Get a good nail clipper…and yes you can use on toenails too with more effort. Trial sized toothpaste is fairly common to come across in larger gas stations, groceries etc. Don’t bother shaving your...
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Get a good nail clipper…and yes you can use on toenails too with more effort. Trial sized toothpaste is fairly common to come across in larger gas stations, groceries etc. Don’t bother shaving your...
With any spring, you may be best served by quickly looking around the area before collecting your water. Once I almost filled up and had caught out of the corner of my eye flashes of white on the...
Another Sven saw user…perfect for larger blowdowns and trail maintenance. I also use a Gerber or a Fiskars pruning saw but for things under the 4” mark.
Strangely, I find this topic interesting as I see both sides of the coin. A hoodie may be a tad more combined weight to carry rather than the fleece hat and fleece jacket, not as versatile if you...
I’ve crunched thru more than one frozen stream even while using a hiking pole knocking on the ice. Luckily only getting a wet leg and boot. Undo your hip belt in case you need to ditch your pack. Use...
One thing to remember though is in places where the trail is close to mountain/cliff edges and other steep areas is that sometimes snow will accumulate beyond the cliff face on a shelflike feature....
Fingernail clippers is good thing to put into a “bounce box” (a box you send ahead to a post office as general delivery at different intervals)....along with anything else you may periodically need...
Turtlefast...pretty much means I’m going at my own steady pace. Comes from the Story about the race of the tortoise and the rabbit (hare) where the tortoise won with a steady measured pace while the...
I always enjoy your hiker reports. It’s nice to know you can have that solitude for 18 days and that the trail systems aren’t overused.
I wonder if anyone has used double twist shine to burn...170 proof plus.
It was funny once as my dad and I were talking to a ranger once in Kentucky and the ranger said he would come across still...
Yep a new orange on the trail. Thing was it was miles in from any road. No ATV trails, intersecting paths and the like. Blowdowns from the previous week (and some older) covered the trail in a lot of...
It’s nice to see I’m not one of the only ones finding myself using the REI half dome 2 plus consistently. I’ve weathered conditions in it where it did just as well as my more expensive and heavy 4...
I’ve had several encounters from encountering a lone seemingly new orange resting on the middle of the North Country Trail in a remote part of The Upper Peninsula of Michigan (funny too as I was...
The open container aspect did cross my mind. I kinda figured it was illegal to sell in a dry county, but I wasn’t sure if the alcohol brought into the jurisdiction had to be in its original...
It’s hard to believe that the authorities have yet to solve this case. Makes me wonder what evidence they have, or if they really just have a lack of any. Sad overall.
Was thinking about Trail Days 2020 and was looking to see who else from 2008 will be in the hiker parade.
I normally use 190 proof alcohol (Everclear, Volkov, or similar) for my alcohol stove. Although I find out a bit more expensive (I get it for $17 a liter), I feel that the multipurpose use warrants...
If your headed NOBO (Northbound), then your going to start with 8-10..with the odd 15 mile for at least 2-4 weeks like Slo-go’en was saying. I’ve seen many try pushing way to fast at the start and...
I see Dad on 12-6-13 had posted running into a guy that had 2 barbell weights and was talking about “research on illness”.... in 2008 on the AT thru I think I ran into the same guy. He was hiking...
You have many other options like the 1200 mile Ice Age Trail, or be one of the truly few that hiked the whole North Country Trail. ...I tip my hat to a Triple Crowner. Nice that you did the AT...
Ok.... I'm from the Midwest, and never heard of the stuff before. Curiously this topic came up as I just saw the B&M Brown Bread can at a large local grocery store and I thought...what is that! I...
I'm sure visibility went down with the snow and im wondering if they were somewhat hypothermic maybe being a tad wet that led to impaired decision making and "tunnel vision" that didn't help. I'm...
I personally woulden't bring a dog. Myself, I ran into 4 bears, 3 rattle snakes (and those I SAW right ON the trail), a rabid raccoon, a pack of hunting dogs, and other dogs that were not too...
I rather enjoyed Just Bills market insight. I was toying with upgrading some gear and I'm a supporter of our domestic cottage manufacturers. It's unfortunate that some choose to outsource some of the...
I was wondering the same thing Tipi. Normally you hike at the pace of the slowest in the group. Yes, sometimes the pace can be annoying...but sometimes you can have shared experiences that you never...