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Hitch hiking tips, Things I've learned.
Precautions :

1. You don't have to take a ride if your not comfortable.
2. Ask to take a picture of their license plate, if they say no,you don't need...

Fill plastic straws with seasonings by sealing the ends, easily resealable for multiple use.

any word on extended registration? Also anyone willing to car pool?

Tips for hiking fast.... 1. Avoid roots. 2. Walk through the mud. 3. Eat on the go. 4. Keep an organized pack. 5. Avoid more roots. 6. Don't take your shoes off at river crossings. 7. Don't forget...

Thanks for all the responses. I agree, if I am on the AT I like to take my time for pictures, for the swimming hole, hell sometimes I stay where I had lunch and call it a day. BUT the rush that I am...

It sounds like everyone is around the maximum speed of walking safely. I dont think you can actually walk any faster than 5 mph before you break out into some sort of skip or jog either on a dh or...

I'm interested in learning how fast some of you can go. What are some of your average/comfortable mph and how long can you maintain this speed. Do you spend most of your time running or hiking or is...

I agree with bringing what you use at home and only use it in towns. Unless you plan on spending over 1 week within the woods showering every couple of days becomes natural, at least it did for me...

That makes sense Handlebar, hopefully there will be others who arent registered and we can figure it out.

Brewguy, I have almost the same setup. do you use a daybag? Im not sure what im going to...

I dont think it is an effective method. Most people say that black bears are about possesion, if you hang your food bag the bear is more likely to try and get it because its not being "guarded" by a...

I found some honey straws that were cheep and worked well, untill i found a co-op selling bulk honey and used a small water bottle as a container, this allowed me to bring as much as i wanted to...

Looks like I'm going for a "casual" hike the same weekend now.:-?

Not a huge deal to be registered but suprised they limited it to only 100 ppl

Thanks for the info Qiwiz and goodluck this year. Do they allow you to leave food at the checkpoints or is that considered be assisted also do they provide water there too? Not a fan of AM but im...

The Allegheny 100 miles challenge in 50 hours.

Thoughts or advice?

How would you go about getting this done, im not much of a trail runner so this is a huge attempt for me. the trail isnt too...

wonder who got their food

Agreed; Trail and Error method is best.

I just found out about the hot water bottle trick and cant believe i've never used it before. I tested it out this weekend when the nightly lows were in the...

Not sure who brought it up but the idea of the Needed vs the wanted items but it is essentially a hiker characteristic that grows as you spend more time on the trail.. You have already trimmed your...

I agree, cold weather does induce an early bedtime. However im not on a hiking schedule yet so i have a feeling ill be up past hiker midnight. Thanks for all the input, i think thermals and...

Whats your go to for relaxing around camp at night in temps in lower 30s?

If you prepare and set up your hammock properly you can use it in lower temps or just use your pad and rainfly to sleep on the ground if you want to, you can always hang if you wanted to...Using the...

dont know timing yet. but i plan to leave dalton, Ma in beginning of august, hopefully ill see sobos and nobos along the way.

I would recommend bringing something to boil water in, a cup or small pot would be fine. In my opinion it would only be a matter of time before you wanted a hot dinner during a cold NH/MA night while...

Picking up again in dalton, ma somewhere around the 1st of august. See everyone on the trail.

I started from there last year and walked from the train station to the grocery store then took a taxi to the trail head bc it started to get dark. It wasnt a bad walk but next time i will just take...

Thanks for the helpful advice. For those who mentioned how they didnt do a mail drop or like to eat out of gas stations thats cool man, but its not answering the question.