[at-l] hikers dictionary

[daveh at psknet.com (Dave Hicks)]

These days, "Slackpacking" is having someone drop you off at a trail head
and pick you up at the next, so you "day hike" with a "slack pack."

Sometimes folk will stay a few consecutive nights at a town stop and
slackpack a number segments, before picking up their full pack and
continuing on their way.

Others, "slack" the whole trail, using a mobile "support team."

Chainsaw

BTW -- some old-timers used "slackpacking" to refer to ultra-light hikers,
or what were ultra-lighter in their day.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "April " <ladykitty@sbcglobal.net>
To: <at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 5:21 PM
Subject: [at-l] hikers dictionary


DArnit, I can't play the game if I don't know all the words!  *kicks my
hiker's scrabble board*

What is slackpacking? What is YMMV? Am I even saying that right?
Help!!!!

April

~one day you will ask me, What is more important, You or my life, I will
answer my life. And you will walk away not ever knowing that you are my
life~

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