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    Free for Kindle 04/28/2014

    Free for at least today on Amazon.com:

    My Country: Essays and Stories from the Edge of Wilderness
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    Try looking in thrift stores for older digital...

    Try looking in thrift stores for older digital cameras. I've got several that I picked up for $5 apiece or so. You'll usually have to add memory, perhaps a battery, but it will still be cheap...
  3. If I were mking your decision, this is what I...

    If I were mking your decision, this is what I would get:A refurbished Kindle Keyboard with 3G. Available through amazon.com for about $60; maybe less on craigslist, ebay, etc. The 3G capability means...
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    Still Free for Kindle....

    These have been previously mentioned here, but in case there are new readers, these two titles by AT, PCT, Camino de Santiago, and other long trails Thruhiker Skywalker are still (or once again) free...
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    I second both comments about Leki. I had the sale...

    I second both comments about Leki. I had the sale part breal as atmilkman, and got the same great, no hassle service: a free replacement part, no shipping charge, no return of the broken paer...
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    Reduced for Kindle 01/26

    For today only, this title is only $1.99, and it looks to be well worth it:

    Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout

    Blurb from the Amazon page:
    Phillip Connors is a major new voice...
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    If you really want to get the inside dry, you can...

    If you really want to get the inside dry, you can do what I do occasionally:

    Get a cheap ass aquarium pump from Wal-Mart, and a length of polyethylene tubing. (DO NOT get a pump and tubing that's...
  8. I've eaten scorpion, grilled over charcoal. I...

    I've eaten scorpion, grilled over charcoal. I can't say that it tasted like chicken, because this was in China, after a hike on an undeveloped section of the Great Wall, and the seasonings were...
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    +1 on goodwill and Salvation Army. +1 on the...

    +1 on goodwill and Salvation Army.

    +1 on the neck scarf. I have a silk(?) scarf I got in China that is a winter life-saver.

    If you think you'll need another layer, go to Wal Mart's hunting...
  10. Thread: DWG to NJ 23

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    I was at High Point State Park today, which is...

    I was at High Point State Park today, which is just to the north of Rte 23, where you say that you want to finish.

    I think that the leaves are a bit beyond peak, and are starting to thin out. ...
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    Don't know it it's true or not, but when I camped...

    Don't know it it's true or not, but when I camped in Yellowstone for a few nights, 10+ years ago, a ranger told me that a German lady had approached a bison, despite warning signs, to get a picture;...
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    Is this the link to Sgt Rock's article you're...

    Is this the link to Sgt Rock's article you're looking for?

    http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?14636-What-to-Carry-Part-4&highlight=118496
  13. Somewhat similar to three rules to live by I...

    Somewhat similar to three rules to live by I learned in the Army:

    Never pass up a chance to:

    Eat

    Sleep

    "Go to the bathroom" (Not how we expressed it then).
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    Hey, it's Bollywood! It'll work the same way Tom...

    Hey, it's Bollywood! It'll work the same way Tom Cruise ( 5' 4" ) playing Jack Reacher ( 6' 5" ) worked/
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    The October scent should be the smell of a body...

    The October scent should be the smell of a body that hasn't been under a shower since leaving Springer in March.
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    Glad you had a good hike, and really glad that...

    Glad you had a good hike, and really glad that you had no problems accessing the trail due to the Government issue.
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    I agree with your general sentiment, but I'm not...

    I agree with your general sentiment, but I'm not sure that this part is accurate. Earl Schaffer's pack, if I recall correctly, included an iron skillet, an axe (not a hatchet), and WWII canvas gear....
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    Yeah, I'm sure we've pulled stupid tricks on...

    Yeah, I'm sure we've pulled stupid tricks on ourselves - I certainly have. Just maybe 2 years ago, my GF and I got disoriented (lost) in the woods without a map - and I could have picked one up at...
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    That sort of stupidity with regard to personal...

    That sort of stupidity with regard to personal outdoor safety is very common, almost the norm, on Dunnfield Trail to Sunfish Pond in the Dealaware Water Gap. I've been told, but can't verify, that...
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    Sure: Just go to the USFS web site. Look, it...

    Sure: Just go to the USFS web site.

    Look, it occurs to me that two different things are being said here:

    On the one hand, some federal outdoor recreation facilities - apparently more forests...
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    Well, that's true, too, apparently, while at the...

    Well, that's true, too, apparently, while at the same time at the HQ level in DC, they've said all forests are closed to recreation.
    I'm glad that some locations are showing some common sense and...
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    I wish I could agree with you, but officially the...

    I wish I could agree with you, but officially the national forests are closed, too. The political rationale fr all closures has nothing to do with common sense, or resource protection, but in...
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    Can't anyone see? That's my ex-wife.

    Can't anyone see? That's my ex-wife.
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    What's off point about letting people know what...

    What's off point about letting people know what they possibly face if they chose to go into closed areas?
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    It hasn't got a purple colourant, if that's what...

    It hasn't got a purple colourant, if that's what you mean.
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