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    I said "on a long hike". Like a thru-hike. On a...

    I said "on a long hike". Like a thru-hike. On a long hike you periodically stay in towns
    And it's best if you check the weather reports and figure out when the bad weather is coming in, and try to...
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    Please stop telling people they don't need a...

    Please stop telling people they don't need a compass.

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    Also, on a long hike, get a weather report and...

    Also, on a long hike, get a weather report and plan accordingly. If you know that cold and heavy rain will be coming in in a few days, that might be a good time to be in a town.

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  4. Did they ever find the right bear? Sent from...

    Did they ever find the right bear?

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    If that were true, they would never have invented...

    If that were true, they would never have invented the polio vaccine. Much more profitable to keep crippled kids alive in a big expensive iron lung.


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    I just found out that Samsung smartphones contain...

    I just found out that Samsung smartphones contain a pressure sensor. So you can download an altimeter app. Use your elevation to find where you are on a topographical map.

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    That's some really great stuff right there.

    That's some really great stuff right there.
  8. Packing out poopy toilet paper in plastic just...

    Packing out poopy toilet paper in plastic just means it will wind up in a landfill somewhere, enshrined in plastic. Which will prevent it from breaking down there. Also, most of us don't want to have...
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    Or we could ask God to put the magnetic north...

    Or we could ask God to put the magnetic north back up where it belongs. He's slacking.
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    Exactly what I was thinking. If your map doesn't...

    Exactly what I was thinking. If your map doesn't have it (most of mine do) you could just find out the declination in your area and draw the vector in, using your compass as a protractor.
  11. Her former hiking partner has said that Inchworm...

    Her former hiking partner has said that Inchworm had a poor sense of direction, no compass or orienteering skills, and got lost a lot. She probably shouldn't have been hiking alone. So what's off...
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    Question about compass & orienteering

    I live in Maryland where Magnetic North is about 10 degrees west of True North. Books on orienteering talk about converting True North on the map to magnetic north in the field, and vice versa, but...
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    Jeans take forever to dry. Even when dry, they...

    Jeans take forever to dry. Even when dry, they drag on your leg with every step.

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    I saved weight on my thru-hike by carrying...

    I saved weight on my thru-hike by carrying dehydrated water.
  15. I just installed My Radar and it looks great!...

    I just installed My Radar and it looks great! Thanks, everyone !

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  16. Recommendations for good mobile radar maps

    I am looking for a good online source for live doppler radar maps so I can see when rain is incoming on my droid.

    I used to use weather.com, but they are now full of click-bait and pop-up ads...
  17. Bumping this back up again. It's been 6 years...

    Bumping this back up again. It's been 6 years that they've been screwing around with this and the detour is still in place.

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  18. The business was the Pepsi-Cola Corporation.

    The business was the Pepsi-Cola Corporation.
  19. Most people don't want to have a long, intimate...

    Most people don't want to have a long, intimate relationship with their poo.
  20. Most people don't pack out their tp. Just bury...

    Most people don't pack out their tp. Just bury it. I usually camped near a shelter and I poop in the morning after breakfast, so I would just use the privy. Also sometimes in the shelter people will...
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    It's on other places too. Go to YouTube and...

    It's on other places too. Go to YouTube and search for "thru-hike " and over half the videos are a half hour of someone going over their gear piece by piece. Why not talk about the scenery or...
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    Do people obsess about gear too much?

    Sometimes it seems people over do it with all the gear analysis. Does anyone else get bored with all the gear talk?

    Can't you just get some reasonably light gear that's good enough, and just start...
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    Whenever you feel like it. A thru-hike is an...

    Whenever you feel like it. A thru-hike is an occupation. You take the occasional day off just like you take weekends or holidays off at your job. I often try to time a zero when the weather's going...
  24. I used a sleeping bag liner all the time. I would...

    I used a sleeping bag liner all the time. I would just wash it whenever I was in town doing laundry. My down sleeping bag stayed clean for the whole hike, and I never had to have it cleaned.
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    Who decides the names on the AT?

    Seriously, 30754????

    And, why are so many mountains in southern Virginia all called "Brushy Mountain?" Do these people have no imagination?


    Also, after Katahdin you can traverse the Knife...
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