Against The Grain: Ultralight Backpacking Edition

[Nameless Range]

6 guys. Attended K-12 together. Yearly fishing trip . Probably our 15th one. 4 days and a few lakes.








When carrying cases of beer on a 7 mile backpacking trip, fortify the cases with duct tape.



Hiking beers are tricky. When one is drank from one case, one must be drank from the other. Balance is important.



We got a fair amount of dirty looks on the trail. If only they knew what was in our packs.




Thanks to the work of Coors Unlimited, the Coors were spawning in this high mountain lake.







Fishing lakes above 8,000, we tried terrestrials - flies, ants, bees. The one guy who brought worms caught the biggest, and most.



Day 3 brought a cleansing jump in the lake, which killed any fish downstream.



Pack it in pack it out.





More, but some things best left off the internet.

 

[MarvB]

Last man to the top gets the White Claw?

 

[DouglasR]

Core AF

 

[Pagosa]

Good choice on beer, Coors Banquet are my favorite

 

[EYJONAS!]

I can't believe you subbed a case of claws for another case of gold.

Looks like an awesome trip man thanks for sharing, pretty special to be able to do that with long time buddies.

 

[Southern Elk]

 

[Nameless Range]

White Claw is a respectable beverage, particularly at 10,000 ft, between breakfast and lunch, and I will not defend myself against these insinuations.

 

[Elkhunter24]

Looks like a great trip! Awesome pictures

 

[MarvB]

 

[JEL]

Wait. Is that one dude wearing blue jeans? Did he make it back?

also they called white claw Zima back in the 80’s

 

[Southern Elk]

Wait. Is that one dude wearing blue jeans? Did he make it back?

also they called white claw Zima back in the 80’s

 

[PaulRevere]

Sweet! I always opt for a giant bota box. Booze to ratio is pretty good. Looks fun as heck.

 

[Irrelevant]

Mission accomplished. Great Job @Nameless Range

 

[BearFoot]

Beer in the mountains, much better, than beer on the couch

 

[Ben Lamb]

Working the guns & the legs on the way in. Well done.

 

[Nameless Range]

Wait. Is that one dude wearing blue jeans? Did he make it back?

There and back.

There are people who are willing to backpack in jeans, and those who are not. Same goes for folks willing to hoof an 8-beers-a-day budget over a couple mountain passes. God bless those who say yes to both.

 

[mountainlaurel3]

Now that's something I understand. I can attest that hunting packs work great for carrying 18 beers where the meat should go. Sadly, that is all I've carried where the meat should go...

 

[ZMT588]

Fitting

 

[JLDemo]

Found your patronus @Nameless Range

 

[JustinsDad]

Everything in your post sounds great. Good times.

Cheers!