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This is what I'll have to do. I'm not sure if I'll have had cataract surgery by the time I attempt my thru, so I'm already going to struggle with vision issues.

Thanks for the feedback... I'm finally facing a lot of my hangups and deicing what really matters... the baking soda trick sounds feasible.

Deodorant: I know I'm a little OCD and some of it's just stuff I have to get over - but what about unscented deodorant? Will that really attract bugs? I tend to use unscented everything anyway,...

Good point, Tim. :o

I was just thinking about this today, and irrationally worrying about ending up with a stupid one. Obviously there are better things to think about - like what I'm going to carry - but isn't it funny...

I have an inland marine rider on my apartment renter's insurance - it covers my camera if it's lost, stolen, dropped, sat on, submerged, etc, whether home or away. I haven't specifically checked to...

I plan to cut my hair as short as I can stand before I start my thru. It grows fast, I'll grow it back out afterward.

I'm planning a 2014 thru as well I'm not planning to go it alone, so I'll need to find a group of people to hike with. I'm trying to convince my brother he needs to take a leave of absence from work...

Trailweaver, before I do hikes of any distance, I'm going to have to get an extra pair and keep them in my pack. I'm completely hopeless without them, but I don't want to be helpless!

Hi, Chad. I'm planning right now for a 2014 thru as well. I won't be going alone, though I have yet to find a hiking partner(s). Alone is tempting, but the simple fact is, as my late husband used to...