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A good night's sleep is worth extra cost or extra weight...or a little crinkliness.
I started with a ridgerest, couldn't sleep on it. Tried adding a short one for hips and back. Still couldn't...

They also work well for doing section hikes. I usually update every 3 years - but its not so much because it's outdated, I tend to lose them after three years.

Spend the extra few minutes to walk out of your way to the Audie Murphy memorial. If you have the slightest interest in that sort of thing, it's well worth your time. If you don't - well, do it...

Definitely warmer in a tent than in a shelter. Even my Notch, which is a double wall and vented all the way around, it's still warmer than a shelter.

The only reason I might stay in a shelter on...

Yep. This.
The crocs I initially used are the type that didn't have holes in the upper. Those were really warm in winter camping. They also were good at keeping socks dry walking through dewey...

I parked at the Humpback visitors center, and the 2016 AWOL guide showed a trail leading back to it...yet the guthook ap did not.
Turns out, the ap was up to date and therefore correct. There was a...

Carrying all weeks food worked out ok.
Having tropical storm Zeta come through in the middle, well it was ok, too.
It did, however, get me to hike miles like I've never done before!
When I heard...

I hadn't thought of that, but I may consider it in the future.
Thanks for the tip.

29 lbs. Fully loaded with one week of food and 1 liter of water.
24 lbs would be awesome, but I think I'll just go with it and skip the town.

I just weighed the whole week's food, and it comes in at 10 lbs 2 oz... Which is lighter than I expected, but still 5 lbs heavier than half a week.
Even if I reload in BV, I'll weigh the same on...

Glasgow is only 2 days into my hike, so I probably won't be making a resupply stop there.
In the past, I've always either sent packages or carried the whole week's worth of food. Since I'm still...

Great input, thank you.

I'm doing my next 100 mile nobo section soon, and Buena Vista VA is the half-way point. Looking for resupply options.
The 2016 AWOL guide doesn't show a hostel, is there one now?
Can/should I mail...

My barometer on LNT is usually "what if EVERYONE did it?"

Yes, lots of people use coffee grounds in their gardens or in their compost piles, but in the wilderness - often the areas are protected...

A friend of mine on facebook sent me a link, and the hiking trails near 19 and 40 are still open, and "dispersed camping" aka stealth camping is still allowed.

Good to know.
I was thinking about doing an overnighter in the ONF.
...Or is that shut down/ off limits?

Another vote for trying out the Thermarest NeoAir Xlite .
I started with a Ridgerest CCF pad, doubled (using the short one) for the chest shoulder area. Too firm, couldn't sleep.
Went to a...

I sometimes wish there was a costco closer to me. I see deals like this pop up, and think: those Gander Mouintain convertible pants I bought in 2014 are ready to be replaced... but the gas to drive...

Exactly!

Transfer the money into the savings account first, THEN figure out how to get by with what's left.

Start a new savings account. Put as much as you possibly can in it each week (each paycheck) and adjust your lifestyle to eliminate unnecessary spending. For me, that meant cut way back on eating...

I tend to do my section hikes when my business partner is taking vacation. It works better for the business if we both take off at the same time. So my sections have been whenever his son is on...

I didn't start my journey thinking I would be doing a nobo section hike of the entire AT.

Based on a suggestion from a guy at an outfitter down here, I started at the NOC and hiked to Clingman's...

All of my camping and hiking gear has been in a small closet in my living room since I started accumulating it. Now it doesn't all fit, and my fiance and I are moving into a new house. She has made...

Lol, they have a FUPA.
"Front Utility Pack Accessory"

Interesting choice of name.

I usually bring the cotton balls in vaseline when it's cold out, but use them more often on my fingers and lips that get dried out than I do for fire starter.
When I have failed to get a fire going...