Yes there's a bear in the area spent the night in kid gore shelter. I got in just before dusk this past weekend. The bear showed up about 5 minutes later as a couple of hikers were cooking made...
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Yes there's a bear in the area spent the night in kid gore shelter. I got in just before dusk this past weekend. The bear showed up about 5 minutes later as a couple of hikers were cooking made...
the op topic wasn't asking for advice just what you personally do special on winter hikes and trips. HYOH
i hope to make it this year bummed i missed last year
AAAH!!!!!! you got me
from the reports i have seen pisgah national forest had/has several fires, not sure how bad nantahala national forest hit the hardest with smoke up to 100 miles away it dosn't look good but maybe...
"works 60% of the time, every time"
qiwiz makes the best light usable saw, i always have it with me on multi day snow shoe trips or camping weekend trips it has a great blade, packs up small, and very functional. on long summer...
pick up a gasket for a garden hose, the ones sawyer use tend to start leaking over time
i did exactly this last year with about the same amount of funds to spend,be frugal now save as much as you can, i got about 1200 miles in last year. when i got injured i took bus home. worked and...
used less then than handful of times for day hikes. the intake hose was shortened a few inches to add an outtake hose for water bladder comes with adapters to fill bladder without taking out of your...
more then you plan to spend, always best to end the trip with money in your pocket then coming off the trip trying to readjust and struggle to have money when you get home, or end your trip early....
plastic bins, hang sleeping bags on coat hooks in my closet
here's a video of the shop the signs are made in for the trail
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1zcIl5SuzM
a map of the area is very helpful i picked this one up http://www.bondcliffbooks.com/proddetail.php?prod=0-9785932-4-3 at pinkham notch visitor center. you will have a better idea and be more...
here's a video montage that doesn't get old it's mancub & kitfox 2012 hike
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tpvzsq2VAg
maybe best to arrive at the terminal late the night before and take a nap there, so you don't miss your flight. I've never been to bangor airport,but it looks like they have a small indoor terminal...
i have yet to been to this part of the trail. i wouldn't want to set up there, but maybe a reason, could be sun poisoning, injury, sickness, drying out a wet tent etc. if it were me and i had done...
sweet i was looking for a pole for my tarp. now i can just use this pack. like Steve climber i don't use trekking poles. and have this 2 person tarp with plenty of room for gear.
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take advantage of changing things up at grocery stores. go for nuts, meats,cheese, pastries in gas stations and hope they have more options then that til you get to your next good resupply some gas...
learn as much as you can here and go sobo as far as you can it will be easier to pick up where you left off. the north east has a short window where the weather is good to hike. or start at harpers...
welcome to the fever, white blaze fever. I knew nothing about hiking 3 years ago, only wanted to hike my home state of NJ on my days off. 725 miles of trail later I'm in the middle of planing a two...
zpacks standard tarp in good condition $210
no snow here but got some flurries last night and this morning at 600' in northern nj getting frustrating planing for a sobo out of harpers ferry i know i'm going to hit warm weather at some point,...
i was going to plan on doing that for a return on section hiking. plans have changed now. and planing a 1010 mile section hike out of harpers ferry going south to springer as long as i don't change...
looks like you are carrying two smart water bottles if the bag breaks on the sawyer just use one bottle for dirty water and one for clean and thread sawyer to smart water bottle. add an extra mini...