Thanks SO MUCH for giving section hikers a thumbs up! We are out there also walking every step of trail without the benefit of ever being out long enough to get good trail legs. Thank you, thank you!!!!❤
People who have dogs off-leash, then their dog charges you and they say “don’t worry, he’s friendly.” If you insist on bringing your dog on a public trail, keep it on a leash please! And remember… LNT applies to yer doggy too!
People who cannot control their dogs hiking without a leash. People who show up late to camp and make a lot noise for an extended period of time as though no one else was trying to sleep a few feet away. People who get all bent out of shape when you tell them you don’t have a trail name. People who rush to pass you, then walk slowly right in front of you.
I also hate it when people try to interact with my service dog. Even though he has patches all over his bag, people are like "is he freindly, can i pet him" etc and start cooing and waving and making eye contact and bending down to him. All the things it says right there on his patches not to do! They never ask me "hey i see you're wearing a pack of 30lb and have broken disks in your back and a torn mcl and have hiked 20km today and hydrated. Can i get your dog excited and pull you over from his leash so that your back totally breaks and i bust your mcl in half again?" They never ask me if I am ok with them interacting with my service dog. They never ask if my dog can take a break from his duties. So you all know, if the dog has service patches visable or is around you in public, the dog is working. Leave him alone. Don't make eye contact. And deffinatly don't wave, don't coo at him, or talk to him, or take pictures and or start exciting the dog and distrscting him from his job. That's not cool. You're being a nusance and likely hurting the disabled person the dog is serving. The person doesn't have the energy to take care of you, plus themselves and their dog, just leave them alone.
Hi!! I hike walk every day here in Naperville Illinois on a river walk. My pet peeve is when people walking take up the entire trail walking slow next to each other and I have to walk off the trail cause they won’t move over! 😢
Great vid, BadBat. 👏 I'm shocked to hear of the rude comments you overheard and received while on trail. Humans are so ignorant. To answer your question - My Hiking Pet Peeve is people who play their personal music out loud on device speakers while hiking. DON'T DO IT!!! Why? #1. It's the WILDERNESS and it has its own soundtrack. #2. It can be highly dangerous to wildlife if they are frightened or confused by sounds which interrupt their own auditory sensibilities (which can lead animals to an unprovoked attack on you and those around you out of fear or feelings of threat). #3. It is absolutely disrespectful to other hikers who seek a quiet wilderness experience (i.e., you are Disturbing the Peace). So, if you MUST listen to music, put on earbuds or headphones but remember: You need to stay aware of your surroundings at all times and wearing ANY device that blocks that awareness is a "NO-NO!" 📻🙅🏼♀️🆘
Almost 250 miles of trail is on Bog Bridges. People tell you about their gear, especially light gear not to brag but to try to justify their purchase. When they don't find a lot of people carrying the same gear, they subconsciously think that they bought wrong. Pet peeve: people that complain about snoring. Non-snorers are no better than snorers. You should never change your trail name. It makes you look like you're hiding something. There are a lot of people who sleep with their food. I've had mixed feelings about this but I also have never seen anyone who sleeps with their food have a bear problem. People should NEVER do anything but get water at a water source........ever! Summer camps are a double edge sword. If they stay in the shelter, then there is no room for anyone else. If the leave the shelter open and camp, there are not many other camping sites left for anyone else. They do tend to be on the loud side. Also, when I thru hiked, 1990, 2002, and 2008 the hikers never went to bed until around 10:30 or 11pm. Most of the time we were also up and out of camp by 5:30 to 6 am. I don't know why today everybody is in bed at 8pm. On my thru hikes, there were NO shuttles. You either hitched or walked everywhere. I never thought about not having sidewalks. This is by NO MEANS A CONTRADICTION to our video, I am just pointing out how much things have changed over the years. Your video's are killer Bad Bat! I love watching them. THANK YOU!
Agree on the snoring - some don’t know they snore & others try not too but be prepared. Bring earplugs they are lightweight! Put in ear buds. If I ever thru hike & I know I snore badly…..I’ll try to stay away but if need a shelter I’ll have a bunch of earplugs to handout
I actually carry extra earplugs to hand out to other hikers because I know I snore! I don't usually stay in the shelters, for multiple reasons, but when I have to tent close to others, I warn them before they set up and if they set up close, offer earplugs. :D
I'm in canada. Ya come on up, it's nice here. This video is so fun and funny. Thanks for making me laugh. My pet peeve is when you've been hiking all day and haven't seen anyone in days and don't expect to see anyone and a hiker comes up behind you, doesn't say anything, and suddenly pushes past you on a narrow part of trail, touching your body. Idk how many times I've screamed because I thought a bear or moose was about to attack and bite me because something started pushing and shoving me over off the trail from behind! I mean common guys, if you're coming up behind someone don't sneek up on them all quietly. That's super creepy! Just say "Hey there, hiker behind you. Hello. Passing by on the left". I would say about 1/3 say something and the rest just creep behind you following you for a while then bust past pushing and shoving. It's freakin weird behaviour. And I have CPTSD so it really traumatizes me when you do this people. I've actually started carrying mace for saftey at home (I'm in a busy city and have been attacked before) and I'm probably going to bring it hiking now. So, I'm sorry but if you guys do this to me you're going to get maced first and questions after. Tbh Idk if you're a wild bear or human when you don't say anything and are creeping on up behind me like that and then start touching and shoving my body.
