My wife hasn't trusted me on hiking gear ever since I took her on Angels Landing

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Jun 18, 2021
12:02:43pm

JAGA97 All-American

My wife hasn't trusted me on hiking gear ever since I took her on Angels Landing

with not water on our 1st date. I usually don't take water unless it is over 5 miles.

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JAGA97

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My son is going on his first YM hike today. It's an easy 3mile walk to a lake

wabluecoug

6/18/21 11:59am

My wife hasn't trusted me on hiking gear ever since I took her on Angels Landing

JAGA97

6/18/21 12:02pm

Man. I am the complete opposite. Especially in the desert. I take water on any desert hike of a distance of more than

CougarTailDevourer

6/18/21 12:05pm

I did 25 miles on my bike this morning and didn't drink a drop of water. I did

JAGA97

6/18/21 12:09pm

You know that's not a badge of honor, right?

jdub

6/18/21 12:10pm

I get so dehydrated if I MTB without water. I take a boatload of water, I have a 3

CougarTailDevourer

6/18/21 12:17pm

Yep, one of my good friends lost his dad because they didn't pack enough water

Big Red Thunder

6/18/21 12:43pm

Yup, it's no joke. Took some YM on an a MTB ride that was supposed to be 10 miles in So. Utah a couple of weeks ago,

CougarTailDevourer

6/18/21 12:57pm

Exactly. If everyone has drank it all, what will you use to cool down someone

Q-grr

6/18/21 2:18pm

I'd side with your wife on that one. You always take water on hikes because you never know what will happen.

jdub

6/18/21 12:06pm

He was super charged with testosterone back then;)

CougGolf

6/18/21 12:08pm

Wimp. Who needs water hiking up a 1,000 mountain in the desert?

Joe Banks

6/18/21 12:08pm

Yeah that's not real smart.

JuicyJam

6/18/21 12:07pm

Wait... Angels Landing on the first date? There’s so many questions...

Heath Squashwell

6/18/21 12:25pm

Hot take: Angel's landing is overhyped as being dangerous and sketchy and in reality is no big deal.

CougarTailDevourer

6/18/21 12:36pm

It is a San Francisco sidewalk until the last 1/4 mile.

JAGA97

6/18/21 12:37pm

I’ve accidentally shoved a few people off

Heath Squashwell

6/18/21 12:42pm

It was not a big deal until I took my kids on the hike. Stressed me out.

Hawk in the 303

6/18/21 1:02pm

The story of that date doesn't end there.

JAGA97

6/18/21 12:38pm

You did angels landing AND a movie on the first date!?

Heath Squashwell

6/18/21 12:41pm

Yes. We knew each other for about a year before that date.

JAGA97

6/18/21 12:51pm

The hike makes sense if you knew each other...but after a long hike you went to

6/19/21 3:38am

Did you at least pray for moisture?

gwill

6/18/21 12:34pm

One of the best things my dad did for me regarding this that I passed on to mine

NVACougar

6/18/21 12:07pm

Yeah, your wife is getting a little too protective. As a former leader, I want kids to be prepared, but

jdub

6/18/21 12:09pm

My favorite growing up was a kid who was complaining about his pack weight. We opened his

CSoul

6/18/21 12:10pm

I remember a very similar experience.

Joe Banks

6/18/21 12:24pm

In my troop, it was cans of beef stew and chili.

jdub

6/18/21 12:27pm

That pretty much described how it went with my wife and sons

jxncoog

6/18/21 12:13pm

My kids had a leader a couple years ago that packed a bigcase of water bottles.

gwill

6/18/21 12:33pm

Gold

6/18/21 12:35pm

There is a certain CBer that I won't name that did this to himself when we were scouts. I was basically in charge of

SingleStrapBackpack

6/18/21 1:30pm

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