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    Two-person mattress???

    Can anyone suggest a lightweight, two-person, inflatable, hiking/camping mattress?I can't find any that are truly lightweight.Thank you very much!
    Keith
    AKA "Beans"
  2. Any advice? Preparing dried beans with little fuel...

    I want to bring different varieties of dried (not cook and then dehydrated at home, then reconstituted on the trail; but rather dried after harvest) and prepare them as-needed for a thru-hike. I'm...
  3. Thread: Nobo 2021

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    Nobo 2021

    I'm planning a NOBO TH starting as early as possible in 2021.
    I've sectioned the Approach to Damascus, during previous summers.
    What about the weather starting at the Approach in April?
    Would...
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    Uber near Scissors Crossings, etc.?

    Hey in a pinch can I count on catching Ubers (or Lyfts) on the first 150 miles of the PCT (Campo to Idyllwild environs) from highway crossings like Scissors eg to gas stations and back for water?
    ...
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    Poncho or Rain Suit???

    Has anyone had any experience with using a hiking poncho that covers you, your pack, and goes down below the knees?
    I've been using a rain jacket and rain pants... but I'm always looking for lighter...
  6. Damascus to Lickskillet Hollow parking lot

    I'm planning another section in May, Damascus to Lickskillet Hollow parking lot, around Mile 600... any advice? Perils? Not-to-be-missed things? Please advise.

    "Beans"

    Keith
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    Hey, 10K! I just got shuttled by Jaywalker June...

    Hey, 10K! I just got shuttled by Jaywalker June 17 from Erwin to Asheville to fly home... she told me your trail name.
    When you're home, I would REALLY like to ask you a bunch of questions. I'm...
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    Let's face the facts, people... Women don't...

    Let's face the facts, people... Women don't usually rape - nor sexually harass - men. Not so, contrariwise. I agree wholeheartedly with the original post.

    NOTICING a womans beauty, or FEELING...
  9. * I am STARTING AT the US-Mex border, that is...

    * I am STARTING AT the US-Mex border, that is...
  10. First-timer on PCT, starting at southern terminus at Thanksgiving, any advice please?

    "Beans" here, section hiker. Middle 450 miles on Florida Trail, southern 350 on A.T. (approach to Erwin, TN.)

    Mexican border and heading "trail" north. What is the weather like? (I realize this is...
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    GA-NC in November...

    I have heard that there are "NO ticks" on the AT in Georgia in November... can anyone confirm this--preferably based on experience?

    Also, if ANYone has ANY other advice, I would be most grateful....
  12. Dear Lady Trekker: Ocala NF south to Lake Mary...

    Dear Lady Trekker:
    Ocala NF south to Lake Mary is mostly woods, around Lake Norris and across that big Boyscout property. Once you get down close to Lake Mary it is urban hiking (paved for hikers,...
  13. AT Springer Mt. to NC border in Sept, Oct?

    Dear Friends:

    I am planning to hike the AT from the southern terminus to the North Carolina border (Blue Ridge Gap or Deep Gap) in late September or October... I have hiked about 450 miles on the...
  14. I have hiked Ft. Christmas to Suwanee R, west in the Ocala to Dunellon, S to Trilby

    I've hiked the Florida Trail from Ft. Christmas north through the Osceola NF then 40 miles down the Suwanee River. At the split in the Ocala NF I've gone west to Dunellon, then south to Trilby. Also...
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    I know...

    Yeah, I know... I hope I don't come off sounding like a heel. The only "trail enthusiasts" "dating" site is fitness singles or something like that, and there aren't many hikers there as I recall. I...
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    Any Hiker Chicks?

    (Please forgive my inability to resist the play on words.)

    Hello, friends... I am a divorced father of two wonderful little girls, and a frequent long-distance FT hiker. If it is inappropriate to...
  17. Get with me when you're ready to plan your...

    Get with me when you're ready to plan your Florida Trail portion... there have been some recent trail changes. Have done Osceola NF down to Christmas, FL on the FT when it splits south in the Ocala...
  18. Shuttles: Chattanooga/Atlanta to Georgia AT

    Can anyone please recommend a dependable shuttle service from Atlanta or Chattanooga to Springer, then Bly Gap (at the NC border) back to Atlanta or Chattanooga?

    Please email me their email...
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    Temperatures on AT in Georgia, Jan-April

    Can someone please let me know the temperature situation for the Georgia section of the AT (Springer to NC border) for January, February, March, and April?

    I've done about 400 miles on the FT and...
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