Wow, I totally understand. I would freak out and probably hit the person who touched me from behind (wtf?! I can't believe people actually do something like that).
I'm new to hiking. I've been out exactly twice. first time I camped alone. Second time there were lots of people in camp including one thru hiker. I was the only one who hung his food away from camp. Ther rest either hung it next to their tent of kept it in their tents. And yes I did see a bear less than a quarter mile from camp so I knew they were in the area.
I've learned in my life that if someone asks me something that's a "pet peeve" for me, I don't have to answer them, or I can straight up lie to them. You don't owe them anything, and it's a personal boundary thing. People ask leading questions - the person asking you when you started your hike, they ABSOLUTELY want you to ask them when they started their hike, so you could counter the question with a question - then they will answer first, you'll know, then you can tell the truth, or again, straight up lie. Obviously, you started the day after them - or was it the day before? And your weight, maybe you've lost ten pounds, or whatever it may be in kilograms, see if an American can figure that out - anyway, you catch my drift. My point - the people that are messy aren't going to be lifetime companions anyway, so just go with the flow and don't let them screw up your flow with the B.S.
I agree with MOST of these... I will agree to disagree though on the asking questions about your hike. Don't think that every question about your start time or your gear has anything to do with judgement sometimes (at least in my case) as a section hiker I just want to connect, socially as a section hiker to those I want to connect with. Thru hikers, section hikers, day hikers I want to talk all things trail so I can connect with "my people" while I am out there since I only have a limited time out there anyway. I hope that makes sense. I like to ask "how is your journey going?" and let the conversation go from there or "what has been your favorite section so far?". This is what I usually lead in with and then I just enjoy whatever it is they want to share. Thanks for the videos BadBat, pet peeves should be discussed as some of the ones you mention are pretty serious like the bear hang too close to camp issues. No bueno. Thanks again!
My biggest pet peeve is littering anywhere ! Especially cigarette butts and doggie poop bags left on trail . And Yes throwing butts into a fire pit is still littering! My other peeve is other campers setting up camp right next to my camp when there's lots of space in the area ! ✌️
Unleashed dogs. People who take off on a trail on a whim with no idea of the distance, the terrain or the time of day. I can’t begin to count the number of times I’ve pulled out my phone to a look of total shock when I bring up a map and show people where they are in relation to where they’re parked. Do a little homework before you embark on a hike !!!
Best thing for trail magic: cash. It's lightweight, and the hiker can use it for whatever they want/need when they want/ need. If you find yourself in a survival situation, you can use it for fire starting material. My peeve: finding trash left in the wilderness that should've been taken out.
Thanks for mentioning section and day hikers and giving them proper due. I am one of them‘just’ day hikers 😂 I don’t feel any less because of that but met some through hikers on Appalachian Trail and definitely have great respect for their effort. Funny thing you said about America being not walkable.. that’s the first thing I noticed when came to this country but now doesn’t bother me. Love it as it is. Enjoyed watching your video ❤
Yeah, it's just a different beast, likely that a day-hiker has done the same day-hike a few times, knows the rocks, knows the plants and trees, the surrounding area and history, seen it at different times of the year ...through-hikers have a longitudinal view of the AT, day-hikers have a cross-sectional view of an area.
Found your channel some time ago while watching another hiker/vlogger who met & shared a bit of the hike with you. Have spent the past couple months watching every episode you posted. Greatly admire your spirit & incredible, positive attitude. Now enjoying these follow-up episodes. Hope you will continue to post not only these, but also any other hikes that you will do. Your opening music occasionally becomes a daylong earworm for me 😜. Happy Trails!
Very insightful, I’ve seen a lot of hiking videos and yours stood out with genuinely new thoughts. I worked in education at a university for 35+ years your “I’m just a day hiker” quote hit home for me.I would always tell students don’t tell me you’re just a freshman, undergrad or whatever stage you’re “only” at. Look dude, maybe you’re early in your career but you’re not “only” anything. Don’t disparage your journey because soon enough you will be my boss!
Great comments. Maybe a bit more specific, campfire that is unattended or not put out in dry season. I have witnessed campfires when there was BURN BAN in place. A pet peeve + dangerous.
I have two pet peeves. One is people hiking downhill who don’t yield to hikers going uphill. Two is people who bring speakers to let everyone hear their poor choices in music.
