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- When will you be in PA? (3 replies)
- Lighter sleeping bag for Virginia in June? (11 replies)
- Backpacking in Kentucky (17 replies)
- What can i leave behind? (6 replies)
- after your thru, how long did it take? (18 replies)
- things learned on an AT thruhike (7 replies)
- If you were to do it a second time what would you do differently? (36 replies)
- down versus synthetic (6 replies)
- 2014 Thru Hiker Journals (11 replies)
- NB thru hike leaving tomorrow! What am I doing wrong? (26 replies)
- Trail MaGic questions for AT pros. (8 replies)
- When will the thru hiker bubble be in virginia? (8 replies)
- Indoor Machine Training (3 replies)
- What are your AT holidays and do you celebrate them? (7 replies)
- Question about dispersed camping along the trail. (13 replies)
- Hoping for advice on gear for Northbound thru-hike 5/1/14 (22 replies)
- Never Thought I'd Have To Ask This Very Strange Question..... (23 replies)
- Spot Device Question (9 replies)
- NOBO AT "section" hike Wanyesboro to Front Royal,VA via SNP (1 replies)
- 200 mile hike (3 replies)
- Is starting May 5th too late? (27 replies)
- Sleeping bag for AT thru. (16 replies)
- Helen Georgia ? (17 replies)
- AT or PCT or CDT? (39 replies)
- Disposable cameras for the trail (14 replies)
- Radio reception along the AT (16 replies)
- Anxiety is killing me...2 week pre-hike worries (24 replies)
- Mailing home gear at Neels gap (49 replies)
- Uploading pics whilst in towns - easy peasy or a pain in the ring. (19 replies)
- Hungry Hiker - How many calories should I be hitting on the AT / day. (19 replies)
- A place to stay ? (72 replies)
- Is there a way to get directly to Springer from ATL airport? (22 replies)
- Packing vitamins and supplements (4 replies)
- Military Veteran and meds. on thru-hike (18 replies)
- Hiking itinerary in spreadsheet form? (21 replies)
- Long term dehydration (16 replies)
- Cooking at shelters (50 replies)
- Biggest regret from their thru (48 replies)
- EZ Towels instead of Toilet Paper anyone? (10 replies)
- How long did your Thru-Hike take? (25 replies)
- Which part of the AT is best in which time of year? (15 replies)
- good news/bad news (12 replies)
- Moving right along (0 replies)
- UK caller - Help with getting a pre-paid sim card / cell phone with refill cards (12 replies)
- How To Separate AT Guide Book (10 replies)
- Arc Blast vs Windrider. (4 replies)
- Getting from Atlanta to the trail - Help needed (8 replies)
- THE most important thing! (53 replies)
- Charging speeds for Anker chargers - HELP...... (10 replies)
- Crocs v's Vivobarefoot / Merrell Sonics / Trail runners (31 replies)
- Maximum Pack Weight Recommended (50 replies)
- Wifi and charging regularity (24 replies)
- Cat Hole Shovels (144 replies)
- Anker chargers - Advice needed once again troops (11 replies)
- The Whites (15 replies)
- Thermal - Overkill / Realistic (14 replies)
- ATC stats 2700 NB hikers left Springer Mountain in 2013 intending to thru hike!!! (35 replies)
- Will Google maps work on the AT (14 replies)
- Spot advice or thoughts on gps iphone apps (3 replies)
- Using Gaia GPS with my Iphone 4s on the Appalachian trail (6 replies)
- Direction (3 replies)
- "AT Kick Off" at Amicalola...anyone going? (7 replies)
- What Do You Get For Completing A Thru? (49 replies)
- What have you given up for your thru-hike and how profound was the impact? (13 replies)
- Must have apps for thru hike (35 replies)
- What do you do about GSMNP if you are hiking with a dog? (10 replies)
- Traditional poles vs Whippet (11 replies)
- Seam Sealing my brand spanking Tarp tent stratospire 1 (20 replies)
- Fuel for Stove (2 replies)
- Will this pack work for an extended hike (or even thru-hike)? (6 replies)
- Miles per day expectations (49 replies)
- Clothing Weights (14 replies)
- AT Cake (5 replies)
- Winter worries (63 replies)
- How Many Creeks To Ford? (27 replies)
- Last gear check. What have I forgotten? (17 replies)
- Furniture on the trail (52 replies)
- Planning a thru-hike (2015 or2016) (23 replies)
- Budgeting! (41 replies)
