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    Default Article: Completed Thru-Hike: What I changed, What I learned

    Out of step with the world...

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    If I was any slower, I'd be going backwards 9pin's Avatar
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    great stuff, actually pretty valuable. thanks for sharing.

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    If I was any slower, I'd be going backwards 9pin's Avatar
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    did you wear the Injinji toe socks as your 'liner sock' or as your only sock? Looking at REI selection, I wondered if you wore one of the light weight models as liner socks or just as one sock? thanks

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    yr vid was worth watching for sure! My wife moaned tho when she saw that snow covered toilet early on....

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    Killer advice good sir! Also a killer video!... can't wait to see it all for myself in 2015

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    Quote Originally Posted by 9pin View Post
    great stuff, actually pretty valuable. thanks for sharing.
    Thank you!
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    Quote Originally Posted by 9pin View Post
    did you wear the Injinji toe socks as your 'liner sock' or as your only sock? Looking at REI selection, I wondered if you wore one of the light weight models as liner socks or just as one sock? thanks
    I wore them as a liner sock and either Smart Wool or Darn Tough socks over them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SS/SB View Post
    yr vid was worth watching for sure! My wife moaned tho when she saw that snow covered toilet early on....
    This is the truth: I had never squatted in the woods before hiking this trail. For the first few days I held out for privies when I had to go. After the first snow storm, I quickly adapted to squatting! haha
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nonfiction View Post
    Killer advice good sir! Also a killer video!... can't wait to see it all for myself in 2015
    Thank you! Best of luck in 2015!
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    Awesome information!! Watched the video as well and I'll be leaving soon to start my thru hike. (March 1) Video looked amazing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mitchell McMahon View Post
    Awesome information!! Watched the video as well and I'll be leaving soon to start my thru hike. (March 1) Video looked amazing.
    I hope you have a great time! I am already following some 2014ers and I am loving it!
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    You don't have to respond to this if you left this information out on purpose, but I'm wondering how much money you spent? I'm planning on hiking 2015.

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    i second sugarspy- i am also very curious how much money you ended up spending. great, informative post! my plan is a thru-hike in 2016

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    Thanks for the great insight. There are a few things I will take from your time on the trail. I only get to hike 1 week out of the year, and like you said I cherish the time I on out there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sugarspy View Post
    You don't have to respond to this if you left this information out on purpose, but I'm wondering how much money you spent? I'm planning on hiking 2015.
    Quote Originally Posted by jerseydevil View Post
    i second sugarspy- i am also very curious how much money you ended up spending. great, informative post! my plan is a thru-hike in 2016
    One regret I have is that I did not keep track of the money I spent. I get this question a lot, and I wish I had kept somewhat of a record.
    Either way, I saved $4000 (roughly) to use on the trail. This did not include other money I saved to pay bills (student loans and car payment).
    My plan was to pretend that I only had $2000 to spend on my hike. I finished the hike with a few hundred dollars left. So to answer your question, I spent about $3500 for the hike.
    Again, I treated myself pretty well I think. I split motels with other hikers, stayed at a half dozen hostels and spent a lot of money on food in town.
    I dont drink or smoke, so that saved me A LOT of money. I think some hiker's bar tabs equal $2000 alone. Not that I am knocking that, just saying I spent less money in town than some.

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    Love the video. Was that all shot with the Iphone or what did you use?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tprunty8 View Post
    Love the video. Was that all shot with the Iphone or what did you use?
    80% of the video was using an iPhone 4S. I also had a GoPro Hero 2 that I would carry with me sometimes (I'd mail the GoPro ahead of me).
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    Thank you! Best of luck in 2015!
    This is part of my AT research. I plan on leaving NOBO from Springer to Harpers Ferry on May 1, 2015. Thanks for the info!

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    Thanks for sharing it's great to see in such detail what has and has not worked for someone. I'm wondering who wrote Fixing Your Feet? Thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gibbsaroli View Post
    Thanks for sharing it's great to see in such detail what has and has not worked for someone. I'm wondering who wrote Fixing Your Feet? Thanks.

    The first link is for the newest edition of Fixing your Feet. It is a good book, but it focuses mostly on general athletes, not really specific for hikers, and it talks mostly about preventative, as opposed to fixing. I think it is a good book , a good read, and has some useful information. You can view the first few pages of, kind of get an insight into the book.
    The second link is for one that appears to be catered more towards hiking and stuff, I have not read it, it is much older (1997) , but it is by the same author as the first, so I would imagine it wouldn't be too bad. Having not read it, I can't say for sure though.

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    http://www.amazon.com/Fixing-Your-Fe...dp_ob_title_bk

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    http://www.amazon.com/Fixing-Your-Fe...=1419002991567

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