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    In camp have out only the essentials that you...

    In camp have out only the essentials that you need in the morning; food and walking clothes- if you you haven't slept in the clothes :-). Do as much packing as you can the night before. If you are...
  2. I am a Brit. On my first 700 ml AT hike I used a...

    I am a Brit. On my first 700 ml AT hike I used a Golite Breeze. Another time I hiked the JMT with a ULA Catalyst and had to carry a Bear barrel which juggled a bit fitted in or on the pack. I...
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    An umbrella is well worth experimenting with; as...

    An umbrella is well worth experimenting with; as posted an umbrella is good when cooking, setting up camp, also umbrella is fine at the end of tarp. I am in the UK, where it rains a bit, and over the...
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    Safety on the Trail

    I recall advice about having some self defence skills. If a female solo - give your hiking pole, or jacket, a trail name so there is always two of you. Neutral trail names for females, especially two...
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    In the vestibule for me. I have placed them...

    In the vestibule for me. I have placed them upside down on small branches stuck in the ground outside the tent.
    On the JMT, the last mile or so upto Mt Whitney the path is narrow often icy/snowy,...
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    shoes kept in the vesitibule, have rarely aired...

    shoes kept in the vesitibule, have rarely aired shoes off by balancing them, toe up, on twigs shoved in the ground.
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    If out for weeks Teva sandals as camp shoes are...

    If out for weeks Teva sandals as camp shoes are my essential. Before hiking I think they are a luxury; but they are a blessing to have with you to rest warm tired feet. Good to wear in a hostel and...
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    What happened to Paul Paur. I did read the...

    What happened to Paul Paur. I did read the above-mentioned link
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    AT Story, I will omit the trail names to protect...

    AT Story,
    I will omit the trail names to protect the innocent.
    I first did ten weeks in one section; approx. 720 miles
    south to Mt Springer; I have been back a couple of times since to hike...
  10. Thanks for the replies; seeing the folding handle...

    Thanks for the replies; seeing the folding handle ones I might get the drill out and try a modification. I pick it up a lot in my Go To box but never use it so if I spoil it no great loss. I am in...
  11. Is there a modfication for Sierra cup handle

    Ideas please. As anyone done this; I like the cup but in the bag the handle gets in the way and I don't like gear hanging off my pack.
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    I am an Arborist and although in the UK I think...

    I am an Arborist and although in the UK I think Aesculus sp.
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    Toiletry kit, repair kit.

    These will have been discussed before so could someone please point me in the direction of a thread. I have tried to search for it without success.
    Also a repair kit list would be useful. Mine seems...
  14. Great advice, Thanks

    Great advice, Thanks
  15. Marking straws used for ointments,creams etc in FAK

    I guess people know of the lightweight use of straws crimped at the ends, or small jars, to carry small portions of cream,ointmemts etc. I would be interested in how people mark what is in them....
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    I have done 1000 mile or so on the AT. I Go-lite...

    I have done 1000 mile or so on the AT. I Go-lite tarped about 750 miles south to Mt Springer and I have done two other sections North including Mt Katahdin with a TarpTent Moment. I tarped across the...
  17. I found Ray Jardines book Beyond Backpacking very...

    I found Ray Jardines book Beyond Backpacking very informative. His advice, before a thru, is a shakedown hike with all your gear for several hundred miles shadowing how you intend to do your hike;...
  18. Technical aids for writing journals, books.

    I would like to write up hiking and other stories and would appreciate any advice/experience on the technical aids to help with this; other than spending a lot of time at a keyboard - though I am not...
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    I do carry some Teva sandals as camp shoes and as...

    I do carry some Teva sandals as camp shoes and as an alternative walk in if necessary. Not had to do it yet. I wear a trail shoe. The great danger is a foot injury on a rock or similar- something you...
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    The F word is poverty of vocabulary, bad to hear...

    The F word is poverty of vocabulary, bad to hear even worse to see written down.
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    Arm swinging-I call it windmilling in the UK....

    Arm swinging-I call it windmilling in the UK. Investing in the best gloves you can is a good idea; losing the use of your fingers make you makes you value you them. Erecting the tent, putting in tent...
  22. I like the hiking, camping, landscape, people met...

    I like the hiking, camping, landscape, people met and the wildlife. I did 700 miles on the AT in 2004 and have added another 300+miles since then.
    I still hike -500 miles on the GR5 in Holland and...
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    I saw an idea on YouTube where a gal made a three...

    I saw an idea on YouTube where a gal made a three legged stool in camp with three short branches bound together in the middle; she also made the triangular sheet with pockets to accept the branches....
  24. Although not on the AT on one long trip to avoid...

    Although not on the AT on one long trip to avoid having another belt around the waist I cut off one strap from a fanny pack and replaced it with paracord. The removed clip was fixed to the hip belt...
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    It is a while since I was on the AT and firstly I...

    It is a while since I was on the AT and firstly I used a MSR Simmerlite and white gas;it didn't simmer very well and there is an art to using them safely. On another AT section I used a pop can stove...
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