Trav1sP (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

so what you need to know about hiking is world war 3...lol

flybynightrush (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Haha! I looked down the comments and they're all about war and guns and stuff! People are way too easily sidetracked! xD

plutoplatters (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

most everyone's an expert complainer or it appears so in tube land.

kaniksu1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Do you truely believe the government is at war with her citizens? If so, having a well armed citizen base is the only thing that would keep the government in check. Without guns or weapons are voise is useless. The (SS), as you call them, will simply boll us over.

kaniksu1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

That is possable but, until you make one better, it is best not to complaine

tlnewt99 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This is great for beginners!

w0rt3l (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

These are not advanced hiking tips, this is a packlist (sorry Chris). For one thing, 'advanced' hikers don't need to be told that a shirt keeps your upper body warm.What would have been more interesting i.m.o. is which trade-offs you make in choosing your gear for a particular type of trip (Do you want your hard shell to come with a thermal layer or do you have a separate garment?) and which items you keep on-hand as opposed to the deeper and harder to reach places in your outfit.

iFrog001 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

So then the question is ' Why was it so important for the US to wage war in the Iraq over Weapons of Mass destruction ( using the fear they may use them) but not these countries ( who pose a fear they may use them)???I think, it is a capalist venture and that is the pure motivation. Finance the body & strip away the rights of its citizens = Divine Right of Kings.

iFrog001 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Isn't the Office of Homeland Security the modern name for Hitler's SS ( Storm Troopers)??Isn't it their job " To Know All" and hasn't this been tried in the past by every Regeim. You'll also notice we are so concerned that Iran & Japan are testing Nuclear weapons but we have very little to gain in those lands.

iFrog001 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I must say upfront " I am not in favor of citizens owning firearms period." However, I am in favor of citizens losing liberties a lot less. I do not feel any government has the power to take from its citizens or purportrate a war on its own citizens " as we are seeing across America today by our own government"