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    is it possible to take a hammock on the appalachian thru hike without having to go to ground mode?

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    Stir Fry
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    In a word. Yes. There are not many places on the AT where you can not find trees to use.
    If it do'nt eat you or kill you it makes you stronger
    'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton

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    It's not called the Long Green Tunnel for no reason. Tons of thru-hikers hang the whole way.
    "Hahk your own hahk." - Ron Haven

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    not a problem. some will say the whites, but i had no problem. if you want to stay in a hut ask to borrow a pad or just hike on to below tree line. i only stayed in madison hut. others will say the smokies, but the shelters are so large you can hang inside, i did.
    I'm so confused, I'm not sure if I lost my horse or found a rope.

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    Admittedly, I've never thru-hiked. That said, in all the sections I've done, I never had a problem finding somewhere to hang my hammock.
    "If you play a Nicleback song backwards, you'll hear messages from the devil. Even worse, if you play it forward, you'll hear Nickleback." - Dave Grohl

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    Quote Originally Posted by kayak karl View Post
    not a problem. some will say the whites, but i had no problem. if you want to stay in a hut ask to borrow a pad or just hike on to below tree line. i only stayed in madison hut. others will say the smokies, but the shelters are so large you can hang inside, i did.
    kayak karl has it right on. the two challenging areas are the smokies and the whites, but even they are do-able. if you keep on hammocking through your thru it will be because you really enjoy using a hammock. finding places to hang will not be an issue!
    Lazarus

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    We need to follow "Go Green concept". Government not allowed to cut trees.

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    I did Springer to Hot Springs in "08" and I had no problem finding trees, I even hung a couple nights in the Smokies.
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