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While warming up at first at night in my bag I'll often lay curled up a tiny bit on my side, but am by nature a stomach sleeper and when it's sleep time sprawl out flat like normal. Have slept on my...

Hope all can stay safe in its path, and also maybe be lucky to see the beauty of it from their safe place!

I'm getting back on the Trail in a few days after an early injury (fingers crossed only major one), so I'll be near the beginning in April.

Theyve also heavier plastic three-seals bags made for using boiling water in to cook, keep from leaking really well, and they're also stiff enough to put in my front pouch and eat from as I walk...

Haha. Am on Fet but the groups for hikers, especially long-distance and AT, are too tiny and inactive and then there's the baggy of the many males who think female contact on there = get sex... ...

May sound odd, but I'd like to do a bit - long time or short-term - hiking with a buddy who is sub-oriented just cuz those personalities tend to clique with me.

I'm not very fast but I also take...

I've had shaved head and waist long and all in between during hiking times over the years. Currently I've been working it out from shaving it all off after my last mohawk and it's just a bit below...

I'm going through a somewhat similar hair issue that makes me uncomfortable but will just have to accept as there's no way of fixing it in-town, even, at any time.

My hair is unnatural colors...

I may do this. I'm running a blog on my travels (for AT and then others after, used to do physical ones but digital are safer for lasting compared to potentially soaked paper) and had planned to...

Being vegan I'm starting out with an epic 7 days worth with snacks while hiking and extra refills in each bounce box + resupply from "support team" in Boston mailing me anything I can't easily have...

Putting aside all of my anxious prep habits, and I'm not sure if this counts but I'll be carrying a few items my Delta Family and a friend got me for the trip.

A Grumpy Cat tag for on my bag for...

I'm not one for hooking up pre-planned, but hiking together when crossing one another hits right I'm open to with folks! I start Feb 29th - the accidental 20th anniversary of my entering the Army...

Okay, so I typed a so-far reply to those who had posted and it got longer than needed. So, to combat my own verbosity, summary:

Thank you to those that had good intentions!!
The reverse to those...

Regardless of clothing and gear, I often still have problems with my being a very cold sleeper. I do okay a lot of the time, but was curious as to others' experiences and ideas...

Anyone ever...

Check out ExOfficio.com They have both female and male undies that are made to really breathe and dry very quickly when washed for longer hikers. My Freshette works better with the female briefs,...

Thanks, all!

Hello. I've downloaded and am looking over the AT Hiker and AT Notebook apps and am wondering if others have used them or others they may know of.

The AT Hiker app seems to suggest that it...

Meh, all kinds of weird autocorrect in there, but you can see what words I meant I hope lol.

A help: if you don't have long or distances on a regular basis, hiking or not hiking, start doing so to find your "hot spots". Not just on your feet but anywhere else. Build up calluses and/or...

Responding long after the first page, but ha! Same start date for me: Feb 29, 2016.



I'd considered all stuff involved and chose that day for my timing and it's quirkiness...

...then I...

I'm gonna echo those who talked here about quality vs cost: super cheap usually means lower quality

While also echoing that it's not always the universal case.

And yet another echo that is if...

Personally, I swear by the Freshette. Been using it for years and checking things out I prefer it and stuck with it due to the length and flexibility of the tube. For me that makes it easier to get...

The issue of clothing and skin contact on Permethrin not specifically labeled for such (like lice treatments and such) is a CYA matter. MSDS sheets on Permethrin state that it is, itself, safe to...

NOBO prepping here!

been on here for years and trying to get my hike going a few times over it. At this point it looks like life has aligned to make 2016 the year!

Thanks, Abela, I found the comparison list quite helpful.