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The only hams I have run into carrying HT's were day hikers. I know there is a certificate (from the ARRL maybe) for making QSOs in each state along the trail. A tuna tin transceiver or a NorCal...

I have been there three times when the wind was not blowing. But the mice were always active.

I have met many ultralighters and most don't try to save much weight (besides omitting a pad) on the sleep system. That is the LAST place most will cut. I tried to meet in the middle. I like to...

I like the new thread listing. That is always the SECOND thing I check when I get to the forum. The FIRST is I do a search by username for my username to see any replies to my threads. Would it be...

I use a Hennesy Hammock Asym Ultralight ($150) that I love. It takes getting used to sleeping that way, and it gets colder than a tent because you are surrounded by air. I also like using a tarp. ...

Steve,

My mother was in college in the 70's...does that count?

I was born in nineteen hundred eighty-one. These kids today don't know how easy they have it. I had to hike uphill both ways,...

I use the Platypus Hoser 3.0 mainly. I have found this to be more than adequate as I will pass water sources between fillings. I have a filterlink for my SweetWater filter that makes filling a...

All of the Wal-Mart's near me are having DVD clearances. I bought Call of the Wild for $5 last week.

-Squirrel

I have three packs that I use for the AT. All three are made by Kelty.

1) Kelty Redwing 2900
2) Kelty Redwing 2400
3) Kelty (unknown style and size). It is similar to the Redwing, but smaller...

I was impressed with this shelter myself. I stopped here for lunch on my way from Hawk Mountain Shelter to Wood's Hole Shelter. I did not visit the privy. I seem to remember that there will still...

I seem to remember this shelter being about 1/3 mile or so from the trail. The water source was flowing very well-but so was every other source that day. The sign for the shelter was missing, and I...

This was the first shelter I ever stayed in. We had a young doe come to visit us near the shelter. She came within 15 feet of us and stayed around for over an hour. I watched what she did for...

I loved staying at this shelter. It is the best one in GA, IMHO. I did not see any copperheads. The shelter was built as a training exercise (airlift) by the rangers from Camp Frank Merill.
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This shelter is mouse hell. I have heard mice in most of the shelters, but they make a great effort to hit you as many times with their trash during the night. I swept the floor before I threw my...

My black bear experience occured in June 2002 near the side trail to the Tray Mountain shelter in GA. I had a rattlesnake experience a few days before, so critters were on my mind. I was heading...

I have been preparing for a thru-hike for quite some time. I have read everything I can get my hands on, and I have only one question. I have seen this question asked many times, but never...