ZuperDave
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Introduction
Welcome to Base Camp! I think this will be the BP club for the "common man". We'll be driving, not flying, to our venues. At the start we'll have 1 event/mo that assumes nothing. But we also want to do some miles & get "out there". Challenging!
Please relate, in general terms, your backpacking experience.
I've been crazy about the outdoor as long as I remember. There were summers when I spent more night outdoors than in. My wife and I were working our way through the Ntnl parks till my our son was born. Since then I'v mainly been hiking the AT solo
What was your favorite backpacking experience?
On a biz trip I got to drive to Yosemite for the weekend. Winter was about to close the gap. I had a few survival basics and pair of mini 2nd-hand crampons from a thrift store. I spent two days hiking in ice and snow and made a VERY primative camp.
What was your funniest backpacking moment?
This may not be the funniest, but I always get a kick out of the expresson of folk that ask me where I'm hiking to when I'm on the AT. Q:"Where you headed?" A:"North" or "Maine" Evidently not having a specific town as a destination freaks them out
What was your most embarrassing backpacking moment?
Once I had rinsed out ALL my clothes in a swimming hole on a creek and hung them out to dry on some bushes. Then I went swimming. While I'm out there paddling around a group of hikers come along and start filling their water bottles. I stayed in!
What's the longest backpacking trip you've ever taken? (in mileage and/or days)
That would either be a week I spent in the Grand Canyon or my last AT Section hike which was just about 150 miles.
What ZuperDave is saying about this Meetup Group
Awesome trips, great company, fun times, good exercise, and wonderful memories!
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Hey Dave,
My name is Chris Campbell and i joined the club 2 or 3 days ago and i am still vary new to backpacking and i was wondering if you could help me with getting started. One thing is im not sure what all gear i need to get i have some things like a tent but im not sure what backpack to get.
Thanks
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Hey Dave,
I sent you an email about a week ago regarding a survey for a website (Venturepax.com
) that will catalog all the outdoor opportunities in the area and allow people to share their own experiences - this will hopefully inspire more and more people to get outside
I really need your help distributing this survey; we have only received 58 responses. Feel free to contact me if you have questions - danny [at] venturepax [dot] com. -
Hi Dave! I enjoy backpacking too! I haven't done much of it since moving back to the East Coast in 1995 and would love to explore the ridges in local hills of KY or AT in TN. I have been on various parts of the AT (VT, NJ, PA, VA). If you get the time to organize, a group BP weekend would be great.
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Thanks for the welcome Dave! Looking forward to some meetups with this group soon and hitting the trail with you sometime.
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Thanks ZuperDave! I hope you guys are patient with semi-novices. Marguerite
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Nice to meet you Dave. We love to camp and day hike but have never been backpacking. Now that our kids are getting older and things are slowing down a bit, we figure it's time to do the things we've dreamed about for awhile. We look forward to learning the ropes from all the experts and hopefully meeting some newbies and friends along the way.
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Thanks for the greeting, hope to meet with the group.
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Thanks for the info Dave. Hope to meet up with you soon.
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Dave, thanks for the email. I appreciate the greeting. Angie and I are definitely into camping and we love to hike. We are just wanting to do more incorporating of the two together. Most of our camping has been in organized nat'l or state parks. I look forward to meeting you, and will sign up for something soon.
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Dave,
Thanks for the greeting. I look forward to meeting you soon!
Karen
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