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    +1 on the zippered pocket. I use a gorilla tape...

    +1 on the zippered pocket. I use a gorilla tape reinforced ziplock sized to credit card and dollar bill (folded in half) size.

    AN observant pickpocket would notice me surreptitiously checking...
  2. Thread: The Ridgeway

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    The Ridgeway

    After our successful Hadrian's Wall and Cotswold Way hikes during the last two years, I am planning for the Ridgeway for April/May 2024. We plan to use the same tour company as before, B&B to B&B,...
  3. Thread: Can Opener

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    +1 on the P-38. I’ve been carrying mine for...

    +1 on the P-38. I’ve been carrying mine for almost 50 years. Good for cleaning finger nails, screw driver, etc. I’ve used it to open MREs, even cans.
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    Entirely doable with either. Many others have...

    Entirely doable with either. Many others have done it. Talk it over with your doctor.
    It takes some additional logistical planning. My thru has now turned into section hiking but the planning...
  5. Thread: Body Glide

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    Advice from a friend, be careful in the dark. ...

    Advice from a friend, be careful in the dark.

    Spray and Wash stain stick is the same size and shape as a large Body Glide stick. :banana
  6. Thread: Body Glide

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    My wife got it from Amazon. Next day delivery...

    My wife got it from Amazon. Next day delivery even.
  7. Thread: Body Glide

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    Body Glide

    I know that there has been a previous thread on this, but I can't find it:

    I'm not hiking right now but

    a completely enthusiastic endorsement:

    BodyGlide works. :banana
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    The tree at Sycamore Gap was cut down on 28...

    The tree at Sycamore Gap was cut down on 28 September 2023.

    Sycamore Gap Tree - Wikipedia


    This would be like cutting doen the Dover Oak or the Keefer Oak on the AT.
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    +1 $$$ at full retail but discounts available

    +1

    $$$ at full retail but discounts available
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    I just made Spam hash for brunch (being retired I...

    I just made Spam hash for brunch (being retired I didn't get up for breakfast). I take a large potato and onion, green/yellow/red pepper (whichever you may have) and a can of Spam. Dice everything...
  11. Thread: Cotswold Way

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    Our Cotswold Way walk this year was a success. ...

    Our Cotswold Way walk this year was a success. Like last year on Hadrian’s Wall ( Hadrian's Wall hike (whiteblaze.net) ) we used Mickledore again and were entirely happy with their plan.
    We...
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    All of the above is good stuff. When I needed...

    All of the above is good stuff.

    When I needed MedicAlert type info, I got red dog tags. The set I wear (both around my neck and laced into my boot) has medical info and my PCP's name and phone...
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    +1. My water bags and alcohol fuel bottle stay...

    +1. My water bags and alcohol fuel bottle stay outside at the foot of the tent.
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    Smallest SAK with the scissors and my demo knife...

    Smallest SAK with the scissors and my demo knife that I’ve carried for 50 years now.

    don’t leave home without it, except to fly.
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    Flea collars

    In a former life I would put flea collars around my ankles above my boots. Bugs didn't bother me but I'm not necessarily crediting the flea collars. The Army has been long against it:
    ...
  16. Thread: Cotswold Way

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    Mickledore. Absolutely satisfied with them.

    Mickledore. Absolutely satisfied with them.
  17. Thread: Cotswold Way

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    Cotswold Way

    After our successful Hadrian's Wall Walk this year, I am planning for the Cotswold Way for April/May 2023. We plan to use the same tour company as last year, B&B to B&B, etc.

    I'm just looking for...
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    I still have my Viet Nam era ‘lightweight’...

    I still have my Viet Nam era ‘lightweight’ tubular frame rucksack. Although it’s in the footlocker in the basement and I haven’t seen it in a while. Carried it a lot with PRC-25 and 77 and poncho...
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    +1 on the Nido and instant pudding. when I’ve...

    +1 on the Nido and instant pudding.

    when I’ve carried Cheerios for breakfast I mix the Nido separately and pour into the Cheerios. I cannot even imagine mixing the Cheerios and Nido and then...
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    Mickledore. Absolutely satisfied with them.

    Mickledore. Absolutely satisfied with them.
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    Well, it took three years, but my wife and I...

    Well, it took three years, but my wife and I walked Hadrian’s Wall Path in mid May.


    It was my wife’s style of hiking – B&B to B&B, showers every night, pub dinners, luggage advanced for us...
  22. Thread: Trail Magic?

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    I agree with the spontaneity and the serendipity...

    I agree with the spontaneity and the serendipity of trail magic.

    I remember sitting on a rock at ST John ledges (?) eating my SPAM tortilla when two day hikers came up. We talked for a while and...
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    Camillus ‘demo’ knife that I’ve carried for 49...

    Camillus ‘demo’ knife that I’ve carried for 49 years now. Small Swiss Army knife in my FAK.
  24. Poll: This could be more important than the boots vs...

    This could be more important than the boots vs shoes debate.
  25. Poll: I put mine in my tent at the foot of my sleeping...

    I put mine in my tent at the foot of my sleeping bag in a plastic grocery bag to keep everything clean. I loosen up the laces and pull up the insoles si that the boots air out and dry.

    I...
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