Hi, I am Colby. Just joined the group. Planning on a thru-hike next year with my friend. Looking forward to getting to know everyone and learning some valuable...
Hey Colby, glad to see another hiker wander in. My wife Kirsten and I are hiking in 08 too. Looking forward to start planning and sharing ideas. Less than a...
In reading several 2007 PCT journals, a common theme is people not carrying enough water when leaving Campo. At least three declared thru-hikers, not connected...
Good point. If you drink up on the way to the border and drink up again at the water faucet at 1.1 miles, I would feel comfortable taking about 6 litres for...
A lot of hikers make it to Morena in one day on six liters without apparent problem, but I've never heard anyone say that was too much. Well, maybe a few...
Good points. That got me thinking about Asabat's water reports. Do hikers print out the latest update they can get before heading out and carry it with them?...
... That's how I'm planning to do it, when the resources are available. Of course, if I can't print at whatever computer I'm at, then there's maybe other...
... Not really. But it would be interesting to hear from current/former hikers what sources they actually found most useful for updated water reports. Some...
One thing you can do is study AsABat's reports over the course of the season. This will help you see what water sources tend to hold up and what tend to have ...
A man, who was an old ex-Marine, told me a long time ago something that stuck with me like glue, and was such great advice when I started to get into...
Hi! I want to introduce myself to the 2008 group. I am Lindy Bakkar, and I have been planning and preparing for a 2008 thru-hike for the last 10 years or so....
I've been thinking about the balance of water and electrolytes since the discussion about such on the main PCT list. Since then, I thought about maybe...
For the Wilderness First Aid course I took last fall they had a book called "Wilderness Emergency Care" by Steve Donelan. He suggests adding the following to a...
I'll chime in. I'm just bringing some gookinaide or emergen-c to flavor water with from time to time. I think there will be plenty of chances to get salt in...
I would agree with this and has been my approach to proper hydration while hiking in the Grand Canyon that can get extremely hot at the bottom. When I...
Question... maybe a stupid one but I'll ask anyway. What is Gookinade? Kathi ... while hiking in the ... anticipate a hot day of ... or two of water and ... ...
http://www.gookinaid.com/ sports drink, maybe better than gatorade. Kathi <pogo@...> wrote: Question... maybe a stupid one but I'll ask anyway. What is...
I didn't realize that salt substitute was potassium rich. My husband used to get leg cramps, and we tried to make sure he had dried bananas for the potassium,...
Does anyone have a line on where to get Western Mountaineering stuff (Ultralite/Aplinlite sleeping bags / Flight jacket)? I know eBay occasionally has stuff...
The only time I've seen deals on WM bags is on discontinued models or fabrics, and then only rarely. I once got a new WM Aspen bag this way for $185 marked...
Puchased this axe a couple weeks ago, wow is it light! It's like a toy compared to my other axes. Perfect for what we'll be using it for on the PCT. Here's a...
AT veteran and east coaster through and through here, hoping to hike in 2008 once I get up the courage to quit my job. The AT data book and various guidebooks...
Someone correct me if I remember this wrong. Around November-December on the PCT-L, it was announced that the Wilderness Press' Oregon/Washington book would be...
You have the same books that the 2007 hikers are using so they can't be that off. Just download the pdf file updates off of Wilderness Press website and it...
On the subject of books - you are right about the Wilderness Press Guidebook. At the PCTAssociation annual meeting one of the author's was there and he...
I found some dried fruit the other day at Costco and they really taste pretty good. I am not one who dries fruit myself but I suppose you could save the money...
I taked dried fruits and fruit leathers backpacking. They are easy to make and the ones you make yourself are not loaded with sulphur. On Fri, 11 May 2007...
That's why I liked this find. No additives, no sugar, nothing but fruit. I am not much for cutting up fruits and stuff myself... too lazy I guess. ... to make...
It's freeze-dried. I don't think many of us have that capability at home. Fruit leathers are a different story but still require cutting up, dehydrating and...
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