Dumbest biggest thing you've ever carried

[birdog]

10 inch Lodge cast iron skillet with 2 lbs of bacon to cook in it. I like bacon-so do skunks, possums, coyotes, shelter mice, and not to mention the cloud of flies and other winged bandits that tried to lay seige to me in order to get get my pork.

[EastCoastFeastCoast]

Back when I was in the boy scouts, we were preparing the new scouts for their first big time camping trip @ Camp Buck Toms... this kid brought a fully boxed brush kit, like 3 big ole wood handled brushes inside the original packaging... was the funniest thing I ever saw someone pull out of a pack.

[nsiderbam]

On my first real backpacking excursion (a 5-day 60-mile hike on the AT in Shenandoah), my then-roommate carried a large hatchet and a blowgun. I'm not really sure what he planned to do with the hatchet, but being an avid hunter, he wanted to nab a squirrel and make squirrel stew for us. Thankfully, he wasn't successful.

Before I learned that there is a wide variety of trail-foods, I was keen on taking loads of ramen...like a whole 24-pack in my backpack. Needless to say, that's where I got my trail name from.

[Hrdlee]

Back when I was in the boy scouts, we were preparing the new scouts for their first big time camping trip @ Camp Buck Toms... this kid brought a fully boxed brush kit, like 3 big ole wood handled brushes inside the original packaging... was the funniest thing I ever saw someone pull out of a pack.

Had a scoutmaster that made us carry a chain to hang pots over the fire


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[Mountain Mike]

Once I carried a pair of snake skin cowboy boots. Spent a day visiting people before I hopped on a trainin MA bound for GA. I figured I would just mail traveling clothes back to myself for return trip. Got of the train in Gainville & realized it was sunday! Carried them with me untill Suches where I mailed them back to Gainsville.

[HT1]

back in 2000 when I was hiking in Hawaii, I carried 35 pounds of camera gear on every hike. I got some great pictures, and some strong legs!

[George]

dumbest thing I carried was a bottle of booze that was not large enough, never make that newbie error again!

[Sarcasm the elf]

dumbest thing I carried was a bottle of booze that was not large enough, never make that newbie error again!

HYOH, but in my opinion it is unwise to drink anywhere that doesn't have a flush toilet.

[rocketsocks]

Case of beer,firewood,2 tee bones stakes(no..not for holding the tent down),it was a good "trip"

[wildkitty]

wow the first day out going south last year i carried only too the first shelter 8 miles away a folding lawnchair

[Del Q]

A 5lb weight.

Left Philly with a LARGE Primo's hoagie (maybe 2+ lbs), a 5 lb weight and 20oz of Tequila.

Lets just say that day two was a great day.

[mgeiger]

Case of beer.

[Lone Wolf]

Case of beer.

that ain't dumb to carry

[atmilkman]

I once carried a Coleman 2 burner stove with a full tank of gas from Neel's to Woods Hole and back because for once in my life I wanted a luxury supper and breakfast on the AT. It was Hamburger Helper Cheeseburger Macaroni, a can of green beans, bread and butter and a cucumber. Breakfast was bacon and eggs and grits and hot pepper rings. This was back in the 70's. I was young but I was on top of the world. Right then life couldn't have gotten any better.

[Tinker]

My ego. I'm trying to cut down on pack weight in that department, though.

[Slimer]

a full size watermellon......

[msupple]

A case of beer. It was only a few miles in and I hiked it in solo the day before the "actual" hike with my two friends as a surprise. I had it submerged in a nice cool creek. They were both surprised, impressed and eternally grateful. (They hauled out the empties)

[Nightwalker]

A Coleman Sportster liquid-fuel stove every hike in January and February. And any time I want to mess with people. :-)

[Kookork]

The dumbest and biggest thing that I have ever carried has been my ego.

[Papa D]

probably a percolator to make coffee -- boy it was good coffee though .....