My channel motto is "section hikers are hikers too". Tons of respect for thruhikers, but there's this thought out there that you HAVE to thruhike. Maybe when I retire I'll pick up wherever i leave off and "thruhike" the rest of the trail.
My pet peeves: Hikers who ask you where you're camping or stopping Hikers who are constantly mooching everything Hikers who are into public nudism Hikers who never prepare for anything then complain when anything inevitably happens
Great to see your video Badbat. This was interesting as always. Europe is generally easier to get around without a car. It’s awful down here in the south. Looking forward to your next video. Happy Thanksgiving!😊❤
i miss seeing you everyday, and hearing the Woo Woo Woo! I just started to watch your thruhike videos again today. i hope today finds you Happy & Smiling...
Bog Boards Suck slipped on one in Maine got a stress fracture in my fib that was dormant till mid way 100 mile Wilderness I begged everyone for Ibuprofen for 50 miles made it but it sucked the worse on the way down Katahdin
Good stuff Bat! Everyone does their own hike used to be a common theme on the AT, sorry to hear people are bragging on their pace or ragging on others. Unfortunately common courtesy and common sense (several times you mentioned this one) seems missing all over the place. As for walking at night on roads a small piece of reflective tape on your pack weighs nothing and makes you visible. Enjoying your post trail videos. Hope all is going ok for you!
Unleashed dogs. People who are loud when it is obvious others are trying to sleep (early in morning or late at night). People who use the picnic table to hold their pack and other gear, preventing others from taking a seat or having room to prepare food.
This is an excellent topic and very good advice. I'm sure that a lot of people don't realize that they have "crossed over the line" when they do those things.
Thirty plus years ago I went with my camp to Shenandoah. That experience changed my life. I wound up joining Americorps, FS, and then becoming a teacher who takes kids outside. Now when I see them, I am so so happy the kids are on a trail and not a phone. Bare minimum, they are all future voters!
As a trail maintainer, I hate it when people poop on the trail. ( literally on the trail. ) cleaned off so much human poop just sitting on the trail. My theory is a jerk gets mad at his tramily, goes ahead and then takes a dump. Gross. Second is people not taking out their trash. On my water runs, I would fill the bed of my truck! Post offices let me use their dumpsters. Ugh.
Food in camp/tents is by far my biggest concern. Just because you haven’t experienced animals tearing your camp apart doesn’t make it not real. I’m planning to walk the AT in 2 years and will avoid shelters like the plague because of the number of people not properly dealing with food.
I have a question about trail names. Is there pressure to adopt one? Do some people just go by there given name instead and are they socially ostracized if they do?
Thanks for the list. I agree with them, especially dogs (worst I've seen is 1 man 8 untrained dogs only 2 on leash). Overseas, check out Jay wanders out (and Pocketrocket) on both Kungsleden (Sweden) and Camino this summer (2023).
I am so glad you mentioned that America is unwalkable. That is a very very big pet peeve of mine. I am 66 years old and don't drive a car so walking is important to me. And yes, if I didn't live in the city of Philadelphia that i live in it would be horrendous getting around. No sidewalks.
Thank you for the info I've heard some of these before but you brought up some new things, number 2 no body is better and number 5 don't brag about your geer are my favorite I think I'll wine up going ultra cheap instead of ultra lite and I think I owe you an apology didn't mean to spread fear when I reminded you about the rocks in mane just trying to give you a heads up also sorry if I said something up setting in regard to your weight I think I said that I couldn't figure out how you lost so much because you always look in good shape I was concerned from the beginning it's me that needs to lose weight I figure I'm 20 pounds over any way great to hear from you I'm always learning something new
I am coming back from Suches GA through KY to go to IL In January.. would you be interested of meeting for a coffee/tea or whatever?? I don’t know where you are in KY but I thought I check :)
Hiking pet peeve: and disclaimer first - I love people, and if someone wants to hike with me for a bit and chat that is okay but just please be considerate ❤. 1. When you are in a big group and someone is hiking faster - just let them zip by. Puh-lease!!!! If you don’t I am just going to scream TRACK and freak everyone out (just kidding - but I do want to 😂). 2. If you are happily ambling along and then hear me coming - It’s not a race - I am not racing you. I just like to move out, and if you make it a competition I will gladly oblige and use you to push myself harder - bc I like to torture myself. 😅
Dogs off leash at camp sites and shelters in the early morning while you're trying to cook breakfast/pack up. Squatters and townies who sexually harass or intimidate a solo female hiker. People talking down about my speed on week one. I'm not trying to get hurt. I love the PA rocks, it's a great challenge, so it annoys me when people complain. What do they expect in the mountains? If you want an easy path, go to the town park. People judging food choices. Sometimes I'm too tired to cook and i absolutely crave the whole bag of walnuts. 😂 It's a beautiful walk though. I'm enjoying it anyway!! 😅
Well said…😂. I’m a section hiker and when someone asks I usually say “just”. Trying to get better and not do it as sectioning is flipping hard especially when you’re driving hours just to do some miles….happy trails.🤘🏻🥾⛰️
So how did that go...wake up, get out of tent, & there's a bear bag hanging above it? and there's no video of what happened next, wait, wut? Seriously, that was hilarious.
