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If you really dont want to meet any Christian 'rude Bible thumper types' , as you call them, then maybe the A.T. isnt for you. You will meet Christians on and off the trail, especially in the south....

I carried a guide book but no maps and had no problems. I think a guide book is a must...mileages, Town info, water sources, shelter info...all very important. There was a few times i wished i had a...

Ekeverette, i pack mine similar to yours except a few things: trash compacter pack liner goes in my empty pack, then my sleeping bag goes in first..loosely, not in stuff sack. I kind of press it down...

Bring hiking poles....leave the fishing pole. Dont need gaiters. ...i stuffed my down sleeping bag loose in the bottom of my pack, with a trash compacter bag as a pack liner; worked fine, took up...

You will hear night time forest creature sounds every night. Just roll over and go back to sleep. On my thru i slept sometimes in shelters, but mostly off in the woods by myself in tent, away from...

I just finished a thru hike. i carried two 20oz gatorade bottles and a one liter platypus. i only filled the platy if i was going to dry-camp, or if the weather was very hot and i was in an area that...

oh ya...and carry a tent, the shelters will probably be full...especially in bad weather

April 22 start means nicer weather, (warmer start). Plenty of other hikers around. You can still make Katahdin by Oct .15th easily enough unless you are extreemly slow, in that case just do a...

White House Landing is a good place to stop at in the 100 Mile W. ...there you can sleep good, take a shower, eat good, real breakfast, and buy some pack food if needed.

I also stayed at the Teahorse in Harpers Ferry on my thru-hike. I was very gald i did. I highly recomend it!

Deehiker, I just finished my thru-hike Aug 27th. I turned 52 in April. ...When i decided to attempt a thru-hike i didn't own a backpack and had never been on a single overnight hiking trip. If the...

True this.

Other than a couple of 3 day 'Shakedown' hikes, my thru hike was my first real backpacking trip. Even if you dont have much hiking experience, you learn and adapt quickly.

i second this.

i dont think there should be a hall-o-fame for hikers. but maybe one for folks like Bob Peoples or Miss Janet, or the many others that affect the A.T. in such a positive way year in and year out.

i started March 4th and hiked the entire trail with a 20 degree WM bag, 1.5 lbs. When it was hot i just left it wide open and kind of slept on it not in it. When it was cold i slept in long johns,...

I sometimes hang, sometimes keep it in tent. If i see much bear sign around i will hang it just in case. I keep my food in an OP sak (they say it is odor proof) . The times when i do keep it in my...

I keep my tent inside my pack, at or near the top because it is the first thing i want when setting up camp. I have the collapsing tent poles and stakes on outside of pack, one end in a side pocket...

I also have an emergency blanket in my pack. It's like 2 oz. and cost $5. i will ditch that, and the liner when weather gets warmer....till i get to New England.

I'm Starting around March 5th. I have a WM 20 bag, ....and a liner( not sure if i need it).
I think i will be plenty comfy. I might use a 0* bag if i was starting in January. I think for someone...

Here's what i have done to get ready: First i learned as much as possible from books, WB, talking to thru hikers, about gear, resupplying on the trail , etc. Once i had all my gear i went camping...

Iv'e done about 110 miles of 'Shakedown' hikes recently in preparation for my Thru. I'm 51, in probably slightly above average shape. I am expecting to average 10-11 miles per day for the first few...

I'm bringing the official 'Thru Hikers companion' and some other book, i don't know what....just some novel that interests me. I would survive without one but its kind of a little escape from just...

I hiked between Alexander Springs and Salt Spring a few weeks ago. It was pretty enjoyable, except for some ticks here and there. Like 'MMais' says; dont plan on getting water at Hopkins Prairie, its...

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