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I did the whole AT in 2021 wearing the Salomon Quest 4 (2 pairs) and X-ultra (3 pairs) gore-tex boots. They were the best thing in the entire world when it was winter and they still were new enough...

I did it with a 55L backpack (the Hyperlite Windrider 3400). I loved the bag. It was absolutely awesome. And it was exactly big enough. Any less and I would have been running into space limitations...

That’s exactly what I did (flipped to Maine from Pawling, NY). It wasn’t my plan. I thought I was going to do the whole thing NOBO. But I was an awful hiker (as I mentioned before). And once late...

I used Android phones for about 15 years . And I was recently talked into getting an iPhone (about a month and a half ago). So I got the latest one with the biggest screen. And it’s SOOO unbelievably...

It just depends how good of a hiker you are (and not what kind of shape you feel like you’re in). I started the trail completely ripped with six-pack abs in 2021. And I found out I was a terrible...

Hmmm, probably pitching my tent above the tree-line a few miles from the top of Mount Washington (I hurt myself and pretty much had no choice).

Then there were all the times I pitched my tent and...

In saw 6 or 7 rattlesnakes during my hike of the AT. And none of them were in the smokies (all in Pennsylvania). My experience was the same every time. They always see you first. They start rattling...

These are awesome suggestions! Thanks everyone!!

Hey, I'm about to go on a canoe camping trip with my brother and his three kids (10, 7, and 3). Originally, it was just supposed to be me and my brother. But he ended up getting stuck bringing all...

Oh wow! You guys really know your birds!! Its gotta be one of those you just linked. That's exactly the sound. Theres just so much going on at once.

The weirdest and most amazing sound I heard on trail was in the Virginia area. There's this bird whose voice sounds like it's being pumped through a kaleidoscope. It has so many simultaneous...

The fact that it takes 3-4 days to present itself makes it sound like you have some sort of inflammation building up over that time. If I had to take a bet, I'd say it's mild arthritis in your...

I thru-hiked the whole trail, last year, with a lower back fused in 2008 (L5-S1). It's not the neck. But its probably at least as bad: since it bore full pack-weight the entire way. I'd say that if...

The best resource for weather along the AT is ATweather. You just plug in your nearest shelter and it gives you a forecast that takes elevation and specific location into account. I lived by this on...

Yea, this is the kind of advice I would have cringed at and scrolled past one year ago. But I completed my thru hike in 2021. And my biggest piece of advice to you (and personal regret) is to not...

I'm surprised he was able to light a fire in the snow! That's what would have done me in. I can barely light a fire after three days of sunshine.

I stayed there on my thru hike last year. They were absolutely chill and cool people. The food in their deli was not only the best I had on trail, but some of the best I've had in years (esp the...

Hi, OP here. Since someone bumped this thread recently, I wanted to thank everyone again for their advice and give an update in case somebody else is dealing with this issue in the future. When I...

I stayed at the Comfort Inn, and I was very happy with it. It's a bit expensive. But it's within close walking distance of a supermarket. So that's my recommendation.

I finished my AT hike on Dec 3 of this year. By the 20th of December (after just sitting around in my apartment for a few weeks), my Katadyn filter was already shot and would barely pass water. The...

The tiniest Swiss Army knife they sell (the one smaller than your pinke) is all you'll ever need. On my entire thru hike, I don't think I ever even used the blade once. It was all scissor (for...

I remember getting here on my thru-hike, and wanting no part of 4 Pines Hostel (based on the comments in Guthook). So I called a shuttle and spent the night in the nearest town (I believe it was...

March is the start of the AT hiking season (as I'm sure you know).

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(Can we get an edit feature btw? Am I just missing it somewhere??)

Thank God. That place is so interesting, and has so much potential. When I stayed there, on my thru-hike this year, I thought that if I ever won the lottery, it would be the most amazing project to...