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We've always used the microfiber towels sold by Rick Steves.
I'm not up on the newest stuff, but today I was wearing both a Garmin watch and a Polar chest band and watch. During my workout they both gave the same heart rate. So I would not discount the...
We bought the sub-Kilo Marmot bags for international travel, they stuff small and stow in our carry-on packpacks so we won't have to check bags at all. But 20 degs is pushing it for them.
It's more than you need, you only need one 1 liter cook pot (with a good lid) for two people, two lexan spoons (don't need forks or plastic knives; use your Swiss Army knife or equivalent) and two...
Very tricky questions better posed to your physician, if he/she understands exercise.
I would just say that increased fitness can reduce aches and pains experienced by most beginners. Past a...
Trail ran it in three days a few years ago. Liked the East and South sides best.
That's about right, Pete. The truth is there's almost as much town-staying as there is hiking. Even more in bad weather.
Face Mask
Yeah, you need that, but no mosquito repellent!
Personally I don't think you'll gain much compared to a $100 dehydrator. At least that is what worked for us. We have done ten-day-long hiking trips without resupply, using only food from our...
Just be aware that when we were there we looked at their little store, people's unclaimed supplies from mail packages were up for sale. So if you don't pick it up, they will open the package and...
Probably not so much. The gold alloy is only about half gold. And you don't get market gold rate. I turned in a gold crown and got $25 for it.
Please don't brag about being a thru hiker to everybody, and then quit at Hot Springs. I saw that happen about a hundred times...
I have hit parts of the AT in the winter, in Vermont one year. You have to really like snowshoeing, know how to stay dry and warm, love solitude, and be able to keep water in the liquid state. It's...
This is one of those things where web info does not mesh with actual experience, IMO. There's lots of opinions favoring super light shoes and other gear on the web, but when you get out there you...
We just use a good dehydrator unit with good results. A pound of frozen vegetables dries down to about 2 ounces dry weight. We dry meat, vegetables, fruit, you name it. Our favorite is...
Yes you might see a rattesnake on the AT! I did in Pennsylvania during my 1974 1000 mile hike from HF to Maine. It was along the trail, lying in the sun, and tried to get away when I walked up. My...
Yes we used to call them "space blankets" for some reason...
My first-hand experience with them is having one handed to me at the end of big road marathons in cool weather, generally in the...
First of all, thru hiking is overrated IMO. Most thru hikers loose the magic and end up marching with their head down, "just to finish", often grumbling and miserable.
Secondly, it would be wise to...
No, that's not right. It's a bimodal age distribution. Lots of pre-college youth, and lots of retirees. The people in the middle are to busy with jobs, children, and mortgages to go hiking much. ...
You haven't hiked much if you haven't broken a pole. The problem is that they fail when you need them most, like crossing a raging river. Some use solid steel ski poles instead of the techie alloy...
We bought an inexpensive dehydrator and do it ourselves, meat and vegetables too. For fruit it's important to avoid sulfured products, which excludes most all large scale suppliers. I think it's...
Probably June or later. I did a lot of Virginia in May and froze my ass.
Sounds pretty good, but do some trials in cold weather first to make sure. Mid Feb can be snowy freezing & miserable, even mid March in Smokies can have lots of snow. We took a merino wool layer...
We read Nestor's Breath book about 3 years ago and have used mouth tape for sleeping ever since. No snoring, no dry mouth, feel more hydrated (we get more dehydrated through open mouth breathing...
I learned the hard way a long time ago that sleeping bag ratings are the temperature that you will be utterly miserable. Your bag is not the place to try to cut weight or save money IMO.