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I hiked past there the latter part of sept. i couldn't find any water. if i remember correctly, i got water at a spring south of there as others have mentioned.

i stayed at pickle branch a few weeks back. the only fire damage i saw was south of there/south of Va. 620 and trout creek and it was up on the ridge. there are plenty of great tent sites along the...

just returned from hiking pearisburg to catawba. saw 30+ sobo's.

i empty the bladder as best i can and then simply throw it in the freezer until my next trip. been doing this for years.

i just finished converting a cheap umbrella into a ray way light weight version. turned out pretty well. now i just gotta' go outside and test it which shouldn't be too hard living here in...

i'm scanning this thread and taking some notes as i will be moving to poulsbo washington in about a week! i can't wait! maybe i can link up with some of you in the area!

hammock forums. view the said stove in his photo gallery.

does anyone here eat outta' their heineken pot? would this practice be any different from eating out of a aluminum grease pot? i kind of doubt the grease pot has any kind of liner tho' so maybe i...

if you go dumpster diving at construction sites looking for tyvek

JUMA and i plan to be up there on the 13th to start our section.

try a campbells tomato juice can. i made a bunch of these and never had any trouble fitting the top and bottom together. i didn't stretch them out either. can't imagine there is much difference in...

IIRC, it looks like the same crew that hit both TJ and WB a few years ago?

looks like trailjournals got hit by hackers.

i transfer a small amt. into a small saline/visine type bottle.

i brush my teeth with this stuff all the time on the trail. it only takes a tiny drop and it really isn't that bad so long as you...

this is a popular section for spring breakers. i saw quite a few last year around the middle of march i think? fortunately the weather was pretty good and many of them were able to camp on max...

just heard this on the radio!!! "50 car pile up on I-64 west." this is out of the tidewater area somewhere around williamsburg VA. interstate is SHUTDOWN! 4 wheel drive does not mean 4 wheel...

i can appreciate your enthusiasm for wanting to go ultralight and carry as few clothes as possible. however, consider your personal health and safety first(i.e. hypothermia). as others suggested,...

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you can use esbit in something like a cat stove very easily. i've done it a number of times on short weekend trips. it boils much slower than denatured alcohol, but it will get the job...

trail runners! and don't forget to take out the insoles overnight so that they might dry.

so you making some fried chicken for us all?

rockfish gap is a pretty neat place even with the vacant/condemned buildings and old HOJO's. it was here that i parked my car for my first overnight trip on the AT shortly after moving to VA. with...

i just took a look at that pack. i am assuming the bottom compartment is for yer' sleeping bag? is there a zipper that separates it from the main body of the pack? if so, unzip that or do away...

^^^this is good. also, adding crushed up corn chips or fritos to any meal adds calories and also a little variety! kind of like crackers in your soup or chili!

good luck!

lots of great information/advice mentioned in this thread!!!

speaking from recent experience! i injured my knee last march forcing me off the trail and resulting in surgery. i endured 3 months...

somewhat on/off topic regarding tobasco sauce. anybody ever open their MRE and find that the little bottle of tobasco has leaked even with the plastic seal in place? my wife brought home a case...