Don't hang your hammock from a forked tree that has been used to break firewood.
Don't hang your hammock from a forked tree that has been used to break firewood.
Don't fight the feeling.
don't force a fart. you'll draw mud
don't drink the water
Don't shop for your re-supply without putting your glasses on.
Don't keep walking on a 'hot spot.' Bandage/tape all blisters or hot spots as soon as you feel them.
TW
"Thank God! there is always a Land of Beyond, For us who are true to the trail..." --- Robert Service
Don't stop believing (hang on to that feeling)
Don't go shopping for re-supply when you're hungry ...you'll end up with a lot of extra food. Eat first, shop later !!
'Slogger
The more I learn ...the more I realize I don't know.
Don't allow your online communications be any different than your face-to-face communications. If it is, stop, back away from the keyboard and think before you hit enter on your revised communication.
Don't poop where you eat.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Don't forget to stop and smell the roses.
Don't forget that being constipated while squating over a cathole really sucks.
When collecting kindling:
Don't forget, those sticks that are sticking straight out of the ground may be marking somebody's cathole. That stick may have a suprise on the other end.
Don't belive anything you hear,and only half of what you see
Heritage not hate
Wish I'd had these before my hike last year. So many are right on target. Even Lone Wolf's.
Anyway, don't go with a plan on how you will hike the trail - mileage, stops, etc. In a day it will all be chucked out the window. Take the trail as it comes, day by day, and be adaptable.