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I work at an REI in Austin, TX. We have been limiting Isopro sales to one per person for nearly a year. Often we have been completely out for 2 or 3 weeks at a time. A shipment will arrive and we...

This is old news.....more than a year and a half ago. What's the point in bringing it up again?

Tom, I found success using the Cho-Pat Dual action knee strap. https://cho-pat.com/products/knee/dual-action-knee-strap/

Speaking of Altra trail runners, I think they will be 25% off during REI's anniversary sale this weekend.

"In Walking Distance" by Jamie Cannon. He begins his thru-hike in Maine (2006) with brand new stiff boots and a pack weighing 58 pounds. As I recall, his light source is a flashlight that uses four...

a P-38 can opener

If you need to save more money, I heard the REI Anniversary Sale is May 15 - 25. Some items marked down as much as 40%. Members will receive two coupons, one for 20% off a full-price item, the other...

Austin-Gateway REI had a huge amount of items for sale in their garage sale yesterday. Around 6:00 PM they reduced the already low prices 50%. They are extending their garage sale through today...

$250 is a great price for a Copper Spur UL1. Too bad the company you originally bought it from doesn't have a full-refund return policy.

Hey Gunner1776........ Grab a couple of bags of snacks, a few drinks, lie down on the couch and read Robert Rubin's "On the Beaten Path...An Appalachian Pilgrimage". He started out weighing 275...

This reminds me of Jamie Cannon (MEGA 2006) who wrote "In Walking Distance". He started out with brand new boots and a 58 pound backpack. Finished up at Springer with trail runners and a pack around...

40 miles along the C&O Canal. Nice and flat.

No-cook breakfast (I eat this nearly everyday on and off the trail): Pour into your water bottle 2 or 3 packets of oatmeal, add crushed raisin bran, fill with creek water. Give it a few shakes and...

That was a lot of fun! 11.9 miles per day, 29 zero days. Kept getting giardia.....gotta start filtering my water.

Good to see it's going to rain......we were almost out of mud.

My NB 810 v1 had a little over 700 miles when I gave them up. (Great shoe) The NB 910 wasn't so great. When I stepped through the arch at Amicalola Falls State Park, they had barely 20 miles on them....

A Snickers bar and a bottle of water.

I twirl my trekking poles. Getting quite good at it.

Several years ago, I read Garlic and Pickle's 2008 AT journal and learned about going stoveless. I tried it, liked it, and haven't used a stove in over 4 years. Even off-trail I start each morning...

marti038: Here's something to think about, if the Hiker Hostel people are driving you to Springer parking lot on Friday morning.....You might not get to the parking lot until 9:30am or so.

I drove the entire length of FS 42 in a 2010 Hyundai Elantra on April 30th and again on May 1st. On May 6th and May 7th, I drove from Doublehead Gap Rd to the parking lot at Big Stamp. No problems...

Good point, Hot Flash. Sell your hiking gear and etc. Send that money to Africa.

"When you enter the wilderness, you become part of the food chain."

"On the Beaten Path" by Robert Alden Rubin
"As Far As The Eye Can See" by David Brill

If you're going to smoke, don't toss your butts into the fire pit or into the woods. Pack them out with you.