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also agree with Don and Wolf, in 2010 i mail dropped there and found the store was plenty stocked, and the place was packed with thru hikers. several years ago they must have missed a shipment of...

on $1400, be *EXTRA* frugal in the south/mid atlantic. It was my experience that food was much more expensive in new england.

i'm with you that a good PCT hang is the best hang... though i could see the point of failure being not the hitch, but the rope itsself. in a few minutes a persistent bear (and they ARE persistent)...

FYI...

http://lesstroud.ca/news/survivorman-returns

if you dont intend to stay at the walasi-yi hostel, camp before blood mountain, and the next day do a long stretch over blood, stop in, buy stuff, and feed your face til it hurts at mountain...

I hit the Greyhound station in Harrisburg, PA in 2010 via Duncannon to visit family for a few days mid-thru hike. I got a shuttle into Harrisburg from the operator of the campground/bait shop...

Was on a job yesterday near Calhoun, GA and saw a guy, probably in his late 20s, crossing the street wearing a nice looking pack, very much thru-hiker looking (boots, clothing, and his appearance...

I'm from GA, and thru-hiked in 2010, and I am also an outdoor allergy sufferer. I began hiking on March 16, I used Zyrtec daily, and began taking it mid-February to have it fully introduced into my...

I've never worn them, so I can't comment on their use... What I can say is I saw several people starting out and using them in the south, but I dont think I saw anyone wearing them after the smokies....

in 2010, i used AM the whole way with a (very) few rare exceptions when the water was from a super cold spring at the source. i never had any problems and it was never really an inconvenience to me...

I'd hiked the approach trail 4 times before my thru-hike in 2010, and I still did the approach trail. However, it WAS somewhat a matter of convenience -- my wife and mom were dropping me off, and...

I hiked NOBO in 2010, March 16th to Aug 10th, I hit Vermont in Late June, and towards the end of vermont going into Hanover we had about a week or so heatwave where it was pegging 100 degrees. We...

About dogs:

Someone hit the nail on the head with dont ask others if they mind if you bring your dog in. Maybe its obvious but maybe it does need to be said why. Its because most people in...

I'd tried foam pads too and they worked ok enough down to just a few degrees below freezing, but were a huge hassle since you cant do much with them aside from strap them outside your backpack, plus...

i saw alot of people last year with a solio strapped to the top of their pack. I saw alot of people get rid of them too because they simply didnt work on the AT. keep in mind they use the solar to...

similar experience. last year when i left i guessed that i had enough money to make it roughly half way. i had a motorcycle for sale back home, and figured it would sell quick, being spring and i...

nowls -- i will see if i can get ahold of my friend that still has all the stuff... i dont know him IRL.

mweinstone -- the whole purpose of this was never about backwoods rescue. it was about...

i thru-hiked last year. i carried a coke-can alcohol stove i made at home before i left. there is no such thing as maintenance to a coke can. fuel was never not accessible in town, and in a pinch...

Dick isnt the mayor anymore, but he and his son Butch do run a hostel. Formerly the "Mayors House" i think they called it the "Doghouse" this past year. They're a great group of folks that do lots...

As many as I hear and read about, the stories of ill prepared hikers hitting springer mountain still surprise me. I could not imagine dedicating 6 months of my life to something that I hadnt done a...

well my thinking is that if the OP wanted any respect he wouldn't have introduced himself with a "why dont all you dumb people do like me because i'm obviously the only one thats right in the...

cell coverage on the AT was plenty good enough for me and everyone i hiked with that carried a phone. If its any help, I put together a how-to post recently in the General forum for a free DIY...

if money is an issue in the underquilt decision, and you're at all handy at sewing, or know someone that is and would be willing to help you, they're not that hard to make. I made my own last year...

This was the reason probably 99% of hikers I met were carrying SPOTs. As most of you know, the AT is a very social trail, and even when you're not hiking in a group, during peak seasons at least...

You're correct in some cases. A few mobile phones use tower triangulation, or aGPS (assisted GPS) only, however others, such as the phone I carried on my hike, as well as most newer smartphones...