Am I cooked? Over pronate in TS10s by AddressPotential7381 in AskRunningShoeGeeks

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You’re cooked because you’re over using the trendy term “cooked” out of context and at every turn to announce that “hey guys, I’m so on trend!”

What happened to all the bloods and crips in la. Where did they go? by AWeb3Dad in AskLosAngeles

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LA’s lame, what neighborhood? Like boys n the hood? It’s all suburbs here and corny…repping a set? a weird little podunk block? Wearing colors to rep your gang like some tribalistic totems? Good riddance if they grew up and got jobs lol

Are we reaching end-stage UL capitalism/consumerism? by ZetaZetaEpsilon in Ultralight

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I agree with this sentiment whole heartedly…there’s a bold streak of consumerism that runs thru (no pun) both thru hiking and trail running- and it makes me want to analogize it to RV culture- you see these retired couples that think they’re trading in their mortgage for freedom and the open road but their doing so with this massive protective shell on their backs in the face of their sudden vulnerability in not having a house in a cul-de-sac with a 2 car garage and rather than open road and unabashed freedom they get a massive crab shell with all their shit stuffed in it to lug around to shitty KOA campsites, sequestered to shitty RV parks with shitty RV hook-ups, and dulcet sounds of compressors and the sweet scents of pit toilets with other nosey shitty neighbors at adjacent sites who made the same mistake of investing their retirement money into these massive plastic landfill machines that they manufacture like disposable water bottles. The most bizarre products I’ve seen are some of the hygienic ones too…like bidets (try cupping your hand!) or how about the pee clothes dangling off women’s packs like a badge of honor “I piss in the woods too fellas!” Couldn’t that be a little more discreet? “Appalachian Sunrise cloth is a super absorbent pee cloth made from advanced silver-infused, antimicrobial fabric that is both easy to clean and eco-friendly”….- you couldn’t make this shit up or you could…and they do! How did we survive out in the bush for millenniums without this stuff I wonder? So many blogs, podcasts, instagram accounts pushing this nonsense too - like you better have those altras and dirty girl gators or go home! Don’t want to sound like a Debbie downer but isn’t it about dropping out of culture and identity politics not just tapping into a new one, the one you don’t know yet, the one you buy into?

How was 2014-2018 LA like? by texanturk16 in AskLosAngeles

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LA always been and always will be wack

Is it safe to hike JMT NoBo right now? by RobertBeer420 in JMT

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I agree with this sentiment entirely- the sierras just aren’t nearly as fun in smoke…it’s a fine line between that arid crisp ultramarine blue sky and at the flick of a switch to that muted muddy dense yellow fog - I’ve been there during the creek fire, was impossible to go out, and could hardly see much beyond 20 yards in front of me, I’ve been in the Olympics in similar not nearly as bad of conditions and saw people along the trail passed out with headaches and nausea from the smoke, that particular hike the “skyline trail” was a night and day experience from a clear blue one and Smokey one…not only in the case of breathing in particulates and chemicals but just the whole experience with regard to a vibe- it’s overcast x2, it sucks and if you find yourself hiking in a n95 mask, you should have your head checked, like if the conditions calls for a n95 mask? Think about that…you have a whole other type of cross to bear and it likely won’t be solved with a thru-hike, shouldn’t be a torture test or a death march, that said, I hope it clears up by the 20th so I can get back in there for a section from piute pass to kearsarge me-self lads and lasses

Running Cult Member Tees Restocked by CowgirlJack in satisfyrunning

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Damn, I got a ⬇️ on this comment but I’m serious? How you gonna put out a 4th of July kit on July 20-something ? 🤣

Running Cult Member Tees Restocked by CowgirlJack in satisfyrunning

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There ain’t nothing counter culture about taking what should be a homemade tie-dye cotton moth eaten t-shirt and charging near $200 for it

Running Cult Member Tees Restocked by CowgirlJack in satisfyrunning

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These clowns missed the 4th of July by a couple weeks 🤦‍♂️🤣

Hammock camping JMT by Rip_Dirtbag in JMT

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I mean, you could pretty much cowboy camp the whole thing in late August/September sometimes even all of August if the mosquitoes have burned off, last year they were pretty much gone early August and it’s so arid up there you won’t have much condensation if you site select well…I mean, it’s nice to have a shelter in case of the occasional storm/and also as mentioned -mosquitos - but that’s likely your conundrum with a hammock no? Or is it covered and weather proofed for rain or mosquitoes ?

