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    The Green Mountain National Forest now requires a...

    The Green Mountain National Forest now requires a canister or a hang that is very hard to achieve. See ATC's update page:http://appalachiantrail.org/home/explore-the-trail/trail-updates

    Hard to...
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    I switched from the Zpacks bear bag to a 12"...

    I switched from the Zpacks bear bag to a 12" Bearicade (2.0 lbs) two years ago, and even had to change packs to carry it comfortably (ULA Circuit from Zpacks Arc Blast - another lb), but absolutely...
  3. Thread: Ear Plugs

    by Sugarfoot
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    I find that the moldable silicone earplugs, sold...

    I find that the moldable silicone earplugs, sold at most drug stores, work well against snoring frequencies. If you wash your hands and/or ears before using them, they last a couple of weeks. ...
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    Gramps, please let us know how your knee...

    Gramps, please let us know how your knee replacements go! If your main concern is the kneeling to get into and out of your tent, you might consider hammocking instead. I've persisted with the PT...
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    I could post the exercises, but I think it would...

    I could post the exercises, but I think it would be a disservice. My recommendation would be to start with an orthopedic surgeon, getting the X-rays and/or MRIs so that you are starting with a good...
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    I started this thread back in 2013, when I had to...

    I started this thread back in 2013, when I had to abandon a thru-hike because of knees that had been giving problems for 17 years. I've since moved to Vermont and the knee problems only got worse,...
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    Amtrak has three trains daily from Union Station...

    Amtrak has three trains daily from Union Station in Washington to Culpeper, VA: 11:00AM on the Cardinal, 4:50PM on the NE Regional, and 6:30PM on the Crescent. Cost is $20 - $31. It's 40 miles...
  8. Perhaps he confused being shot with being probed...

    Perhaps he confused being shot with being probed during an alien abduction.
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    Protocol would be a fine name, and unique. My...

    Protocol would be a fine name, and unique. My favorite last year was a hiker who introduced himself, "Hi, I'm Demented." Being merely deranged, I was impressed.
  10. Nearby to Osprey is Myakka River State Park, one...

    Nearby to Osprey is Myakka River State Park, one of the largest in Florida. There are about 40 miles of trail maintained by the Florida Trail Association and six primitive campsites (check the...
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    You could get closer to Damascus by taking the...

    You could get closer to Damascus by taking the AmTrak NE Regional to Lynchburg, VA and the AmTrak bus to Blacksburg, which is very close to Pearisburg. A shuttle from Blacksburg, or Lynchburg, ought...
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    It took me 10 hikes over 8 years to finish on...

    It took me 10 hikes over 8 years to finish on Katahdin in 2001. It felt wonderful -- tears and all. I did a couple of other trails (Long Trail and Benton MacKaye) but I've kept returning to the AT...
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    I've been sectioning the AT since 1994. In the...

    I've been sectioning the AT since 1994. In the early years, I would fly to the nearest city and either rely on friends or shuttlers to get me to the trail head, stopping at an outfitter for fuel on...
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    Sawnie, I have always found it to be unreliable...

    Sawnie, I have always found it to be unreliable with Verizon. I could usually get a signal once a day, but the places were not at all obvious. For example, the amphitheater at Loft Mountain has...
  15. LilBear would be going from Union Station in...

    LilBear would be going from Union Station in Washington out to Harpers Ferry. Since the AmTrak Capital Express originates in Washington, it has better odds of being leaving on time and getting to...
  16. I often used my local UPS store to handle my mail...

    I often used my local UPS store to handle my mail drops. They would hold them and mail them via US Postal Service to General Delivery at the appropriate time and never charged me other than for the...
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    How would you propose dealing with section...

    How would you propose dealing with section hikers, especially section hikers out during thru-hiker season? What about section hikers completing a multi-year 2000 miler who happen to hit Baxter State...
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    I had to look up your reference, Another Kevin. ...

    I had to look up your reference, Another Kevin.

    New American Standard Bible
    and you shall have a spade among your tools, and it shall be when you sit down outside, you shall dig with it and...
  19. For twenty years, I kept a pencil journal when...

    For twenty years, I kept a pencil journal when hiking, but when I attempted a thru-hike in 2013, I made daily entries to a TrailJournal, usually making the entry to Notes and then cutting and pasting...
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    I'm glad that SYNVIC works for you. It is...

    I'm glad that SYNVIC works for you. It is unproven for patella-femoral OA, so not covered by my insurance.

    If you do try the brace route, let me know. The bracemaker who fit me was used to...
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    I use the Ossur knee braces, which are unloaders...

    I use the Ossur knee braces, which are unloaders (meaning that they slightly extend when straightened out, to relieve bone-on-bone pain). They were fit by a brace maker and covered by insurance (I...
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    I also do UPS on the way to a hike, but I've...

    I also do UPS on the way to a hike, but I've often checked my pack on the return trip. I disassemble my hiking poles so they fit in the pack and bend the hip belt around backwards and try to...
  23. I am pleased to be able to support ATC annually...

    I am pleased to be able to support ATC annually and have provided for it in my estate plan.
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    I started with rag wool socks, went on to...

    I started with rag wool socks, went on to Thor-los, then Smartwool and thought I was in love with DarnTough. Then an outfitter recommended Fits socks, made in Tennessee. I use the marino wool light...
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    Squeezebox, I feel for you. I started having...

    Squeezebox, I feel for you. I started having knee problems hiking in 1997, hiking Virginia. My knees were swollen the size of grapefruit when I went to a clinic in Bland. Since it was bilateral,...
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