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Hello All,
My tickets are purchased. I have a reservation for the night of July 6th at Katahdin stream. I plan on hiking Katahdin on 7/06/16 then SOBO on the 7th. Anyone else gonna be around
Throny

still about 100 miles

Do to Logistics, I will probably change this hike to the Shenandoahs , south to north beginning about 6/1/16

Hello all
I am planning on hiking the north half of the Tuscarora trail (100 miles) Hancock, Md. to the Doyle hotel in Duncannon, Pa. in early June 2016 as a warm up/shakedown for a later June or...

South Holstein river in Virginia

the park service does not allow access to Katadin until nearly all of the snow is melted. This is usually the begining of June.
In 2007 when I went SOBO. June 3rd was the first day the mountain was...

I used an alcahol stove on my A.T. hike.
I only had trouble lighting it one morning. it was 15 degrees, everything was frozen. I gave up trying to light it.

I am leaning towards bringing an ice axe, It will do double duty as a cat hole digger.
I plan on getting some instruction in self arrest and I will practice in the mountains near my house if we...

"I don't have any idea how you can expect a reasonable answer without stating the month you intend to make the hike thru the Sierras"

I intend on begining my hike about a week before the kick...

This is a question for those who have completed the PCT .
Did you bring/use an ice axe for the Sierra portion of the hike.
If you did not bring an axe, what snow gear did you use.
Thanks
Thorny...

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Hey it's Thorny. Good to see that you're still hiking.
I have hopes of doing the PCT in 2011.
How you been?

''One of my favorite tricks to keep mice away from my gear is to smear peanut butter on someone else's sleeping bag (works for bears also)''

But seriously, a little peanut butter placed on the...

Weasel Creek outfitter in Front Royal Va. has recently closed.
There are no other outfitters in town

One of my favorite tricks to keep mice away from my gear is to smear peanut butter on someone else's sleeping bag (works for bears also)

Hi
Hand sanitizer is a form of Jelled alcohol.
When I ran out of fuel for my alcahol stove in the smokies, I used hand sanitizer in my stove.
It works

HI
Have you considered the Massanutton trail.
It is a 70 mile loop on Massanutton Mt. in the Shenandoah Valley.
You could begin (and end) near Front Royal, Va.
Thorny

I just received the 2008 Hikers companion.
To say I was disappointed would be an understatement!
This year's edition has a bound binding. No more looseleaf/ring binder.
You cant take pages out...

Army 1975-1979

actually I may end up buying a helium EQ if I cant find a helium shortly,as I am planning on leaving Springer on March 1st
Thorny

Hi Ya'll
I have been trying to purchase a helium bag for a few months now. Marmot tells me they are sold out. Did you purchase the helium EQ? Id not , where did you get your helium from
Thanks...

Hi all
I am planning a southbound thru -hike begining sometime in June.
I was originally going Nobo in April but need my knee "scoped" to remove some torn cartledge. So I'll rest up a few months...