Booze

[Lhartley]

Quitting Copenhagen was hard, cigarettes even harder. I don't wanna fuck with tobacco ever again

I smoked from 18 to 27, quit, started again from 36 to 42 having quit exactly 14 months ago cold turkey. Second go around the only ones I used were American Spirit full flavored (black, turquoise, blue, roll my own), 20 to 25 per day, didn't have any real lung issues as yet--could go xc ski hard 4 hours no problem, break for a smoke once or twice. Had a significant cough though, especially at night/morning. Even so, quitting cigarettes was/is the hardest thing I have ever done in my life, and I have done plenty of difficult things--that's how integral they were/are to my life. The fact I still use present tense despite not having one for over a year betrays that. The thought of deteriorating lungs/throat/pocketbook is all that keeps me from going back, though I imagine my neurotic mental health would improve. Congrats on quitting, @Lhartley.

When hiking or skiing if I am out for a couple hours or longer I will bring a can or two of beer, style depends on the season and mood. Liquor is strictly for after, although I guess a 4oz flask of vodka or brandy or aquavit if it's really cold would be a nice thing to carry, whether I use or it not. Taking a couple-day trip coming up, mostly xc unless there's enough snow for some downhill fun, have cans of Okocim (Polish pale lager), Kostritzer (German black lager), Prairie Rainbow (Oklahoma sour), Miller's Lite (MILWUAKEE), and probably a variety from Great Lakes (Ohio). Also likely a fifth of vodka and smoked lake trout or whitefish, excellent combination.

I don't know if I was already at a crossroads mentally at that time of my life but when I quit that stuff everything changed. I had just gotten my first dog by myself, a husky. She was a handful and needed to be exercised a TON. So I started splitboarding in the backcountry. I felt so good not smoking and being at high altitudes in the backcountry. I started riding with super bad ass chick skiers from there then took up skiing again and then finally tele and nordic. All a snowball effect after quitting a couple vices. I still have vices don't get me wrong

[randoskier]

Sometimes Jaegermeister. Too much can affect performance! More than a little Native American in my gene pool.

After Christmas I like some of my wife’s hi-test egg-nog in the truck on the drive home. Three of the four food groups: carbs, protein, alcohol.

Jaeger is great for straightening the curves when skiing (can you say schuss?), but also unfortunately when driving

Soon self-driving cars will revolutionize drinking.

[Rodbelan]

Quitting Copenhagen was hard, cigarettes even harder. I don't wanna fuck with tobacco ever again

All a snowball effect after quitting a couple vices. I still have vices don't get me wrong

Speaking of vices, say Hi! to your sister... Nina.

[Lhartley]

All a snowball effect after quitting a couple vices. I still have vices don't get me wrong

Speaking of vices, say Hi! to your sister... Nina.

She says hi back, and also she would like her pants back

[Rodbelan]