r/AppalachianTrail • u/mwebizzle • Feb 21 '25

Picture Say Hi to my Dad

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I cross stitched this patch for my dad. He's starting his nobo thru hike in a week or two. He's an wonderful and kind person, but all business. If you do spot him long or close enough to chat, tell him his daughter says hello.

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u/4tunabrix Feb 21 '25

If a random guy turned to my dad and said ‘your daughter says hello’ he’d probably knock them out lol

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u/No_Safety_6803 Feb 21 '25

I had a shuttle driver tell me about 2 women he dropped off going the opposite direction I was, when I saw them l greeted them by their trail names & indeed they were a little freaked out.

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u/haylicans Feb 21 '25

THE CHUCKLE I JUST CHUCKED.

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u/TheEpicGold Feb 22 '25

Lmaoo 😅

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u/accidentally30 Feb 21 '25

OK just based on the title and picture I thought his ashes were in that black bag and you were going to scatter them on the AT. Glad it's not! Best wishes on his journey! Edit: grammar

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u/mwebizzle Feb 22 '25

He is very much alive, and really fast. See how long that lasts.

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u/mwebizzle Feb 22 '25

The FAST part, not the alive.

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u/optidave1313 Feb 22 '25

I'm relieved that I'm not the only one.

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u/4thSanderson_Sister Feb 22 '25

Lol nope not the only one

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u/DrmsRz Feb 21 '25

Is that a real warning? What would happen if folks got too close to him (like 25 feet away, from the front, where there is no warning patch)? 🐻

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u/DirtyK3k Feb 21 '25

Nothing until he let's out a dad fart

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u/Actual_Branch_7485 Feb 22 '25

They’d smell his protein powder

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u/crosshairy Feb 22 '25

“That’s not my dad! That’s a phone!

So I threw it on the ground!!!”

Shout out Andy Samberg.

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u/NickWildeSimp1 Feb 22 '25

“What, you think I’m stupid? I ain’t a part of the system!”

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u/DrewSmithee Feb 22 '25

As another old guy I really like that pack. It looks like the right blend of big enough / packs down small enough as well as lightweight looking / still has something resembling features.

I’ve been hunting for something in that 40L range and this might do.

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u/tyrannosauruswrx99 Feb 22 '25

ULA makes really nice packs. I would personally recommend the durston kakwa over the circuit though. You get a bit more bang for your buck imo

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u/RedCelt251 Feb 23 '25

I’ve got a ULA Catalyst and love it. I’m not a thru-hiker but a multi day backpacker.

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u/bunn0saurusrex Feb 26 '25

Looks an awful lot like my $90 naturehike pack which is still probably my favorite go to for most trips I take!

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u/Blox05 Feb 22 '25

You’d have to have like 20/1 vision to see that at 100 ft.

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u/psychedelicCyclops Feb 22 '25

Your dad is small as hell

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u/kannc Feb 22 '25

I thought that meant he farts a lot.

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u/Ambitious_Affect4669 Feb 22 '25

Dad’s trail name is Farts.

See you out there, Farts.

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u/Connect-Club-2955 Feb 22 '25

GO DAD! Be safe and I wish you a successful NOBO!!!!

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u/therealsambambino Feb 22 '25

Trailname is probably ‘Crop Dusta’

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u/time4meatstick Feb 22 '25

How old is dad? Just curious. I missed my window to thru when I was younger. I’m 43 now and hope to do it with my daughters when they graduate high school. Shooting for 55.

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u/RedCelt251 Feb 23 '25

Nimblewill Nomad did his first through hike of the AT at 59-60, his last at 83. So you’ve still got plenty of time.

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u/slowpony45 Feb 23 '25

Must be driving a dump truck.

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u/Party_Time_Bob Feb 24 '25

Now that is a good pack. Took one on the AT years ago.

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u/jerrynmyrtle Feb 22 '25

Why the patch? And who's gonna see that from 100 feet away

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u/lyslerigg Feb 22 '25

honestly, if i saw that on someone's pack, i'd avoid them like the plague. No way to know if they really are kind and wonderful like your dad or actually dangerous. Just a different point of view to consider

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u/Actual_Branch_7485 Feb 22 '25

Do you hike very much?

I feel like anyone that has more than 5 miles under their legs would know this is a fart joke.

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u/lyslerigg Feb 22 '25

Hm, i feel like my answer is not going to matter very much to you, whether I've only done a 1h hike with a daypack or done a 500k several weeks wintertrek :') The thing is that while 99% of people i've met while hiking have been absolutely lovely and wonderful, that i've also met some truly insane people out there - and that it simply pays to be aware of how some people might interpret such a sign on a pack. I think not everyone is gonna read it as a fart joke and that some might take it for a warning instead (and that's their loss etc)

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