My feeling is that a good tent is the best choice for winter hiking and a tarp/bugbivy combo is the best choice for 3-season hiking. But if you really like the teepee idea, then you might want to...
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My feeling is that a good tent is the best choice for winter hiking and a tarp/bugbivy combo is the best choice for 3-season hiking. But if you really like the teepee idea, then you might want to...
To print this in Adobe reader version 8:
1. Activate Tools'Select&Zoom'Snapshot tool
2. Then select a good section of the map, say from the top down to Woodstock, VT.
3. Then bring up the...
The sea-to-summit ultra-sil bags are not waterproof. Water can lead through the fabric very easily under pressure, such as the pressure of the contents of the sack. Doesn't matter if your food is...
Try contacting <a href="http://www.appalachiantraillodge.com">Appalachian Trail Lodge</a> in Millinocket (207-723-4321) and <a href="http://www.shawslodging.com">Shaw's Lodging</a>, (207-997-3597)...
What if there is no home to send maildrops and you are self supplying? That means using a bounce box. If you only carry one map at a time, you'll be constantly worrying about that bounce box. Cutting...
Some of the maps can be cut down tremendously. The Maine maps, for example, can easily be cut by over half, since the elevation data is duplicated in the guidebooks. As I understand, the trail is...
I find a loose shirt made of nylon gives the best results, but you have to make sure to keep the shoulder straps from pushing the shirt into the underarms, since that will cause anything to stink....
For the AT, certainly not needed. Extraordinarily valuable in some situations. The main use is to get a fix of where you are to within 10 meters or so, so you can find yourself on a map when there is...
I'm doing a SOBO and planning just two maildrops for new sets of maps: Glen Cliff, Harper's Ferry. This means I'll have to carry a large load of maps out of both Glen Cliff and Harper's Ferry, but I...
Well, no, I think 3 lbs of sugar is a very poor choice. But sugar is pretty close to what your body actually needs while hiking, which is glucose. White sugar is sucrose and converts quickly (too...
Tumplines are very good for carrying very heavy loads uphill on graded trails. That's why porters in the mountains (himalayas, andes) use them. You tend to be leaning forwards when going uphill which...
The problem with adding fat to your diet is that you may not be able to use it because of shortage of oxygen (climbing hills). So you'll end up adding body fat while burning up muscle to produce the...
Dr Sarno suggests that Lyme diseas is often misdiagnosed. True, Lyme disease is a real ailment. However, it is something many of us naturally recover from, and after we recover, there will be lyme...
The most calories for the weight is lard or butter, but this is not an effective food, since your body is extremely unlikely to run short of fat supplies on the AT. Even the leanest hiker has about...
BTW those dimensions that I gave are the cutting dimensions. The finished dimensions are about 2" smaller in all directions due to 1/2" seam allowances and insulation thickness.
Another thing I...
I posted in the other thread, but I'll repeat what I wrote there.
My quilt hood is really very simple. Let's suppose the quilt measures 54" inch wide at
the top. Then fold in half, so that the...
<i>So if increased insulation density equals greater warmth at a cost of greater weight that is how over filling down baffles without increasing baffle height makes for a warmer bag.</i>
This may...
Silnylon is NOT waterproof under pressure. I have experience with those Sea-to-Summit bags and they don't work. Water can be forced through silnylon if there is any pressure, such as the pressure of...
You can easily live on the trail with a mono-diet, but you should probably supplement in town with other things. Granola/muesli for example is my standard trail food and I never grow tired of it. In...
I'm planning on a southbound hike. My impression is that southbounders have to move fast if they want to avoid:
1) bug season in Maine (ends sometime in July)
2) snow and bitter cold in the...
The most important food is carbohydrates. If you don't get enough carbs, your body will have to break down muscle protein to supply your brain with glucose and you will run out of energy. You cannot...
Checking yourself at the end of the day may be ineffective, but checking yourself every few minutes, by glancing down at your legs when wearing shorts, is not in my experience, at least if you have...
Silnylon is NOT waterproof when used as stuff sacks, pack liners etc. Problem is that water can be forced thru under pressure, even fairly light pressure. Silnylon is only waterproof when there is...
I used to carry a swiss-army knife, but it turned out I was using the knife mainly for cutting wet food (fruit, cheese) and the food crumbs got caught in the knife. Also, the scissors were useless...
Bobcat13: Hammocks are unknown territory for me. But my impression is that even a 0 deg bag will do little for you on the bottom of a hammock because of compression and exposure to the air. So my...