Merrill Moabs have worked very well for my wide feet...on my 5th pair.
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Merrill Moabs have worked very well for my wide feet...on my 5th pair.
Two pop tarts and water every morning for 5 months...except when I was in town at breakfast time. Haven't had a pop tart since.
Blueberry is my favorite. On my hike I thought the Kroger brand was the best.
In 2011, 2 embedded ticks for me. 6 or so flicked off my clothing. No Lyme.
Mini Bic and a dozen waterproof matches in a ziploc.
Walked 3 miles down the road into Erwin with my thumb up before getting a ride.
I use a small plastic margarine container as my sink.
I bought a cheapo suitcase at a local discount store that held my pack and collapsed poles and checked it with the airline. I gave the suitcase to the owner of the place I stayed at in Atlanta when...
I copied Garlic's plan. On really cold days I wore both a short sleeve and long sleeve synthetic t-shirt, followed by the Driclimb wind shirt and then my rain jacket. I carried a down vest the...
On my first day I hiked the Approach Trail and then the first 1.5 miles of the AT. I found a real nice flat spot in the woods and spent my first night there.
One shirt for me that I wear 24/7. First stop in town is the laundromat and within an hour or so, my shirt and all other clothes are clean. Check into the motel, take a shower and I'm ready for a...
Tent in stuff sack it came with and put in outside mesh pocket in pack. No ground cloth.
Tent - Tarptent Moment - 30 oz
Pack - Gossamer Gear Mariposa Plus - 22 oz
Bag - Marmot Helium - 31 oz
Pad - Z-Light (6 sections) - 6 oz
Total = 89 oz = 5.6 lb
Tarptent Moment. Spent well over 100 nights in it on my hike.
Five months on the trail...no footprint...no problems
From my 2011 journal:
By choosing to stealth camp I was able to hike until a set time of day rather than to a destination. In the Smokies I remember staying at a shelter at which I’d arrived at...
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I slide my wet rolled-up Tarptent Moment into the longish narrow sack that it came with. It then goes in the long mesh pocket on the outside of my Gossamer Gear Mariposa Plus pack.
I used a wipe every night while on my thru hike. I dried them out beforehand and then "reconstituted " them with water before use. The used wipes went in a sandwich size zip-loc bag that I carried...
Over 150 nights on the trail with my Tarptent Moment...no footprint...no problems.
For my flight from Cleveland to Atlanta in 2011, I bought a cheap suitcase at one of local discount stores for around $25. It easily held all my gear including collapsed hiking poles, and I checked...
Tarptent Moment for me...140 nights and still counting.
I just loosen up the laces on my Merrell Moabs and, voila....camp shoes!
I was on trail for 5 months and stayed in shelters only 3 nights. I also tented on a platform one night in New Hampshire. My approach was to hike most days until 6 or 6:30 and then start looking...
Marmot dry-clime wind shirt for me. When it cools off, putting that shirt on feels so darn good!