Trail Name

RainFly	Posted Sep 11, 2009 1:44 PM Link to this discussion
user 4053352 Ringgold, GA Post #: 24	What is the rule regarding "Trail Names"?
Bobby	Posted Sep 11, 2009 2:31 PM Link to this reply
user 4102674 Atlanta, GA Post #: 137	What is the rule regarding "Trail Names"? Why do you ask...'Rainfly'?
Dmitry	Posted Sep 11, 2009 2:56 PM Link to this reply
user 5507801 Group Organizer Lawrenceville, GA Post #: 181	Good shot, Bobby! :) Actually, we have to think about trail names for other folks who have been around for a while. Kenneth and John need ones for sure by now! I think something related to Steam Engine should fit Kenneth! :) Not sure about John: Pizza Man - for him making the pizza on our last trip in Cohutta?
John	Posted Sep 11, 2009 3:34 PM Link to this reply
user 5533859 Gainesville, GA Post #: 27	Not a good one, pizzaman. I like John.
Wild Bill	Posted Sep 11, 2009 3:38 PM Link to this reply
user 7932808 Atlanta, GA Post #: 13	Bobby (Polar Bear) gave me mine. I heard Dima hands them out too. Karen, do you like Rainfly? Hey Karen, I have an extra backpacker poncho if you want it. It is designed to cover both the hiker and the pack. Let me know. It is brand new and will cost you a cold beer next time we finish a hike together. Wild Bill
Chris W.	Posted Sep 11, 2009 4:24 PM Link to this reply
simplespirit Suwanee, GA Post #: 152	They're typically used by long distance hikers and more specifically thru-hikers. Some people start out with one, others get one handed to them over the course of a 3-6 month trip. I do know a couple of guys (Andy Skurka and Brian Doble) that are very accomplished hikers and don't use trail names (as far as I know at least). Most people that know Andy just refer to him as Skurka. I'm meeting Brian for the first time when I leave for the Whites tomorrow but I'm pretty sure he just goes by Brian. Edited by Chris W. on Sep 11, 2009 4:24 PM
Dmitry	Posted Sep 11, 2009 5:19 PM Link to this reply
user 5507801 Group Organizer Lawrenceville, GA Post #: 182	I agree, trail names are not for everyone, but sometimes they are fun - right, Polar? :) Brer M. Rabbit
David	Posted Sep 11, 2009 7:55 PM Link to this reply
user 6354540 Atlanta, GA Post #: 118	I've had a lot of trail names, some unprintable, and none have really "stuck" ;)
RainFly	Posted Sep 11, 2009 8:21 PM Link to this reply
user 4053352 Ringgold, GA Post #: 25	Bobby (Polar Bear) gave me mine. I heard Dima hands them out too. Karen, do you like Rainfly? Hey Karen, I have an extra backpacker poncho if you want it. It is designed to cover both the hiker and the pack. Let me know. It is brand new and will cost you a cold beer next time we finish a hike together. Wild Bill Rainfly huh? I like it! Wild Bill, it would be my great privilidge to buy you a cold brewski, and yes I would like your extra backpacker poncho, thanks a million.
RainFly	Posted Sep 11, 2009 8:23 PM Link to this reply
user 4053352 Ringgold, GA Post #: 26	I agree, trail names are not for everyone, but sometimes they are fun - right, Polar? :) Brer M. Rabbit What does the M. stand for?

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