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While hiking with John Rambo last spring I noticed the funnel dangling from a carabiner on the outside of her pack. "Is that funnel for what I think it is?" I asked. "Do you use that so you can piss...

That could be a great question for your doctor! And if you're uninsured (as I've been for most of my adult life) there are usually community resources that offer affordable (often on a sliding scale...

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I did just that for two years as a guide for a wilderness therapy program. It all works okay and you can have a lot of fun with carving spoons and making hiking sticks. I'm pretty excited to try out...

I do not know the answer to that. I do know that after completing the AT (fingers crossed!) I plan on completing the LT, since I have to come back to VT and pick up my stuff anyway before starting...

Dental floss is even BETTER (stronger) than thread, and it doubles as...well...floss. Add a needle and you're all set for any backcountry wardrobe malfunction.

I'm turning 30 on the trail...so I'll check back in with y'all in about five and a half months!

Trail Name: No trail name yet
Direction: NOBO
Estimated Start Date: March 7
Approach Trail: Yes!

This is secondhand information so do with it what you will. A friend of mine once conversed with an aquatic biologist about backcountry sanitation, and he was adamant that soap (yes, even Dr....

I haven't done a long-distance hike yet (NOBO 2011!) but I was a guide for a therapeutic wilderness program for a year and a half, during which time I spent 16 or so days a month living in the woods....

Baseball!!

And then you can buy a candy bar! Or, leave the change where someone can find it. Ever see a little kid find a whole quarter on the ground? For a brief moment, it's better than magic, ice cream,...

Lots of single poles available on ebay.