Thanks for the suggestions! You guys rock!!
I'm definitely sticking with the down. I used it a ton on the AT around camp. But I will seriously consider dropping one more shirt. For some...
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Thanks for the suggestions! You guys rock!!
I'm definitely sticking with the down. I used it a ton on the AT around camp. But I will seriously consider dropping one more shirt. For some...
So you think I will be safe with the following top layers?
Icebreaker Tech T
Icebreaker Crew 240
L/S synthetic shirt(very light)
Montbell Superior down parka
Fully taped bomber jacket such as...
Thanks for the suggestions. I am going to replace the rain jacket with one with taped seams. It just isn't worth the risk. Connie, I hadn't considered the vest until you mentioned it. I really...
Hello all. I will be thru hiking the trail starting the last week of June and ending around the end of July. I have been obsessing about my gear choices and would like some wisdom thrown my way. ...
Gear reviews-
Warbonnet Superfly Tarp with Dutch Fly's- I couldn't be happier with his tarp. For a tarp with doors, the weight and quality is excellent. The panel pulls were leaking a little water...
Day 6 Virginia Hawkins Falls to Table Rock- 18.9 miles
I was startled awake from a deep sleep when Zoey barked near me. I peeked under the tarp and Medic was standing in the middle of camp,...
Day 5 Dry Ridge to Virginia Hawkins Falls- 11.6 miles
The lack of sleep was forgotten when the sun began to rise from our ridge top camp. It was a sight to behold. From the hammock, that was a new...
Day 4 Upper Whitewater to Dry Ridge past Cobb's Creek- 15.3 miles
After leaving the trail yesterday, we picked up the vehicle from Table Rock so we oould get back to trail early. It turns out a...
Day 3 SC107 to Upper Whitewater Falls- 5.5 miles
The rain stopped some time before the sun came up. Medic decided that we should make the 5.5 mile trek to Upper Whitewater Falls and see how he...
Day 2 Sim's Field to SC107/Sloan Bridge- 12.9
Rain was forecasted to start after midnight but thankfully we broke camp in overcast conditions. Within a mile, the trail steered away from the river...
This is from a trip back in April. In early May I had it all typed up and ready to post then a family tragedy happened and it was tossed aside. Now that I am home dreaming about hiking, I decided...
41 in the 100 Mile Wilderness. Would love to go back and do that section much slower and without a deadline.
Chattooga river trail is definitely a good one. Park at the Hwy 28 Russell bridge and head upstream. My girlfriend is adverse to hills, and sometimes flats, but she enjoyed that. Good campsites on...
Hot Springs would be an excellent spot to fish. The creek that runs beside the bar is stocked and the French Broad gives you an opportunity for trout, smallmouth, or musky. It would be possible to...
Love that trail and you're right about the fishing. Chattooga, Whitewater, Horsepasture, Toxaway, Thompson, Bear camp creek, Laurel fork creek, Eastatoe creek are all good rivers or creeks to wet a...
Yeah, me neither.
I pissed in a hotel laundromat trash can in Front Royal. I had someone give me a couple beers as trail magic and the urge hit me so hard while i was loading the washer that I knew I would not make...
I agree, it was a fantastic experience! I was also "targeted" at DWG by a church, during my weakest moment mentally, and it turned my hike around. I'm not religious but the genuine kindness that...
+1. It kept me nice and warm on my through.
Also, I bought this bag over the summer and took it down to mid 30's during the fall and stayed comfortable. The weight isn't bad at all....
I got in NY. I didn't see the tick but came across a sore bump where it had been in my armpit. Didn't think much about it at the time, just chalked it up as a bug bite. Then I started feeling...
Good call on Rainbow Falls, Dogwood. That is a nice waterfall. It would be a good way to cap off the trip.
Happened in April 2012. The road was Va. 785.
Upstream of Hwy 28 is off limits to rafting. There has been a big fight over the use of that section for decades. I find it interesting. This is copied from...
The scariest thing that happened to me was on the side of a road several miles south of Mcafee. I was waiting for family to pick me up and hang out for the day when this black pickup kept driving...
I wonder if you may be talking about a hiker I met in 2012 by the name of Pro Visions. This guy had been on the trail the previous two years also but had different trail names. At this time he had...