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Have you been to the freeport store recently?
it has an extremely large selection of backpacking gear. (as well as hunting/fishing/kayaking/etc/etc/etc)

long underwear top
long underwear bottom
hardshell rain jacket
rain pants
shorts
fleece jacket/ or heavier weight top or insulated jacket/vest (down/syn)
winter hat
socks/underwear/tshirts as...

yes
no need for slackpack though, plenty easy as it is and plenty of food/supplies easily obainable

Also, I may know your friend as I have worked for the gmc for a few years. (not currently though)

There are two shelters and a tenting area on camel's hump.
Hump brook tenting area and montclair glen lodge on the so. side, bamforth ridge shelter on the n. side.

correct.
with a dated reciept of payment at one of the sites ($5 per person/night), you may stay for free at any of the other two fee sites south of maine jct, within a week.

fee sites are:...

Read this more closely veteran.
The green mountain club actually awarded the uvm consulting archaeology program the "almost $20,000" to conduct an archaeological review of the site.
This review is...

No, the free stay deal is is only valid south of maine junction.

yep.
the first thing I did when I hit the border was take my pack off, pee into canada, eat m&ms.

there is no swimming allowed at lake pleiad.

Little rock pond- southern vermont.

about the flattest 1.5 miles in you'll ever hike in vermont.

Beautiful pond, tent platforms, two shelters are nearby. on the at.

next year there will be a...

Any kinko's, staples, or local copy shop will be able to set you up.

Just a minor correction, amtrak still offers unlimited passes:

http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/Page/1241213285743/1237405732514

I'm starting to think the worst has happened.

updates:
gov. clement: ok to use now, a gate has been installed on the dirt access road, so hicks can't drive up in trucks/dirtbikes/atvs and build bonfires/drink liquour/shoot guns/shoot fireworks...

False alarm?
Maybe a hiker wanted to draw extra attention to their hike?

This whole story seems fishy.

I'm sorry. That's terrible news. Heal up and get back out there. : )

Looking to get into tarp camping, looked around at various tarps and such online.

Any one got any tarp suggestions of tarps that they used/liked a lot in the past?

I don't think I'm hardcore...

Wow, I have never heard of penguin down before..sounds intriguing.

I think farts are my primary self-defense strategy.

Cheese is essential on the trail. Especially cheddar.

I do not carry a first aid kit. I have never had a problem.

Which do you like more, and why?


I like ems. I think their house-brand gear is better, better priced, and they have better sales.

Real hikers make their own gear!

EMS is ok. I like their house brand gear more than REI.