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I had my right knee replaced in March 30 2011. The first two months are painfull trying to recover from the surgery. You must follow your surgery with a PT and do what they tell you to do with the...

I did the suitcase thing and it worked great. I got one at Good Will for 15 dollars. I unpacked my pack and placed it in the suitcase with my hiking poles. When I arrived at Hikers Inn I gave it to...

I cracked my right upper femur bone this year on the AT. It was caused by a fall just short of Standing Bear hostel somewhere around mile 240. At first It didnt bother me so I continued on. Just six...

Hi Veetack: I added up the weight of your pack items that were on your list with the given weights and I get 18.7 lbs. You did not include the weight of the following, AT hikers handbook, 3 pair of...

I went to a Goodwill store and spent ten dollars on a suit case large enought to fit my backpack and poles in. My flight was from Sacramento to Atlanta. When I got to the hostle near Springer, I...

Knee problems can be very complex. See a specialist who works in that area of the anotomy, sports doctors are the best to see. I had my right knee replaced after doing PCT thru hike. The replacement...

I was doing my AT thru this year and a day out of Hot Springs I fell. Not thinking to much about it I continued on hiking when I started to get a pain in my right groin. I took my 800mg of ib three...

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I cracked my femur bone heading into Damascus on March 7 during my thru hike in 2012. Iam not one to give up and will finish it off in 2013. I need a few...

i have used a coffee liquid concentrate called JAVA JUICE. It comes in sealed small containers. When added to hot water it comes as close to the taste of a good cup of coffee without that taste of an...

I had to abort the AT on April 08. Got as far as Damascus. I had an MRI taken when I got home and it was bad news.My right upper femur has a hairline crack near the ball and socket joint area. I must...

Before you get out of the bed in the mourning, keep by your bed side an elastic band like an old bicycle inner tube or buy a stretch ban. Lay flat and place the tube or ban around the foot which has...

Ive been on statins since 1990 when I had my first of many angioplasties that year. In 2008 I thru hiked the PCT with no problems from the statins. In 2010 my doctor decided it was time to check on...

Your biggest concern for viruses will be your contact with other people like in shelters, lean toos and hostels. Its hard to stay away, but thats life. Majority of the filtering systems will not...

Yes, and mail them home when all possibilites of freezing temps are gone. Iam mailing mine home when I get to Pearisburg,Va. I have learned the hard way of not being prepared.

Check with your doctor and get an appointment from him or her to see an orthopedic doctor. They specialize in bone and joints and are most likely to help you. Iam a recent recipient of a knee...

If you will be carring a cell phone, go to your carrier and have them install My CAST WEATHER. You can then get all the weather info you will need. Its so easy to use even a cave man can use it. Cell...

Leave Springer March 07.

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I had a full knee replacement last March 31. Four months after my knee replacement I climbed Half Dome and since then have hiked several hundred miles of trails around my location. The key to near...

I sleep the same way. I got a 20 degree quilt from Nunatak and now I sleep like a hibernating bear. You must adjust the straps under your sleeping pad to your comfort zone. This will keep the heat...

Buy the book,Freezer Bag Cooking, by Sarah Svien Kirkconnell. You will be surprised at the wide selection of meals that can be put together in a one gallon freezer bags.

There are several cottage shops that will cater to your needs. Ive gone to several of these small outfitters and the one that stands out for me is McHALE PACKS. He makes packs to fit your body. He...

When I start my thru hike on the AT this year Ill be 70. Start date is March 07. In 2010 I had a four-way by pass and in 2011 a knee replacement. Ill be starting out with new anatomy. Ive been...

The last time I saw GORDON was during my PCT 08 thru. He was slackpacking NIMBLEWALL around and giving rides to hikers.