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Damn, good luck staying vegan! I work at a vegan bakery/cafe so here's some food items I would take:

Quinoa - Should be your best friend. A perfect protein and some carbohydrates make it a great...

So if you don't feel foot pain, is it worth it to buy Superfeet?

This is so sick. Congrats on the retirement!

Very helpful advice, thanks guys. It takes me quite a few turns to get comfortable in my sleep so I think I'm going without the liner.

Is it necessary?

Bill Bryson said he did this for the state of Pennsylvania and it was an bad decision.

Thank you!

Always looking for something to read so I'll check it out!

http://appalachianegan.tumblr.com/

Posting a lot about prep work, gear, food solutions, and various resources for the hike I'm getting from YouTube and WhiteBlaze. Check it out.

24205Found this too.

http://thehackerspost.com/2013/03/sudan-embassy-website-hacked-by-ymh.html

Probably a copycat

Totally agree, I'm copying it all into a Word Doc.

Someone asked about a specific budget and I've got $5000 dollars for use (including gear costs) which I think is manageable if I buy used and/or look for deals.

Thank you all for the advice...

Thank you all for the excellent feedback. I've already had doubts on the bivy, so I think I'm going with a lightweight, one-person tent. Please, keep posting the shelters you've used as I'm still...

http://www.rei.com/product/810038/msr-ac-bivy

This was the bivy I was looking at, weighing in at 1 lb.

I am on a budget so I'd like to keep expenses down but what kind of tent do you have?

Trail Name: None Yet
Direction: NoBo
Estimated Start Date: March 7th (tentative)
Approach Trail: Yes

Planning for my thru-hike and it's a pretty clear question: bivy or tent? I'm looking at a bivy to cut down on weight but I'm not sure I'm completely comfortable with the idea of living in a modified...

Obsess over the trail for next couple of months. Emotionally invest yourself into the idea so much that you won't let yourself fail.

1. My lifestyle already does a lot to support my health for this hike. I work at a bakery and I'm on my feet for at least eight hours a day, five days a week. I don't own a car either and get...

I graduated high school last June with no plans for college and I used hiking the Appalachian Trail as an alibi to relatives and nosy friends of the family so I wouldn't embarrass my parents with a...