Commenting on your pet peeves miss bad bats. 1. Bog boards. Yes one at a time. Come to Florida, they are everywhere. 2. Thru hikers vs everyone ,Hikers are hikers 3. Fear OH -yeah wait till you hike, springer Mountain, wait till you hike blood mountain, Georgia in itself. Oh, my goodness. 4. Comments about weight/food Pfts. I lost 30 lbs on trail the first month I’m a big guy, so. Yeah pay that no mind. 5. Criticizing others gear. Yep that did happen and what I say is you hike you. My backpack is a 75 L osprey so what 6. Snore. Yes I do and so do you. lol. 😁 7. When did you start? 🙄. Once again, you hike you. 8. Trail names. Hmmm. 🤔 9. Hanging food in wrong locations, pet peeve of mine, however, I have also been known to sleep with my food, but that’s me. 10. Washing!!!! Not where the water is drawn from. 11 add to list. Poop. On the trail. Oh how that angers me. 12 Dogs on trail. Only if the dog/dogs are trained to be on trail. When I was on the AT I saw so many dogs that were on trail, somewhere good somewhere not. Also, people have this notion that their dog is going to save them from a bear. Yeah.
Oh, I forgot to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving BadBat! I'm very thankful I came across your thru-hike way back in March (a little late) and followed you every day to the very end (and continuing...). You've been such an inspiration to me and so many others. I know you also suffered a heavy emotional loss post-trail and I hope that the love of your followers is helping you through. Keep on Truckin', Kentucky, and thanks for all you do! 🤎🙏🦃 (Let the turkeys LIVE!!!)
Complaining about a snoring person is just so dumb though, haha. "Hey, unconscious lady with blocked nasal passages! I don't have ear plugs nor a sense of what to expect out here! Never sleep in a shelter again!" I mean.... why don't YOU just never sleep in a shelter again? I'm seriously asking.
Thanks SO MUCH for giving section hikers a thumbs up! We are out there also walking every step of trail without the benefit of ever being out long enough to get good trail legs. Thank you, thank you!!!!❤
As someone who was attacked during my thru hike, unleashed, aggressive, and/or poorly trained dogs. And, yes, the dog belonged to thru hikers.
I am sorry! Are you okay??
People who have dogs off-leash, then their dog charges you and they say “don’t worry, he’s friendly.” If you insist on bringing your dog on a public trail, keep it on a leash please! And remember… LNT applies to yer doggy too!
Agreed !! “He might lick you to death but he won’t hurt you.” Yeah, well I just saw your dog lick it’s own ass. Get him the hell away from me !!!
Yes!!
Ugh I hate that!
Loud people on trail is my pet peeve
Funny. On target. Frustrating.
Mine: Anyone using a speaker rather than headphones, ever.
Yasss!!!! I mean why do they do it?!!!
Yes!!!!!!
People who cannot control their dogs hiking without a leash.
People who show up late to camp and make a lot noise for an extended period of time as though no one else was trying to sleep a few feet away.
People who get all bent out of shape when you tell them you don’t have a trail name.
People who rush to pass you, then walk slowly right in front of you.
I felt this to my core!
😂sounds like golf. Call report your slow or act impatient hitting into you until they get ahead & then take their sweet time. I feel ya
I also hate it when people try to interact with my service dog. Even though he has patches all over his bag, people are like "is he freindly, can i pet him" etc and start cooing and waving and making eye contact and bending down to him. All the things it says right there on his patches not to do! They never ask me "hey i see you're wearing a pack of 30lb and have broken disks in your back and a torn mcl and have hiked 20km today and hydrated. Can i get your dog excited and pull you over from his leash so that your back totally breaks and i bust your mcl in half again?" They never ask me if I am ok with them interacting with my service dog. They never ask if my dog can take a break from his duties. So you all know, if the dog has service patches visable or is around you in public, the dog is working. Leave him alone. Don't make eye contact. And deffinatly don't wave, don't coo at him, or talk to him, or take pictures and or start exciting the dog and distrscting him from his job. That's not cool. You're being a nusance and likely hurting the disabled person the dog is serving. The person doesn't have the energy to take care of you, plus themselves and their dog, just leave them alone.
Hi!! I hike walk every day here in Naperville Illinois on a river walk. My pet peeve is when people walking take up the entire trail walking slow next to each other and I have to walk off the trail cause they won’t move over! 😢
😆 "Get off my bog board!!" I gotta go find some bog boards now.
My pet peeve - Don't leave your trash in the fire ring. Don't burn your trash in the fire ring. Leave No Trace!
