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Any major suggestions for a lightweight way to beat the bugs? My girlfriend and I are beginning our hike in June and are already carrying bug head nets for the black flies in Maine, but I'm a...

A great teacher once told me...
"Excuses are like butt holes, everyone has one and they all stink"

I'm thinking on section hiking the area of the CDT from the top of Berthoud Pass north to Grand Lake. Any good advice on terrain/difficulty level of navigation? I recently hiked from Berthoud Pass to...

This may be a good topic for another thread but... I have never had any problems stuffing my sleeping bag as small as I can get it and it re-lofting at the end of the day. Granted, I will never EVER...

I really prefer the compression sacks for their ability to be squished into the smallest possible shape. I keep my clothing/sleeping essentials layered inside my compression sack in this order,...

Blissful-- thanks for the reply, I had actually read your blog a little while ago, I'll definitely reference it again.

To All-- SOBO absolutely creates different problems than NOBO. My main...

I'll be using the Deuter ACT-Lite 65+10 for my thru-hike in June. I have the 2008 or 2009 model right now, and this pack is amazing. I'm 6'3" 180 lbs. I probably have around 500 miles in it, it's...

Starting to prepare for a south bound hike starting mid-june next year. For training purposes I'm trying to learn to pack my pack as it will be at it heaviest point. This leads to my question, what...