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If the most desirable way to pursue your hobby is the most miserable one, you should reevaluate.

OMG ONLY THRU HIKE IS SPRINGER TO KATAHDIN. That's how the originals did it, by god! In one season! You're not actually walking 2000 miles unless you do it like they did. I wish we could go back to...

I love yoga, but who needs a class? Mats are cheap and light, take one with you. If you're not confident, take a notepad and make notes during a class so you'll remember the progression. I'd imagine...

Don't take this the wrong way but this is probably a better question for your doctor than for an internet forum.

Newfound gap is a bad place to plan on starting or ending. If it snows, the roads up will be closed. Clingman's Dome road will be closed through March. You'd be headed back out to I-40 I would guess,...

Hello backpacking homies

Merrell isn't my real name, it's the kind of shoes I was wearing when I signed up.

Never been to the AT, section hiking with Mrs. Merrell for the first time in May...

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This is literally the first message board I've ever posted on where :yes: didn't work

Don't send one home. When it warms up, you can zip the opposite sides of the sleeping bags to each other and make one queen size warm-weather sleeping bag :yes:

Combine planking and glute bridges and you really have something. (If you're not familiar think upside down plank, feet on floor, body from knees to shoulders straight) The posterior chain from...

People seem to get awfully offended when you point out to them that a 2-mile run will shed more weight off their load than cutting the handle off their toothbrush.

Doesn't matter where the weight...

You are 100% correct. We both lift 4-5 days a week and do regular cardio. So we have the physical conditioning.

But heavy squats and deadlifts, while helpful for bearing weight, don't necessarily...

Farmer, thanks for the information about shelter spacing. It's this stuff that I'm worried about not having any experience on AT. On your other suggestion, is there a good place to park near...

Thanks. Yes, to be clear I was only saying that's our ABILITY to get an idea what the change is in VA from flatland. We wouldn't hike 25 a day consistently even here. Just, we could. I think I'll...

Thanks for the answers, everyone

Still leaning toward SNP but on this post: Southbound to Damascus? To clarify logistically, we would best drive to Damascus and take our best guess as to what...

Forget a metal flask. Buy a pint of Jim Beam. It comes in a plastic bottle. Drink it, rinse the bottle well, set it out for a few days to air out. No matter what anyone tells you, it won't affect the...

Also curious how northbound from Damascus would compare to the above trip, both in difficulty and scenery. That would be a significantly shorter drive up.

What up hiker people


This seems like the best forum. I have questions that need answers, so


Tentatively planning a first AT section hike for the wife and I, likely in late May for about 2...