Originally Posted by
cvskates
I'm a 36 year old male, 6'2" tall, and was 210 pounds last year when I did my first tour. I also got those same comments.
What you're doing is weird and unknown to most people. This is bound to garner you some well intentioned but misplaced concern. Common sense precautions are all that's nessesarey (IMO, anyway)
With all due respect, people weren't telling you to be safe for the same reasons they were telling the OP to be safe.
Now, to be clear, I don't think what the OP is suggesting is particularly risky, at least not any more than any other kind of traveling alone. However, I think it's important to address that her situation is simply not the same as a large male traveling alone.