How many days have you been alone

How many days have you gone without seeing/talking to another person.

  • 0

    Votes: 2 6.3%

  • 1

    Votes: 2 6.3%

  • 2

    Votes: 10 31.3%

  • 3

    Votes: 7 21.9%

  • 4

    Votes: 1 3.1%

  • 5

    Votes: 1 3.1%

  • 6+

    Votes: 9 28.1%
  • Total voters
    32
3 days backpacking. 5 days dispersed camping. My solo trips backpacking have been weekenders, so Fri-Sun is usually the ticket. These days, I usually after three days want to see my wife and kids and take a hot shower. Then I get home and want three more days out there. :confused:
 
I did a 4 day trip in the san juans 2 years ago where the only people I saw were one group the first day hiking in, and 1 group the second day hiking out. So 3+ days for me. I got pretty antsy the last day.
 
I said 2 days, most of my trips are 2 - 4 nights in the SE, it is pretty rare that I don't see someone in passing after a day or so. I've got 5 nights in SEKI coming next week, it would be nice if I did not see anyone, but I'll be on the JMT for at least some of the trip, so I know I'll see some people (hopefully not hordes of people).
 
wsp_scott said:
I said 2 days, most of my trips are 2 - 4 nights in the SE, it is pretty rare that I don't see someone in passing after a day or so. I've got 5 nights in SEKI coming next week, it would be nice if I did not see anyone, but I'll be on the JMT for at least some of the trip, so I know I'll see some people (hopefully not hordes of people).
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Me too. I'm surprised so many people have made it so long on trips without seeing another soul along the trail. Looking back on my longer solo trips in remote areas I can't think of a time I ever made it more than a couple of days without seeing someone somewhere along the way.
 
LarryBoy said:
Nonsense. The best question would be "Do I look better in [Dress A] or [Dress B]?"

Because at long last, we'd finally have an answer prepared that won't get us into hot water.
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Hey, that reminds me, we're still waiting for that photo!
 
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Nick said:
Me too. I'm surprised so many people have made it so long on trips without seeing another soul along the trail. Looking back on my longer solo trips in remote areas I can't think of a time I ever made it more than a couple of days without seeing someone somewhere along the way.
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I have a suspicion that the skew toward the six + is a sampling error. That all the people on this site who have been out that long are drawn by the thread title, while others are not.
 
Rockskipper said:
Hey, that reminds me, we're still waiting for that photo!
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I'm still waiting for BCP members to kick in a donation to the Beardsley foundation or the Wilderness Society or whatever.

I'm wearing my rain skirt right now actually. It's not as fashionable as the scat kilt though.
 
Ben said:
I have a suspicion that the skew toward the six + is a sampling error. That all the people on this site who have been out that long are drawn by the thread title, while others are not.
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Also, you're on BCP, which itself is skewed toward trips a little off the beaten path.
 
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