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I am also a diabetic hiker doing a nobo next year, so I am intensely interested in what others have to say on this subject. I do a visual and manual inspection of my feet every day, and I highly...

I used my Squall in some real frog stranglers on the Ozark Trail and in the Rockies, and never got a drop inside. There is no "better tent" if you pay attention to your pitch. Also, I did a five...

What Old Hiker said. I'll be in there too.

I had the original Squall, and I own a Squall 2, which will be my tent on my AT hike next year. Both excellent products. I had a stitch pull a tiny hole right at the crown of the tent in the Squall...

The "mexican restaurant" Slo-go'en references above is Serrano's. If you spend a night in East Glacier, do yourself a favor and have dinner there. Be sure to get in line early, you won't regret it.

Bison makes a nice flat web belt with a flat plastic friction "buckle" that doesn't conflict with my pack's hip belt. I've bought them in Manhattan, ks and in East Glacier, mt, you can probably get...

What kind of maps are we talking here, USGS topo maps or the slicker Trails Illustrated sort of maps? On regular paper like a USGS map I just use a pencil. I haven't needed to mark up a TI map, but...

I think of it this way: I owe a debt to the scoutmasters, hikers, folks on the old Backpacker.com message boards and others who helped me when I was learning about this stuff. I can never repay...

I also had a pair of Merrells that sucked. Lowa Renegades seem to agree with my feet, though they are a bit pricey.

AWOL's guide lists grocery and convenience stores, as well as Dollar stores and Mall-Warts.

Navy vet here, submarines. Planning to start my thru 12 March 2016, nobo from Springer. Hope to see you out there.

Osprey Exos 58, though I would certainly try the Exos 48 to see if your gear might fit.

Ditto for me. I'm about to pull the trigger on an Exos 58; my Ursack fits horizontally, but the canister I have is much too tall for that.

Trail name: Jordan's Dad
Direction: NOBO
Estimated Start Date: 12 March 2016
Approach trail: Yes

Retiring from current position, and need to do this NOW or it will never be done.