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Another tin can sailor. USN 1973-1977, USNR 1989-1991

Another vote for the treadmill at 15 degrees (I do at least 30 to 45 minutes at a good, aerobic pace) and for weight/strength training. I found doing the treadmill (and running some), along with...

You might also consider using a hammock on your hike instead of a tent or sleeping in shelters.

I read where some studies show that sleeping with your head elevated can help in treating sleep...

This past May we met a person as we summited Blood Mountain that told us he had stayed at the Woods Hole shelter the night before. Apparently, he left his backpack on the outside wall of the shelter...

That idea makes this more interesting, otherwise it is just a plain con job.

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I went through a similar experience with updating equipment after about a decade off from doing anything other than...

I agree, but we’re not talking about illegal possession of a gun.

This has to do with how much assurance do we have that a person in “legal” possession of a gun in public has undergone some...

I guess I look at it as open carry is avenue of expression for someone that feels compelled to make a “statement” or is (perhaps) edging the line towards paranoid schizophrenia/personality disorder. ...

I am not taking issue with you or LW’s comfort level around people that open carry, and there is perhaps some value to knowing that someone is armed; however, I personally wonder about the mental...

In answering the OP’s original question (“did this group infringe on proper trail edicate (sic))”, many here have given only the first part of the ATC’s position on shelters - that “hikers occupy...

"They are really living life" and "that is the goal of humanity"?!

There are many in the hard and social sciences that would take issue with your declaration and state that what you express as...

The ATC states that shelters “are intended for individual hikers, not big groups. If you're planning a group hike, plan to camp out or to yield space to individual hikers who may not have the...

I thought there might be an age restriction but had not seen that when I was looking on the WEB site. Thanks for pointing that out. Interestingly, I found out that in our state the N.C. Wildlife...

Who is talking about bringing "thousands of items"?

I was asking if a particular basic first aid course put on by Solo schools was any good. I thought it would be a good learning experience for...

“First aid training is recommended, because anything in your first aid kit that you don't know how to use is worthless.”

“As mentioned the most important thing to pack in a first aid kit is...

And I am assuming that you had your towel with you......;)

I don’t think I expressed my ultimate goal well at the beginning. Knowing the temperature range of the MHGW jacket is part of knowing what to take to keep warm on any particular trip. With fall and...

I read up on this question on BL, calculated the CLO (right at 2, which seemed low), looked for a way to get a CLO to temp conversion chart - none found), then tried to find CLO ratings for other...

I had the same concern and asked this in another thread. Ziplock is reported to advertise as being BPA free. I did not ask about other chemicals.

I had the opportunity to upgrade a lot of my old backpacking gear in the last year or so. Among the items that I bought was a Mountain Hardware Ghost Whisperer Down Jacket. I pick it because of the...

Blackbird Double 1.1 also.

I have always just used the MH and BP in the original container and indeed they are very bulky that way. I'll try using the Ziplock bags on our trip this month and see how that works. I'll also be...

If you use freezer bags as a way repackage to cut weight and/or redistribute portions, is there any need to be concerned about chemicals, like BPA, leaching into your food when you add hot water?

This will give you the average high/low temperatures along with record highs/lows for Suches, GA (whixh is near where you want to go and is at 3,000 feet). ...

We started our section hike at Springer at the end of May. As everyone states, it is/was a good time to hike. Just a few thru hikers, temps in the 70's, plenty of water, and few bugs (lots of...