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    Update: Tuesday night after a round at Jimmy...

    Update: Tuesday night after a round at Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville, I hoofed it up to Cane Lake. There, by the side of the lake, was a man hooking up a trailer to a work truck. I explained to him...
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    HEADS UP! I just found this website:...

    HEADS UP! I just found this website: http://blackpacker.gnn.tv/
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    I had considered WalMart. You may know that they...

    I had considered WalMart. You may know that they allow RV boondocking in their parking lots as a corporate policy. It seems that they view the RV crowd as good for business, especially at their 24...
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    Get me a ticket to the Magic Kingdom, and I'll do...

    Get me a ticket to the Magic Kingdom, and I'll do it.
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    Urban guerilla/stealth hanging tips needed.

    Later this month, I am going to Florida to visit a friend. Im flying in and out of Orlando and renting a car to West Palm Beach. He's only off Sat and Sun and I'm taking Mon-Wed off as well... I...
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    I also am 6'3" with a 52" chest. My HH Asym...

    I also am 6'3" with a 52" chest. My HH Asym Explorer Deluxe has been a very comfortable sleep for me down to 40 degrees w/out an underpad. Granted, I am a warm sleeper and was out last night with my...
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    This weekend! Highs in the high 70s. Lows in the...

    This weekend! Highs in the high 70s. Lows in the id 50s! The kids and I are hitting the woods. I'll be hanging, the kids will be in the tent.
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    I carried a large ALICE attached to the Coleman...

    I carried a large ALICE attached to the Coleman RamFlex II from into battle in 1991. Everyone in my compnay thought that I was looney to forgo the standard frame... that is until we had to hump all...
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    Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement....

    Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement. When I got back from the office on Friday, my three daughters (who I have started indoctrinating from an early age for a through hike in 7 years) said,...
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    Another 1st time hanger report.

    About two months ago I bought a HH Explorer Deluxe after lurking these forums and Sgt Rock's for some time. I'm 6'3" and this was the only one I saw that I felt would comfortably fit me. The bad part...
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    When I was younger and in Scouts, the problem at...

    When I was younger and in Scouts, the problem at Philmont was not mice, but chipmunks. The camp staff called them Mini-Bears because they would get into your pack worse than the full sized version.
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    Speaking of eating grubs, the kids and I ate...

    Speaking of eating grubs, the kids and I ate grubs at the last Bug Day at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. Fried mealworms are not bad, though I preferred the earthy flavor of the crickets. I read...
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    Does this line conjure up any unique mental...

    Does this line conjure up any unique mental images for anyone else or is it just me?

    I can't imagine that these "wolves" would be able to survive the cooking process any better than the...
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    What to do with shelter mice?

    As a section tent hiker, I haven't had a lot of opportunity to deal with shelter mice, but in reading some old threads, it sounds to me like the things act pretty tame around people. Has anyone on...
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    I quote this for accuracy! I've done quite a bit...

    I quote this for accuracy! I've done quite a bit of winter camping, but DANG! And going through the laurel tunnels and having rime ice fall down the back of your collar... joy of joys! :banana
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    Poll: Chef2000... what was your unit? I was in A Co....

    Chef2000... what was your unit? I was in A Co. 2/66 Armor at Lucious D Clay Kaserne.
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    Poll: 1989-92 US Army Armor Corps as an Abrams tank...

    1989-92 US Army Armor Corps as an Abrams tank driver, 2nd Armored Division "Hell on Wheels" in Germany and 1st Infantry Div "Big Red 1" during the ground invasion of Iraq.
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