I hate hikking with my husband
He always walks too fast and forces me to run to catch up to him. I hate it so much.
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onewithshoes · 22-25, F
@helenS They'll be broken and she'll be barefoot before she gets to the top.👣😟
helenS · 36-40, F
@onewithshoes She'll be faster in her bare feet though
Ynotisay · M
Hiking is my jam and that's really bad form. The rule is that you go at the pace of the slowest person. And there's very valid reasons for it. Unless you have a decent amount of experience, and have worked it out that one person goes ahead and then waits, you don't leave a partner alone or struggling. The end. If you're not having fun, and he feels the need to do his own thing, then I'd suggest letting him do his own thing. Alone.
CrazyMusicLover · 31-35
Scribbles · 36-40, F
@samueltyler2 True. I don't think I'd ever hike alone in a remote area. I'm not that experienced of a hiker, and it just doesn't seem safe to do so. If I'm alone, I play it smart and generally stay on a easy well marked, and fairly well trafficked trail. I've run harder trails alone and decided to stop that because it's just not smart...even if it's a trail you've done 50 times before, it doesn't take much to slip on a dirt track on a steep hill. I've learned that more then once. Thankfully I never got hurt.
I've had more weird creepy encounters running on an open athletic track at a school, then hiking trails so far. I've turned around a couple times when something looked really weird just to be safe. Maybe I've just gotten lucky?
One thing I've never figured out is what to do when there's a guy 15 feet in front you who just stops and unzips and pees in front of you, on the grass right next to the trail. They don't even try to go behind a nearby tree. That happens alot, actually. Maybe that's just normal male hiking etiquette now? idk.
I always find it awkward because I feel it's polite to look away to give them privacy but I also want to keep half an eye on them as I pass them because I don't know them. Lol.
I've had more weird creepy encounters running on an open athletic track at a school, then hiking trails so far. I've turned around a couple times when something looked really weird just to be safe. Maybe I've just gotten lucky?
One thing I've never figured out is what to do when there's a guy 15 feet in front you who just stops and unzips and pees in front of you, on the grass right next to the trail. They don't even try to go behind a nearby tree. That happens alot, actually. Maybe that's just normal male hiking etiquette now? idk.
I always find it awkward because I feel it's polite to look away to give them privacy but I also want to keep half an eye on them as I pass them because I don't know them. Lol.
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Ynotisay · M
@Scribbles To toss it out there, and while it sounds a little counter-intuitive, the farther you are from a trailhead the safer it becomes. That's where backpacking comes in. There's no concern with wild animals unless you're serious Grizzly territory and backpackers don't screw with other backpackers. I've seen a bunch of solo ladies backpacking and I don't think they're seen as anything but another backpacker. I see them the same way if they're just hiking. Really technical, tougher trails deliver that too. So can night hiking.
Flipper111 · 51-55, M
DunningKruger · 61-69, M
ShadowWorker · 61-69, F
onewithshoes · 22-25, F
I can understand some of your frustration.🙄 LOL😁
My boyfriend and I are both avid hikers. He always hikes completely barefoot,👣 which some might think would slow him down;
but he grew up barefoot, and has soles like leather, so he does just fine with plain bare feet even on the roughest ground,👣😉
-- and invariably gets out ahead of me and has to wait for me to catch up,
-- even though I wear sturdy hiking shoes with really good traction. 👞👞
Hiking with him is still my favourite way to spend a Saturday, though.😄
My boyfriend and I are both avid hikers. He always hikes completely barefoot,👣 which some might think would slow him down;
but he grew up barefoot, and has soles like leather, so he does just fine with plain bare feet even on the roughest ground,👣😉
-- and invariably gets out ahead of me and has to wait for me to catch up,
-- even though I wear sturdy hiking shoes with really good traction. 👞👞
Hiking with him is still my favourite way to spend a Saturday, though.😄
ineedadrink · 51-55, M
Xalvadora · 18-21, F
Am I the only one who hates hiking in general? I'm a big girl and if I am walking even a distance that only takes about 3 minutes, I'll start to sweat. It won't take me long to sweat. And when I sweat, especially if I'm going hiking, I'll begin to smell musky and it won't take long for me to smell. I don't mind walking; it's just I hate sweating.
HappyCamper74 · M
HoraceGreenley · 61-69, M
OriginalDumbMan · 36-40
Starcrossed · 41-45, F
Ambroseguy80 · 56-60, M
Reflection2 · M
I can relate to that because, I walk fast too. lol
DesiDudeJ04 · 31-35, M
At what speed he is hiking?
pdockal · 56-60, M
Then don't go
Is he forcing you ??????
Is he forcing you ??????
therighttothink50 · 56-60, M
then why do it?
Fluffybull · F
Don't go then 🙄
Freeranger · M
Could be worthy of a chat on the subject. If he's a power-walker wave to him as he heads out the door. However.....if this about a time to be together, and more about getting some air along a nice footpath, then yer boy needs to understand that, it's not about him. He should be at your side instead of showing his ass to you. Call that out....
pancakeslam · 41-45, M