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I think in most cases they're more of a fashion accessory than anything else. I do have a set of waterproof low gaiters, but only find them worth the hassle of strapping them on when I'm wearing...

I've been wanting to try a pair of the KSO Treks ever since they came out but have never been able to find them in my size (mens 38).

My foot from the heel to the end of the middle toe is exactly...

I like my side-zip Precips so much I routinely choose them as my hiking pants of choice even when I'm not expecting rain. They're tough enough to withstand life on the trail (with reasonable care),...

My routine is to pull everything I have with me into my tent when I go to bed (except for bear-bagging/boxing routine if applicable to area).

I own both a synthetic bag as well as a down bag. I'll take my Marmot Helium in a waterproof compression sack anywhere and not worry about getting it wet. As long as you're not literally sleeping in...

I finished grad school in August this year, and plan to work through the winter. I should be starting NOBO 1st week in April. I wouldn't mind company.

I've been wearing 2009 model Marmot Precip side-zip pants for two years now and have experienced no problems. Sure in a driving rain or in high-humidity environments I get damp, but I expect that...

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I carry this six ounce chair/frame. It makes double use out of my mattress. I do worry about punching a hole in my mattress on a stick...

This is a good topic and demonstrates well how far off-base the notion that thruhikers are "rich" truly is. The common thread is goal orientation. People that want to do something that requires a six...

I don't want to carry any more weight than I have to just like everyone else. But to me, if I don't get quality sleep, I don't enjoy the hike as much. I just don't sleep worth a darn on the CCF.
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I agree with Cobra. I don't neglect my hygiene regimen just because I'm not at home. Granted I don't get too fussy about details like plucking errant hairs around my eyebrows or making sure my nails...

Hey! That sounds like a trail name for me....HALO (High altitude, low opening). I always tell people, "I feel like I'm going through life in a traffic jam riding somebody's back bumper all the time"....

Granted I don't have foot problems and am nothing more than a gear geek. With that being said, the Superfeet Greens do better than any stock insole I've ever owned (though the arch support is...

Ho hum...doom & gloom...drink the coolaid and be risk averse or throw caution to the wind and do the Nike thing...

I canceled a SOBO attempt for 2010 because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to...

I really don't understand what people are so afraid of regarding other's choice to carry legally. Legal carriers are the good guys and I'm glad to have them around. Besides, if concealed carriers are...

"...carry a gun..."

LOL! So actually I could hike the trail and carry only about five pounds...the weight of a good 12 ga shotgun. (-:

On a slightly more humane tangent, how about I just hire...

LOL! May as well have someone ship diesel for my H1 too...

If the water is generally clear over there on the AT, what are the chances I could be happy with carrying the aquamira with some sort of super-light gravity filter for the floaties (maybe something...

Trail Name: ?
Direction: NOBO
Start Date: March/April
Approach Trail: Maybe

LOL! Judging by the preambled information above, all I know is I'm going north sometime next year. (-:

I...

Steripens - I'm glad to see some positive posts about this technology. I definitely like the idea of it (weight and convenience).

Pumps - Cross-contamination was mentioned. Sure, though I do...

Steripens - I'm definitely attracted to anything electronic as I am a gear geek at heart. However, I too have read too many stories about pen problems leaving the user stranded without clean water....

I've been using the Katadyn Vario for a year now. Yes, the ceramic prefilter does have a tendency to clog if you're filtering excessively dirty water. But to me, this just means it is doing it's job...

Yeeeees. )-: My father bought me a Spot II PLB for Christmas this year, which I promptly hung off of the included carabiner on the top of my pack and forgot all about it.

Anyway, a few days later...

To each their own I suppose, but I too don't mind carrying the weight of my Princeton Tech Apex with Lithium AA's. The high setting is bright enough to light the trail up like a train coming down the...

Thanks for the information FMR. I think you probably nailed the prognosis because the pain is in fact centralized around the big tendon running down the back/outside of my knee attaching to my tibia....