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Or the whole southern AT, like more or less everything south of Massachusetts ...

My son and I hiked that 118 to Canada leg the last week of June this year -- five days, of which it rained hard on...

^^ what he said. Bromley, Griffith Lake, Baker Peak, Big Branch, Little Rock Pond, White Rocks, Bully Brook, Bear Mtn., Clarendon Gorge, the walk along the brooks near the Cold River, and the...

I totally agree it isn't simple and you need to know where you are within a division, but to say you can't camp except at the shelters in most of the divisions you name is a gross generalization not...

correction - NF lands go beyond Lincoln Gap -- they don't end until up around Glen Ellen.

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I've been over most of the LT recently (just in from Brandon Gap > Bromley last night, in fact) and can add this to what's been said above:

Big picture: National Forest lands extend far...

We might run into you out there depending when you start in August; we'll be SOBO from Bromley to North Adams around the second week of the month. Sorry we can't be helpful about partnering, but I...

Yeah ... just chiming in to echo what everybody else has said. I live in northern VT and would second all of this advice. SOBO with a mid-September start might be the very best possible way to hike...

The trail maintainers strenuously urge us all to stay off these trails until they dry out. Where there is no snow -- which will mostly be southern exposures in the hardwoods -- you are likely to run...

It's a relevant question for lots of people, year after year. I don't see the harm ...[/COLOR]

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True, many shelters have limited tenting options around them, and a few have none at all -- but at least half have good prospects. In between, if you're resourceful, you can find viable...

This is an interesting thread, and maybe it will help somebody to make the most of their trip the first time around.

For starters, I was 19. Some of stay in a larval state longer than others. I...

Good, looks like it came out OK. FWIW, we have the TNF Aleutian 20F bags -- got them very cheap (~$65) from Sunny Sports when our old REI bags started to lose loft. They're OK - they're warm,...

Thumbs up, looks pretty sharp. Inasmuch as the damp it going to be a compounding factor with any cold weather you encounter that time of year I'd suggest a synthetic puffy over a down one. Opinions...

Off the top of my head his list does not look too unreasonable. Bear in mind I'm not a gram-counting UL devotee.

I see four main areas to shave off significant weight. First, the pack -- if he's...

I don't know Frog Toggs, but I'm sure they'll do fine. Here's what I use for cheap-ass light rain pants. With the right coupon you can get them down to $20 or so. I think they weigh about 5 ounces.

You do not want to leave the rain pants at home and assume all will be fine hiking in the rain in your shorts.

In the fifties, steady rain, with some wind -- try that for a few hours and you're...

Never heard of the one-time fee. Around a dozen pay sites / shelters, not that you have to use them. No reservations taken. The fees are very small (around $5/night/person, last I checked).

^^ thinking about this a little more -- you could fine-tune the ensemble a little further, even. Instead of the long-sleeve base layer shirt and the fleece, use a driclime windshirt and a very light...

Your list looks pretty good to me. Let's see -- nice to have spare underwear, and they're light, so bring 2. I'd go with just 2 pair of hiking socks, and liners if you're so inclined. Totally hear...

I'd strongly advise against going without any kind of supplementary shelter. The tarp is a viable option and lighter than the tent, but don't go with nothing. I've seen a good many of those...

You don't say anything about your style, experience, fitness, age, etc., so who knows, but on the surface of things that's a pretty reasonable plan, or fairly ordinary anyway.

The posts above...

There are a couple of decent tent sites in the woods very near the shelter. They are located across the long trail from the shelter and up a little higher on the hill. There is a fairly obvious...

Hate to burst any bubbles, but I live in VT and I would *never* leave my car overnight at that or any trailhead like it. That kind of thing happens *all*the*time*. About the only ones I trust are...

Stay away from him. He'll rip your lungs out, Jim.

Lots of good replies here.

Only a few things I can think of:

First, there were fewer people attempting thru-hikes then, so there wasn't as much of a big crowd at the beginning. I guess this...