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Not to derail the topic because it is very important but peer-review is not some magic thing.

http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.0020124
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Life Pro Tip:

you can add "site:" and the address of a website to a Google search result and do a very robust search. So, for something like Blind Courage you could:

"blind courage"...

Provide trail maintainers a stipend.

Indeed. For those who dont know whenever the payout is greater than the wager times the odds of winning its a good bet.

Why?

For 2 bucks you can dream for a few days what it would be like. Who cares that the odds are 1:175,000,000?

What bills?

I'm not on the trail but I have 'paid' a bill in years. Its all automatic. I use my credit card and at the end of the month they automatically deduct it from my bank account. Same with...

Not sure it applies everywhere but I found Mountain House dinners on clearance for $5 at my local Walmart. I picked up a few of the breakfast skillet.

I think you're right. It appears that sunflower seeds are a better source of methionine which is the amino acid that peanuts lack.

So maybe something like:

3 oz peanuts
3 oz raisins
1 oz...

This is what I used this weekend on a day hike.

4 dry oz of peanuts. 650 calories.
3 dry oz of raisins. 250 calories.
1 dry oz of quick oats. 100 calories.

8 oz total. 1000 calories total....

Sorry for the off-topic - but that is an amazing site. Does anyone know a similar site that covers the SE? I'm thinking southern NC, SC, and eastern GA.

Thanks

I wouldn't buy anything until 3 months before you start.

Until that time, rent, borrow, mooch different items and try them all to get a sense of what you like. Then, birthdays, Christmas, etc put...

In addition to powdered milk, you can add protein powder to instant oatmeal. Just add hot water and enjoy the calories.

They were looking for a distributor at Sundance. The showing wasn't that great I read. One major distributor walked out. I'm sure it'll get picked up eventually but I'm not sure how wide the...

IIRC, one of the issues with Katz was his weight and how being overweight affected his hike.

It doesn't seem to be that much of a shift to make the character older and have the age be one of the...

This is a good topic for discussion.

If you're interested, the book Appalachian Trials deals a bit with this specific issue. In short, Zach Davis says that in order to be successful, you must have...

Are those banjos I hear off in the distance....

They run a little tight for me. I wear size 9 shoes and the Medium are snug. I wear them fight but I'd prefer if they were a tag bit bigger. I'll order Large next time.

To be fair, the article is titled 'Nation's Worst National Parks' and not an editoral on National Parks in general. In fact, the author lets us know that its partly tongue-in-cheek by saying, "It’s...

Not a trailer - just a clip.


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I signed up for the ATC on Amazon Smile about a month ago.

Take home message from that post is that if you're close to home (100 miles) you may not be covered in an accident.

+1

Male here. I switched over to coconut oil about a year ago for my moisturizing needs and have been amazed. I use it to shave, as a conditioner after I shampoo (small amount rubbed through hair...

I'm thinking it may more safe for a 18 yr old to be on the trail than on a college campus.

I bought a few pairs of the Darn Tough Light Hiker Quarter Socks to try them out.

They're good socks and I do like them better than my REI Lighweight Merino Wool Socks.

Be aware however, the...

You know you're a real hiker when....

a shower makes you feel like royalty, just out of the dryer clothes make you feel like rich, and sleeping in a bed reminds you of just how much we take for...