My girlfriend and I are looking to hike a portion of the Appalachian Trail in Late July into early August. Well, the portion we are looking to hike is Springer Mountain to Clingmans dome. We have unfortunately not figured out how to get somewhere where we could get transport back home from there :/ That's for another story.
As of now, I wonder if it would be possible to hike that distance in 3 weeks? The distance is about 200 miles. We have done multiple day hikes together before. Mostly 10 or so miles. We only do backyard camping as of now, but have a few trips on a local trail (26 miles) planned for this spring.
Another thing, it's not going to be cold those days I'd think. Would I even need to bother bringing a rain jacket? I figured if it rains I'd be better off not wearing one due to the heat and humidity.
And one last question. What would be appropriate for our sleep gear? We both plan on bringing hammocks, but will we even need underquilts? I would rather try to bring a sleeping pad instead of making an underquilt for this trip. I will have to make our quilts, though. Which is a whole other issue that I think I can figure out... I'm assuming 35-45* quilts will be good enough for each of us.
And if these questions belong in a different forum, just let me know.
Thanks!