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I am a 68 year old female hiker, and I will be summitting Katahdin on 01Jul, and starting my SoBo 02Jul. Perhaps I will see you out there.
TicTac

Hi All,

Just my take, but I really prefer self-inflating mattresses over air mattresses. I am a side sleeper and simply can't use a 1" pad. I finally bought a Thermarest 40th Anniversary...

Hi Robin,
I am planning on starting a SoBo thru sometime between 01-04July. If you start in June, you are much more likely to run into swarms of black flies that are just about the only insect...

I concur on that. In Georgia, my biggest concern was: how much of this can I justify carrying, so I can mail it home ASAP and sell it on eBay... Mountain Hardwear pants, bivy bag, belts, AT...

I concur on the Z-pole. I use Ergo Cork BD poles and love them. Consider that even with your late March start date, you may have days that start as cold as 15°F, I am starting 01Mar this year and...

Perhaps patronizing advice is not limited by the gender of the advisor, but almost exclusively, cross gender patronizing advice is limited to the male gender. Very few outdoorswomen would want or...

I am 5'5', short torso of only 16.5. I have gone through so many packs over the years, but I finally found one that really fits. It is an Women's REI XT-75 in Small (retrofitted with size Medium...

Milkman, were you on the AT in 2011?

Trailname: TicTac
NoBo
01Mar13
No approach trail! been there, done that

The Sierra Designs Light Year has a slightly larger vestibule than the Spitfire but the interior of the tent is slightly smaller. The MSR Hubba is roomier inside and has a larger vestibule but the...

In the end, virtually every hiker ends up hiking alone. It is difficult to impossible to find another person (let alone a group of people) who hike at the same pace as you. Either you take a short...

Trailname: TicTac
Direction: NoBo
Start Date: 20Mar13
Approach Trail: Once is enough for me, not this time!

I have read this thread with some interest, mainly because many AT hikers seem to feel they have a right to ask about other hikers "base weight". My primary reaction though is to the oft repeated...

Hi Winged,
I'm a 5'4" female and I agree with the "smaller equipment" comments. I use a Regular woman's sleeping bag (fits to 5'6"), a woman's Thermarest Prolite pad (66" long). I've...

I think most of the time when a man suggests to a woman that hiking the AT alone is too dangerous, he is projecting his own fear on her. Many - perhaps most - people genuinely fear the imagined...

I think the biggest benefit to me has been in sleeping gear. I'm 5'4" so a Woman's Regular sleeping bag suits me to a T. It's great to feel my feet at the real footbox of the bag and not to have to...