Thanks for starting these threads. Entertaining and informative.
I've always used the phrase "better in you than on you". Mentally, water is less of a concern for me if I camel up before bed,...
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Thanks for starting these threads. Entertaining and informative.
I've always used the phrase "better in you than on you". Mentally, water is less of a concern for me if I camel up before bed,...
I'm a morning person and getting up and going at dawn has always been my practice. I also like to take an hour for lunch and quit early for the day, 4:30, 5:00 stop for dinner, maybe walk another...
Put in a flat rate USPS box with your travel clothes and mail it to a post office near the end of your hike. Recommend you put a hold until date. You also can have them forward the box if you end up...
Woo Hoo!!!! My permit is approved for the Sierra. I have an August 9th start from Kennedy Meadows at mile 704 to Old Station at mile 1380.
I carry nail clippers. Your feet are so important, can't imagine not carrying them.
I carry a folding tooth brush in my pocket and often brush while I'm hiking. I don't carry toothpaste.
I...
Had forgotten about trekking poles. I lost tips and bent poles, but somehow they last a full section. I start with a new pair on each long section. I never invested in an expensive set. started with...
Pack seems to be the big wear item. I carried the first pack, 2018 Osprey Exos 58 on one section of 950 miles. I had the waist belt separate at the hip and back suspension panel get damaged. This was...
I use Kite Tyvek for a tent footprint. The stuff they use for protective suits. Sometimes called 1443. Lighter and not so stiff and noisy.
I carry a fanny pack turned to the front. I want to have the basic necessities if I ever got separated from my pack. I've been doing it so long I don't think I would do it any other way. It is my...
Definitely the Superior Hiking trail, I think its part of the North Country Trail.
Another one to consider would be the River to River trail in Southern Illinois. 160 miles between the Ohio and...
I think your referring to the piped springs. Piped springs are usually developed by the trail crews that maintain that section of the trail.
As I understand it, if the crew locates signs of a...
Ditto... I carried a 10000mah battery pack and 3 port QC charger and cables for my Samsung phone and Garmin Inreach. Leaving town with everything charged, I could easily go 7 days using both...
I use kite Tyvek for a tent foot print. light, quiet and durable. Kite Tyvek is also used for hazard suits and stuff like that. Think its called 1443 Tyvek.
I didn't have my disc's fused, I had/have stenosis that progressed from not being able to get out of a chair to being sprawled out on the family room floor all day, using a walker to get to the...
This will be year 6 in my 3 year plan. To catch everyone up:
Year 1 - Mid July to just after Labor day, I hiked Dunsmuir in NorCal just past Snoqualmie Pass in WA, about 930 miles. Got off trail...
I'm off on the final section. Year 4 of my 3 year plan. I get on a train tomorrow and hit the trail Thursday morning. This section is 810 miles from I-5 near Dunsmuir hiking south to Kennedy Meadows...
If you want to hike the desert, recommend spring over fall due to water availability. The southern end of the PCT is a pretty good choice in April or May.
Hike from the border to Highway 10 would...
StickPic is another option and probably a lighter choice https://www.thestickpic.com/stickpic2.html
It mounts to the bottom of a trekking pole.
I have a permit for early August. Should finish at the end of September.
I too, have used the Superiors and found them too minimal. I used Lone Peaks on my hikes in 2019 and 2020, switched to Keen Tarhees in 2021 hoping to find a trail runner that was more durable. I...
I've used HighTrek aluminum poles and Cascade Mountain carbon fiber poles and have been very happy with both of them. I bought them thru Amazon
Well, my 2022 permit has been approved for the last section to complete the PCT. 800 miles from Castle Crags to Kennedy Meadows South starting in August. If the weather is good I'll take the side...
Well you've bought a very nice tent. I carried it last year on a 600 mile section of the PCT. Highly recommended.
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Simple solution: txt him! Texting often works when a phone call wont go through. Its a non-threatening way to make first contact with someone.
I've met a number of people that I've gotten phone...