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I agree with jersey joe; I used to say that I filtered through my bandana.
I carried a PUR filter through the smokies and got tired of it clogging, plus it would freeze solid unless I slept with the...

oh my god! what the hell has happened in the last 10 years? belts? suspenders? $95 Nomex shorts? ***? it's a trail not a runway; get yourself down to goodwill and buy a $5.00 boxer style swimsuit...

gotta agree with okie dokie. Goretex type fabrics work great in low humidity environment but if there is as much humidity outside the jacket as there is inside, it will not work as advertised; might...

I highly reccomend their products. When I hiked I bought bulk quantities and put them in smaller ziploc bags. I have used their black beans, tomatoes, lentils, and TVP. They are a small family...

Wow. I agree with howie and walkinhome....I'd love to do that hike.
I, too, would be interested in the logistics Chappy.
Bet you Rameans are $.10 a package over there.

If a man speaks in the forrest...
and a women isn't around to hear him...
is he still wrong?

If you have read all these posts you have gotten some very good information and are off to a good start.

Before I hiked I met Fringe-dweller from Bloomsburg, PA. who hiked the trail in 1999 in...

Smokymtnsteve....

Do you, by chance, hike in penny loafers?
With a cream colored cardigan draped over your shoulders?

Well....I am not a dog person, but I did meet some cool dogs on my hike. And I did meet some incredibly stupid dog owners. One woman was letting her dog drink directly from a spring then got pi$$ed...

This is opinion okay...

I find that duct tape can prevent blisters but once they're there the duct tape only holds in heat and makes the blister worse. I use second skin on existing blisters and...

The A.T. Companion used to call this shelter , "the only shelter in Conn. with a view." It should not be missed. There is a brook that runs directly behind the shelter. I woke up to a bright sun and...

I am priviledged to know Bill Irwin. We are both from the same hometown and I went to high school with his two younger brothers.

I called Bill to talk to him about the trail after I decided to...

I agree with Chris. A lot of people early in their hike were downplaying the importance of poles and bragging about not needing glorified crutches blah, blah, blah. By the time we were all at Harpers...

I have bought "Ramean" noodles from Oriental grocery stores that are MUCH better that the more common ones. They have better noodles...bigger, thicker, sometimes spinach or wheat flour noodles. Also...

Oh my God....I spent the absolute coldest night of my life in this "shelter." I stayed the previous night in Clyde Smith shelter. Tried to hang my tent up to dry but it started raining again. As we...

traceyam....I'm gonna go out on a limb here and suggest to you that the reason your toes jam your boots on a down is because your feet are swimming around in them. Now, I wear a half size larger in a...

I still eat oatmeal...ramean...pop tarts and Liptons. But it took a loooonnnngggg time before I could eat peanut butter again.

Peaks said it all.....you don't want running shoes with a 40 lb. pack and you don't need heavy boots with a 20 lb. pack.

I agree with bearbait...my ankles got stronger on the hike. I now hike in...

Race Mountain...just into Mass.
descent from Beaver Brook shelter to KInsman Notch

All those small twin shelters in southern Pa. are known as the Pennsylvania Doll Houses. The two at Quarry Gap just north of Caledonia Park have been connected by one roof. Tagg Run just north of...

Walkin tall......

Are you talking about the 3 flat aluminum plates that interlock to form a triangle shaped frame that both holds the stove and serves as a pot stand? If you are let me know. I...

Don't worry about the Red Sea that lies ahead....just trust that when you get there , the waters will part.

The magic will continue long after the hike has ended.

I finished the trail with...

Save weight...you don't need a filter. Use Clorox. Chlorine is what the city puts in your tapwater anyway. 2-4 drops per liter and no, you won't taste it. I drank beaver pond water in Maine using...

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I LOVE the banana!

Who's yer daddy?

Coosa....you still got that bikini t-shirt?

Call or email Laurie Poteiger at the ATC. She has all the statistics on stuff like that. There have been several hikers who yo-yo'ed. I would have tried had I not been short on funds. As it was, I...