Sheeple related question

Fraser said:
I have come across 'speed hikers' in their brightly colored, form fitting Spandex suits. Now THAT is strange.
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haha that was awesome. thanks fraser made my day. :)

i too kinda see it as weird when i see people on the trails with tight spandex and their "sport vests" with nothing but a nalgene bottle where the trail clearly states PLEASE HAVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

heres an example.

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i'm not as decked out as pitdog but i'll usually be wearing camo bdus and a black t-shirt.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
No, it wouldn't. Even if they were, they'd be vegans.
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Slightly funny story...at the trailhead somewhere halfway up BC one time, I ran into three girls camping out. They couldn't get a fire going so I built one up for them. They were kind of cute.

Anyway I sort of guessed that it was a graduation celebration or something for them, but I thought maybe two of them were taking out the third for a "raise your spirits" trip as I thought she had some kind of cancer. She had that pale, waify, hurting from chemo look to her and I felt bad. It was kind of sad because her two friends looked really healthy and had lots of energy, and here was their friend, probably not twenty-five years old, just looked like a ghost.

Anyway they had some freeze dried rice dish they were cooking and I had a bunch of buffalo burgers with me so I cooked them up for everyone to share, figuring they wouldn't last long on the trail anyway.

Gently I offered one to the girl I figured had cancer. Her two friends had just dived right in, and she seemed to be holding back. "These are a bit heavy," I said, "don't feel obligated to eat one just because I cooked it. But you're of course welcome to have as much as you like."

"I'm vegan," she said.

"Oh," I said. "Jeez, I would have thought, I mean, I didn't think you could have such strict dietary restrictions." I realized I was starting to get into dangerous territory, and you know how when you're afraid you're going to offend someone and so you just keep going, and in the process you ensure that you absolutely will offend them?

"I thought your doctor, I mean I just thought they wouldn't let you for the treatments or whatever, I'm sorry," I said.

"Doctor?" she asked.

"Oncologist, I mean. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be bringing this up."

"I don't have an oncologist," she said.

"Well," I said, confused. "Who's treating you?"

"For cancer?" she asked. "I don't have cancer. Who told you I have cancer?"

"What do you mean?" I asked. "You mean you're just...vegan?"

"Yes," she said. "Yes. I'm just vegan."

"Oh," I said. "Well, you can still have a burger if you like. Get some colour back in you, or whatever."

But she didn't have one.
 
I wear BDU's all the time, in the woods and out. ONLY pants though. I've never gotten any strange looks.

I save the jacket and face paint for paintball and capture the flag.:p
 
well.... this day in age, you could just put a big fake gold chain on with a benz emblem hanging from it and you'd look normal. Prolly wouldn't get a second look. Seems to finish off the camo look. Or so it appears from popular opinion.
 
funny story. i was in metrotown center (one of the largest malls in my area) and i saw this kid with one of those super shiny long chains that hung down to the crotch with what appeared to be a miniature car tire. he was also wearing baggy jeans a slightly side ways hat a a hoodie which looked way to big for him with the words "gangsta for life" on it...

i was later informed by one of my friends that he was wearing a "spinner" some kinda necklace ornament that spins..

i thought he looked pretty off, although i saw many others dressed up like him.

guess thats the norm now adays.
 
misanthropist said:
Slightly funny story...at the trailhead somewhere halfway up BC one time, I ran into three girls camping out. They couldn't get a fire going so I built one up for them. They were kind of cute.
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Ok, Whew! (sigh of relief)

Thought I was gonna hafta censor one of those Penthouse-style "wildlife encounter" fantasies...:p
 
I think it's cool on that sign board the encourage you to have a knife. I think we should somehow recognize Canada for such a cool board!:thumbup:
 
The reason you get odd looks when you wear your camo pants out hiking is that observers can only see your apparently disembodied upper torso walking around. the camo has hidden your legs too well.
 
