[pct-l] Fw: Why are male hikers happier campers than female hikers?

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good morning, Crystal,

You created a good list, to which I would like to nominate an addition:

On the average, female hikers have a significantly higher ratio of hip
diameter vs. waist diameter compared to the guys.  When this bottom-to-middle
ratio is used to describe tree trunks it's called “butt swell” but I refuse
to use the term in this context.

A very practical advantage of the ratio difference can easily be seen when
selecting and fitting a pack.  The larger relative hip diameter means a
pack’s belt can accept a greater share of the load without being
uncomfortably tight.

That’s one of the reasons I don’t use a pack with a belt.  With my 1:1 ratio
I have to snug the belt as tight as possible to get it to support any load,
and after approximately 15 steps the belt slides down to erase even that
small advantage.   Besides, with a belt that tight I can’t even pee.

Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09


On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 9:44 PM, Crystal Mcdowall <
crystal_mcdowall at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> ----- Forwarded Message ----
> From: Crystal Mcdowall <crystal_mcdowall at yahoo.com>
> To: Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>
> Sent: Sun, February 27, 2011 9:27:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Why  are male hikers happier campers than female
> hikers?
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> I totally disagree!  Women are way happier campers :)
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> 1: Our bodies are equipped to handle pregnancy, so we have a higher pain
> tolerance...sore legs, feet, etc....nothing compared to giving birth.  Men
> never
> get pregnant, well women generally don't pay child support.
> 2:  It only matters to men if our legs are hairy.
> 3:  Strap problems?  I think that's pretty much eliminated with properly
> fitted
> gear...are we talking bra or pack straps?  Either way, doesn't matter =)
> 4:  Our underwear weighs less, and we need not bother
> with...ummm...adjusting
> ourselves?
> 5:  Our nails are smaller, thinner, and more efficiently maintained with a
> pocket knife than a man's....plus we're way more experienced in nail care.
> 6:  So you don't have to carry  birth control or tampons?  Well a month's
> worth
> of condoms is bulkier and way more fragile than a small light birth control
> pill
> package....plus there's the shot and other methods that don't need to be
> carried, so no sale =).  As for tampons, well we have a solution to a
> nosebleed
> in the dry, high desert climates hahaha!
> 7:  We can also pee without getting out of the tent, we just need to use a
> different strategy.
> 8:  We could hike topless, and we'd get all attention and compliments that
> men
> only dream of if we did.
> 9:  Curlers?  I've never used curlers, they're definitely not a
> necessity... but
> I bet we manage to make our hair look better than yours
> 10:  We have no problems lighting stoves, and the guys that can't seem to
> stop
> playing with the fires are way more likely to start a forest fire!
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> Just had to stick up for my fellow ladies =)
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> ________________________________
> From: Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net; Hiker97 <hiker97 at aol.com>; Melanie Clarke
> <melaniekclarke at gmail.com>; patti kulesz <peprmintpati88 at yahoo.com>; Deems
> <losthiker at sisqtel.net>; MONTE DODGE <montedodge at msn.com>
> Sent: Sat, February 26, 2011 7:43:39 PM
> Subject: [pct-l] Why  are male hikers happier campers than female hikers?
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> Hi gang,
> Did you guys ever wonder why there are more male hikers than female hikers?
> It could be that male hikers are happier campers.
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> TEN  REASON  WHY  MEN  ARE  HAPPIER  CAMPERS.
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> 1.   We never get pregnant
> 2.   It does not matter if our legs are hairy
> 3.   We never have strap problems
> 4.   Our underwear is warmer
> 5.   We can do our nails with a pocket knife
> 6.   We don't need to carry birth control pills or tampons
> 7.   We can pee without getting out of the tent on a rainy night
> 8.   We can hike topless
> 9.   We don't need to put our hair up in curlers
> 10.  We can light a stove without starting  a forest fire
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> No wonder men are happier campers.
>
> JMT Reinhold
> The happy camper
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