- What Size Backpack Do I Need? (14 replies)
- Weight Loss on the Trail- How much did you lose? (40 replies)
- Lets make our own AT show (28 replies)
- From Katahdin to Portland, ME afterwards (6 replies)
- Topo Maps (15 replies)
- Charging devices while thru-hiking? (19 replies)
- Trail shoes with 4E width (17 replies)
- New NOBO: help with good iphone5s case & Frogg Toggs (13 replies)
- Tracking the bubble (36 replies)
- Backpack setup (14 replies)
- NoBo in April (18 replies)
- This is my plan.....tear it apart!!! (38 replies)
- ChinMusic (16 replies)
- Gear list questions (25 replies)
- Thru hike spreadsheet (22 replies)
- HELP: Planning a September SOBO (26 replies)
- Bus Route from Partnership Shelter (6 replies)
- Will hostels accept and forward a bounce box? (13 replies)
- Towels at hostels? (7 replies)
- Thoughts many years after thru-hiking (15 replies)
- ground cover (19 replies)
- Question: When resupplying in towns, what are your backpacking food staples? (47 replies)
- At least one thru-hiker started North today. (49 replies)
- Starting Cash (23 replies)
- Feet Experts please (37 replies)
- Gear Check List (17 replies)
- Days spent in each state on the AT (18 replies)
- 2014 start date earlier than in the past (20 replies)
- Car Insurance? (21 replies)
- Warmer bag vs. quilt or upgrade layering system? (20 replies)
- DSLR on Thru Hike! Anyone? (104 replies)
- 2014 Thru Gear List - Tear it apart guys and gals (14 replies)
- Minus 33 base layers? (12 replies)
- In Need of Sleeping Bag and Winter Clothing Advice! (16 replies)
- NOBO 2014 shuttle from Harpers Ferry WV to Amicolola Falls Ga (3 replies)
- Itinerary and start date suggestions (13 replies)
- Need guidance from the experts (14 replies)
- 2013 may be the worst thru-hike season in a very long time. (77 replies)
- Fiddling on an AT Thru-Hike (29 replies)
- Winter Gear Worries... (35 replies)
- Tips for drying clothes? (30 replies)
- Bug net question. (5 replies)
- Hiking Alone (30 replies)
- 2014 Gear List (23 replies)
- Thru Hike - North Face Thermoball Insulated Jacket? (5 replies)
- Question on cold weather clothes (17 replies)
- pump vs no pump (76 replies)
- Fuel Canisters (27 replies)
- Swelling Feet? (10 replies)
- Interview for thru-hikers! (26 replies)
- Thru in Two- planning ahead (25 replies)
- thru hiker around age 20 (2 replies)
- What's the Earliest Date to Start a NOBO? (20 replies)
- How long will it take me to hike the AT? (12 replies)
- Thru Hike SOBO starting Beginning of August - What weather should I expect? (5 replies)
- Stink less (30 replies)
- How Long will Maine take me? (10 replies)
- Head-start thru-hike from HF, VA beginning in April rather than May (25 replies)
- Clothing worn hiking in March/April in GA (17 replies)
- Timing question (6 replies)
- Sleeping pads - How insulated? (17 replies)
- Bivy or Small Tent? (34 replies)
- March 2014 NOBO shakedown (12 replies)
- Specifics from 12ers and 13ers (14 replies)
- Traditional hiking boots or trail running shoes? (43 replies)
- Younger Hikers on the AT (8 replies)
- Library in Monson, ME...computers? (2 replies)
- Attemping NOBO Thru Hike in 2014 (Gaer, Conditioning) (14 replies)
- Hammock underquilt for thru (35 replies)
- NOBO Travel arrangements from Katahdin to home. (17 replies)
- Mid February Thru Hike Start Date '14 Sleeping Bag (25 replies)
- Campsite question (24 replies)
- Bear spray or pepper spray....what's the difference? (36 replies)
- 15th April to 30 April NOBO Start - when to change out Sleeping Bags? (8 replies)
- Katahdin to the Keys ETC style, Book, Guides, Info I may have missed? (1 replies)
- Am I taking warm enough clothing? (5 replies)
- Solitary times in a shelter? (26 replies)
- The trail is too...... (54 replies)
- after finishing the thru hike (18 replies)
- fall start for sobo? (37 replies)
- You may be right, I may be crazy... but it just might be a lunatic you're looking for (57 replies)
- NOBO thru-hikers, how many nights did you spend in GA? (32 replies)
- Atkins, VA 81/11 (10 replies)
- What kind of stoves are predominantly being used by thru-hikers at this time? (67 replies)
