Advice From The Sarge's A$$

[MarylandQuitter]

The Mrs. Sarge, her pack.  It looks much heavier than the one on your back.

 

chewy stewie

[sgt.barney]

The Pants on Harney Peak

 

 

Easy Peasy

[El Bandito]

On the lady front..

 

The Bandit thinks the Sarge is punching above his weight...

 

Pretty lady!

 

Are the shorts/pants to be replaced? Is this their swan song?

[sgt.barney]

The Mrs. Sarge, her pack.  It looks much heavier than the one on your back.

 

Nominally, no. 

 

The Sarge's is about 50% more actual weight than The Mrs.

 

She, however, is carrying more.  As a percentage of body weight, her standard pack is far, far heavier than The Sarge's - and that's what counts so you are, indeed, correct.

 

 

 

How do we know this?

 

 

The pack (and The Magic Pants) at weigh-in:

 

 

 

 

 

Easy Peasy

[MarylandQuitter]

Looks like you're pulling down on your pack and she's pushing up on her's.  lol  Just kidding.  Cool pics. 

[sgt.barney]

Pretty lady!

The Sarge agrees.

 

Here's one with The Lady (without The Magic Pants)

 

 

 

And here's The Magic Pants with The Mrs. Sarge gearing up to head down the Sheltowee Trail   for a few days of mud, poison ivy, and wild blueberries.

 

 

 

Notice, MQ - The Sarge is carrying THREE PACKS to The Mrs. Sarge's ONE.

 

The Main pack on the back. A smaller one on the front (The Sarge believes Mrs. Sarge is digging out a pack of her smokes - she always has one before we head out from a trailhead) and a tiny pack strapped onto the back of the big pack.

 

Just call The Sarge : The Sherpa.

 

 

 

Easy Peasy

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I like the sewn up ripped area in the back where its obvious you bent over and heard the infamous riiiiiiiiiiiip. Lol

 

And the 2 current holes. Hope your not going commando.........that could be a little tease for the wildlife out there.

 

I can already see it on the news....."Man gets raped by grizzly bear while hiking through the mountains"

[sgt.barney]

The Pants at 600 feet, on approach for landing ...

 

 

Who jumps in clam-diggers / capris?

 

The Sarge does - that's who.

 

 

 

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[Nancy]

This may be my favorite thread, ever!

[MarylandQuitter]

Just out of principal, the Sarge needs to throw in the pic of the beard as he's jumping from the plane.

[sgt.barney]

I like the sewn up ripped area in the back where its obvious you bent over and heard the infamous riiiiiiiiiiiip. Lol

 

That is EXACTLY how that went down. 

 

And the 2 current holes. Hope your not going commando.........that could be a little tease for the wildlife out there.

 

The two current holes are patched - that's the tan material coming from underneath so no accidental exposure. Shitty/hasty campsite sew job on those that will need upgraded at some future point.

 

BTW, you should see the holes underneath the Levis butt pockets patches.

 

I can already see it on the news....."Man gets raped by grizzly bear while hiking through the mountains"

 

:laugh2:

[Petra]

Very cool pix!!!  And Mrs. Sarge is so pretty!!!  She does't look like a smoker.  Lucky you!  Thanks for sharing.  :)

[sgt.barney]

Just out of principal, the Sarge needs to throw in the pic of the beard as he's jumping from the plane.

 

As requested (but off topic - no Magic Pants ... but maybe on topic: Harden The F_ck Up and Jump !)

 

How do y'all like the used 1970's disco-era Jump Suit in stylish peach and navy?

 

 

And just for grins, here's what that (failed) beard experiment looked like from the ground.

Probably no pants on in this pic:

 

 

 

Easy Peasy

[sgt.barney]

The Magic Pants at the base of Devil's Tower

 

 

Climbing Devil's Tower

 

 

At the Summit of Devil's Tower

 

 

 

 

Easy Peasy

[sgt.barney]

The Pants (in "shorts mode" - the legs zip off and convert The Pants into The Shorts)

on some random wall at some random crag in Muir Valley

 

 

Easy Peasy

[sgt.barney]

Hardening The F_ck Up in The Mojave

 

 

Hard to see burried under all that gear, but look just above the black kneepad and you'll see the rolled-up purple Magic Pants.

 

Easy Peasy

[sgt.barney]

The Ryan Mountain summit marker with The Magic Pants

 

 

 

 

 

 

Easy Peasy

[sgt.barney]

Hardening The F_ck Up in the Colorado Desert with The Pants

 

[sgt.barney]

The Pants @ The J-Tree

 

 

 

Easy Peasy

[sgt.barney]

Hardening The F_ck Up with The Pants after a COOOOOOOOLLLLLLD overnighter (had to scrape the ice off the inside of the tent - who knew? Ice in deserts ...)  somewhere back-country in the Pinto Basin.

 

 

 

 

That was a hard, hard night. You can see it in The Sarge's face.

 

Easy Peasy

[sgt.barney]

The Pants in iminent, grave, and mortal danger somewhere in the Kaibob.

 

 

 

That was looong ago - some time pre-patches (which would put it pre 2005-ish... sorta ... maybe ... ???)

[sgt.barney]

Taking it easy (in The Shorts mode - it was 117 degrees down there that day) and dipping into the Colorado River at the bottom of the Grand Canyon - those dogs were barking after a 14-miler down the North side of the Canyon ... and really weren't looking forward to the next two days of uphill.

 

[sgt.barney]

A Harden The F_ck Up hike from The Colorado River up to the Tonto Plateau and out across the Plateau to the Plateau Point overlook with The Magic Pants

 

[sgt.barney]

Unknown (precarious) location - but you can just make out The Shorts and The Hardening it took to cross that wall.

 

 

 

Easy Peasy

[sgt.barney]

The Pants (in shorts mode) just chillin' on some random, un-named trail in Arizona.

 

 

 

Easy Peasy