Thank you all so much, I really appreciate it. What an amazing amount of information. I think the best way to go is to pick a place to start and walk for 2 months. We end up where we end up and go...
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Thank you all so much, I really appreciate it. What an amazing amount of information. I think the best way to go is to pick a place to start and walk for 2 months. We end up where we end up and go...
Thank you so much for the reply. Yes, this would be our first time on the AT and right now we don't know what we don't know. I do worry that starting in New England may be a bit much to start with...
Hi! I would love a recommendation for a 2 month long section hike ending at Katahdin. My husband and I are hoping to do a couple months on the trail in a couple years. (We may be able to stretch...
Thank you for the input everyone.
We are pretty open on when we make the trip, although it is usually much cheaper to fly in September then it is in June or July! I am not concerned about pulling...
I have finally come to the conclusion that a non-stop thru hike is not in the plans for my family at this time. So, I am looking for some thoughts on a section hike for next year. It would be my...
Thank you to everyone that replied to my question! We ended up the tarptent rainshadow 2. So far we have set it up twice and thank goodness we are giving it a go here at home! Henry has been...
I have read everyone's responses and I appreciate the time that you all took to reply. I think I am going to go ahead with my purchase. I do not sleep well at the best of times and I think the...
I am looking at a new sleeping pad and need, once again, a suggestion or 2!
Sleeping pads: we both have the old Thermarest Guidelite series. He has the full length and I have the 3/4. We need...
In my other thread I asked for a recommendation for a 3 person tent. The outcome was:
Sierra Designs Sirius 3 or the Tarptent Rainshadow 2
The S3 is more of a typical tent and that makes my...
Those bags look antastic rswanson. They are definately going on the "need to get before the exchange rate drops!" list.
Thanks for that.
Thank you for all that info Jeff. I really appreciate it!
Slow- Thank you for the reply. It is nice to have an option that is available here in Australia.
I will give Paddy's a call and see what they have in stock. If the price is crazy I can always...
Thanks again for all the great advice. I will have a look at all the links.
Thanks!
Thank you everyone. Once again lots of good advice. I really appreciate it. I love the look of the tarptents! Very swish.
I think the idea of using a womens bag for my daughter is a great...
I am looking for some information regarding tents and packs. While doing a search for recommendations on this site I see a lot of information on the Granite gear and ULA packs and GoLite. The...
Thanks again everyone. I have gotten a lot of good advice that I will definately put to good use. I will use as many online sources as I can for data at this point and buy the guide books as the...
Thank you all so much for all your help. I tried to order Roland Mueser's book from amazon but it is out of stock till the end of June. I will do a bit more searching and see if I can find it...
Thanks for the reply. I did a bit more reading on the immigration site and found a bit of information. I may just head to the consulate in Sydney and ask them there.
Any tips on the guide...
I was hoping to get a bit of information from the vast knowledge base here at WB.
First off, I am hoping to hike the AT in the next few years (I would start next year if it were possible, but it...