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Neel's Gap to Unicoi Gap. Total 20 miles. Low gap shelter is 10.6 miles north of Neel's then day 2 is 9.4 with the last 2 miles after Blue Mountain shelter downhill.

You could drive to Helen (10...

...Jason762....    Icebreaker claims their Merino wool does not "stink" even after many miles.  I've used them hiking and running and I have to say so far their claim is pretty...

@ Mountain Tech.... am I reading your post wrong? Or are you making a joke? "....trail is smooth from ME to WV...." Maine, N.H., V.T. are some of the most treacherous mountains on the entire...

For you Florida guys in the Tampa Bay area Bill Jackson's Sports in St. Petersburg has a thru-hiker clinic next February 10 - 11. A lot of great info.
http://www.billjacksons.com/backpacking.php

@ Bloomer... No effort to suck water thru hose attached to filter. When I use as gravity feed from my water bag I use the foam acorn shaped prefilter from my old Katahdin Hiker filter so I don't...

@ Odd Man Out .....I use a Platypus Water Tank. http://www.backcountry.com/platypus-platy-water-tank

I've used a Sawyer filter for a couple of years and love it. I primarily use it with a water bag that I hang from a branch at camp and with an inline shut-off I can use it like fawcett. When I need...

Be aware that the U.S. Mail will allow only 2 of the small canisters to be shipped at one time and the box must be shipped ground only and labelled as ORM (other restricted material). Make sure you...

I swam 2.4 miles in open ocean then ran 26.2 miles thru lava fields of Kona, Hawaii. Not sure if the 112 mile bike ride that climbed an old volcano in between counts but if it does I travelled total...

I used AWOL's spreadsheet from home page. I updated it with formula's for automatic date and day calculation as well as elevation calculations per mile. I also added formula's for color coding...

Gambit... to be fair you should have mentioned what prompted your question. You started an earlier thread asking about thru-hiking using only shelters and hostels and going without a tent as...

If you've done any mountain hiking with a pack you can do the Approach Trail. It's not tough but for your first hike with full pack it can get to you. You can avoid the stairs by not turning left...

I just upgraded from original Motorola Droid to Samsung Charge because Droid died after 2 years. Charge weighs 5 7/8 oz (with protective case) and Droid is 6 oz. (no case). However Charge screen is...

In the initial post dgposey's last sentence implies an attitude that can cause problems for future thru-hikers. Understandably thru-hikers are a special breed in the hiking community, but it doesn't...

Take 2 ibuprophen and paint toe nail with "white out" ....problem fixed.

You need a hammock and a laptop and move your office onto that patio.

Gortex in shoes keep too much perspiration in, and persperation and heat from friction equals "hot spots" leading to blisters. I vote for mesh since shoes will always get wet but mesh will dry and...

I think an easy 3 day (2 night) hike would be Day 1: start at Hogpen Gap. Hike 4.2 miles over fairly easy terrain to Low Gap shelter. Day 2: Hike 7.2 miles (take all day and it's easy) to Blue...

DeeHiker.... age has nothing to do with the success of hiking the A.T. You say you're in "great shape" so you are already ahead of many who begin their hike. Being older gives us the...

Celeste... when I was your age I used to carry all my slr gear and none of it was as light as today's equipment, so I won't try to tell you not to carry your slr; however, for those "surprise"...

I worked for a major airline for 33 years and could tell you some wild stories about what was carried on as well as in the cargo hold, but that was before 9/11. Today is a different world. I've...

Get camera that also has an optical viewfinder for 2 reasons.... sometimes hard to see LCD screen in bright light and LCD screen can be turned off extending battery life.

I prefer camera that...