r/ultralight_jerk • u/Chorazin • 2d ago

Anyone else into cranking it in the woods?

/r/WildernessBackpacking/comments/1trbyf4/what_are_yalls_thoughts_on_hand_crank_generators/
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u/bszern 2d ago

Listen, I’m cranking it right now

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u/knutsz 2d ago

“The Woods” obviously meaning my gear closet in the basement? So yes.

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u/grooverocker 1d ago

*Wife's boyfriend's basement gear closet.

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u/westboundbart 2d ago

I mean I’m already pitchin’ a tent.

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u/iambullfrog 2d ago

It’s called taking a #3

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u/HugginsBreathalyzer 2d ago

Just got my durston tek dry crank balm. You might be thinking this is essentially lube, but it’s for post-dry crank lesions and sores. Dan durston just thinks of everything doesn’t he!!

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u/goodbehaviorsam 1d ago

What I do with my sexdoll hiking buddy on my thru-hike is none of your business tyvm 😤

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u/alphanumericusername 1d ago

Hiking buddies that count towards your weight aren't real hiking buddies.

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u/carb0n_kid 21h ago

Thermarest refused to warranty my uberlite for exactly this reason

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u/djolk 2d ago

My wife alpine divorced mre because I'd rather go into the woods and crank it than crank it with her.

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u/alphanumericusername 2d ago

Sometimes my hand crank gets stuck on something. If it's stuck hard enough, I'll need to use a tool with extreme mechanical advantage to jack it off

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u/djolk 2d ago

I 3d printed a widget for my trekking poles.

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u/pwndaytripper 2d ago

Yeah I celebrated one of my longest days on trail by wanking it under a full moon before getting into camp

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u/ace_v27 21h ago

The toxoplasma had my son going feral

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u/Safe_Environment_340 2d ago

You had me until "the woods."

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u/j3ssyFist38 1d ago

The only thing lighter than my base weight is my dignity after reading this.

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u/snowman-89 1d ago

If by woods you mean basement?

Yes

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u/craigslist_hedonist 1d ago

the Christmas tree is down here though. sometimes I inflate the blow up yard Santa so I have someone to talk to