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I got Lymes this year as did ten other hikers that I knew of. As others have stated stay out of the sun on Doxy. You can continue walking but you won't have the same stamina. Don't start hiking again...

My PR windscreen looks just like the one in the pic and it works great. I think if you put a bottom on it you would starve the flame of oxogen, plus it is just unnecessary. Made mine out of titanium...

Your actual backpack is a heavy unit these days. Over 2 pounds and I would question it myself.

It has been very dry in Washington state. Low snow pack-VERY low!

Ditch the sleeping bag liner and all the other things others have already listed.

They make waterless shampoo. You put it in your hair and rub your fingers and it lathers up. Then you towel your hair dry and your done. It is used in hospitals. The bottle I have has the brand name...

Cuben tarp and my carbon fiber trekking poles from GG.

Shelters suck, hammocks rock! Fellow side sleeper but can sleep on my back in my hammock WBBB 1.0 double layer. I prefer under quilts. I carry a small 3/4 length of ccf but would probably hike all...

I saw most budgets get destroyed by booze and bud. Town stops get expensive if you are with a group.

I carried my Droid X on the trail last year and will do it again this year. I listen to books. I can download new ones when there is a signal (often with Verizon). I don't keep my phone on so mommy...

I only carry a small retractable razor blade knife. I buy them at the hardware store for $1. They have the razor blade that you can break the end section off of. Cheap and light.

I made my PR windscreen out of titanium foil that I bought off eBay. I put one Bobby pin through each on the pot support holes and then spread the pins to make them more V shaped. I punched holes in...

Get extra phone batteries. They are lighter than your recharging unit. Use your airplane mode and your set.

Mine is scheduled to be dropped off today!

Prepare for the boredom. I read a lot and have very intellectual friends in the real world. I missed that on the trail. My solution in 2012 is to bring and buy lots of mp3 audio books. If I keep my...

They sell smaller fuel canisters that help with space.

Stir fry are you on Hammock forums? Buy you DIY and gear I'm betting you are. Bat

I go small on my cooking pot but that is b/c I only boil water but a 1.3L seems really overkill. How about the 900ml, I use a 600ml.

Cuben fiber packs are if you seam seal them but there is that $$$ issue.

40 when I start and looking forward to another trail birthday. Trail birthdays are the best.

Go for fit over forum hype.

Cuben fiber never absorbs water. You can get pack covers made out of it.

Looks pretty good. Fellow BB hammock guy.
Your hygiene kit and cook kit seem a touch on the heavy side to me.

I have it too!
Best AT book I read was 300 Zeros.

I always hike with my poles: power uphill, balance and the work for putting my hammock tarp in porch mode.
The key in using them is to know how to hike with poles. The tip gets planted around even...