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April 11 here
Considering a 2016 thru hike since I have some time available next year. However, I have had three knee surgeries and would like to start early and take some 2-3 day breaks to keep it iced (or longer...
I liked Erik the Blacks map book as well when I did the first six sections in 2012. He is going to update his map book those summer/fall to include the collegiate west part. His was not too expensive...
Hopefully a thru for me this summer
no trail name that has stuck
going southbound
starting late June
have section hiked 1/3 of AT and had section hiked 1/3 of CT before the 2012 reroute
Reece is hot, the movie is not.
Don't think I can narrow it to one, but no one else is so here we go:
WM Badger sleeping bag
Salomon Wings Sky GTX boots, and
Pee bottle (I am with old man joe, who wants to crawl out of a tent in...
Looking for a possible shuttle in the Hampton, Tennessee area this weekend. The folks at Kincora are unavailable. Does anyone else know a shuttler in the Hampton? Or the name/number of the new...
We had plenty of water between Massie and Partnership shelter. We could have easily completed the hike carrying a liter at a time and all of the shelters we camped near had nice water sources.
I hiked past wise shelter the day after the bear chased the man from his tent and ran into two volunteers going to retrieve the mans belongings. They told us that nuisance bears from the Smokies are...
thanks for all the information
I am going to section hike the state of connecticut in October and had a few questions for those knowledgable.
Are fires allowed at the shelters? Noticed in awol's book no fires in Conn.
What...
Like several people have said previously....shop around. Always stuff on sale somewhere. My best advise is try "spadout.com" when you narrow down the item you need/want, it tels you what everyone...
I agree with Chin.......if I can shave a few pounds at the cost of a few extra dollars, I am all in. I don't believe there is a wrong or right way though. If you want to pay for convenience, do it....
It might be beneficial if you provided information about when you plan to begin the adventure, which direction you are going, and about how many miles per day you will be undertaking out of the gates...
I have a BA seedhouse 2 and use it for a 1 person, I have thought about downsizing, but like having all my gear in tent. I may get a fly creek 2, but keep in mind if you buy the fly creek 1 as...
Art Loeb and Shining Rock wilderness is also one of those moderate work/big pay off hiking areas like Roan so that other recomendation is nice also....that trail will probably have more hiker traffic.
You should take her to Carver Gap (near Roan Mountain, Tn and Elk Park NC)........just hike 3.2 miles out and sleep on top of Grassy Ridge.....the views should hook her for god and you get a nice...
I am planning on grabbing the dog and doing a 1 nighter from saturday morning to sunday and want to do one of these trips to added on to my completed Erwin to 19E. My 2 choices are from Sam Gap to...
I had a WM Sycamore and it is awesome, but I gave to my sister to get a WM Badger 15.. I have tried Big Agnes bags, Kelty bags, and Mountain Hardwear bag. WM is hands down warmer and loftier. I...
I did it on my Georgia section hike and am glad I did. Glad because if at someday in the future it becomes frowned upon not to do the approach, I am covered and no longer have to return to pud...
I have made that trip a 2 nighter on three different occasions. Great section for views....the newbies will be hooked. I hiked from Carver Gap/High Roan Knob on each occasion and parked my car at...
Forgot to mention that drink machines at gathland took money but would not dispence drinks
I did this same hike starting on May 31 with some scouts. We took it slow for them, but my notes are as follows: no water issues, although water for the Raven Rock shelter was about 1/2 mile off...
You are lucky you have been able to borrow some gear to date. I ended up buying a bunch of cheap stuff until I knew whether or not I liked backpacking...then I had to replace everything with light,...
I did sections 1-6....water in sections 1-4 is very scarce, so be prepared to drink alot when you find water and carry more than usual. I stopped on July3, but I had no water issues in sections 5...