- Freezed Dryed Meat how much for a Thru Hike. (6 replies)
- Neck Knife-Anyone see this business? (27 replies)
- Hiking the warp around flip flop (9 replies)
- How to get to the trail head. (11 replies)
- I have some extra Camping spaces at BSP for July 3rd & 4th (0 replies)
- Where is the main group of NOBOS right now? (7 replies)
- Well today is the day! (8 replies)
- Mailing Fuel Canister (5 replies)
- Picking up my gear for the whites, where should I send my summer bag? (8 replies)
- Ideal finishing date (25 replies)
- Planning a 2015 Thru-Hike (18 replies)
- Guide book recommendations (14 replies)
- Leaving in 2 weeks, gear shakedown. (7 replies)
- Thru-hike 2013 (6 replies)
- It's in the Bag! (15 replies)
- Is it normal to feel nothing? (30 replies)
- Bounce boxes (5 replies)
- SOBO Gear List Help... (14 replies)
- Planning March 2014 NOBO Thru. Need help on gear shakedown. (39 replies)
- I meant to go light, but I accidentally hit 20 lbs. (36 replies)
- Leaving This Sunday nobo (32 replies)
- Most Bang for Your Buck (8 replies)
- Hiking Times in the Presidentials (15 replies)
- Top 10 Restaurants on the AT? (68 replies)
- Just got a Packa....wont fit over pack setup. (12 replies)
- Someone who has completed a thru, comment inside! (26 replies)
- Ingenious thru hike recipes! (4 replies)
- Full Gear List. Thru Hike Help (14 replies)
- Numeros dos. And a few other questions before I head out next month! (15 replies)
- Sleeping bag help/advice!!??? (30 replies)
- Appalachian Trail to Philadelphia (16 replies)
- Entitled Hikers (172 replies)
- It's The Shoes! (5 replies)
- Shakedown request (9 replies)
- 2000-miler rules: getting lost (80 replies)
- Gear List for Shakedown (0 replies)
- Working while on a thru-hike (35 replies)
- Balls & Sunshine: Triple Crown (13 replies)
- UL pack size/volume (11 replies)
- help! (13 replies)
- CASH OR CARD ON trail?? ATM??? (11 replies)
- How Long? (3 replies)
- Light weight cook system for two? (9 replies)
- Must see blue blaze trails (33 replies)
- Swimming on a.t thru (30 replies)
- WEATHER GA to WV June - Aug. (0 replies)
- Thru hike gear shake down (10 replies)
- Thru hike gear shake down (0 replies)
- Gear List, what do you think? (4 replies)
- Camping outside AMC Huts in The Whites (10 replies)
- What would you do? (10 replies)
- Sleeping bags that smell like... (34 replies)
- Wal Mart Straight Talk Coverage? (16 replies)
- Libraries on trail..SD card slots? (13 replies)
- Are bounce boxes necessary to eliminate food waste? (31 replies)
- Getting from Shreveport, LA to Maine? (9 replies)
- Conservative miles when starting a thru hike (44 replies)
- clothing qustions, advice needed:) (6 replies)
- SOBO Gear questions (25 replies)
- Gear List for April NOBO - would greatly appreciate comments or suggestions! (14 replies)
- Comparison of initial and repeat at thru hikes (19 replies)
- Shelter mice (45 replies)
- My Gear List - for your comments and suggestions (26 replies)
- food supply after smokies? (10 replies)
- Initial Food Supply (11 replies)
- Looking for Recommendations for this years Thru-Hike Journals (9 replies)
- Kindle or good ol' books? (42 replies)
- Riding Greyhound to Baxter - But Should I Ship Gear? (8 replies)
- Triple Crown / Planning Strategies (17 replies)
- Suggestions on how to carry travel guitar with me? (62 replies)
- Anyone using a Sirius XMp3 Satellite Radio on the AT (7 replies)
- Pls Advise on these Resupply Points (22 replies)
- what should I have in my "first aid kit"? (19 replies)
- flip-flop questions (4 replies)
- Zero days (16 replies)
- Trail Magic March 30th 2013 (6 replies)
- How to prepare for a flip-flop with experienced hikers (4 replies)
- Places for hikers to get rid of trash (128 replies)
- Canister availability om AT thru (3 replies)
- Thru Gear List Up For Review (9 replies)
- After Trail Job? (0 replies)
- Kelty Cosmic 20 Degree Down Sleeping Bag (7 replies)
- 18f degrees outside (31 replies)
- Sleep System for SIDE sleeper (39 replies)
- Putting on Weight Before a Hike (30 replies)
- Camp Shoes? (42 replies)
- Where do you put your pack? (13 replies)