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Tough decisions.

1. If you're carrying rainpants, will they keep your pants dry? If so, do you need a 2nd pair of pants?
2. If you carrry an extra base layer and find you don't need it, you...

Cheer up. You're in a great position and you should have no fears of being old too soon. Insurance? See if you qualify for COBRA to bridge to the new job. Other temporary policies are possible....

Excellent article. Currently packing and repacking to drop weight before the 2/27 start...thanks to all for the insight - oldyeller

Nervous? Yup. 2nd guessing equipment, weight, weather, pace, etc? Yup.

At least 4 others starting on the 27 Feb (Approach or Springer). Some map sets offered 4 sale on WB - email me if you need...

Sorry to hear about the serious injury (it's serious if you're off the trails).
Similar break for a family member in July...required surgery and reconstruction. Just healed but therapy continues and...

I passed the campground while section-hiking in MD the last week of October this year. The building was open and had HOT SHOWERS!

Another site: http://hikinghq.net/links.html may have a spreadsheet similar to what you're thinking about. Old Yeller

Frosty, Can't you be mid-aged and retired? Surely not "old"! That doesn't start til 88.

:-? Met a salesman at the local sporting goods store..TRIP...thru-hiked in about '98. He said there are are two groups on the trail, college-era and mid-aged. According to this forum, at 3 groups are...