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Looking for an Experienced Female Hiker Companion to hike with from the PA/NJ border to Katahdin beginning in May or later. I have hiked the AT 1 thru-hike; One section hike all the way. 2/3 of the...

Looking for a few female companions or just one to hike with from New Jersey to Mt Katahdin starting in June or July. Very Flexible.
Nancy aka Slim

Contact me at: [email protected]

I am a spry "60+ young lady" seeking a female companion for a 6-8 week Appalachian Trail section hike THIS YEAR from the PA /New Jersey state line...

Maryland to mid Pennsylvania is mostly easy and less roller coaster-ish. But we get very humid here.
The other choice would be tough, rugged Maine.
At Katahdin, Early NoBo's will be coming north...

As of July 1st I am all the way to New Jersey and still moving north. I am a lot older than you. I am 67 but I have hiked the AT 2-1/2 times. I am not your ordinary old fart. I hike 13-20 mile days...

Contact me at: [email protected]

I am a 6000+ miler on the Appalachian Trail. I am 67 and I hike between 2-3 miles per hour.

Beginning later this month I plan to hike south from Mt....

If you would like to speak to visitors on various topics at the A.T. Museum in Pine Grove Furnace SP this season...(we'd like someone to speak on "hiking with children") and other areas of expertise,...

Another Request,
As we set up the 2012 summer program at the Appalachian Trail Museum in Pine Grove Furnace SP I am fishing for someone who has hiked with children on overnight hikes whether long...

We are working to set up summer programs for visitors at the AT Museum in Pine Grove Furnace State Park.
These programs take place on Sundays between 2-4 pm from Apr 21 to Sep 30... We are looking...

Today Bogey and I have finished 1090 miles from Springer to Pine Grove Furnace S.P. & returned to home for a few days and are now trying to find clear directions to Baxter from Baltimore, MD. The...

One year we were hiking in PA. near Rauch Gap. We had the tent set up, cooked our beef stew, and were in the tent looking at our maps. We heard a loud noise, and Bogey said jokingly," It,s probably...

My wife Nancy and I met in highschool. She was always thin. We married shortly after graduation and I starting calling her "Slim". When we started hiking the AT "slim" became her trail name. Since we...

Thanks for the info. Jack. We have made a copy of this post and will add it to your re-supply information which we will take along on our thru-hike this year. You have always been very willing to...

Starting on March 17. We hiked the approach trail last year so we will skip it this year. Looking forward to meeting and making new friends this year. Hope you all have a safe, happy, wonderful...

Hi,
Just thought I'd add my two cents with peeing in the woods. When walking I stand to pee, just bend the knee of one leg and pull the shorts to the side... But the very best is this...I was so...

Nine years after completing a ten-year section hike we finally have the opportunity to thru-hike. No jobs, no lights, no motor cars, not a single luxury. just foot power, motivation and attitude....

We need new hiking boots. Bogey likes low-cut sneaker type.
I like the higher boots since I need ankle support.
What are the most popular and most durable boots from your experience?
I do not...

Pan,
You are correct. I use a shortened (18x68") blue closed cell foam mat (10 oz.) in the winter. Z-rests are not good in the winter. I have used this system on the ground in January at 16 degrees...

Pack - GG Vapor Trail -- 2 lb.
Sl Bag- Marmot 15 degree down -- 2 lb.
Tent- SlimLite2 (for two) -- 2 lb. with everything
Mat- 3/4 z-rest -- 7oz

Total 6 lb 7 oz. four seasons
Slim aka Nancy

When I started backpacking 18 years ago I used an external frame pack. Most of people in the groups I take on hikes still carry external frame packs.

What is nice about extenal is:
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Are the teeth plastic or metal? Usually the plastic teeth are stressed from tension the tent puts on the zipper. This can also happen to metal teeth zippers. I would try the advice people gave you...

We took Cucumber Boy/Girl home from the Billville Feed and Fiasco on Sunday (July 10th). She had lost her tarp and some other gear when she got a ride from a section-hiking couple from Ohio from Pine...