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What kind of [homemade]stove do you use? What kind of fuel do you use and where did you purchase/steal it? Do you use the same container or cyphon it into another one?

I recently build a slightly...

Well? How about it? Osprey Aether 75 06' NoBo thruhike

I'm not taking any tp nor will I be staying in any Motels or Hotels or any such sillyness.

So who here brings an mp3 player, cd player, or radio sort of music device with them (excluding guitars and banjos and such)? Why do you or dont you take this said device of your choosing?
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I don't recall what the primary source was but I first read in "Against Civilization" and since in a variety of Anthropological literature that it wasn't until the inception of civilization apx...

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What do ya'll prefer to stock into your first aid bag, Hydrogen Peroxide or Rubbing Alcohol (or perhaps something else?)? What are the pro's and con's? Does it even matter?

Just wanted to know...

My joints aren't the sturdiest, it runs in my family but I’m still very active and fit. I've had knee problems before when cycling and running. How does one deal with knee problems? Brace? Meds? Do...

So I need to order my sleeping bag and i've gotten conflicting reports on what bag temp is appropriate. Zero degrees or -20? I'm northbound thruhiking March 8th. What do ya'll think?

How many of you are taking tarps? Tents? Or nothing at all? I've got an MSR Micro-Zoid, its really small and light I think it weighs a little over 2 lbs. but im still toying with the idea of a tarp....

So i'll be hitting the trail this March and im still a bit uncertain about which house I wanna carry on my back. What do ya'll think of the Granite Gear Virga? It's ultralight 3600 cubic inches, and...

Noah - male, 18, NY
Start date: late March NOBO
Miles/day: 20+
Off day: n/a
ETA Katahdin: 3+ months
Reason: why do fish swim?

Aloha, I plan on hiking ge-ma '06 and I'll be 19 by the time I hit the trail. Anywho, I was just wondering what that average hiker age is? Also, how many other teenagers thru-hike the AT, is it...

Thanks all for the info. I think I'm leaning more towards Granite Gear but I still need to check them out first hand before I finally select a bag. Also now I'll need to investigate the Equinox...

I plan on doing an ultra-light thruhike in 2006 but I'm still vacillating on some of my equipment choices. What do ya'll think of the Granite Gear Virga pack as opposed to the GoLite Breeze pack....