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I was so bored waiting for my next hike that we started the N.E. 4000 footers and planned an '05 Long trail hike and dream everyday of taking off again. AND there WILL be a next time.:banana :banana...

Before you kimchee squat... privy stomp!

Teach your honey how 'not to drop the tp in the hole'

Leave the door open for a better view.

Lastly, try to remember which way is west when your...

Got a couple:
I almost stepped right on a copperhead after a way too close for comfort encounter with the biggest rattle snake I ever saw in my life near Pulpit Rock in PA.

Had a nasty spider...

I like my Speer type hammock. I made it myself, peapod too, and have a certain satisfaction from that.
More important though, I like its versatility. On a good night, it's nice to be out in the open...

Guess it depends Zero Six...
I've had many great cliff camp sites in my Speer type hammock and haven't fallen out yet. On one of them I was fortunate enough to have a black bear clamber up right...

hey Chicote,
check out the EMS Boreal, it's a great bag, inexpensive, and the perfect size. Also, don't rule out Big Agnes. They have an awesome selection of bags and if my memory serves, a good...

Commit to the tarp option and you're problem will be solved. You'll get used to it and your back will thank you. Throw in a hammock and you'll sleep better.:clap

We have a couple:
After Aron Rolston hacked off his arm with a dull leatherman I switched to a steel backed razor blade which I wrapped in a Motrin foil and stuffed into my first aid kit. I have no...

No one mentioned it so I must. My hottie "ME" uses the vapor and she's had good luck with 1L Listerine bottles. Got a shot glass to boot!

As an outfitter I recommend sticking with MSR! Better bang for the buck. Would also suggest the Wisperlite. Lighter, good simmer and trustworthy, easier maintenance, and have never had issue with...

Good point Weary but the thread was concerning buying a set else where. In which case, the $ goes in some dude's pocket. My suggestion was to keep it in yours... there's always other ways to donate.

No! Push thru it, you'll get there.

Think about spending your hard earned money on other things. I have the whole set and it sits in a book case collecting dust. We ended up using the data book and thru hikers companion and it was all...

We were most impressed by NJ! Very nice country side. And the hiking was enjoyable. We also saw our first bear there.

To hike away with "ME" is all I'd ever ask for!:banana

Good answer! I found it a thrill to lose track of life and ditch the watch weight!

Husko,
Plan ahead and bank on spending $ in diners and such. This way when your starving to death, you won't go in the hole shelling it out! You'll make many stops along the way and it usually...

We used the precip jacket on our thru. I agree that it was best as a wind break or heat retainer in camp.
This past July we hiked the Long trail and went with light wt soft shells (EMS cheapys) and...

Confucius say:
"The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration."

"WE" say, go hike your ass of and let the other futher...

Had a lady we hitched a ride from in the pouring rain near Unionville ask me for my drivers license cuz she thought I might be a murderer... (crickets)...
Still can't figure out why she gave us a...

...almost forgot. We met "pushin on" in VA. She was a solo hiker carrying a ton of stuff in an ol timer external pack. She was 79 then and had big time plans of trapsin around the country in an RV...

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Me&U ain't out of high school but thru'd in 03, and hiked the Long Trail this past July. Have plenty of "couple" stories and things to share, exp. on the ladies side of things. We still...

I don't know of a better work out. When would you ever spend 8 hours+ working out. Say ba bye to the ab roller and thigh master and step arobics ladies. Only problem is you'll have trouble getting...

Hammocks Rock! On the last night of our LT hike in July, we had to pull a stash in the brush of some shmoke town in western MA due to lack of hitch-hiking daylight, anyway... 30 days of hiking and...

Keep pumping you stoked out freaks!!!
Smoked cheese is on the way!!!