gee, imagine having a discussion with someone FTF rather than from behind a keyboard! You can always just say "I don't talk politics/sports/current events/etc on the trail." Sometimes keeping your...
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gee, imagine having a discussion with someone FTF rather than from behind a keyboard! You can always just say "I don't talk politics/sports/current events/etc on the trail." Sometimes keeping your...
Surplus poncho liner if you're cheap. Probably one of the best pieces of .mil gear applicable to hiking.
Late response to this post. More sweaty feet. I've been using Xero Terraflex for about 8mos. They are zero-drop and fairly minimalist. I've only done a 7mi day hike in cool weather on Cumberland...
I always answer this with another question: "Am I wearing pants?" (assuming you are)
Bourbon...
love me some ten mike mike
And we never wore the hip belt primarily to be able to ditch it quickly, secondarily because "one size fits few." 75lbs was the threshold for knowing if you got a "good one." Seemed at 75lb seams...
Thanks Mike!
Mike,
There was a few large (>24") trees down, my apologies for not recalling exactly where. Definately not on the ALT or the scratch-o-matic former ALT lol. But it seems day 1 there was one that...
Here's the report for the hike I was gathering info for here.
Start/Finish at Black Balsam/Sam Knob trailhead at the end of paved USFS 816. Decent parking area with restrooms.Apprx 19mi loop, done...
Just picked up a new Circuit for one of my kids, mine is 2007ish and starting to wear. Nice to see a new option to consider, I've never been a fan of pack covers.
OP, I will second that a section hiker can find anything he/she needs here, even hiking partners. You can almost say the thruhiker specific forums are thruhiker specific and everything else is just...
Mike and Pat: great info compacted/packed in those posts, will break it down to suit my hike. I like that there is camping all over. I may let the kids do some route choosing and just set up when we...
Thanks everyone for your input!
Thanks Tipi!
TNhiker, Thanks for the bear cannister heads up. We will be Mon-Tue-Wed so hopefully that helps a bit. I have a NatGeo trail map and am very comfortable with map and compass land nav. Will take a gps...
Great interaction with one of the owner's of ULA last week, new pack on the way for one of my kids (she's adult sized). Still carrying my 2007 Circuit (and occasionally a Relay), corresponded w Brian...
Seeking wisdom and experience with the following route I plan on hiking in a couple of weeks with 2 of my kids. Strong hikers who love being "out." We will have a half day and two full hiking days....
I'll be leaving a vehicle there in a few days and catching a shuttle. Seem very responsive to email and automatic shuttle webpage was easy to use.
Whoa. What a mess. We need some grizzly bears on scene.
"Fresh" roasted coffee should "rest" for a few days before being ground for optimal taste. I get mine roasted at time of order in the PNW and it's in my mailbox on the opposite corner of the country...
There were several tent sized sites within a stones throw of the twisted oak. That was several years ago but I can't imagine people stopped using them.
Had an issue Thermarest fail at the beginning of a 4wk operation in asscrackistan in February 02. That really sucked.
Had a non-self inflating one fail, while hiking, not catastrophically but...
Unless something changed, 82+ miles probably put him starting at Deep Gap NC instead of the NC/GA line
We are similarly aged. I have the Contrail, predecessor to the Protrail (PT looks to be better ventilated). There is crawling in/out involved but it packs so small/light that I consider it an...