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I use both, I have a platy 2 liter in the pack and carry 2 bottles, one with water and one with gatorade/powerade/kool-aid/juice (whatever flavored drink i am feeling up to that day). I tend to drink...

what i have run into in the whites in May/June (though I am far from being an expert) is that you can plan on still finding ice in several spots mainly on the northern side of lot of slopes, lots of...

As Superman stated, I dont set out hiking in sandals, but have covered numerous miles in them. back in my navy days, I did several 20+ mile days in on the trail in VA wearing some wallyworld teva...

not having thrui-hiked yet, I would say that my best trail day is still ahead of me :) but to this point of only hitting sections of the trail, my best day was memorial day last year when I went up...

awesome post A-Train and an excellent disclaimer :) definitely good for someone who has never done any extended backpacking before to keep from making too many mistakes in the beginning and made sure...

i have hiked in Teva Terra Fi's and wally world generic sandals and never had a problem other than the occassional snubbed toe when i got to happy rock running :)

have to differ there, Benton MacKaye, was NOT the trail's creator. he was one of the people who had the vision of it, but it took several other folks and a lot of time and effort to make what we now...

well so far, all my "long" hikes were done back in my navy days, so had pretty good coverage if'n i got hurt.. since I got out of the navy, haven't been out for more than two weeks at a time, when i...

I like BP for the most part, about 30% of it I just turn the pages on though as it doesnt relate to me or anything I would do or be interested in. I didnt care too much for this years gear guide at...

I carry 22ozs though I havent thru-hiked yet, have done several long (30 day) sections at a time. I have never run out, and I cook breakfast (75% of the time), lunch (15%) and dinner (95%). I...

I am very well aware of Benton Mackaye's wishes for the AT, as well as those of Avery and several others who had a hand in the establishment of the trail itself. And to get what they did, required...

i wear REI merino wools sock every day as well. midweights most of the time and for those cold days will toss on some heavyweights, usually without a liner, for really hot days and really cold days...

i have a simmerlite with the shakerjet, love it. not overly heavy (compared to some other gas stoves), damn sure boils quick as you know what, does simmer, but its takes some learning the stove to...

my take on the whole thing is that van support neither detracts from the "wild" aspect of the AT or does anything to enhance it. If you want the wild aspect, then when YOU go on the trail, dont stop...

To get to the start of the northern end of the AT you have to summit Katahdin. Thats the actual beginning of the trail at this end, so to start your hike you do have to go up the mtn and then back...

I just use a regular fork, and dont carry a spoon at all.

my motivation is basically that I have known about the A.T. since I was really little. I have always loved backpacking and camping and one of my dreams was to always hike it and the PCT. Even though...

I cant really comment on the MorningStar, but I have a GreatStar (which is HUGE).. all I can say is that for a barebones pack at an exceptionally affordable price, its a heckuva pack. Very...

:-? hmmmm pondering ... pondering... yup... i say assign the title!! :clap

have you thought about a vest under your shell instead of a jacket? my setup (i havent thru-hiked yet, but have hiked the AT in GA/TN/NC/VA in march (not at the same time<g>)) was mid-wt merino wool...

i agree that teva's are heavy, but oh so comfortable (at least for me) and strong enough to let me hike in them as well, so they are always in my pack

i use the same setup that bearbait does and havent had any problems.. if its a fast flowing mtn stream or a spring i dont always filter, but 99% of the time i play it safe

with practice you can get pretty adept at it, though I could never get one started twirling the stick between my hands, i always made a bow to twirl the stick with. my rfirst attempt (back when i was...

when i go out for a weekend on the trail, my food is closer to 3-4 lbs per day since I dont worry about taking dehyrdated foods or anything. when i go out for a week or more, i would say that my avg...

coldest night camping on the AT was in VA just north of the roller coaster back in 93, dropped to about -5, survived quite comfortably in my marlboro miles tent, navy issue thermals and cant remember...