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Thank you for all of the advice. I agree that applying for the job is definitely the first step that I need to take. If I were to get an offer that I will see what they are open to and see how it...

I have a large dilemma. In a couple of weeks I will be graduating from college and in June I have been planning on thru-hiking SB . I even have a campsite reserved in Baxter State Park. For the past...

I got one last year and am completely satisfied with it. I agree with everything you have said.

I was in a similar boat for my start date and my solution was to push my start date back a few weeks to the beginning of June, enabling a SOBO hike. The upshot is that this gives me time to work a...

Also, FarmerChef, your numbers were good. I got the 1,290 foot figure by taking into account his initial acceleration

I think it is likely that his perception of time was a little altered based off of the fact that he was falling. I ran the math assuming he wasn't moving at the time he started falling (more or less...

I agree with forrest, on the whole, it is not too bad. if you take out the things you will be wearing that will signigficantly reduce your pack weight. This might just be personal preference for you...

I am not sure if it is just me doing something wrong, but the link just brings me to the log-in screen rather than your list

Came to this thread for X-men hiking shoes, was disappointed. My apologies for not having anything constructive to add, I have no experience with Wolverine hiking boots.

As far as resupplies go, my goal is to do the hike without mail drops or a bounce box. It will mean carrying a little more weight, but then I won't have to think about all of the extra logistics that...

I am going solo. I briefly considered hiking with a partner, but I really want to be able hike my own hike and not be tied to what someone else is doing. I am kinda excited that there will be even...

As of yesterday, I am a proud owner of a Tarptent Notch!

Dahoyt, you haven't told us your motivation yet and I am curious to know what it is.

That is a really sucky thing to have happen to you wtrenda, but I am glad to hear that you have found a way to get something positive out of it

I have just started to look at gear. I am just starting to get into long distance hiking so I need to buy almost everything. I am trying to get some pretty lightweight stuff to start because it is...

I will be graduating from UVM in may 2015, and I don't want to grow up and get a real job yet. I have always thought it would be cool to do a hike and thought, what the heck, I'll just go for it!

Start date: June 2015

Trail name (If you have one yet): Not sure yet

Hometown: Burlington, VT

NOBO or SOBO (and why): SOBO, I am graduating college in May, so it is easier to go South...

I am planning a Southbound hike starting June 2015. Is there anyone else out there that is going against the grain?