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trail wiseguy Member
Joined: 25 Jun 2013 Posts: 350 | TRs | Pics Location: tacoma,wa |
I am not a smoker, but i have a friend who is. We hike often and it has never bothered me. The deal is do it down wind or away from tents sleeping bags etc. I would think that not all people would deal with it.
If your a smoker i would like to hear how you are treated on the trail and how you handle it.
"the mountains are calling and i must go"
- John Muir
"the mountains are calling and i must go"
- John Muir
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cdestroyer Member
Joined: 14 Sep 2015 Posts: 1249 | TRs | Pics Location: montana |
back in the day when I still hiked there were so few others it didnt matter. in a typical weekend foray if I encountered a single soul it was a traffic jam.
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the Zachster Member
Joined: 17 Jan 2007 Posts: 4776 | TRs | Pics Location: dog training |
"May I always be the kind of person my dog thinks I am"
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Voxxjin made of hamburger
Joined: 05 Sep 2013 Posts: 657 | TRs | Pics Location: Dupont |
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Tue Mar 29, 2016 8:21 am
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I don't smoke. However I will say that when I am in the middle of nowhere it does drive me crazy to smell smoke. One of the things I enjoy about being out there is to be away from all of the smoke, fumes, car exhaust, etc. And you can smell it from a good distance away and not even see the other person. It drive me nuts enough when I walk my dogs at night in the neighborhood and I can smell all the people who step outside their house to smoke. Wish they would go back inside and stink up their own house.
Cry 'Havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war
Cry 'Havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war
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NacMacFeegle Member
Joined: 16 Jan 2014 Posts: 2653 | TRs | Pics Location: United States |
Voxxjin wrote: | I don't smoke. However I will say that when I am in the middle of nowhere it does drive me crazy to smell smoke. One of the things I enjoy about being out there is to be away from all of the smoke, fumes, car exhaust, etc. And you can smell it from a good distance away and not even see the other person. It drive me nuts enough when I walk my dogs at night in the neighborhood and I can smell all the people who step outside their house to smoke. Wish they would go back inside and stink up their own house. |
The smell of wild places is a big part of the experience for me, and it is utterly destroyed by inconsiderate smokers. It hangs in the air along the trail, or is blown to far off nostrils by the wind. It clings in the nose for ages, lingering and inducing nausea. If people must smoke then they should do it inside their houses so as not to inflict their disgusting, hazardous habit upon everyone else.
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AlpineRose Member
Joined: 08 May 2012 Posts: 1953 | TRs | Pics
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The same may be said of farting.
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DIYSteve seeking hygge
Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 12655 | TRs | Pics Location: here now |
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Tue Mar 29, 2016 2:31 pm
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trail wiseguy Member
Joined: 25 Jun 2013 Posts: 350 | TRs | Pics Location: tacoma,wa |
the only time i get pissed is when i am down wind from a person smoking on the trail. other then that i am fine if you step off the trail or smoke around camp and i am walking buy.
pot i feel the same way about. just do it off the trail a bit.
"the mountains are calling and i must go"
- John Muir
"the mountains are calling and i must go"
- John Muir
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Ranger Smith Member
Joined: 14 Aug 2010 Posts: 1016 | TRs | Pics Location: Kapowsin, Wa. |
I still have the nasty habit. I go a ways off downwind away from camp or trail. Others don't need to suffer from my bad habits. Even when they say, "Oh, it's ok" I still feel self-conscious about it. At home I smoke a pack a day. Out hiking, it's a pack every 3-4 days.
I'm a man, I can change, if I have to, I guess.
I'm a man, I can change, if I have to, I guess.
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DIYSteve seeking hygge
Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 12655 | TRs | Pics Location: here now |
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Wed Mar 30, 2016 7:53 am
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trestle Member
Joined: 17 Aug 2008 Posts: 2093 | TRs | Pics Location: the Oly Pen |
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NacMacFeegle wrote: | The smell of wild places is a big part of the experience for me, and it is utterly destroyed by inconsiderate smokers. It hangs in the air along the trail, or is blown to far off nostrils by the wind. It clings in the nose for ages, lingering and inducing nausea. If people must smoke then they should do it inside their houses so as not to inflict their disgusting, hazardous habit upon everyone else. |
Tolerance is a virtue worth having.
"Life favors the prepared." - Edna Mode
"Life favors the prepared." - Edna Mode
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wildernessed viewbagger
Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Posts: 9275 | TRs | Pics Location: Wenatchee |
Once I ran with a smoker who has since quit. He did lag a bit, but I was surprised to see him running and smoking at the same time when I looked back. People do the darnest things.
Living in the Anthropocene
Living in the Anthropocene
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Bird in Hand Member
Joined: 30 Apr 2014 Posts: 165 | TRs | Pics Location: seattle |
I enjoy a good cigar. Mostly I smoke at home but coming down from a hike, especially a long one I may have one. I've only had one person object, I was well off trail waiting for a companion when a woman stopped short and denounced me for polluting her air. I was at the time using the smoke mosquito repellent. I do try to be considerate of others with it. It amused Karen to the point that she told people she was glad I had a vice. While she didn't smoke any more she did enjoy mine.
I read in the account of the 1963 American Everest Expedition that the climbing team was dismayed to learn that only 40,000 cigarettes had been ordered. they'd wanted 400,000.
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DIYSteve seeking hygge
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Wed Mar 30, 2016 10:28 am
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Voxxjin made of hamburger
Joined: 05 Sep 2013 Posts: 657 | TRs | Pics Location: Dupont |
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Wed Mar 30, 2016 12:14 pm
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NacMacFeegle wrote: | It hangs in the air along the trail, or is blown to far off nostrils by the wind. It clings in the nose for ages, lingering and inducing nausea. If people must smoke then they should do it inside their houses so as not to inflict their disgusting, hazardous habit upon everyone else. |
Except even when they aren't smoking, the smoke smell is still there emanating from their clothes. I have moved between checkout lines because the person in front of me reeked of smoke.
Cry 'Havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war
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