yeah man...now days that stuff cracks me up...Im sure we did look like idiots...but hey, we were still kids just having fun,,,I bet people never seen someone sitting on the side of trail drinking a twelve pack of beer because they dont wanna carry it anymore...ha! I remember Prater leaving a new igloo cooler and coleman stove behind...the double burner type..thats crazy for sure...packs almost made you tip backwards they were so heavy, thank God for the switchbacks....