Anyone every done the trail? Any advice?
No, but um stay away from the meth heads. There was this guy who posted here a few years ago, when we had a decent actual thread about backpacking, saying he had done the PCT a few years prior to the thread, and had started hanging out with a specific group of young people, but then had a falling out when it became clear they were more interested in smoking meth than hiking. There were more details than that, but I forget now. Was one of the more amusing threads here. My personal stance is the US has a lot of fun shorter 3-5 night backpacking trails, or even some 2-3 week trails and those are more interesting than devoting all your effort to one big trail, but obviously they are more work sourcing gear to particular locations and finding places to stay off trail and all that, but I think ultimately more interesting and rewarding.
>>2865906I plan on doing by myself. Not really a social person
>>2865904Get your permits as early as you can. That'll determine whether you're actually able to do the hike or not.
>>2865948>Walking >Permit Lol, Lmao even
>>2865913im going this year sobo of course july 17. Should be very easy to be alone, im not sociable either, its very easy to be to yourself on any trail really, its also really easy to find a group of hobos on heroin basically just always go sobo and its very unlikely youll find druggies as nobo is always more social so thats where they would congregate
>>2866004Never gave any thought to doing sobo. Might have to consider it. Could start later in the year too
>>2865988Won't be very funny when a forest janny hits you with a $300 fine. You get checked several times throughout the Sierras
>>2865904i agree with >>2865906. the two biggest trails in the us have become way, waaay too accessible to broke ass crackheads and losers. if you must do them, be aware of how close you are to trail towns and treat them like an open meadow in a war zone. pass quickly and quietly
>>2866040>>2865988You'll get checked in more than just the Sierras and you can/will be denied entry and booted out. Just do the permit lottery. Don't be edgy
>>2865948dont listen to this cuck. you just walk the damn trail. fucking permit to walk. this america you retard.>>2866004sobo is the best. you wont be disappointed
>>2865904I could easily do the PCT trail.
>>2865904This chick is doing it. She leans straight into the bimbo aesthetic, and even has that bimbo inflection in her voice. She’s cute, shows off just enough of her body to hook in simps like me, does her hair and makeup before hiking, and brings real feminine aesthetic into the outdoors. It’s pretty unique.>she’s faking it for likesIt’s an understandable reaction, but how many people fake thruhikes while they’re doing it? And if she’s faking she went to the trouble of soiling her socks and shoes, which goes 360° against the aesthetic she’s going for. Plus it’s pretty tough to fake a thruhike because you’ll get called out by the people who are doing it. It’s not like you don’t run into other people.
You see this on trailShe’s friendly because pretty girls are nice“OMG, I woke up under the trees because I recently got into cowboy camping! It’s, like, soooo fun!” ^_^Puts on makeupMakes a cute TikTok for the boys, being sure to show a lot of skin and stick her ass outHikes 25 milesWhat do you do?
>>2867801>swinging wildly but still missingBrother, no. Just stop.
>>2867801You’re not the main character. You live in a society. The permit system spreads out the crowd and keeps the popular areas from getting completely trashed. The fact that you don’t understand this proves that you’re either retarded or brand new.Gate keeping is objectively good. There’s no denying it. I’ve seen the lack of gate keeping first hand. We all have. Well, those of us who actually spend time outdoors have seen it. Anyone been to the Sipsey Wilderness? A complete lack of gate keeping has destroyed the place. Way too much human shit. Graffiti. Camp fires every ten feet. Beer cans. Better yet, visit an AT shelter in GSMNP when the bubble is passing through. I’ve been there in late April and counted 27 people at a shelter designed for 12. I’ve heard that last year some of the shelters saw nearly 50. There’s no quota system or limited access. The only saving grace is strict enforcement of where people can stay (and those sites are trashed compared to what you can find off-trail of a typical National Forest).
>>2867801Tbh you've never done the PCT or been to a national park.
>>2867805>>2867824Is this the end result of inceldom? You need to get a life buddy.
>>2867857Homosexuality and AGP are the final stage of inceldom. Looking at cute girls is pretty normal.
>>2867824Ask you for her @ so I can fap to my fantasy of making tea with her kula cloth.
>>2867902kamryn35
