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Long distance kayak tours are a lot like long distance hikes. You can just put more stuff in a boat and you don't have to carry it. The AT got me used to living outside and helped me develop a good...

I know this is a little off topic for the AT but I figured someone on here might be interested. Also, I am a former thru hiker (2008, trail name Marathon) so I might have met some of you.

After my...

I am heading out May 11th. I did the AT in '08. March 24-July 6th, trail name Marathon. I think I met you somewhere around Damascus. I can't wait to get back out on the trail. I spent all last...

Sam is a really good friend of mine and a partner in tons of adventures so I will take a minute to explain his lack of long distance hiking experience. He is a pretty humble guy, which is why he...

I moved some stuff on our website so the links above don't work anymore. I noticed I people were still checking it out so I figured I would post the new location. Again thanks for all of the advice...

Hey everyone,

My fiance and I will be hitting the trail sometime in the first week of May. I hike the AT in '08, trailname Marathon, and am itching to get back on a long hike.

Hope to see you...

Dogwood, thanks for the heads up on the Montbell Wind Parka thread. That is a big point of contention on my list. I hear it doesn't rain that much and might just try the windshirt.

I think I...

Thanks a ton for this thread, I am making decisions on what rain gear to bring next summer on the PCT. I keep hearing about how little it actually rains and I was thinking about heading north with...

Thanks for all the info everyone. Being from Upper Michigan on the shores of the largest body of fresh water in the world it is tough for me to imagine going 30 miles without running into a water...

Sorry, I meant 10 days ahead of you on Katahdin, but I guess I was 10 days earlier than you on Springer too. It would be interesting to see how close we came to running into each other.

Matt...

Garlic. Thanks for the advice. If you finished on the 16 I would have been 10 days ahead of you on Springer. I started on March 24th and no one caught me the whole way North. It's funny to hear...

The link didn't work for some reason. It should be up now if you want to check it out:

Gear List

or you can see the google doc:

HERE

Again sorry about this and thanks again for any advice.

Hey everyone, I thru hiked the AT in '08, trail name Marathon, and now my fiance and I have decided to give the PCT a shot next year. I am looking for some gear advice, or advice in general on...

Hey Everyone,

I posted a few months back about my girlfriend and my kayak circumnavigation of Lake Superior. We finished up on Labor Day after over 70 days of paddling. We aren't really sure how...

I thru hiked in 2008, trailname Marathon, and I am taking off on another trip I thought people might be interested in. It's not actually hiking but pretty similar. My girlfriend and I are paddling...

Thanks, those are really good suggestions and stuff I hadn't thought of. This is my first time doing something like this so it's all new. All the money we get goes to another foundation, which is an...

Thanks, I appreciate the support. My role in the thing is pretty much to hike so I am pretty well focused and really excited to leave next friday. My friend is taking care of all the details. We have...

Hey Everyone,

I have been planning my '08 thru hike for a few years now and am super excited. About a month or so ago a friend of mine asked me if I would be willing to use my hike as a means of...

Thanks for the advice everyone. I forgot to include the bear rope and bag, I have it just overlooked it. I have duct tape and needle and thread in my first aid kit. My stove weight includes a pot...

I am leaving toward the end of March, it will be cold but not to bad. Plus living in Michigan's Upper Penninsula has made me fairly cold hardy.

I was thinking of adding a bug headnet since I am...

I am not trying to be a gear head here and I am sure you guys are sick of seeing these but I figured any advice is helpful. Any of this stuff seem unneccessary or is there stuff I am missing?
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17 days days until I graduate with a degree in Forestry. Then it's nothing but dreaming and planning for the trail. Can't wait to meet you guys

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Starting mid March

I still need to find a way to get to Springer from Northern Michigan if anyone is going that way or has any suggestions let me know.