Synthetic insulation is hands down the best insulator for a backpacking sleeping bag. When down gets wet, it has the insulating properties of wet toilet paper. I have slept in a synthetic sleeping...
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Synthetic insulation is hands down the best insulator for a backpacking sleeping bag. When down gets wet, it has the insulating properties of wet toilet paper. I have slept in a synthetic sleeping...
You might enjoy waiting until between the second week of March and second week of April. That is when most people start. The weather will be warmer, and basically, because you are 20 years old, you...
I think JAK nailed it in post #2.
But for what it is worth, here is a rule of thumb for most athletic training. You can generally burn body fat without burning more muscle tissue than you...
The one who puts on his armor should not brag like the one who has taken it off.
If you want to do what Bill Bryson did, stay home and write a book.
All you need is a hammock, G.I. poncho and a woobie. You'll never get wet and stay toasty warm.
That is a nice list. I think it will work fine. It is lightweight, at around 40 pounds, so that is good.
It is good to use good gear. No one will know how much you paid for it and it will not...
I've good luck with rubbing a cigarette on the lenses. It make it look like rain-x on a windshield.
I do not know why it works; maybe there is just enough vegetable oil in the tobacco. It usually...
Training is always helpful.
Ask your doctor for tinidazole. The trade name is Tindamax. It is a broad spectrum antiprotozoan. It is used for alot of different things that seem unrelated.
I went throught the same thing after...
Starting in late May 2013 with little or no experience would require about 5 and a half months to complete averaging around 100 miles a week. That would put you in Maine in the begining to middle of...
It's always good to have!
Fox River socks.
I figured I would post something that might be of value before all the usual nay sayers chime in and start being sarcastic jerks.
As one who enjoys running and enjoys hiking on the A.T., the best advise I can give you is to take advantage of the shelter system that has been constructed and is maintained on the Appalachian...
I am from "up north" and can say that having section hiked the A.T. in Georgia in August over the course of a few years, the heat and humidity are significant. What everyone said is true, 100degF and...
I wear Asolo Fugitive GTX. They are the best boots I have ever worn. I have gotten blisters in everything else, but not the Asolo Fugitives. If you have wide feet, be sure to purchase the wide size....
Thank you!
It appears on the map that there is a parking lot at the A.T. trail head off of Highway501 just before you cross the river going South towards Matt's Creek shelter. This is about 5 miles southeast of...
I have never thru hiked the A.T. and probably never will.
I do consider those that hike over 2,000 miles in one season to approach super human status. It certainly makes them special.
During...
Exactly!
So far there has been only one post in this thread where the writer was not trying to sound like "one tough trail m0!@erf#<{er". When the reality of the situation is that the man in the...
Frat party, no.
Fart party, yes.
I too am a section hiker. I have not hiked FD to CD, but have hiked everything from Georgia to Fontana and Clingman's dome to Davenport.
1. I recommend parking at Fontana Dam and then shuttle to...
Scouts can stay in the shelters. It is not a problem. The shelters are not considered single room facilities or living quarters. No adults outside of who you brought have to be YPT trained.
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I'm hoping for more trail magic!!!!!