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I don't use the sack or pump. I am not concerned about water vapor getting inside

CalebJ. I totally understand your point about possible mold & mildew. I know I’ve been lucky about this issue. So far. quick side note. A...

For about 50 years of living and playing outside, I have always drunk from streams without treating water and have never been diagnosed with an...

Thanks for taking the time to share all this info Tipi - good stuff. I rewatched my video paying attention to your time stamps and enjoyed knowing...

I actually use tarps primarily because I prefer the openness of them where I feel more a part of the world around me instead of isolated from it....

With an older self inflating pad, a pump wasn't necessary because the pad would naturally pull in the majority of air needed to properly pressurize...

Can I politely ask a question regarding the need for a sack & air pump? When did having an air pump become a thing? I’ve always viewed blowing up...

Countries with water treatment issues absolutely have issues with increased incidence of corresponding diseases. As an anecdotal example, I spent...

Not what I am referencing....I am doing a 30 mile section of the pinhoti over 2 nights. I am looking where to to leaving my car to walk to the...

Amicalola is a safe place to leave one car.The parking area on FS 42 on Springer Mountain is where a lot of people leave their vehicles.

Well, it looks like the OP is wondering about simple winter navigation under what they're hoping is pretty tame weather conditions. And, I think...

While not universally true, those using a tarp are often doing so to save weight. Adding a bug net is counter to that goal. Now if you were only...

Many have poor reading comprehension or they only read what they want to believe.

This is why you see signs in places like national parks says "boil all water", because they know it's the only way to ensure the water is safe....

I love using Ron Brown and have for many years however I will be staging 2 vehicles for this trip so I need to know how to start the trip on my own

Call Ron Brown.He can shuttle you to close to the start.I started at Amicalola when I did my sobo thru hike of the Pinhoti.Happy trails !

No. Starting at Beartree I get on the IMT and run it north until it intersects with the AT. (It intersects at that new-ish shelter is it called...

I just want to point out that using a map in a snowstorm can be fairly well impossible and gps/phones do not do well in very cold conditions - and...

Is this the loop? https://www.backpacker.com/trips/mount-rogers-national-recreation-area-iron-mountain-loop/

:sun FULL SNOW MOON FRIDAY ~ MUSEUM'S IRONMASTER'S HOSTEL OPEN ! ~ A.T. PIONEER WOMEN (new A.T. book !) ~ A. T. HALL OF FAME BANQUET ~ YOUR...

I've done a circuit a couple of times on the north side of Damascus from Beartree Campground and once I did a figure-eight from Damascus. That area...

Sometimes that annoying. Most times it pretty manageable. If you are going to be in soft terrain much, you can get a cloth base along the lines of...

Madison is good that way in the winter. On a climb a couple years ago we got into some pretty dense blowing snow and cloud between the hut and the...

Just watched your Slickrock vid and recognized so many places. 2:00 South Lead's Cave. 2:40 Favorite reststop on ridge finger. 4:05 Hangover...

That does suck and continuing on in those conditions can kill you. One should stop and make camp as soon it becomes apparent your in an epic storm...

After more than 50 years of backpacking, this year I finally bought a Big Agnes collapsible chair because we were backpacking on the WA "Wilderness...