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Oh man. I had no idea. I thought I had read everything and was good as far as local advisories.

My wife and I were planning on an upcoming weekend section hike through Maryland from Harper's Ferry to Pen Mar Park in early June. We were planning to fly in to Baltimore and rent a car and hire a...

I'll take it for $170 shipped.

Hi everyone,

Myself and two other hikers would like to hike the ONF in a couple of weeks. Our plan is to start Friday evening before dark and cover about 10 miles, and then do 30 mile days on...

I've got a group of 5 guys hiking this next weekend. We'll be parking at Fontana Dam and taking a shuttle to Newfound Gap and hiking back.

We've got permits at Silers Bald Shelter, Spence Shelter...

Hello all,

I'm taking a wilderness related class all weekend in the Wekiwa Springs State Park. At the last minute I decided I would try and camp there Saturday night instead of driving back and...

Hello, looking for some first hand experience regarding camping spots between Clearwater Lake and Juniper Springs in a few weeks.

I'll be backpacking with a small group starting at Clearwater Lake...

I posted a review here a while back on the Suwannee Section for the 20 miles west of Live Oak. May help you in your planning.

Thanks for all the suggestions. I did post this question over at the Florida Hikes! forum and got the following response from Sandra Friend:

"That's true, heading west. You go straight into...

My friend and I are looking to do a 3-day hike on the Florida Trail on one of the segments that follow the Suwannee River. As children, we did a canoe trip along the Suwannee River and would like to...

Ron, thanks for that. I'll be sending it in. I appreciate it.

I bought a Starlite pack a couple of weeks ago from a classified ad I found using Google. I got it for $137 shipped, with the stays and optional belt pockets included.

I've used it only on a...

I've been looking at both of these packs and was hoping to hear from others who have used them. They both seem pretty similar in overall volume, pocket configuration, price, weight and suspension...

I've got a Hennessy Expedition Asym hammock and absolutely love it. But lately I've been wanting to try sleeping using just a tarp and a bivy sack.

I've already had a bivy, I use a USMC surplus...

I took my Hennessy Expedition Asym backpacking this past weekend. And like most hammockers, I sleep on my back and have my hands folded on my chest and my elbows to my sides.

Well, the mosquitos...

The Withlacochee Forest is about 300 yards from my house.

Where in the forest did you go this weekend?

I'm in Florida and was backpacking in the Ocala National Forest from Friday till this afternoon.

Had a great time and really enjoyed the trails the the spring-fed ponds that cover the area...

I've seen it mentioned somewhere that you can use bungee cords to quickly setup your tarp in the rain and then have a relatively dry area to setup your hammock underneath.

What type of bungee...

Is a surplus army poncho large enough to go over a HH Expedition ASYM and keep you dry in a rainstorm?

Just wondering if anybody has already tried this out.

I'm looking for a new chair for backpacking. That's my first priority.

I've got a trip scheduled in October and I am concerned about needing a pad to use underneath to keep away the cold.

So...