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    Thank you all for your very thoughtful and...

    Thank you all for your very thoughtful and helpful replies. Mr. Floyd's response mentions an issue I should perhaps have addressed. I really can't wear trail runner type shoes at this point. I've...
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    I'm not sure what the calculator here is doing. ...

    I'm not sure what the calculator here is doing. But when I run a HRM monitor, and compare it to the "calculator" in my phone app (MapMyWalk), I get reasonably close numbers (the HRM generally is...
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    You guys may be right, I don't really have any...

    You guys may be right, I don't really have any basis for knowing. There are a number of studies, apparently. I haven't got time to really look at them, but they all seem to suggest that poles...
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    Not handy (I'm at work). I try to take some...

    Not handy (I'm at work). I try to take some tonight.
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    I made a bail for one of my pots using a piece of...

    I made a bail for one of my pots using a piece of ss road from Home Depot (thicker than a coat hanger but not by much). Drill a couple of holes in the pot, bend the rod, put a 90 in the ends, run it...
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    Thanks, and yeah, logger boots is what I'm...

    Thanks, and yeah, logger boots is what I'm looking at (per links above). And yes, the good ones are expensive ($300-plus), but no one seems to make boots that high and tough for much less. As for...
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    Right, that makes sense to me. On the phone app...

    Right, that makes sense to me. On the phone app that I use, you input your age, height, weight and gender, which I think may at least partially account for the individual differences. On the web...
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    Very helpful response, AT Traveler, thank you! ...

    Very helpful response, AT Traveler, thank you! One question - how long ago was this, roughly? And do you remember the boots you experimented with?

    I'm leaning away from this idea based on the...
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    I just ran a couple of sample hikes thru it. I...

    I just ran a couple of sample hikes thru it. I use a HRM fairly often and have a pretty good idea of calorie burn for specific hikes. The calculator seems to be reasonably accurate, maybe a little...
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    Well that's one thing I hadn't thought of. ...

    Well that's one thing I hadn't thought of. Chippewa makes a comparable boot to most of their steel toe boots without the steel toe.
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    Work boots?

    OK, half of you are gonna think I'm crazy, but don't laugh, it's a serious question.

    Any thoughts on using work boots for hiking? Like these:
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    I use the MapMyWalk app (same thing, basically),...

    I use the MapMyWalk app (same thing, basically), but mainly for fitness hikes (most mornings before work). I don't bother with it for longer or recreational hikes. My daily hikes are typicall 6-10...
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    Head over to Telos and organize a guided 10 day...

    Head over to Telos and organize a guided 10 day canoe trip thru the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. Spectacular place and August is the perfect time to do it.
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    Thanks, I really appreciate that information. :(

    Thanks, I really appreciate that information. :(
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    Ha! Nicely put. May we all aspire to such an...

    Ha! Nicely put. May we all aspire to such an epitaph.
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    Interesting, my Trekker can hold a winter bag in...

    Interesting, my Trekker can hold a winter bag in the sleeping bag compartment no problem (not in a stuff sack, though, I haven't tried that). I don't really use the Kelty bag much any more (use a...
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    Donated 715,000 acres to create Pumalin Park. ...

    Donated 715,000 acres to create Pumalin Park. And people make fun of his brand.

    RIP, Mr. Tompkins. Condolences to his friends and families... and in fact, to all of us.
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    Good lord that thing is huge! And heavy! I have...

    Good lord that thing is huge! And heavy! I have a Trekker (large) and total weight is around 4 1/2 lbs, I think. I can't even imagine carrying a pack that big.
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    I wonder if the company has changed in recent...

    I wonder if the company has changed in recent years? I have three Columbia shirts I bought over 20 years ago. They were not cheap (I think maybe $80 each?). They have held up all this time, and I...
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    Awesome! I'm a couple of years younger than you,...

    Awesome! I'm a couple of years younger than you, so maybe there's hope for me yet! Thanks for the inspiration.
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    Looked to me like what they were saying was that...

    Looked to me like what they were saying was that the knives were "French designed". Not sure if the retailer you are talking about is someone else? Did someone try to affirmatively tell you these...
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    Assumes you aren't using trekking poles? I mean,...

    Assumes you aren't using trekking poles? I mean, who can hike and sip from a cup and use poles at the same time....?
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    Is this the same guy JPD mentions in her book as...

    Is this the same guy JPD mentions in her book as the "pirate" in some hostel in Virginia? I forget which town, but I think she said he was a founder of the "Hiker Trash" thing. (Sorry if I'm asking...
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    They're purdy, and relatively light for what they...

    They're purdy, and relatively light for what they are. Couldn't figure out from the website, but guessing they are made in China?
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    Consider yourself lucky. Mine will accept...

    Consider yourself lucky. Mine will accept nothing less than The Four Seasons.
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