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Apr 2, 2013 at 10:05 am #1301213

Mike Blarowki
BPL Member

@mikeyb
Locale: BC25.com

Did you ever wonder if going into the backcountry is a good idea?

Here are the top 10 Reasons why you should never go into the backcountry

Apr 2, 2013 at 10:17 am #1972024

Stephen Barber
BPL Member

@grampa
Locale: SoCal

It's all true! So much better to stay in the metropolis! ;)

Apr 2, 2013 at 10:20 am #1972025

Stuart .
BPL Member

@lotuseater
Locale: Colorado

Not to mention snakes and bears and mountain lions, oh and did I mention snakes…? Stay at home. Please.

Apr 2, 2013 at 10:29 am #1972028

Mike Blarowki
BPL Member

@mikeyb
Locale: BC25.com

oh yes, I did forget the snakes, didn't I?

Apr 2, 2013 at 10:33 am #1972029

Stephen M
BPL Member

@stephen-m
Locale: Way up North

What about two legged snakes?

Apr 2, 2013 at 11:12 am #1972047

Mike Blarowki
BPL Member

@mikeyb
Locale: BC25.com

If you've seen two legged snakes Stephen I would love to see some photos :-)

Apr 2, 2013 at 11:16 am #1972048

Stephen M
BPL Member

@stephen-m
Locale: Way up North

Mike,

I refer to unsavoury and nasty people.

Apr 2, 2013 at 11:26 am #1972053

Mike Blarowki
BPL Member

@mikeyb
Locale: BC25.com

Ahh i'm with you now Stephen

Apr 2, 2013 at 11:28 am #1972054

Stephen M
BPL Member

@stephen-m
Locale: Way up North

:-)

Apr 2, 2013 at 11:32 am #1972056

David Thomas
BPL Member

@davidinkenai
Locale: North Woods. Far North.

Your apps may not be able to update automatically.

It might rain. Or snow. Or be sunny.

You could stub your toe on a root or rock since many backcountry locations do not have adequate sidewalks installed.

Apr 2, 2013 at 2:02 pm #1972083

Adam Rothermich
BPL Member

@aroth87
Locale: Missouri Ozarks

You might be sore at the end of the day.

You might be still be sore when you wake up.

Adam

Apr 2, 2013 at 2:06 pm #1972084

Justin Baker
BPL Member

@justin_baker
Locale: Santa Rosa, CA

The rain is wet, the snow is cold, and the sun will burn you. You really can't win here.

Apr 2, 2013 at 2:55 pm #1972098

Ken Thompson
BPL Member

@here
Locale: Right there

You'll miss out on reading useless crap on the internet.

Apr 2, 2013 at 3:31 pm #1972107

Gary Dunckel
BPL Member

@zia-grill-guy
Locale: Boulder

Or you might run into the Idster, B.G., Travis, Konrad, or me on the trail–what a fine mess that would be for you. And then there's David, Dean F., Adan, Craig, Mike, Kat, the Link, and maybe even Maia–it's pretty darned dangerous out there, with all those rascals on the loose.

Apr 2, 2013 at 3:45 pm #1972113

Nick Gatel
BPL Member

@ngatel
Locale: Southern California

Earthquakes, boulder avalanches, landslides, flash floods, freezing temperatures, triple-digit temperatures, rabid rodents and mammals, poisonous snakes, poisonous insects and spiders, predatory packs of coyotes, man-eating tarantulas, nasty large biting lizards, no marked trails, probably no water, and GPS failures."

Apr 2, 2013 at 4:17 pm #1972121

Franco Darioli
Spectator

@franco
Locale: Gauche, CU.

The real problem is that animals poop everywhere, they have no respect.

Apr 2, 2013 at 5:51 pm #1972139

Justin Baker
BPL Member

@justin_baker
Locale: Santa Rosa, CA

You might even get sweaty and start to smell bad. Gross!

Apr 2, 2013 at 6:00 pm #1972140

Jerry Adams
BPL Member

@retiredjerry
Locale: Oregon and Washington

"The real problem is that animals poop everywhere, they have no respect"

At least they don't use toilet paper

Apr 2, 2013 at 6:05 pm #1972143

Ken Thompson
BPL Member

@here
Locale: Right there

Hatchet wielding maniacs

Sasquatch

Pot farms

No ice cream or taco trucks

Apr 2, 2013 at 6:39 pm #1972156

Bob Gross
BPL Member

@b-g-2-2
Locale: Silicon Valley

"You might even get sweaty and start to smell bad. Gross!"

Exactly what are you trying to say?

–B.G.–

Apr 2, 2013 at 6:45 pm #1972159

Jeremy and Angela
BPL Member

@requiem
Locale: Northern California

The real problem is that animals poop everywhere, they have no respect.

Is it bad that my first thought was "how is this different from San Francisco sidewalks?"

Obligatory contributions:
-You can't call out for pizza: clearly a starvation danger.
-If you're not careful you might get some nature on you.

Apr 2, 2013 at 7:41 pm #1972183

RA Amundsen
Member

@grimner

You might spend more than five minutes alone and thus run the grave risk of attending your own thoughts.

Apr 2, 2013 at 8:21 pm #1972202

Bob Bankhead
BPL Member

@wandering_bob
Locale: Oregon, USA

You will have to actually walk up and down each elevation change due to the total lack of escalators in the wilderness. The few elevators that do exist have been shut down due to federal budget cuts necessitated by Congress's complete inability to pass a budget.

However, the primary reason is that, despite their advertising, Domino's does NOT deliver to wilderness campsites.

Apr 2, 2013 at 8:42 pm #1972214

Stephen Barber
BPL Member

@grampa
Locale: SoCal

Mosquitoes! Black flies! No-see-ums! Ticks!

Even worse: DEET and Permetherin!

Apr 2, 2013 at 9:07 pm #1972222

Travis Leanna
BPL Member

@t-l
Locale: Wisconsin

Emerging from the backcountry makes society seem that much worse.
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