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i've had my pocket rocket for over a year now and love it. I have never had an issue with it being "unstable." Find a decent place to cook and it won't matter. As far as fuel efficiency, i can...

i'm going to say mom is right on this one. I am doing a thru in 2011, after finishing school the december before. A thru hike will make a fantastic transitional time after college. No better place...

how far are you planning to go? i'm a student at MTSU, also, recreation major. I'm attempting a thru next summer

i would actually recommend hopping off the at and enjoying some of the camp sites off the trail along the way. you will have plenty of solitude that way and be able to tent without being hassled by...

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i wouldnt tell him where i parked. we arrived the first day at like 3:00 a.m. and just got on the trail. not ideal but we werent carrying a permit. i actually just recenly found out that a...

this means much to me as both a hiker and a college student...mmm ramen...

agreed, but i feel like in some circles "stealth" camping has simply become the chosen vernacular for "camping where i'm not supposed to" rather than, "camping where no one can see me."

i mean i wasn't gonna say anything...just assume that like the rest of us he simply clicked "today's posts"

more than anything i'm just greatful i didn't get busted before, because i did not know this was a law, thought it was just a suggestion, and i have done a lot of stealth in the smokies. also have...

thanks but i was referring to inside GSMNP, i didn't realize this was true for SNP though, might not be

i remember listening to jim rome last fall and he banned a guy from e-mailing the show again because he alluded to the significance of the mascot's relation in the oregon state/southern California...

thanks! anyone know if there are any uv purifiers out there that can do more than a liter at a time?

Hey guys, does anyone know what the fine is for being caught camping between shelters and not at an established campsite? Also, for camping outside a shelter if it's not full. (Assuming you are...

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i told him we had stayed at a campsite the night before, which apparently is a campsite where you are supposed to reserve, which we didn't. I explained to him that had someone showed up and said...

wait, i knew you had to get a permit, but a reservation just to head to the smokies? I guess i have just been very lucky. And where are you supposed to get a reservation? 3 weeks ago me and 2...

i met a ridgerunner at gsm about a month ago, just trying to pass by a shelter and the man WOULD NOT SHUT UP. I had no intention of staying there or even stopping there but he questioned me about...

has anyone has experience using a steripen with a hydration bladder? the kid are rei mentioned that the uv might over time harm the material the bladder is made of. How much water can a steripen...

i have been debating this lately, i have always used garbage bags without any problem, but i also use a down bag and am considering going with a pack cover before long. anyone had any good/bad...

my local rei stocks about a dozen sizes of little nalgene containers. i have some 2 oz that i use to carry veg oil for cooking. might be worth checking out

I have made it a habit to lash mine up tight, get in it and lay for a few minutes, and then re-lash each side. The initial stretch does not come back. I think this could get better as I use the HH...

i'm heading out may 15, 2010. Anyone else leaving this late?