Quote: an answer to your question from a Tom Sellick movie "High Road To China"---- The old guru said, "The oxen are slow ---- but the Earth is patient!" That...
I am picking up where I left off this past September at Neels Gap and continuing on next May. My fiance and I hiked from Amicalola Falls State Park to Neels...
Chris, A good website to check would be www.whiteblaze.net The main focus is the AT but there are many there with PCT experience. Registration is free and...
Hi Chris, in 2013 am planning to hike the PCT this past year I spend many hours researching what gear will work for me. The type of stove, do I go with a 15 or...
Hey there! I am a new member here and I am wondering if there is anyone in this group from the Dallas/Ft Worth who recently finished a thru-hike of the PCT. I...
Kimberly, If you are starting out in March it is very possible/likely that you will experience some snow. At the least you will be having very cold weather...
Hi Kimberly, You... 1. Most hikers try to do too much too fast. The best advice I consistently got from veteran hikers and multi-thru-hike AT hikers was to...
Hi, well where are you with the gear that your are going to need? Have you plan out your itinerary yet if so how many mile are you hiking per day. Have you...
Dear Friends, My name is Kimberly, and I am new to the group and to the hiking world. I'm a little frustrated with what I can't seem to accomplish, and I am...
I am wanting to get a smaller lighter weight pack and have been drooling over the Granite Gear Nimbus Meridian. My fiancee has the NM Ki and she loves it. I...
Hi Mike, if you want or need to be pick up from where you are the best thing is get a SPOT. You press a button and will come to where you are at or if you want...
Good morning My wife Sandy and I are planning to do some day hikes in the Great smoky Mountains in January. We are wondering since there may not be many...
I'm looking for some people to meet up with me along the PCT, a couple of people to do a thru hike with me would be awesome. Or even people that would want to...
I had the pleasure of welcoming thru hikers #430 and 431 to Baxter State Park and Katahdin Stream last weekend. Bruce the Ranger said there had been quite a...
Good day folks. I am planning to do the Conn/Mass sector of the AP Trail next summer. Can anyone help me in figuring out where, I should be flying to (from San...
Hello all, am working on my itinerary for the PCT. Right now with a pack I can hike at the rate of 2 miles per hour. Now the question is how can I improve on...
I was looking to replace my old MRS XGK stove, I was wondering what kind of fuel can I find along the PCT in the town where I am getting my resupplys.I was...
I just posted a vapor trail with the lid for sale on Craigs list http://asheville.craigslist.org/spo/1336763182.html Debbie ... From: ed_rodriguez52@... ...
Hello all! Thought I needed to introduce myself, as I'm new to this group. My name is Steve, Im 44, live in Charlotte with my wife and to sons and work at...
I would have to go along with what Ron had to say. Am in the same boat as you. Looking to get a new backpack because I need to replace my old one. I go back...
I started out never having hiked or backpacked before. My initial pack weight was 42 pounds with my winter gear. Respectable for a newbie. There were...
Thanks for the suggestions...not sure how much I want it to weigh...leaning as I go. ... From: kins508 <kins508@...> Subject: [AT TrailChat] Re: Pack...
Agreed. Make sure you carry what you need, not what you think might need sometime somewhere. Define your needs, then visit a good outfitter with your stuff to...
I recommend saving the pack for last. Get all the gear you THINK you will be taking together, go down to your local outfitter and start trying on packs. Don't...
To be honest, some times. is not just the pack you carry. Is all the stuff you put inside that you might not use. I go for the external frame packs. I...
... just bought the REI flash 65 to do the AT next year 3lbs 2oz love it! if you want to go ultra lite check out the osprey 50. I heard it was a great pack...
Hello All, I'm thinking about thru-hiking the AT next year and was wondering if I could get some suggestions on a good pack that any of you may have or have...
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