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Whats your opinion in mid august? thinking a 6 day stint to complete the trail.

North to south- or - south to north; is one preferred for a particular reason?

Found out some friends moved to...

Could have sold the pack on craigslist for $100 and Id have profited some money...

Instead, I am out a good chunk of change....
Sucks that my ignorance of USPS has costed me a couple of hundred...

Product is MIA.

I am out a Zpacks pack, and John is searching the forums for a different pack.


note to self(and everyone) If the purchasee is across town; Hand deliver it at all costs....

No, actually I hadnt thought that to be an option. I'll shoot them an email over the weekend to see what they suggest. Good idea. Thank you!
I'll leave it "for sale" until I have that worked out....

Is my price too steep?
I will offer this clean Pack with
FREE shipping.
$280, shipped to you.

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I am selling my Zpacks Arc Haul, 62L Velcro lid. 23.2ounces. You guys know the details.

Torso: SHORT
Waist: SMALL

This particular pack is in excellent condition. 'Basically' Brand New...

I was hoping to have the time to do atleast the CTloop this year, but life happens(cant get the week or so off) and I'll need to push that to next year....

So, I'd say my answer is No, but i will...

Gotta get into that sort of territory someday in this hobby...
Not anyones favorite thing to do, but thats the reality of what's infront of me for some hikes

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Wow, great pics, and both the fall colors of september look great and the july mountains with alittle snow look great! Both would be an experience for me!

The TRT definitely seems like a late...

Didnt pay attention to that or the large "July 2nd" next to day 1, at the top of the days log.

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Curious of the date too.

Redwood started may31st(years past) and it looks great aside from rain daily.
Yesterday, posted on GMC's Facebook, there is apparently knee deep+ snow and blowdowns....

Nice, I'll read that in-depth later tonight. I see he has a Tahoe Rim Trail post too, im very interested in that one too. Thanks for posting, I hadnt seen "Pmags," yet

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Epic adventure! Cant wait to check out the pics more closely.

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Hyponatremia, thats an interesting situation. I think I'll have more problems with keeping adequatly hydrated, than that severly overhydrated! Great to know thats a thing. Whod have thought!


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Extra hydration to combat the possible elevation sickness, good plan to follow through with. I'll definitely need to pay attention to drinking more water in general. Good point

I think the point...

I agree, BOTH his pics have been GREAT.

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Like training for a 10k or half marathon, just loops around town. Or in my case "training" takes place switching between road walking and jumping through state parks/open spaces to create my daily...

Hey man, NASCAR drives in circles and look at their following! Haha
that picture is great! And looks like a nice addition with the snow patches.

Timing wise ill continue to pinpoint when is...

Definitely sounds like that is the time range everyone is suggesting. Things really seemed like July, even with the storms. But clearly, you guys have the experience!



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Thats very encouraging! Alot of my hesitation is due to not knowing how far I can comfortably and healthily push myself. Your experience sounds great!
And, just as others stated from their...

Great points. Monsoonal season was to be expected, so, I'm not exactly planning things to stay out of those conditions. However, doing it later to miss that AS WELL AS still having plenty of daylight...

I may be misunderstanding what you are expressing, but, isnt MY time best spent where I decide to place MY feet? Weather that be an oak hammock walk in Florida, a walk down the beach, or whatever...

Are they ever going to adjust the ratings for bags and quilts? I learned early on that the ratings are survival temps, not comfort zones. I love my 20 degree quilt, however, I am a small framed guy,...

Yep, I was anticipating(and seeking verification) that the altitude would contribute to "much" cooler temps than the summer in Denver.
Being Florida born, its pretty remarkable that the altitude...

I wanted to keep the beginning post short, not to disinterest anyone.

Temps
Right now, with the nights in the low 40's(as low at 38) ive been able to pack to 10.8lbs baseweight. Extra weight...