Thanks for the info. I will look into Ray's kit...
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Thanks for the info. I will look into Ray's kit...
Hi! Do you still have your myog 40° quilt for sale? If not would you consider making another? I want to get one for my dad for fathers day.
Thanks for your time!
You can probably park in the Howard Johnson lot if you ask them, which is really close to the trail. Also, don't pass up 4 Pines hostel at the foot of Dragons Tooth and The Homeplace restaurant!
It's probably 100 yards from the trail and they will take you into Front Royal to do laundry, go to restaurants, and resupply. There's a Goodwill in town where I found a pair of pants for $5 that I...
Was also thinking of going since I missed it last year; I was there too early.
There are several campsites along that walk where you could easily set up tents, but you might not have access to water. Shelters are almost always next to water sources.
Shelters are free. There aren't any caretakers there so you are on your own. But this time of year hikers are starting to come through so you will likely have company. You can tent around the...
That stretch is really enjoyable and easy. You get to walk through a pine forest where the trail is cushiony from all the pine needles. Yes, you can do it in 1.5 days. I would probably walk 10 miles...
The PA rocks do extend into NJ and even NY. There are some rocks beginning before Duncannon and they remain for the rest of the state. But the famous rocks most people refer to are really the ones in...
Found a bunch on the trail just north of Front Royal last year around this time.
Neosporin in your armpits? What's next, peanut butter in your ass crack? Either use a small container of gold bond powder or don't use it at all.
Your closest jump-on point would be Duncannon, about 60 miles south of Woodward. July here can be very humid but it can also be very dry; depends on the year. Either way, it will be fun. I might...
If it's light and waterproof and I can use my poles, it works for me. Look into used cuben fiber shelters; you can find them on BPL and other places at a good discount.
lol you will...
Anything's possible.
I would recommend starting at Four Pines Hostel (donation only) mile 701, and doing Dragons Tooth, then hitting up the ride to Homeplace restaurant (family style all you can eat fried chicken and...
My thru hiker friend Biscuits swore by tuna and fruity marshmallows in a tortilla with peanut butter and hot sauce.
I was going through tubs of soft spread butter on my thru and it lasted fine for the days between town. Pepperoni is fine too.
I love this place. It was a great place to start my hike, folks are super friendly, they picked me up from Gainesville, took me to resupply at walmart, and dropped me off at Springer the morning...
Thru hiking increases testosterone...
https://www.outsideonline.com/2125031/what-happens-your-body-thru-hike
I cut a small piece and put it under my tent where my sleeping pad lays. For me that is the only place condensation would build up because of the heat generated. I also doubled it's use for my pad in...
I would make sure to have a fleece and keep a down jacket on hand (in a waterproof sack in your pack). Then some sort of thin rain jacket. You can use a trash bag for this purpose if you really want...
LOL just don't do all that on your first day or you probably won't have a 2nd.
Just take a 1oz. travel size toothpaste and use it as toothpaste. Take 5-10 alcohol hand wipes and use them as hand/ass wipes.
BTW, where are you taking the Amtrak from? I took the overnight Amtrak train from Philly to Gainesville and didn't sleep one wink. I was glad to have a rest day at the hostel before starting.