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Hi I just stumbled across this- I love it Mapman! I planned a second thruhike in 2010 after 2001 and I sort of did something kind of similar with the stats from my previous hike to plan the 2010...

Hi I just stumbled across this- I love it Mapman! I planned a second thruhike in 2010 after 2001 and I sort of did something kind of similar with the stats from my previous hike to plan the 2010...

I found a stretchy synthetic skirt either in a thrift store or at TJ Maxx or something. I wore tights when it was cold and spandex shorts underneath in warm weather. Spandex shorts solves the thigh...

I wore under armor spandex shorts under a skirt- I'm also overweight and it helped a lot with chafing. Even when I was skinny at the end of my 2001 thru I still wore spandx shorts under shorts- they...

what a great thing! I lost my camera on my 01 thruhike (back in the film days- so luckily only lost a couple rolls- but I would have been thrilled to get it back!) you have banked yourself some...

I heartily support getting ahold of Chili and Pepper with questions.I met them this year.

I like to listen to music while hiking. Back in 2001 before mp3 players were everywhere, I got a little radio in Pearisburg and carried it the rest of the way. I still felt starved for music.

I...

I think now its Jones falls in TN. I found it more impressive than Laurel falls.

the 75 mi or so of the Smokies is great- you can go into Gatlinburg, but you would need a permit and you have to stay in shelters which can be kind of confining. I did the above mentioned 100 mi or...

I saw walkin Jim play at several Gatherings. I had hoped to see him play again someday and will miss his talent. Cancer sucks. I am also a cancer survivor. he will be missed.

I'm a fan of the Pee bandana for #1, tp for #2. I have carried wet wipes before but found the antibacterial ones made my skin irritated and made chafing issues worse.

I know this was a long time ago but Nico's owner is Montana- she's out still nobo somewhere- might be done pretty soon if not already?

I started out using the Diva Cup and ended up getting two yeast infections while on the trail (both triggered at the end of my period)-fwiw I was also off and on antibiotics for various reasons and...

I was on a nobo hike- hiked into Monson ME that day. At a shelter at lunchtime I read where someone I knew and trusted had wrote what happened- something in my brain refused to believe it. I asked a...

Last I heard they'd all three finished fwiw.

For the last several years people in the PCT trail community have been doing this- the PCT is a smaller group - few hundred people a year attempt it. There are so many people out on the AT, it'd be...

hmmm I already have Nido and parm, and olive oil in my drops, I was going to add them to various things, but I should experiment with just that and I'll be carrying block cheese anyway too. Will have...

I am doing the same thing- packing up maildrops. I thruhiked in 2001, so maybe I have a better idea of where to do maildrops- how much what I get sick of, etc. I did the buy as you go the first time...

Can anyone suggest a bulk cheese sauce powder mix that doesn't taste like fake cheese and doesn't cost more than buying plain ol Kraft M&C? I have a ton of bulk pasta already.

I tried buying...

I did my first hike 3 years post undegrad college- was able to take a leave of absence from my job to hike. I returned to that job post hike only briefly and then ridgeran on the AT one summer and...

I am trying to plan my fuel resupplies for my thruhike- I'd like to hear from people who used a Jetboil on a thru-hike- esp if using a PCS for two people.

I do not want to hear about why I...

I took Ortho Novum 777 for years, including during my 2001 thruhike- I think cessation of periods while hiking is linked to your body fat falling below a certain level. so if you are already...

I think we will also go through that paring process before and early hike. I have hiked before, my husband hasn't - so I am still kind of in a mindset to want make sure we have everything we need...

I hike in a stretchy poly knit skirt with spandex shorts underneath. Its right at knee length- I like to stretch the skirt over my knees while sitting at breaks.

walking jim has some good trail songs.

http://walkinjim.com/index.php?pr=Song_Clips