Following is a compilation of the rules and laws of backpacking, current at this time, which we’ve learned the hard way. Heed the following or suffer as two schmucks . . .
Rules and Laws
- It’s All In the Shoes
- Lighter is Better
- Fundamental Law of Backpacking – What goes Down, Must go Up
- (Time + Agony) Going Down ≥ (Time + Agony) Going Up
- Cotton is bad, Nylon is good
One Good Idea – Know the weather of your destination
One Truism – When one suffers all suffers
Vito’s Maxim – The feeling of joy that comes with the completion of an adventure is directly proportional to the adversities that must be overcome during said adventure
2 Schmucks on the Trail 
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