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    when I am out there, I really don't want to come...

    when I am out there, I really don't want to come home unless I have to do so. If I am needed, my wife leaves me a voice message on my phone, and a text message on my phone, that says "come home...
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    I started a NOBO at age 71. Made it to Akins VA...

    I started a NOBO at age 71. Made it to Akins VA when family issues (death of family members, grandchild being born in Germany that needed my presence) stopped me. Then civilization grabed me and I...
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    I am 79. Hiked NOBO past every blaze from...

    I am 79. Hiked NOBO past every blaze from approach trail to 580 mark on AT. Hammock so I can quit right now, right there, almost, with water. Poles. InReach on pack. I am solo. Gym 2hrs a day,...
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    ditto on zip lock bag; you can really get good...

    ditto on zip lock bag; you can really get good using one after awhile, and they scoop about as much water that would be scoopable by any method.
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    I will have 30 years sober on 7/28. Been in the...

    I will have 30 years sober on 7/28. Been in the bubble several times. Daily concern is always there. I hike solo. I hammock and just observe what is going on and hike out of the shelter area if I...
  6. "fewer the artifacts less the words slowly the...

    "fewer the artifacts
    less the words
    slowly the life of it
    a knack for non-attachment"
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    InReach Mini / have others / carry battery pack /...

    InReach Mini / have others / carry battery pack / iphone SE (which stays off until I am positive I am lost and clueless) / and hiking solo at 79 by family requires it. The funny part is that you...
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    When I see my hike coming, even on very short...

    When I see my hike coming, even on very short notice, the first thing I do is get my list of stuff to be treated with Permethrine. Then, I spray for a 3 gallon sprayer / mixing it myself. Then I...
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    Poll: Sit pad always. Butt needs it. Also, I need the...

    Sit pad always. Butt needs it. Also, I need the insulation somewhere under me 1/3 of the year. I rather put the difference in ounces between pad and chair into a warmer sleeping bag 1/3 of the...
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    Own both. Leki owned first and began AT with...

    Own both. Leki owned first and began AT with them. They are a good pole. But went with Pacer poles for one simple reason: pain. I am 78 and still out there. I could not hold on to the Leki and...
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    Clueless about what may or may not be coming in...

    Clueless about what may or may not be coming in the Granite Gear line. However, I own the GG Crown VC60. My pack of choice now. I own 3 of the other packs that might line up against it. They have...
  12. Thread: Base Weight

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    Total weight 30 lbs. with 2 liters of water and...

    Total weight 30 lbs. with 2 liters of water and food. Only water for a given section takes it above that. Year round no matter where or what. But then, at 78, where and what are surely a big deal....
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    Thanks everybody, ordered Granite Gear VC60...

    Thanks everybody, ordered Granite Gear VC60 yesterday. Feral Bill's post + REI dividend with store pickup made it an easy final choice. I was ready to leave with the Mariposa which allows me to...
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    tad upset by 22.5 torso choices

    NOBO beginning with approach trail, section hiking at age 78. Beginning again shortly at forest road north of Knot Maul Shelter above Atkins. I only say this to maybe say I have hiked solo, full...
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    Trail name: Clay Pot Direction NOBO Start:...

    Trail name: Clay Pot
    Direction NOBO
    Start: November 28, 2011
    Approach Trail: yes
    Note: I am 71 +++ years old; have job that requires some attention until total retirement in May; plan is to do...
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