Great vid, BadBat. 👏 I'm shocked to hear of the rude comments you overheard and received while on trail. Humans are so ignorant. To answer your question - My Hiking Pet Peeve is people who play their personal music out loud on device speakers while hiking. DON'T DO IT!!! Why? #1. It's the WILDERNESS and it has its own soundtrack. #2. It can be highly dangerous to wildlife if they are frightened or confused by sounds which interrupt their own auditory sensibilities (which can lead animals to an unprovoked attack on you and those around you out of fear or feelings of threat). #3. It is absolutely disrespectful to other hikers who seek a quiet wilderness experience (i.e., you are Disturbing the Peace). So, if you MUST listen to music, put on earbuds or headphones but remember: You need to stay aware of your surroundings at all times and wearing ANY device that blocks that awareness is a "NO-NO!" 📻🙅🏼♀️🆘
Almost 250 miles of trail is on Bog Bridges.
People tell you about their gear, especially light gear not to brag but to try to justify their purchase. When they don't find a lot of people carrying the same gear, they subconsciously think that they bought wrong.
Pet peeve: people that complain about snoring. Non-snorers are no better than snorers.
You should never change your trail name. It makes you look like you're hiding something.
There are a lot of people who sleep with their food. I've had mixed feelings about this but I also have never seen anyone who sleeps with their food have a bear problem.
People should NEVER do anything but get water at a water source........ever!
Summer camps are a double edge sword. If they stay in the shelter, then there is no room for anyone else. If the leave the shelter open and camp, there are not many other camping sites left for anyone else. They do tend to be on the loud side. Also, when I thru hiked, 1990, 2002, and 2008 the hikers never went to bed until around 10:30 or 11pm. Most of the time we were also up and out of camp by 5:30 to 6 am. I don't know why today everybody is in bed at 8pm.
On my thru hikes, there were NO shuttles. You either hitched or walked everywhere. I never thought about not having sidewalks.
This is by NO MEANS A CONTRADICTION to our video, I am just pointing out how much things have changed over the years. Your video's are killer Bad Bat! I love watching them. THANK YOU!
Agree on the snoring - some don’t know they snore & others try not too but be prepared. Bring earplugs they are lightweight! Put in ear buds. If I ever thru hike & I know I snore badly…..I’ll try to stay away but if need a shelter I’ll have a bunch of earplugs to handout
I actually carry extra earplugs to hand out to other hikers because I know I snore! I don't usually stay in the shelters, for multiple reasons, but when I have to tent close to others, I warn them before they set up and if they set up close, offer earplugs. :D
I'm in canada. Ya come on up, it's nice here. This video is so fun and funny. Thanks for making me laugh.
My pet peeve is when you've been hiking all day and haven't seen anyone in days and don't expect to see anyone and a hiker comes up behind you, doesn't say anything, and suddenly pushes past you on a narrow part of trail, touching your body. Idk how many times I've screamed because I thought a bear or moose was about to attack and bite me because something started pushing and shoving me over off the trail from behind! I mean common guys, if you're coming up behind someone don't sneek up on them all quietly. That's super creepy! Just say "Hey there, hiker behind you. Hello. Passing by on the left". I would say about 1/3 say something and the rest just creep behind you following you for a while then bust past pushing and shoving. It's freakin weird behaviour. And I have CPTSD so it really traumatizes me when you do this people. I've actually started carrying mace for saftey at home (I'm in a busy city and have been attacked before) and I'm probably going to bring it hiking now. So, I'm sorry but if you guys do this to me you're going to get maced first and questions after. Tbh Idk if you're a wild bear or human when you don't say anything and are creeping on up behind me like that and then start touching and shoving my body.
Wow, I totally understand. I would freak out and probably hit the person who touched me from behind (wtf?! I can't believe people actually do something like that).
@@naekana and it happens to him many times.
I'm new to hiking. I've been out exactly twice. first time I camped alone. Second time there were lots of people in camp including one thru hiker. I was the only one who hung his food away from camp. Ther rest either hung it next to their tent of kept it in their tents. And yes I did see a bear less than a quarter mile from camp so I knew they were in the area.
People sleep with their food now cause otherwise it gets stolen by humans especially on the AT.
I've learned in my life that if someone asks me something that's a "pet peeve" for me, I don't have to answer them, or I can straight up lie to them. You don't owe them anything, and it's a personal boundary thing.
People ask leading questions - the person asking you when you started your hike, they ABSOLUTELY want you to ask them when they started their hike, so you could counter the question with a question - then they will answer first, you'll know, then you can tell the truth, or again, straight up lie. Obviously, you started the day after them - or was it the day before?
And your weight, maybe you've lost ten pounds, or whatever it may be in kilograms, see if an American can figure that out - anyway, you catch my drift. My point - the people that are messy aren't going to be lifetime companions anyway, so just go with the flow and don't let them screw up your flow with the B.S.
