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My sister and I hiked from Vernon, NJ north towards Kent in May of 2015. We experienced a couple of 94 -96 degree days that were brutal going up and over Bear Mountain, and some 50 degree days as...

That would be my vote as well. It's cool climbing out of Lehigh Gap and coming down into DWG is awesome after days of stumbling over rocks. Of course, New Jersey near DWG has plenty of its own...

You can do it! There's a lot of good advice as well as some comments to ignore in this thread, but as others have suggested, with some practice overnights and some stair climbing, you'll be good to...

My sister and I did a section hike from below Mount Wilcox up to Stratton Mountain back at the end of May / beginning of June and I agree that the terrain was not too tough. Other conditions...

Had a similar problem with my BA pad (sized for a mummy bag, red and grey) during this year's section hike. I got the pad in 2013 and have probably slept on it 25 times. First night on the trail...

How did it go? My sister and I finished off Massachusetts and went up into Vermont during the first couple weeks of June. The first ~4 dys in Massachusetts were glorious (sunny days, highs in the...

I have a BA FC UL2 and have used it around 20 nights. It's a good tent and I have no real complaints. The fabric is so lightweight I was worried about accidentally tearing it on something but so...

What's the story on the scouting objection to solo tenting / hammocking?

That is hilarious!

I have bad allergies. Claritin D helps, but my eyes still itch, I still sneeze, and post-nasal drip is constant. It's bad enough that although I am most comfortable sleeping on my back, the feeling...

I'm about the same. If the hiking weather is 70 degrees or less, then 1 liter every 5 miles is about right. Once it gets above 80, then 1 liter every 3 miles. Camping overnight is 2 liters.

Thankfully blisters haven't been a problem for me once I started using a sock liner under my hiking socks. I still carry moleskin just in case. My feet get sore, but no blisters.

For whatever...

I agree, sounds like you are on the right track. I've been section hiking the past 4 summers and the first year I was woefully unprepared for Rocksylvania. After that I started putting the...

I was given a Waka Waka Power+ for Christmas and thought it would be nice to attach to my pack brain and use it to help keep my cell phone charged while I'm hiking. I normally turn my cell phone off...