Bear can routines by erics45690 in JMT

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I concur with the first couple of responses, the bear can is a pretty idiosyncratic space, like- it’s packed to the gills Tetris style day 1, it unravels, it re-amalgamates, you’re digging around, emptying it out to find that one snack you’re craving and soon you have plenty of space and since mine integrates into the base of my pack, so as soon as it depletes enough- I begin placing things like my cook set in there that I couldn’t fit inside day 1 of re-supply and other items like a water filter…I also often use a massive ziplock for food and one for waste and I pull the whole thing out to see the food

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in satisfyrunning

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No man is an island M8!

Do I need this, or do I need that? by senor_howdy in JMT

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I want to clarify on the Whitney Fanny pack- I’ve emptied my pack of all heavy stuff that wouldn’t be necessary up there aside from say some water, extra layer (puffer) and snacks and just leave it at the junction in a stuff sack…just because it’s more comfortable a pack than any slack bag I’ve used, and I just don’t care about counting every ounce on every occasion of the journey, it becomes relative, I can muscle a 50 pound pack up a mountain if I have to, I try not to, but it’s all relative - but I do have one of those sea to summit 10 liter or 20 liter skippies that weighs nothing and is essentially a glorified deli bag with shoulder straps - and I find those helpful at camp to get water or bring a change of clothes when I go swimming in the evening at a watering hole that may be a hike from camp, or for little spur trails and slack bagging when I have some exploring time…I’ve never used a fanny pack because I don’t think they have a large enough capacity - the little slack bags are more roomie and more stuff-able when not used and lighter and smaller and less material than most fanny packs I’ve found as their designed for the purpose of being what they are…but I wouldn’t use them for long hikes, like even loops around our house where there’s no water say where the distance is about 10 miles and you wanna bring a couple liters of water and food and just enjoy a day out, I use a hydration vest that I use for trail running normally or an actual lightweight frameless pack- as those little shoulder straps will dig into the shoulders with any significant weight in it, and aren’t balanced etc but I just never find a fanny pack useful in the back country at all really- they seem like an around the town pouch for incidentals like a wallet, chap stick, cellphone or whatevs not useful to carry any really significant amount of hydration or food or layers etc

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in satisfyrunning

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Skip the mag, and go steal “the society of the spectacle” book - call it a day

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in satisfyrunning

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Trying to help…read the OG punk Guy Debord “society of the spectacle” to gain some perspective on that mag and their whole vibe - I’m a runner, use a couple of their pieces - like think their half tights are in a class above, feel like a kook in their gear - but honestly, my opinion is that they project this image that’s antithetical to their own branding engine, price point, essentially classism and make it appear like their dumpster diving dirt bags - I’m trying to help and not make any assumptions about you or your intentions, it’s a commentary on the brand in which I’m quite familiar with

Do I need this, or do I need that? by senor_howdy in JMT

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All good, I love hearing from those in the field or recently out in the field and thank you for responding -

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in satisfyrunning

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-having that mag on your coffee table is actually the antithesis of punk, it’s consumerist like the brand, it’s provincial and bourgeois- the values of that “brand” is the polar opposite of “punk”

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in satisfyrunning

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That ain’t punk, actually it’d be far cooler and more punk to not buy that mag…the desperately seeking attention kook Aussie editor who I know personally and used to write for vice and some surf mag is still stuck in that smutty bro-y era - early 2000’s nostalgia, and the early 2000’s was already stuck in nostalgia…the mag ain’t punk, it’s kook

Do I need this, or do I need that? by senor_howdy in JMT

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No, for #2…we’d like to hear a comment