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thats sad man...make sure you take his kids hiking, pass some of his gear onto them, and tell them the funniest stories you have from your days in the woods with him. they most certainly will...

also i gotta say, how is cotton your friend? wool is wayyyy better than cotton when it comes to heat. cotton just gets soaked and nasty while wool wicks and keeps your body dry and cool.

at...

ive hiked in my CK box/briefs before and no one seemed to think twice...

to each their own tho...thats why smells are so cool.

as soon as i smell Icy Hot, it brings me straight back to cross country in high school...

i wish you could edit posts on here geez

and/or leaves in the fall..

i just gotta say, the smell of tea tree oil reminds me of hair salons or massage places...

the smell of hiking is a salt caked, sweat ridden shirt and pants that youve been wearing longer than you...

ihave the mens ones and they kinda suck. hte straps from my hip belt started wearing a hole through the zipper area after a weekend of hiking..they also dont fit super well..

i love campmor but...

i mean mt katahdin ME not springer mtn lol...dam sobos got me all confused

lol what they need to do, it add the AT to google maps, so you can use your map feature, and just type in "Springer Mountain, ME" and it will give you gps walking directions lol...

i agree, stick with paper..

ive used my iPhone for a number of hikes, simply to test it out, see how it worked and how long it lasted etc. bc of poor signal in the woods, the battery dies much...

woa, cool stuff...no NJ plate :(

or that too, also great option

best bet is to just google for reviews online and see what others think about the options. also WB is a great rescource for this as there are tons of like-minded people here. just remember, if what...

i disagree with the comment the guy you spoke with, made. thats a HUGE generalization, and many hikers choose to do the hike between college and "real life". You dont have to make a lot of money to...

thermarest self inflatable 2" thick....i used to have a 3/4 length that was pretty thin and the 2" thick was the best thing ever...might not be superlight but its a good nights sleep vs a bad one...

and besides, why are they even doing this experiment in the first place? if you took the probable average age of the scientists, its likley most of them lived 50% of their lives thus far WITHOUT...

never say never man...in 10 yrs when land lines become obsolete how will you talk to the people in your life? do you not have a car either? hell, why wear clothes, the didnt do that thousands of...

its not easy, nor really all that realistic. in this day and age its very hard to go without electronics...in the woods, its much easier.

that said, i saw about 6 thru hikers last week and they...

yea it can happen quick...the last climb on the 3rd day was just so insanley steep and the sun was just blazing down on us with no coverage...think we got a little heat stroked there and were unable...

also, we did run into a number of thru hikers...

Connecticut
Gypsy Girl
Watermelon

a few others as well...they were all hopped up on ice cream from the creamery to notice that there was no...

hey guys i figured id do a little report now that we are back from the trip.

for one thing, water is SCARCE...there were some lucky pick ups at roads from trail angels for the first 2 days but...

yea i know, i cant believe it either...i really wish i didnt have that extra weight but id rather have more ater and the pack get lighter as the day goes on. can always just refill one of the...

leaving for my NY thru tomorrow. cant wait. scheduled to do 15 miles a day over 6 days...greenwood lake to CT state line. Pack is ready to go and weighs out at a solid 42 lbs. Thats WITH 6 litres...

take a weekend trip up north maybe...

im doing a 6 day NY thru next week. cant wait! looks like the highs around 85 and lows around 64...may be hot but its certainly bearable

thanks, this is a good possibility. a friend of ours may also meet us for half the trip in which case he can leave his car in a better area and we can get a cab back to it