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You can also make them yourself. Start with normal size and use a soldering iron with a plastic cutting tip and a metal straight edge to make what ever size you want. With practice you can cut the...

I used the REI Quarterdome T1 on my AT hike and liked it. I have the 2012 model. I liked it because I could set up the mesh liner inside AT shelters if I wanted a bug screen. My TT Moment DW is...

Check out the REI Flash pad. The Regular pad (72 x 20) is very light (15.8 oz pad only), insulated (R 3.2), and 2.5 inches thick when inflated. It took me 15-18 breaths to inflate but I liked it...

I had problems last year on the AT with thin soled hiking shoes. Feet got sore on the bottoms. Got off after 800 miles. Returned this year wearing Oboz shoes with Superfeet Copper insoles. The...

Completion report
Trail Name: Geardog
Direction: NOBO
Hike Dates: April 5, 2013 to June 11, 2013 (802 miles) May 30, 2014 to Sep 15, 2014 (1384 miles)
Approach Trail: No

+ 4 on the Exped. They come in two sizes, medium and large. I am a side sleeper and prefer the slightly thicker large (3.5 oz). I found a travel pillow case (1.5 oz) at K-Mart that fits like it...

If the sides of your heels are rubbing the tops of your insoles it may be the insoles are the wrong size. I was just reading the info sheet in a pair of Superfeet copper insoles and they say that if...

I just bought a pair of Superfeet Copper insoles and was reading the info flyer in the box. The sizing directions said that if your heel doesn't fit inside the heel cup of the insole you should go...

Shutterbug. I climbed Kilimanjaro in September 2007 with Tusker Trail. There were 11 climbers in the group. We followed the Lemosho Route up the mountain and spent one night inside the crater...

Raven's Roost in Shenandoah National Park is close to the AT.

That's the plan. Got too many hikes on my list to be able to finish all of them until well into my 70's. Gonna finish the AT this year then I can hike more here in Washington. Still have to get...

I bought a Flash Pad last summer to replace a Neo-Air Trekker. Spent two weeks hiking with it and love it. It is lighter than the Neo-Air, quieter as well, and the one-way valve makes it easier to...

A lot of the trail maintainers here wear Carhart pants. I wear their double knee work pants with foam knee inserts.

Thanks for all the feedback. I looked at my old shoes. The insoles don't move when in place so I believe they are the correct length. A close look at the soles reveals slightly more wear on the...

I hiked about 800 miles on the AT in 2013. Early on I got lateral blisters on both heels and they lasted until long after I left the trail. Thinking back I believe the outsides of my heels were...

I have a couple of iRulu 8GB MP3 players. They receive FM and use AAA batteries. The controls are very simple. I have mine set to playback in the same order I loaded the music. Not sure if there...

I spent 6 weeks on the trail last year, early April to mid-June, and enjoyed the photos I took with my Nikon Coolpix AW100, 16 MP with HD video. It was nice not having to worry about the camera...

Sale to floatingonair pending.

Six Moon Designs Skyscape scout one person tent. The package includes the seam-sealed tent body, original cross pole, one aluminum pole, one carbon fiber pole, the accessory porch, original guy...

Still use my 30+ year old Svea 123 when I don't have to fly someplace. Used it while hiking the Wonderland trail. I use the little pump to pressurize the tank, bleed some fuel out, light it and...

I use the Olicamp XTS pot (1 liter, 6.5 oz w/o lid) and Soto OD-1 canister stove. The pot holds an 8 oz fuel canister. I used an Ursack Minor (5.3 oz) on my AT hike this summer.

Got as far as Buena Vista VA before my feet gave out. Left the trail on June 11 after 802 miles. My Merrell ventilator mids didn't provide enough padding between the rocks and my feet. Apparently...

I am a side sleeper also. I am comfortable sleeping in a mummy bag. I don't pay attention as to how much my legs flex inside the bag and how much the bag bends with my legs so I can't answer that...

Update from Geardog.
NOBO
New departure date April 5
No approach trail

I use my Svea 123 for local hikes where I don't have to deal with the airlines. I used it on my 12-day Wonderland Trail hike last September. With the fuel in the stove and a small pocket flask of...