Talk:Freehiking

Cross-country hiking?

This sounds like cross-country hiking to me. What gives? Hashaw 04:49, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oops. I just saw the You Tube video -- bunch of gumbas leaping all over the wilderness. I don't think this qualifies as hiking. Should this article be deleted? Hashaw 04:52, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think it needs more references and material: I'm happy to give it some time to see if it develops into a real article. hike395 04:58, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. Let's see what happens. But I suspect that this guy made a film, called it "Freehiking," put it on YouTube, and then thought, "Hey, this could be on Wikipedia too." I've been mountaineering and hiking for 40 years and I've never heard the term "freehiking." Although maybe I'm just an old coot. Also, I noticed from a Google search, that most people seem to think freehiking means "hiking in the nude." Hashaw 15:30, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I was thinking exactly the same thing (i.e, hadn't heard of it, but I'm old, too). I'll poke around: it may be that it isn't notable. hike395 01:20, 25 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Later: OK, I'm convinced that this is synonymous with naked hiking (as Hashaw says above). That article even uses "freehiking" as an alternative term. Redirecting there. hike395 01:26, 25 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

freehiking not necessarily naked hiking

have heard this term bandied about and discussed as such by hikers who were decidedly NOT naked. Apparently the term has a couple of meanings...perhaps a page that incorporates both? A complete redirect to the page you've selected will be rather shocking to people who innocently expect the meaning I originally wrote about. I suggest incorporating both meanings (and perhaps future meanings?) And for what it's worth, the Youtube video is not mine. I stumbled across it from a webpage called freehiking.netand however comical it may be, it appears that group means it as such. From what else I've seen, they didn't coin the term...and they too are fully clothed. I'm planning to edit the page I wrote to include the naked hiking references.

Rickbolger 02:47, 25 July 2007 (UTC) OK, reloaded with both meanings, link to naked hiking. Deleted the goofy video, added other links with references to freehiking.[reply]

Rickbolger 03:33, 25 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Remove this article?

Is this article really necessary. I'm thinking "freehiking" means hiking in the nude to 90% of people. Hashaw 19:31, 17 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]