matches or lighter.

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RenoFrank #40293 09/18/14 12:57 PM
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Last year, I brought the Diamox, but didn't need it.

So, of course, this year I didn't bring it and needed it. I won't make that mistake again.

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TP and lots of it.

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AndyC #40301 09/19/14 06:15 AM
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A refrigerator with a really long extension cord.

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RenoFrank #40308 09/19/14 03:53 PM
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Less pounds.

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Wiff #40313 09/19/14 07:07 PM
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Dictionary to explain the term "to beg the question".

Aside from that: time. A lot more time.

Last edited by saltydog; 09/19/14 08:11 PM.

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RenoFrank #40314 09/19/14 08:26 PM
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Jagermeister and a couple of cans of Shark.

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RenoFrank #40315 09/19/14 10:33 PM
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The body betrays and the weather conspires, hopefully, not on the same day.
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saltydog #40329 09/22/14 09:06 PM
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Most dictionaries are probably already legitimizing the misuse in their descriptivist zeal...

On my first-timer main trail ascent this July, I wished I'd brought a dumpster so I could toss my extra food, and a shaman to clear up the monsoon so I could see.

On my MR dayhike the next month, I wished I'd brought along a partner who knew which route to follow below Iceberg, and which #@$! chute to climb above it!


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