I agree with MOST of these... I will agree to disagree though on the asking questions about your hike. Don't think that every question about your start time or your gear has anything to do with judgement sometimes (at least in my case) as a section hiker I just want to connect, socially as a section hiker to those I want to connect with. Thru hikers, section hikers, day hikers I want to talk all things trail so I can connect with "my people" while I am out there since I only have a limited time out there anyway. I hope that makes sense. I like to ask "how is your journey going?" and let the conversation go from there or "what has been your favorite section so far?". This is what I usually lead in with and then I just enjoy whatever it is they want to share. Thanks for the videos BadBat, pet peeves should be discussed as some of the ones you mention are pretty serious like the bear hang too close to camp issues. No bueno. Thanks again!
My biggest pet peeve is littering anywhere ! Especially cigarette butts and doggie poop bags left on trail . And Yes throwing butts into a fire pit is still littering!
My other peeve is other campers setting up camp right next to my camp when there's lots of space in the area ! ✌️
Unleashed dogs.
People who take off on a trail on a whim with no idea of the distance, the terrain or the time of day. I can’t begin to count the number of times I’ve pulled out my phone to a look of total shock when I bring up a map and show people where they are in relation to where they’re parked. Do a little homework before you embark on a hike !!!
Highly perfumed hikers and smokers on trail or in camp .Sometimes you can smell them before and after you actually see them.
Best thing for trail magic: cash. It's lightweight, and the hiker can use it for whatever they want/need when they want/ need. If you find yourself in a survival situation, you can use it for fire starting material. My peeve: finding trash left in the wilderness that should've been taken out.
There was a guy giving out $100 bills in the Smokies this year. I didn't run into him but others around me did.
Dog poop on trail, people pooping next to trail, other hikers asking where you are camping so they can get there first.
😂😂😂😂😂
Thanks for mentioning section and day hikers and giving them proper due. I am one of them‘just’ day hikers 😂 I don’t feel any less because of that but met some through hikers on Appalachian Trail and definitely have great respect for their effort. Funny thing you said about America being not walkable.. that’s the first thing I noticed when came to this country but now doesn’t bother me. Love it as it is. Enjoyed watching your video ❤
Yeah, it's just a different beast, likely that a day-hiker has done the same day-hike a few times, knows the rocks, knows the plants and trees, the surrounding area and history, seen it at different times of the year ...through-hikers have a longitudinal view of the AT, day-hikers have a cross-sectional view of an area.
Found your channel some time ago while watching another hiker/vlogger who met & shared a bit of the hike with you. Have spent the past couple months watching every episode you posted. Greatly admire your spirit & incredible, positive attitude. Now enjoying these follow-up episodes. Hope you will continue to post not only these, but also any other hikes that you will do. Your opening music occasionally becomes a daylong earworm for me 😜. Happy Trails!
Very insightful, I’ve seen a lot of hiking videos and yours stood out with genuinely new thoughts. I worked in education at a university for 35+ years your “I’m just a day hiker” quote hit home for me.I would always tell students don’t tell me you’re just a freshman, undergrad or whatever stage you’re “only” at. Look dude, maybe you’re early in your career but you’re not “only” anything. Don’t disparage your journey because soon enough you will be my boss!
I love that you hiked your own hike and did it at Bad Bat speed! I enjoyed following along and seeing your post trail videos.
You crack me up!! Love your spirited personality!! Thanks for sharing your journey and info! 🥾🥾😎
Great comments. Maybe a bit more specific, campfire that is unattended or not put out in dry season. I have witnessed campfires when there was BURN BAN in place. A pet peeve + dangerous.
Off leash dogs are my literal pet peeve
Ok.. no more “I am only a section hiker” from now on for me !!!
What an Awesome Surprise - Love your videos!!!!
I have two pet peeves. One is people hiking downhill who don’t yield to hikers going uphill. Two is people who bring speakers to let everyone hear their poor choices in music.
My channel motto is "section hikers are hikers too". Tons of respect for thruhikers, but there's this thought out there that you HAVE to thruhike. Maybe when
I retire I'll pick up wherever i leave off and "thruhike" the rest of the trail.
My pet peeves:
Hikers who ask you where you're camping or stopping
Hikers who are constantly mooching everything
Hikers who are into public nudism
Hikers who never prepare for anything then complain when anything inevitably happens
As a solo female hiker and backpacker, your first point is spot on.
I'm sure I will see the others next year. LOL
Thanks for posting. You have some level of determination I'll never achieve
Great to see your video Badbat. This was interesting as always. Europe is generally easier to get around without a car. It’s awful down here in the south. Looking forward to your next video. Happy Thanksgiving!😊❤
that 188 day photo calendar is Bad ass! very cool... i love the videos
i miss seeing you everyday, and hearing the Woo Woo Woo! I just started to watch your thruhike videos again today. i hope today finds you Happy & Smiling...
