What do you tell non-climbers what your crash pad is?

If you are really good and want to get people to really be freaked out this is something that we have thought of before.

Since a lot of climbers bring along still cameras and video cameras just be carrying them so it is obvious. When someone asks you what you are doing tell them you are filming for a website NakedInTheWoods.com or something along those lines. For a true trump card get some business cards printed-up with said website and hand them one.

This would probably work best when there is an odd assortment of males and females. Such as three guys and one girl.

Then again the police might be combing the woods for you as soon as the family gets back into cell-phone range...

"Why don't you follow us and find out?" anyone with you chimes in "Yeah, why don't you come with us??"

I like to just say protection. This leaves them with this kind of stupid look like "protection from what,should I have protection too. What do we need protection from? Is it safe out here?" This answer provides more questions than answers and I get a kick out of the way people respond.

pooler wrote:I like to just say protection. This leaves them with this kind of stupid look like "protection from what,should I have protection too. What do we need protection from? Is it safe out here?" This answer provides more questions than answers and I get a kick out of the way people respond.

That's pretty good, going to have to try that one out. You should also have a gun around your waist to really throw them off: mountainproject.com/v/color…

The pad? Oh, well I'm narcoleptic so I carry this around for when I fall asleep and tip over backwards. Keeps me safe and comfy.

Park Ranger: What is that there on your back son?
Me: A case for my 6 foot bong. It comes apart in 2 foot sectionals. We haul it up to smoke at the boulders over there. Wouldn't want the glass to break... ya know what I mean?

Was asked today if it was for wake boarding...
Yes. it is.

Giant 34" super family sized pizza warmer for picnics.

Elk Saddle. Works great at RMNP.

elk saddle

Said wrote:Elk Saddle. Works great at RMNP.

guess you beat me to it

New Question: What do you tell yourself the reason is for being a boulderer instead of a rock climber?

My couch. It really is.

chosspector wrote:New Question: What do you tell yourself the reason is for being a boulderer instead of a rock climber?

I'm lazy and have ADD so i don't have enough of an attention span to sport or trad lol

chosspector wrote:New Question: What do you tell yourself the reason is for being a boulderer instead of a rock climber?

I didn't know the two were mutually exclusive.

suprasoup wrote: I didn't know the two were mutually exclusive.

But of course they are, everyone knows bouldering is totally different from rock climbing. When you're rock climbing, you climb rocks - when you're bouldering, you ASCEND rocks. Duh.

I usually tell them "Its exactly what you think it is" and hike away quickly. Let 'em stew on that for a while.

d-know wrote:it's a MAXI pad for my mangina. 'cause i don't have the balls to lead routes.

HAHA - good one.

Mine is used for outdoor porn shoots.

Flip & Fuck

sex pad. not yet but maybe in the right situation.

Jet pack

River raft

Alligator trap (even funnier in the mountains)

Hang glider

Portable fridge

The best story I have is when a father with his two sons (both in their mid 20's) saw me and my friends walk by them. The father turned to his kids and said, "look at those stupid F'ing backpacks, what kind of a moron would buy that s*** to go camping with. F'ing stupid kids." I couldn't help but laugh at his condescending stupidity, which only confused him and his kids. I was glad to see such smart folk procreating!