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  1. Is there a rice/pasta (just add hot water) equivalent of ramen noodles?

    Coming from uk, no chance of me dehydrating and sending parcels on, so just want to buy stuff from stores along the way – could possibly by in bulk at a big supermarket and then send onwards. I...
  2. Well I'm not counting the zero days. so 120 days...

    Well I'm not counting the zero days. so 120 days hiking, 90 nights camping in woods, 30 days in motel/bandb/bunkhouse etc. 18 miles per day. number of day not really important, just looking at...
  3. Is 100 miles the longest distance between towns/resupplies?

    ie. the 100 mile wilderness? I'm wanting to do this without maildrops or anything like that - just buying stuff as I go. Possibly even do it without cooking faciliites and getting proper hot cooked...
  4. Interesting read malto. My plan is similar to...

    Interesting read malto. My plan is similar to that said in the document. I doubt I will necessarily hike fast, just will put more hours in. I will also hike light. As I said I will be doing a...
  5. Would also be interested to know what the minimum...

    Would also be interested to know what the minimum weight of rucksack people have taken. Hopefully I can maybe get away without much cold weather gear. Just walk in shorts and tshirts, maybe 1 pair...
  6. First ever thru-hike in 85 days possible? 25mpd.

    The reason I am asking is that it is much easier to get a 90 day visa. My experience is I've done a few coast 2 coast walks in England they are about 200 miles and quickest I did it in was 8 days I...
  7. Cheers for all advice. I think I know the answer...

    Cheers for all advice. I think I know the answer to this, but Can you not throw banana skins, orange peel, apple cores into the woods then? And if not why not? Don't they just biodegrade? I can...
  8. How do people go about eating healthily on the trail...

    Not a health food fanatic or anything but I like to get my five a day at least(do you have that phrase in usa, comes from a govt recommendation over here that suggests you get five different portions...
  9. Have to say speaking to the immigration people at...

    Have to say speaking to the immigration people at the border when entering USA is not a nice experience, normally dont let anyone talk to me like that but this is one occasion when there is really...
  10. Back again, hope you are all wintering well. I...

    Back again, hope you are all wintering well. I look in here every now and then when i fancy a bit of daydreaming, always cheers me up. less than 4 years to go now.

    If you're concerned about...
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    I am planning on doing it in 180 days. ...

    I am planning on doing it in 180 days.

    transport to start and back from end (to england).... 1000 bucks.
    150 days hiking...15 bucks a day....2250bucks
    30 zero days, boozing, eating, cheapo but...
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    There is a macdonalds on the champs elysses,...

    There is a macdonalds on the champs elysses, ingerloids won the last two tour de france and english is the language of the world. They would all be speaking german if it wasnt for the yanks. We...
  13. Cheers FP. Work is a bind, if only I didnt have...

    Cheers FP. Work is a bind, if only I didnt have to and money wasnt an issue I would be out there fighting off the grizzly bears now, or at least March 1 2014.
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    The stones, muhammad ali, the beatles, bob dylan,...

    The stones, muhammad ali, the beatles, bob dylan, the who, joe louis, joe calzaghe, elvis presley, elvis costello, floyd patterson, led zepp, Chuck berry, pink floyd. What have the frenchie frog...
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    Apparently the japanese are obsessed with paris...

    Apparently the japanese are obsessed with paris and the french, and many make it a lifes dream to visit. I was married to a japaneser for six years and she loved the place, we frequently took a dip...
  16. Thanks for all responses, sorry I cannot reply to...

    Thanks for all responses, sorry I cannot reply to each one individually. Can anyone compare the general going to walking the AT as compared to north england, or specifically the lake district. i...
  17. I just searched for him on here and didn't find...

    I just searched for him on here and didn't find much.
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    So Germany does seem to crop up a lot. Even more...

    So Germany does seem to crop up a lot. Even more than UK? Was sure UK would be number one after perhaps Canada.

    Don't you mean the countries that used to make up USSR, one of which is Russia.
  19. illabelle: I don't fancy flipflopping, want to...

    illabelle: I don't fancy flipflopping, want to do the whole thing in one go. though your plan does seem sound.
  20. to oddmanout. regards bryson not knowing how...

    to oddmanout.

    regards bryson not knowing how to hike the AT, I couldn't possibly comment. My plan (for instance if I was starting tomorrow) would be little training, I know how to walk and have...
  21. Why controversial? he is a top bloke in my...

    Why controversial? he is a top bloke in my opinion. That book was good, but other books of his are even better, proper funny guy.
  22. Cheers all, and thank you for the welcome. So is...

    Cheers all, and thank you for the welcome. So is Bill Bryson famous in USA? He is head of some kind of countryside commission over here and is a brilliant author. He has a wicked sense of humour...
  23. Actually I forgot a whole paragraph I was...

    Actually I forgot a whole paragraph I was supposed to post, so shall post now:

    So, Potential problems. Temperature, the main reason I want to start early is I have always struggled with the heat,...
  24. single figure celsius is a walk in the park in my...

    single figure celsius is a walk in the park in my opinion. $80 sleeping bag, no worries. I did the coast to coast in 2009 and got some unseasonal weather in late march, was -10c iirc (14f), that...
  25. Can I just ramble aimlessly and ask a few questions about the AT for a few minutes.

    I am an englander, new to white blaze. I read the book "Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson in about 1998, it was his attempt at the AT. He is a yank, but always presumed he wasn't famous in America?...
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