jca21 said:
sometimes i head out wearing jeans, or sometimes i wear cargos, in snow or rain i wear my gortex hiking pants. but my favorite pants are a pair of camo bdus which i find tough but comfortable. :o

i wore them on a local trail once and kinda got some odd looks from people. i wasnt wearing anything else out of the ordinary except for the camo bdu's (woodland green pattern). not even a knife on the belt, just my victorinox swiss tool spirit.:)

so what are your opinions on wearing camoflauge or "army looking clothing" while hiking or camping? :D

i see teenagers wear them all the time in the mall, although i think they wear it more for fashion purposes ;)

do you guys have any experiences you can share? am i just being too sheeple conscious? :confused:

cheers

JC
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Let 'em look.
 
slippse2 said:
The reason you get odd looks when you wear your camo pants out hiking is that observers can only see your apparently disembodied upper torso walking around. the camo has hidden your legs too well.
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haha that would explain the shocked looks..

i can just imagine my upper torso floating around on that trail
haha
 
hollowdweller said:
I think it's cool on that sign board the encourage you to have a knife. I think we should somehow recognize Canada for such a cool board!:thumbup:
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not all the parks or trails in bc have signs like these... but i think they act as a great reference for people wanting to start getting into the woods.
 
misanthropist said:
I thought about it and after lots of thinking I think you're overthinking it.

Occasionally I see guys who are geared up in a big way. They have gone and camo'd everything on them and they look a little sketchy to me. They often look as though they are trying to intimidate the people that see them. I'm not really into that.

Unless you feel you fit the description above, I wouldn't worry about it. A pair of pants? Big deal. Now if you have matching pants, shirt, vest, boonie hat, boots, and pack, then I think you would have to expect some "creeped out" response. Because really, you'd look a bit crazy.

I wear some gear sometimes. I don't see anyone looking at me funny...but then I don't usually see anyone at all when I'm out. I have some tactical tailor gear in OD. I guess I'd feel a little funny if I was all rigged up and ran into somebody hiking with their kid. I think they'd reasonably feel a little tense.

OTOH I wear a beat up old cowboy hat and I grin a lot so kids like me.
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Funny, most avid birders today go out geared up like they're turkey hunters; because they realize the stealth camo getup can help them see that elusive bird on their list:D Plus, they usually have a tripod slung ove their shoulders and binos, and a camo packpack:rolleyes: But, hey, if you can scare the sheeple back to their cars, leaves the woods quieter for all the critters who have to live there.
 
Well, maybe I'm too in the loop to count, but I never find the turkey hunter look to have that same "I want you to think I'm in the military, but I couldn't get in" look that tends to raise one or both of my eyebrows.

But it may also be partly regional...I've never seen anyone in Canada who went for that all-out turkey hunter look that (I gather from the Cabela's catalogue) must be popular elsewhere.

But yeah, I don't mind saying I find it a little odd when I run into guys in full suits, hat and all, of the old woodland camo, for instance. I can think of a few times where I've run into people dressed that way (never in the deep bush, usually in large parks not far from the city) and they looked a little wigged out to me!
 
Then you have'nt seen either a Southern turkey hunter or one from New England! Some of those guys can get all nutted out over their outfits, and I'm not talking Joe walmart, we all know those folks when we see 'em outdoors.
 
Yeah, I gather that's a bigger thing down there!

Well, hey, to each his own, I'm not about to force anyone to go wearing gingham shirts and old dusty cowboy hats (even if that if the height of fashion, as we all secretly know.)
 
If it's good enough for the U.S. military, it's good enough for me. They're cheap and easy to get in surplus stores, and reasonably durable. Ignore the looks, wear what you like.
 
i used to have a whole BDU set that i lived in for about a year or two...when i was 8. i wore them all the time in the woods. they made me feel cool and "ready".

nowadays i usually just wear whatever makes sense for the weather. alot of the time it is whatever i came home in (jeans, cheap slacks). i sure wouldn't mind getting my mitts on some BDU pants, if i remember correctly they were about the toughest pants i had. i never managed to wear a hole in them even doing what i did in them...

i hardly thinky you should worry about what people think about you, unless when you look in the mirror before heading out you think you look funny.

i tend to be very non-conformist. i think that deep down inside i get a kick out of it. this translates into some crazy fashion statements on occasion...(i can't wait until i have the cash to get a utilitkilt...)
 
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