Bog Boards Suck slipped on one in Maine got a stress fracture in my fib that was dormant till mid way 100 mile Wilderness I begged everyone for Ibuprofen for 50 miles made it but it sucked the worse on the way down Katahdin
Good stuff Bat! Everyone does their own hike used to be a common theme on the AT, sorry to hear people are bragging on their pace or ragging on others. Unfortunately common courtesy and common sense (several times you mentioned this one) seems missing all over the place. As for walking at night on roads a small piece of reflective tape on your pack weighs nothing and makes you visible. Enjoying your post trail videos. Hope all is going ok for you!
Unleashed dogs. People who are loud when it is obvious others are trying to sleep (early in morning or late at night). People who use the picnic table to hold their pack and other gear, preventing others from taking a seat or having room to prepare food.
Yep, as well as travel stuff on seats in buses, airports, hotel lobbies...
This is an excellent topic and very good advice. I'm sure that a lot of people don't realize that they have "crossed over the line" when they do those things.
Toilet paper on or next to the trail ladys . Get off the trail burry or pack it out. See it all over . Do it!!!
everyone is a section hiker until you've made it to Pennsylvania.
Thirty plus years ago I went with my camp to Shenandoah. That experience changed my life. I wound up joining Americorps, FS, and then becoming a teacher who takes kids outside. Now when I see them, I am so so happy the kids are on a trail and not a phone. Bare minimum, they are all future voters!
Happy thanksgiving and many thanks for all the joy you bring! 🙏🏾🙏🏻❤️
Hey, Beulah, if you think snoring on the AT is bad, you should try the Camino. That apparently is something to behold.
As a trail maintainer, I hate it when people poop on the trail. ( literally on the trail. ) cleaned off so much human poop just sitting on the trail. My theory is a jerk gets mad at his tramily, goes ahead and then takes a dump. Gross. Second is people not taking out their trash. On my water runs, I would fill the bed of my truck! Post offices let me use their dumpsters. Ugh.
Hey Mun! I agree on the poop situation. I once found poop in the middle of a fire circle. Not cool at all!
Yes! I agreeeee with body weight, gear choices, food choices! Ugh!!!
9:30 - did you hitchhike tho? I hitched all over the US and found it quite easy
Food in camp/tents is by far my biggest concern. Just because you haven’t experienced animals tearing your camp apart doesn’t make it not real. I’m planning to walk the AT in 2 years and will avoid shelters like the plague because of the number of people not properly dealing with food.
On some parts of the trail you have to use the shelters.
I am “just” a section hiker. At 61, I am a hiker of very short sections. You may not be better than me, but you damn sure are tougher!
I have a question about trail names. Is there pressure to adopt one? Do some people just go by there given name instead and are they socially ostracized if they do?
Great topic! Thanks for sharing
Well said!!
Congratulations! I believe the person who gets to Mama K LAST wins! 🙂🙃
Yes! Why not try to enjoy the journey, even just a little!
Thanks for the list. I agree with them, especially dogs (worst I've seen is 1 man 8 untrained dogs only 2 on leash). Overseas, check out Jay wanders out (and Pocketrocket) on both Kungsleden (Sweden) and Camino this summer (2023).
What about Tramley dynamics?. The good, bad and ugly as apposed to walking by yourself.
Lady your beautiful just the way you are! Don’t listen to them! Love ya! Just roll over everyone snores
I am so glad you mentioned that America is unwalkable. That is a very very big pet peeve of mine. I am 66 years old and don't drive a car so walking is important to me. And yes, if I didn't live in the city of Philadelphia that i live in it would be horrendous getting around. No sidewalks.
Thank you for the info I've heard some of these before but you brought up some new things, number 2 no body is better and number 5 don't brag about your geer are my favorite I think I'll wine up going ultra cheap instead of ultra lite and I think I owe you an apology didn't mean to spread fear when I reminded you about the rocks in mane just trying to give you a heads up also sorry if I said something up setting in regard to your weight I think I said that I couldn't figure out how you lost so much because you always look in good shape I was concerned from the beginning it's me that needs to lose weight I figure I'm 20 pounds over any way great to hear from you I'm always learning something new
You are soooo funny and entertaining!😂❤👍👏🏻
You're a good person
I am coming back from Suches GA through KY to go to IL In January.. would you be interested of meeting for a coffee/tea or whatever??
I don’t know where you are in KY but I thought I check :)
People that complaining about a well behaved dog being off leash. Public nudity also offends me on trail. Human poop not buried.
I’ve been wanting to ask about your poncho. Your blueberry poncho😂
Is it hard to store or get your umbrella or trekking poles w/ it on
Oh my God I just discovered your channel. You are awesome so I subscribed.
1. Speakers
2. Dogs not on leash
Over your tent 😮
I had some one come in late and hang their food over my tent, why? what an idiot!!!!
Blaring music from their phones while hiking on trail
Pooping 💩 on trail
Are you serious they do that? I’ve thought gross if near the trail but 🤮
@missionaries7575 Ii have seen it a couple times.
Hiking pet peeve: and disclaimer first - I love people, and if someone wants to hike with me for a bit and chat that is okay but just please be considerate ❤.
