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Thanks to everyone for replying with offers and/or recommendations. I have secured everything I was looking for when I posted.

Thanks for the heads up, that does seem like a good deal.



Wow, that's a pretty good deal. I don't usually shop at REI since there's an EMS much closer to me, but I will definitely check out...

Heading up early tomorrow to do a out and back overnighter on a new-to-me section of the CT section of the AT before I start my new job which is going to severely cut down on my free time for hiking.

Thanks for the offer, but that's a bit out of his price range. However, if nothing else comes along, I might consider buying it for myself and giving him my Solitaire.



The HS Lightning 30 is...

I was just hiking the northern most section of the CT section last weekend from Salisbury north and can confirm that the water sources north of Lion's Head are all flowing well as well as Race Brook...

I'm trying to help outfit my brother for hiking, but he's on a pretty tight budget, so I'm looking to help him find the big items on the cheap. I hope it's obvious, but I'm not asking anyone to sell...

It is a little tight at the moment being fully packed with 4 days worth of food, but it should do fine at ~27 lbs with food and everything. I would definitely get a new pack if I wanted to do...

On a whim my brother, his girlfriend, and I drove down to NYC from SE CT to get ramen since there are no places to get ramen around here.

Related to hiking, I'm gearing up to go on a four day...

Agreed. Well, kind of. It might cut your speed in half, but only given a constant level of exertion. If you increase your output on the ascents, you'll likely maintain most of if not all of your...

Thanks for the heads up about the drop off to get to get to Seth Warner Shelter. I am currently planning on getting dropped off as close to Seth Warner as possible, probably on County Rd which is...

Just hearing about AT in a Day from this thread. It just so happens I was already planning on being out hiking that day, so I snagged the section from Pattison Rd (in MA) to the MA-VT line. It...

That's right, I'll be southbound from just north of the VT-MA line to Tyringham, MA. Thanks for warning me about the hidden double blaze. I'll be sure to keep an eye out for it.

Thanks for the tips. It is gorgeous up in the Whites, but I won't be going there this trip, though I do plan on getting back there later this year and hopefully making it further up Kinsman Ridge...

I hear you on the trekking poles. That first hike in the Whites I didn't have any. I found a good walking stick fortunately, but I'm sure that's no match for a good pair of trekking poles.


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Hey! I've been lurking here for about a week now and joined yesterday. My first experience with hiking the AT was when a friend of mine at work took me up to the White Mountains last September and...