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After a few months and dropping all the weight i could, I contemplated getting a blow up heavier pad instead of my lightweight foam pad. When you get more and more achy over time, sleep rules!
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I never used a wind screen with the etowah. The fuel part fits down inside of the base, so it provides a little wind protection.

Wind screens are the biggest pains in the ass to use. They blow...

The only thing with the ultralite packs is you have to use your sleeping pad for back padding. This can get uncomfortable and it is harder to pack. Now if you are going with about 25 pounds you can...

Ugh so the 100 miles i used a moped in Virginia or riding the moose in Maine doesnt count?

Well that was actually a joke. :) Thats how long we stayed because we got sucked in to the tourist trap. Drank too many nights at the Brewery. It was amazing in May there were record tempuratures...

I used the etowah stove for 3 months then had to get another one because the 1st one rusted. They are great stoves, and work just as well with rubbing alcohol since denatured is hard to find in some...

Well lets just say that no thru-hikers that I met in 6 months carried a gps. The only people with them were out for a few days and mostly scout leaders.

I meant it would be weird to get lost on...

Ideal smokies hike lasts 9 days. 3 days to Clingmans Dome, hitch to Gatlinburg and stay 3 days at the Grand Prix Inn, then back to the trail and finish at Standing Bear and celebrate with some...

Standing Bear Farm is much superior anyway Mountain Momas was a good place to get a burger but the facilities dont compare to standing bear. It has everything you need including fresh eggs daily,...

I read probably 10 books on the trail. Everytime that i finished one, amazingly there was one at the next shelter. So i just dropped the one i finished and took the new one.

Also many libraries...

If you are on a long hike all polls will bend or break regardless of brand. The nice thing about Leki's is that you get free replacement at most of the outfitters. I had to replace the bottom shaft...

The only people that carried a gps were weekenders when i was on the trail. The batteries die fast and its an extra pound you dont need to carry. If you get lost you are doing something weird...

I like those crazy birds in New Guinea. Those were the craziest things i ever saw.

My casting

Nick Nolte.... Jack
Pamela Anderson.. Miss Janet
Paris, France as the setting for.......Harper's Ferry

Plus toss in some anacondas in Pennslyvania, as well as some grizzlies in...

There are things here that i brought and never used.

50' cord---i never used it
pot scrubber---finger works just as good
Dr. bronners---water and a finger are all you need to clean pans :P...

Have you seen the size of Jack's pack. It can hold 2 adult midgets comfortably with room for a flat screen TV. He may require a private car :)

Whats up Jack. Last time i saw you was in Hanover...

Wow I just stopped in to this site for the 1st time in over a year :)

Are any of the 2005 class giving it a go this year. Man i miss being on the trail, but my knees are shot after 2005.
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Currently, I am in Vernon, NJ. I believe I am the last NOBO that doesn't plan on jumping up north. there are 2 hikers behind me a day--Mike the Hike and Wookie, but believe both may do a jump...