A prior girlfriend insisted on the term "off trail" hiking. Bushwhacker to her had the connotation that we were planning to hack our way through the woods with brush tools like in the tropics.
I don't think I've ever seen Les whip out a machete. Sure you're not thinking of Bear Grylls?I think the show Survivorman has altered our society's perception of what really goes on in the backcountry.
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