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In 2007 my fiancee and I had our packs stolen while we were sleeping in our tent. They didn't fit inside, so they were leaning up against the hiking poles, literally inches from my head (but with...

I would also like to add that I work at REI, and I am encouraged to send a customer elsewhere if we don't have what they need. So for instance, when I'm outfitting at future thru-hiker, I'm totally...

I hear you. I'm totally scared of spiders too. I wish I wasn't, but that's just the way it is. I thru-hiked in 2006, and yes, I definitely saw spiders. You just learn to deal with it, even if you...

I work at an REI, and I know that my store cannot take them back. We don't have any place to send them. Unless you can depressurize it, you simply need to throw it away. If you can depressurize it...

Lone Wolf,

I appreciate the offer to help. We're looking at a Saturday or Sunday next August. In terms of food, I think we're pretty much okay with most things. My mom nixed the pizza idea (I...

So my trail partner Mt. Dew and I got engaged a few weeks ago. We're trying to pick out a wedding location, and I thought it would be wonderful if we could get married in Damascus. The problem is,...

I thoroughly enjoyed my stay at the Greasy Creek Friendly in 2006. CC and her husband were still together then, and the neighbor was a little wacked. She was very accomodating though, always...

Because some people camp out right before they cross the bridge into Harper's Ferry (going NOBO) to do the four-state challenge, there are definitely a few very small tentsites just past Harper's...

Mountain Harbor B&B at 19E in Tennessee. Amazing breakfast (probably the best I've ever had in my life - two days in a row!), friendly people, wonderful and comfortable hiker bunkroom over the barn....

I haven't actually used one myself...but I hiked for 7 months on the AT with my boyfriend who had a ULA Catalyst. He loved the pack. When it got stolen at Trail Days last year, he bought another...

I stayed there on my 2006 thru-hike and I absolutely LOVED the place! It was probably my favorite hostel on the whole trail. The owners were amazing and very hospitable, and the breakfast was out...

I tried bounce-boxing them for awhile, but got really fed up with it. I never had them when I wanted them the most. So I just started carrying them, and I found that I was MUCH happier!

Sarah

I flip-flopped on the AT last year, and went southbound through Vermont in mid-late October. I can't speak for above the Maine Junction, but below it last year I ran into freezing temperatures,...

My hiking partner Mt. Dew used cheap hiking poles fro Bass Pro Outlet (they were $15 a piece). He made it all the way through most of Pennsylvania before one of them broke. So you'd probably need...

I'd guess you're talking about The Maine Roadhouse. http://maineroadhouse.com/

Hope that helps. =)
I had a wonderful time there as well!

Wow. I had no idea my thread would spark so much conversation. I hope that this discussion can lead to reducing the amount of stuff stolen in the future. =)

So my boyfriend (Mt. Dew) and I were camping at Trail Days in the parking area of tent city when our packs were stolen. They were leaning up against the outside of our tent while we were sleeping,...

I think it's only the 2006 one that they're sold out of. Their website says that the 2007 one will be available in May. so hopefully that will be soon. I'm hoping to hike in August as well, so I'm...

Thanks for all the information! I was about to ask a question about this on the forums, then thought I'd do a search first. I'm so glad I did, I couldn't have asked for better info. Thanks!

Last weekend when I was in Harper's Ferry, only 7 thru's had gone through. We met two of them at Ensign Cowell Shelter, and they told us they had to get off the trail in Pine Grove Furnace for an...

To answer the egg question, even store-bought eggs that come out of a fridge do not have to be refridgerated. When I was living in London, I discovered that they just put egg packages on the regular...

but now it's down again....