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I think 50% cotton /50% polyester T shirts are cooler and dry quicker than cotton. I tried a high tech wicking t-shirt and it was really hot. Wore it once and now it sits in the bottom of the...

My brother in law sent me this picture over 3 years ago and claimed it was in the Texas Panhandle.

I get about 3 weeks on a set of batteries.

You are 22, you will be fine. Don't go for an hour and a half, you are going to hurt yourself.

The Adventurer has the water sensors on the side just above the bulb which makes it tough to use bottles with a narrow mouth so I ended up carrying a nalgene bottle. I noticed that the Journey seems...

I ate a lot of canned chicken on the trail and Swanson tastes the best to me. They make a three pack of small cans as well as larger can. Foil packets are too big a serving for me.

Bubba or Scooter

It is hard enough without that kind of help ! Hang in there. What year are you in?

Dogs would probably be a more likely source of larval migrans on the trail. here is some info.

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I had pre exposure series with the old duck embryo vaccine in the 70's and unfortunately the post exposure series as well. I have had the newer human diploid vaccine a number of times since. The...

The one I have looks similar to the panel loading pack you have pictured but is smaller. Mine does not have the horizontal zipper at the bottom which probably is a sleeping bag compartment. Mine...

I like the Brasslite stoves. They are very well made, light, efficient, and simmer well. I have made many stoves but use my brasslite on the trail. http://www.brasslite.com/

I carried a $17 tracfone last spring from Springer through the Smokies and got service any time other phone users did. You can also buy more minutes over the internet if you need them. Good thing...

They had free doughnuts every morning when we were there in April, otherwise a typical cheap motel.

It is a great tent for the money. The vestibule pretty small, room for your boots but not your pack.

The most common tents I saw on the AT this year were the Seedhouse SL1 and SL2, Hubba, and the Contrail and Rainbow Tarptents ( not in this particular order ).

Jet Boil and weight of empty fuel canister is 16ounces with full cannister 20 ounces. Weight of my Brasslite, 1 liter pot, fuel bottle and all associated gear is 6.5 ounces. Even though alcohol...

If I wear synthetic long johns/top I always feel clammy at night in my bag. Smart wool top and bottom solved that problem.

I met a NOBO named Blue at Gravel Springs hut in SNP today that started 4/21/08 from Springer . He has been hiking ( slowly ) for 5 months . Is he the last one still this far south and still hiking...

The Colonel was thru hiking this year and had to be evacuated in the Smokies. I am not sure what was wrong. He spent a few days in Gatlinburg and was back on the trail.

Casio f-105. Has illumination, alarm. Very cheap at Walmart, about $12. Battery will last years.

I started March 20 and was doing great until I got to Standing Bear Farm on April 13. I got hit with an inner ear infection and some wicked vertigo. Curtis took me to the hospital in Newport and I...

Every 5 miles there is a campsite along the canal with tent sites, water ( other than the river). There is one at about mile 62.5 which is about 2 miles north of Harpers Ferry near locks 35,36...

trail name Poptop
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yes for the approach trail

I leave in the morning for my hike and I weighed in at 164.5 with no loss for the week. I weighed 178 the first of December. After I quit smoking in September I gained about 15 lbs. My goal was to...