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You may need to look at a few more mid-height boots to find one that doesn't irritate your ankle. The best solution I heard here for the trail runner option is:

-reduce your pack weight into at...

my contrail tarptent did just fine in a heavy rainstorm-single wall tent with a lot of ventilation and I seam sealed/rain proofed the seams before I went out.

The trick for my tarptent, once I...

The Patagonia Down Sweater

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A light Marmot Shell works wonders.

Another way to look at this is from a full-pack-weight perspective: regular, lightweight and ultra-lightweight. I think you may want to look at your big 4 or 5 items and try and keep them under 10...

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Nalgene bottles to be pulled

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Have we forgotten the guy who used a motorized two-wheel hand truck last year when he started out from Springer last year? I never heard how far this guy got.

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91-93 on the Chucky V

Nordic Hiking/Walking Technique (snazzy music too), enjoy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH8XKRjFHbU&feature=related

The hiker pro is the best filter on the market-accept for the weight which is offset by its ease of use and super flow. BUT*** if you don't know how to keep it clean it will kick your butt when your...

I have the Contrail Tarptent for which I have a question:

Is there a process for using an additional tarp as a cover to make the tarptent more cold weather friendly? Any thoughts?

Thanks in...

Again, get a zero bag and be done with the whole discussion.

It's gonna get cold, real cold, why fiddle with the spread of 30 to 20 to 10? Go for the (almost) sure thing.

Not to nock any of...

A great topic. I would seriously recommend a synthetic zero bag and a pair of heavy heavy industrial sized fleece socks. The added weight could be off-set slightly by not having to bring a liner. ...

I herniated a disk in my neck about two months ago (a freakin' nightmare brought on my a lousy busted out 50-foot climbing wall)-it feels a lot better now but it's still going to be a while longer...

So does he qualify as a section hiker?



CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An autistic 18-year-old lost in the wilderness for four days was found sleeping under a bush Thursday, weak but apparently...

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I did ok without a pack cover-I had a sea to summit stuff sack as a pack-liner which kept everything inside relatively dry. If your not worried about the contents on the outside of your pack getting...

Tarptent is the way to go with the bathtub floor-BUT if it is cold out you will be cold.

Thanks, looks like SOBO is the way to go.

I'm looking to try and thru again next year. When's the latest I can leave either going North or South? Thanks.

dvhiker,

May I be the first to say "check out the gear lists that are posted on here before making your purchases" to get an idea of what you might want. Then post your gear list for comments and...

Decent article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/24/travel/escapes/24vet.html?hp

"pack-sniffers"?

So when is WB going to start the dating "hook-up" forum?

Also, don't worry about the dark/night time and being alone. I heard a good statement or some such thing about the idea that almost everyone gets a case of scared their first night out in the woods...

Good luck in finding someone suzzzz, I wish I could be out there. If you do go, you will no doubt run into some folks on the trail regardless.