1. When you are in a big group and someone is hiking faster - just let them zip by. Puh-lease!!!! If you don’t I am just going to scream TRACK and freak everyone out (just kidding - but I do want to 😂).
2. If you are happily ambling along and then hear me coming - It’s not a race - I am not racing you. I just like to move out, and if you make it a competition I will gladly oblige and use you to push myself harder - bc I like to torture myself. 😅
You
You crack me up !
Another great video BB
Where are you?
Dogs off leash at camp sites and shelters in the early morning while you're trying to cook breakfast/pack up.
Squatters and townies who sexually harass or intimidate a solo female hiker.
People talking down about my speed on week one. I'm not trying to get hurt.
I love the PA rocks, it's a great challenge, so it annoys me when people complain. What do they expect in the mountains? If you want an easy path, go to the town park.
People judging food choices. Sometimes I'm too tired to cook and i absolutely crave the whole bag of walnuts. 😂
It's a beautiful walk though. I'm enjoying it anyway!! 😅
When people say "The Shendandoahs" - it's not a mountain range...
Well said…😂. I’m a section hiker and when someone asks I usually say “just”. Trying to get better and not do it as sectioning is flipping hard especially when you’re driving hours just to do some miles….happy trails.🤘🏻🥾⛰️
My pet peeve is when I hear someone addressing you as "Bobcat"
People snore they can’t help it. So back by off! I’ll not be passive aggressive as you are! Take a hike 😊
BadBat: Is something wrong with my device or have you been MIA for 2 Fridays? Hope all is well. Just missing my weekly Double-B fix! 🦇
So how did that go...wake up, get out of tent, & there's a bear bag hanging above it? and there's no video of what happened next, wait, wut? Seriously, that was hilarious.
Valid list!
People partying into the night
Dogs off leash 😡
I’m blind, legally, totally agree that this country is not walkable enough lol
Logical pet peeves. Bad bad how did you select a tamily😊 to hike with?
Commenting on your pet peeves miss bad bats.
1. Bog boards. Yes one at a time. Come to Florida, they are everywhere.
2. Thru hikers vs everyone ,Hikers are hikers
3. Fear OH -yeah wait till you hike, springer Mountain, wait till you hike blood mountain, Georgia in itself. Oh, my goodness.
4. Comments about weight/food Pfts. I lost 30 lbs on trail the first month I’m a big guy, so. Yeah pay that no mind.
5. Criticizing others gear. Yep that did happen and what I say is you hike you. My backpack is a 75 L osprey so what
6. Snore. Yes I do and so do you. lol. 😁
7. When did you start? 🙄. Once again, you hike you.
8. Trail names. Hmmm. 🤔
9. Hanging food in wrong locations, pet peeve of mine, however, I have also been known to sleep with my food, but that’s me.
10. Washing!!!! Not where the water is drawn from.
11 add to list. Poop. On the trail. Oh how that angers me.
12 Dogs on trail. Only if the dog/dogs are trained to be on trail. When I was on the AT I saw so many dogs that were on trail, somewhere good somewhere not. Also, people have this notion that their dog is going to save them from a bear. Yeah.
Agreed with all 😂
I’ll never switch mine because you gave it to me 😂
HAHAHA tell 700 about the hanging pet peeve 😂😂😂
My street is a mile up a hill, zero sidewalks Makes no sense
As a dog owner it is dog owners 😏
Miss you....
I hate that “congratulations” always comes with loosing weight. Sometimes that is the last thing that should be congratulated.
Oh, I forgot to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving BadBat! I'm very thankful I came across your thru-hike way back in March (a little late) and followed you every day to the very end (and continuing...). You've been such an inspiration to me and so many others. I know you also suffered a heavy emotional loss post-trail and I hope that the love of your followers is helping you through. Keep on Truckin', Kentucky, and thanks for all you do! 🤎🙏🦃 (Let the turkeys LIVE!!!)
My pet peeve is people not giving the right of way to uphill hikers.
100%!
can see you in spain
I have thought the same it’s all about cars so unhealthy
People making too much noise.
Music/talking over a speaker. Use 🎧 please.
People that don't pack their trash out.
Yes, my biggest pet peeve. Stop commenting on what people eat on trail!
Complaining about a snoring person is just so dumb though, haha.
"Hey, unconscious lady with blocked nasal passages! I don't have ear plugs nor a sense of what to expect out here! Never sleep in a shelter again!"
I mean.... why don't YOU just never sleep in a shelter again? I'm seriously asking.
They need to be responsible for their issues. Snoring cuts through earplugs and is a nuisance and highly disruptive.
Not a choice in the Smokies, unless the shelter is full.
In the end no matter what I say it amounts to this: fighting it is a choice.
If y’all see “(hear)” me just look at me. I’ll be asleep but you can take a free package of earplugs 😂
Your videos are JUST a delight! 😂