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geez why do cards have to be such a pain?
Does anyone know what bank is seen mostly around the trail?

There is another option I was checking out and that is the walmart money card. It acts as an...

What's the best way to carry your cash on you while going from town to town.
I do not currently have a bank account but I am considering it.
I worry about my ID being stolen on the trail or worse...

For anyone Interested I ended up going with the Synapse(the basic model) from Salomon. initial impressions were lots of cushion, breath pretty good, and super thick tread that moves very well. I've...

I've got another set up but I have yet to try it out. I have a zero degree bag with the stuffing removed from the bottom and rigged where a pad easily slips in and out. This winter has been so mild...

that is if you consider clothing gear.
I'm pretty sure I've got my gear list covered. Deciding what filter to get, what pad to buy. Gadgets were the fun part.
The part that I am not confident in...

Hey yall! Im gonna be attempting my thru this year 13'. I'm a fairly young adult and can hardly contain the excitement in these last few months before I leave. I know it's gonna be a blast and I...

stringbean or garebear
NOBO
April 1st
No Approach Trail

Im shooting for an early april start date. I understand the types of clothing I need to bring, synthetics and wool, and that I need to layer. But how much layering and insulation do I actually need?...

Thanks for your imput brian. I will prob. end up upgrading to the atmos 65 because there is no way I can squeeze a bear canister into my pack, which I did not take into consideration. DUH! >.< errr....

I just recently bought the PCT Data Book and I have been skimming over it and reading through these forums but I still have some questions Im missing...


Most important, what is a good baseline...

I have no experience buying long distance shoes for a thru. Everywhere I read trail runners are the way to go. I have been looking at the salomon xa pro and xa comp. I also like the crossmaxes and...

Sorry if this has been posted I try using the search bar but It seems to never pull up anything.

I'm looking for the best phone to bring with me. I'm going to have a solar charger. It needs to be...

ok well after reading through a lot of stuff here I've decided I'm shooting for 3k at the least in spending money, I should have another 1000 for backup if I need it, but thats going to be cutting...

your opinion on money... My plan is pretty much to live off of loaf bread, PBJ, ramen, oatmeal, stuffing, snickers, gorp, etc...
I live a very frugal lifestyle already, do you still think 2k would...

I am going to have about 2000 bucks to hike the AT after my Gear. 2 questions really.

I live in Georgia, How the heck am I supposed to get back from maine? I can't find any train stations, bus...