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This post has been a long time in the making as I haven't visited WB for at least a month. Been a bit depressed about having to quit the trail so early. Here's my story.

My girlfriend, Lindsay,...

Happy (very) belated birthday Brushy Sage.

On a similar topic, does anyone know who are the oldest and youngest people to complete a thru-hike? I'm 21 and my girlfriend's just turned 19 so all...

Thanks Youngblood.

Think you've replied to all my posts in the past hour or so. Thankyou.

My head was cold as was nearly all of me except my feet. I think it might have been the pad but I'll...

Their place truly does look gorgeous. I can't wait to meet them both as they seem like great people. Perhaps I'll even meet a few WB users there too.

Best of luck in business.

I'm going to get a crew cut before I go and then let it go for a few months then probably get it cut again once I get the chance. Definitely wouldn't want hair longer than 2 or 3 inches on the trail....

Anyone know if the footprint is necessary for a MSR Zoid 2.0. I expect any Zoid is the same.

I've been off WB for a few weeks and now I'm back on asking a load of questions...sorry. Just need to...

For me, coming from the UK, maildrops really aren't a choice as it would be far too expensive and difficult to plan.

One concern I have is getting my initial supply of food as I don't think the...

I live a mere 3000 or so miles from the AT. :)

Fallen in love with it I'm afraid and there's nothing in the UK that can compare to it.

Also, I want to meet all you lovely Yanks as I've never...

Just a question on sleeping pads.

I have a very basic and cheap pad and was just wondering if it's good enough for the trail. I see talk of Z-Rests etc but I'm not sure what they are.

Once...

Hi Guys,

As I said, I went with the 3.2 megapixel Olympus Stylus 300. Been playing around with it for the past few days and I've also ordered a new battery and 2 x 256Mb cards (loads of photos :)...

Hello Chaps,

Just an update.

I checked prices in the UK and prices in the US and decided there wasnt much difference in price so thought I'd buy my one over here. I opted for the Olympus Stylus...

Cheers Guys.

What's the battery life like on the Stylus 300 and 400 then? Where do you get to recharge anyway?

Thanks for the replies guys.

I think I'm going to go for the Olympus Stylus (or MJU as it's called here...the guy in the camera shop gave me a blank look when I said Stylus :-? ). Either the 300...

The lovely chaps at the US embassy granted me my Visa

See you all in March

Hey AT Troll,

EXCELLENT idea with this. Nice to see the names of people. Can't believe there's so many just on this website. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately...who knows) my girlfriend and I...

Hey Rainman,

I believe the camera you are after is the one Uncle Wayne uses. It's said to be weatherproof.

Hi Guys,

I really love the Straight Forward forum so have decided to ask this question here rather than the health and safety forum.

Basically I will be compiling my own First Aid Kit as...

My girlfriend and I originally planned on a start date near to Feb 28th. We've now had to revise it, due to Visas and needing more cash, to March 23rd.

Let's just hope the lovely chaps at the US...

Highway,

Firstly you're reading that from a book/website/scientific journal. I'm the kind of person who doesn't believe everything he's told. These people effectively 'guess', they cannot 'tell'...

Where is what written? It's not about what's written down in any context be it law or religion. Of course different species die out naturally but if you can't see that we are messing this planet up,...

Wow PROFILE expect an e-mail from me soon. My girlfriend and I should be toucing down on March 23rd 2004. That's one hell of a deal.

10 weeks and 1 day :p I can hardly wait.

Bah I hate living where I do. My little town in England called Slough used to have the largest Industrial Estate in the whole of Europe. There's barely a patch of grass around. We have parks etc but...

Hi Cehoffpauir,

I'm in the same situation as you. I got my Osprey Aether 60 for Christmas and have now bought almost all of my kit (which I will post a revised thru-hike list in a few days) later....

For my thru-hike in 2004 my girlfriend and I will be using the MSR Zoid 2.0. If I was soloing I'd go with the Zoid 1.0

I've decided to thru-hike in 2004 with my girlfriend mainly because we both hate being part of the rat race. I'm getting out of the office job position for good (hopefully) and when I get back will...