Same here for both of us. I put them in a hiker box in Independence after using them for 2 days, then bouncing them to Kennedy Meadows. My wife wore them every day of the trail.
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Same here for both of us. I put them in a hiker box in Independence after using them for 2 days, then bouncing them to Kennedy Meadows. My wife wore them every day of the trail.
Not sure where your stats on average base weight comes from but according to halfway anywhere's 2016 thru-hiker survey the average base weight is as follows:
Thru-Hikers: Start: 19.84 End: 16.2...
a) don't worry about it at the moment as who knows what will happen with a need to flip flop or with injury or snow or whatever.
b) you might want to do what I did at the end which is to see...
This is exactly correct in my experience. I'd add that once you get to Whitney, a lot of the hikers you talk to are southbound JMT hikers who have just been over what you are headed up.
Embracing...
No one is F'd but the difference, to simplify greatly*, is there will be an elevation where everything higher and the trail is covered in snow and anything lower will be dirt. The trail in King and...
So the bottom of the pack is made of a more durable material than the back stretchy pocket but the bottom material doesn't extend up high enough so that when people lean their pack against a tree the...
I used the old version on my PCT thru and it was perfect. That being said, a lot of people had the same problem you had on your AT hike. Based on many conversations about the pack, Osprey made vast...
I like wearing shorts over my hiking merino wool.
If it is cold enough I wear ski pants, sometimes with shorts and merino wool underneath. If it is even colder than that, fleece pants under ski...
FWIW I saw 0 bears on my PCT thru hike and have seen 7 in just the 500 miles of the AT I have done.
Anecdotal, sure, but if anywhere were to require bear canisters the AT makes as much sense as...
I left KM on June 9th this year and was astonished at how quickly my friends' instagram pictures were at certain points who left KM a week earlier. A week makes a huge difference in the % of time on...
So I heard that the guy who owned the house and let Z&B stay there decided to sell the house.
Just did the PCT so that was the real answer to this question. Now for new dreams: Camino Francis and Colorado trail seem achievable. The remaining 1600 miles of the AT are achievable but a bit more...
Greenwood Lake is a compact and decent town that can be reached on a bit less than a mile steeply descending side trail.
Ft. Montgomery is less than a mile from the trail.
Pawling is nice, but...
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I have a ULA circuit for sale! It was purchased early 2016 and used only five months while hiking the PCT by my wife. It's a size small torso, small hip belt and S curve straps. Perfect for a woman...
Depends on the timing of Easter which moves around.
Assuming you need the capacity, buy it. It is a great pack. They are well made from a company with great customer service, well designed and comfortable without too many bells/whistles.
Cons are...
It can get pretty hot in summer down south and NH is a bit hard with ME not having enough bail points IMO for anyone's first hike.
First couple thoughts that pop into mind is to hike from...
I don't know what the numbers were for last year but I did some quick calculator work on the PCTA's Mexico Border permit availability tool and so far 2666 have applied for permits to start NOBO in...
This is my same pack and same thought process. Hopping on the PCT in a handful of weeks and hopefully it serves me well.
Yeah, that seems like a reasonable cancellation policy. Glad to hear saltysack's good experience. I am going to pencil that one into my guidebook for next year.
Everything is risk management. The drive is the most dangerous part of your hike. If you choose to hike in a hunting area just wear orange. I'd just go to Harriman to not worry about wearing orange.
Start in less than 6 months, so excited!
That question was asked in 2010. Maybe he can report back and let us know if he died or not from cheese poisoning.
Lay on a carpet on your stomach. Keeping your hips on the ground push up with your arms as high as you can go to arch your back backwards. Do this 10 times. Then, still laying on your stomach with...