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You may want to look at applying for a multi-entry tourist visa (a B2 iirc) as it would give you the time for a full through if you can get away from home that long.

I do, as useful as poles are I loath walking with anything in my hands my poles spend a lot of time on my pack so I count them in base weight.

Because I love walking on my own. I'm around so many people day to day and hiking solo is a wonderful antidote to human overdose.

When I was still living in Australia I rarely used a tent, mostly I used a small tarp (1980s Big W tent fly) which is likely why I ended up with Ross River Fever. Since I moved to the UK I mostly use...

If its comfortable there is no reason not to use it that I can see.

Her last post was a "why I'm leaving the trail and what I'm doing now" post. Can understand where she's coming from.

With good base layers then you might get down to 30*F but I wouldn't bank on it. I use one with a 40*F bag and still need good sleeping clothes at around 30*F. The throws are very thin, stitched...

If you're seeing them they're most likely feral, wild cat both here in the UK and over on the Continent are extremely rare and elusive.
Don't see cats on trail in the UK unless there people living...

I use the 585 Cook Set a lot and normally only need the one tablet to boil 400ml water. You need to make sure the opening is a way from the wind, and a windscreen can be a big help in some conditions.

Do you have figures for how many of us foreign types are hiking the AT? I have a feeling we're a drop in the bucket considering the expense plus visa hoops we need to jump through just to get into...

Fingers crossed for heading south June 2016 and seeing how far I can go.

Pure, unadulterated curiosity.

And walking/hiking through, around, over, under etc is and has been for over thirty years the best way to fulfil my curiosity about places. And walking is fun.

Thank you for that. I'm just starting to collect the info I need to see if a trip to the US and a SOBO AT hike are feasible and this is really useful..