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Me too! Yep...maybe one day! ;)

I have been very ill from lyme more than once. Still having troubles...but it is a nightmare getting doctors/specialists to think out of the box and really listen to me.

I finally had my husband...

Trying different set-ups before heading out is the best thing to do. I live in a very rural area so I have been able to do just that. I've been hanging instead of tenting for a while now...and still...

I have the Trekker 64...it took me a couple times of packing and wearing it partly loaded before I got it set to where I was comfortable.

I swapped back to external frame after trying to adjust...

Yes. I always pack a couple of the larger ones just for trash. I rinse out the bags I used for my meals and stuff them in the larger ziplock which is stored in a small water-proof stuff sack.

I have been wanting to do a thru-hike since I did a section in the Whites in my teens. I married young and raised a family first...and then have been over-whelmed with the needs of aging or sick...

If my hiking buddy and I use the same tree for the head of our hammocks it forms a two sided screen, one of us will watch out for passers-by while the other cleans up. Even when I hammock alone I...

Haven't bothered me or my hiking buddy so far. Did have a squirrel fall on my tarp early one morning. Startled me a bit to see the little fellow rolling down the side. He was a little bit curious...

Amen. Easter blessing to all.

I have been a hammock camper for almost 4 years now. I have a tarp and backpackers poncho that I can tie up like screens when I need more privacy. For the most part when I hang up for the night I am...

Ditto! I even flatten it to use as a lid on my cooking pot. I am pretty sure I would flip a nutty if I lost it! LOL! ;)

Yes, I was pleasantly surprised. Didn't have time to get to EMS or order online for a three-day hike...picked up my first set a couple years back and ended up buying two more the next year. I've kept...

Yes, Agreed. Thanks. :sun

Let us know how that works! Happy hiking! :sun

Sea to Summit X-cup. I can set it into my cooking pot while having my morning coffee or evening tea.

Check grocery/gourmet section at Amazon...I've done well finding my various packets I like to bring. ;)

Very easy to hang! My middle ones are bright orange...easy to find in the morning when I'm groggy and bleary-eyed and want my coffee! LOL! :sun

I use three medium (?) dry sacks. I believe they were from Outdoor Research bought at Wal-Mart if I remember correctly, came in a set of three: large, medium, and small* (*Size relative to the set. I...

I have to prep all my own food so let me see if I can remember it all.

My 'main-stays' are:
Thai Kitchen Rice Noodle Soups (Re-packaged to add more meat and veggies.)
Rice Noodles
Instant...

Oops! Sorry! Darn phone wasn't showing the rest of the posts!

Carol "Brawny" Wellman. She and Rainmaker both still have Websites. Do a search for:
Brawny View
Trail Quest or
The Femaie Survivalist
I am posting from my phone my apologies that I cannot post...

LOL! Having the same issues with my couch-potato hubby. Thankfully he does not use the computer very often. And when he does it's often a matter of: "Please turn on the computer and find this site...

Thermasilk top and bottom. I like to wipe down with a damp camp rag and get out of my sweaty clothes at the end of the day, give them a chance to air out under my tarp while I sleep. I've slept in a...

I have an external frame Kelty Trekker 64 that I have stripped the pack off, leaving only the shoulder straps and hip belt intact.

I am in the process of adding straps, loops, and grommets to...

Gotchya...wasn't paying close attention to all the dates.