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Posted by Blackbeard on September 28, 2007 at 1:45:40 pm EDT
In reply to My first backpacking trip - Trip Report - 3/14/1969 - 3/16/1969 posted by Fred on September 11, 2007 at 7:26:47 am EDT

I really liked the story, Fred.

The only thing I can remember about my really first overnighter was that it must have been about 1963 and that a lot of that BSA stuff was with me also. The Yucca pack, in particular, stays with me. My parents were not camping oriented, and we mostly packed our own packs without a lot of the older troop members. This was almost like car camping as the BS troop was dropped off and we hiked about 100 yards and set up camp. The pack brings back such a vivid memory because I packed it with quite a few cans of food. Guess my appetite then and now are about the same. When I proceeded to put my pack on, it was so heavy that I just rolled over as it dragged me along, flip-flopping and somersaulting to the ground.

A little embarrassing, but that was just the beginning of a long love of the outdoors and living in tents. I just never seemed to backpack, though, always car camp after the scouts.

Steve

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