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Yeah, that's the dude. Ah well, maybe he was just overworked or something...



Yeah, exactly what we saw. We really did question whether we had the right weekend. It was that odd, since...

Sly, when we pulled into the Hot Springs Campground around 7 pm Friday night, the man (big dude wearing a blue shirt) at the gate/booth told us he had only 2 tent sites left and they were $25 per...

Thanks for the info, Jack. We know the volunteers and everyone worked hard at Trailfest, there were a lot of good things too, like the music. And it looked like there was great free stuff for the...

Based on a couple emails I've received, wanted to clarify some details about our experience at Trailfest.

The $25/night campground was the only apparent option Friday night, since the Silvermine...

We enjoyed Trailfest, but to be honest, we were a little put off by what felt like a bit of price-gouging by some of the local businesses. One of the campgrounds was charging $25 per night for tent...

If this is the attitude you're taking on the Trail with you, you're in for a very lonely hike, Badger.

So I was out hiking last weekend, and like, 10 or 15 times a day these huge honkin bugs just....bashed into me. They came roaring up the trail and just...SLAM , right into me! Then the angry buzz of...

Just wondering if anyone has a source for small-print novels. Would love to get a few classics (like Count of Monte Cristo or even a modern novel) in very small-print. That would be delightfully...

Thanks, that worked! Wow!

My tent zipper suddenly started separating, I zip it up and it just comes right apart above the zipper.

Any advice on how to fix?

Thanks

LF

As a final and happy note, EMS sure enough sent me a brand new pair of awesome boots and I am back hitting the Trail again. I can't thank them enough, I still can't get over their cheerful generosity...

I have tried dehydrating tuna, bad idea. It dried fine, ended up like hard dry wood. But it would not re-hydrate properly. Even soaking overnight or boiling failed to fully soften it, and it had a...

If it were me, I would:

Add: 1 ultralight (non-cotton) baseball cap. Keeps sun, rain, etc out of your face and has many other useful purposes.

Subtitute: Quick dry pants with a pair of wicking...

Oh my word, I'm still in shock. I just can't believe how cool this is. A hiker who works for Eastern Mountain Sports emailed me and said that THEY would step up and replace my boots absolutely free...

No idea. My impression from first talking to them on the phone, then by email, is that Asolo just has zero interest in helping me with the defective boots. Even the "offer" to allow me to purchase a...

Thanks, Mags,

Anyone know anything about thruhikers.com? Just found the site but it appears to be under construction or something.

This afternoon I obtained the email address for a supervisor in the customer service department at Asolo-USA and sent him the following letter:

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This is my third attempt to get some...

They never debated that point. If they had, I could show them my trail journal that details each of my section hiking trips, complete with mileage. But it's a moot point. The Asolo rep's email said...

Nah. Actually what I used was a tiny tube of Seam Grip that I always carry in my little repair kit. The stuff rocks. Just did a quick google, here is more info on it:...

Actually, they didn't even have to do any research. I told the customer service guy in my email that the defective boots and Asolo's customer service response was being discussed on several online AT...

That's the general rule of thumb I've always heard, that thru-hikers should choose a high-quality boot, but still prepare/budget for the liklihood of having to replace them once during their thru, at...

In the thread linked below over in Gear Talk, an email from a customer service rep from one of the top boot manufacturers states the following:

"300 miles is a great deal to put on boots, I am not...

Iceman, would you recommend responding back to the employee who emailed me yesterday, or to just go right over his head without comment and let upper management know about the boneheaded email he...

Asolo doesn't list a toll free customer service number on their website, but I got one from the retail store I bought the boots from. It's 877-888-8533, BTW. I called the number and after wading...

I know, I am just stunned at their reply.

Two hundred dollar full-leather boots aren't supposed to last 300 miles?? Geez, at that rate with the AT being over 2000 miles long, you'd go through...