I've had plenty of failed hikes due to (pick as many as you'd like): heart problems, slow pace, bad decisions, COVID, addiction, and more. It was easy to quit those hikes since I wasn't far from...
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I've had plenty of failed hikes due to (pick as many as you'd like): heart problems, slow pace, bad decisions, COVID, addiction, and more. It was easy to quit those hikes since I wasn't far from...
Not me! There's something about a warm meal in the evening, and part of it is just the process of making it. Same for a hot breakfast - or at least hot coffee. YMMV.
Might be my imagination, but it seems to me like there's some seasonality to WB. A lot more posts in the winter when people are dreaming about hiking, fewer posts when people actually get out and...
I've been using the BeFree with the .6 liter bottle/bag. I usually carry a 20 ounce smart water bottle in a side pocket and a 16 ounce bottle in the shoulder strap pocket. That's plenty of water...
If you drop me a private message on WB, I'd be happy to do a little scouting for you. Killington isn't far from my house.
As usual, whenever transplants to Vermont or Northern New England start to see temps in the 40's in March, they think Spring is coming. It's not. Even though this has been a mild winter, there's...
I've had cataract surgery in both eyes, and it's not given me any magical powers that I didn't already have.
It did give me pretty good eyesight, though.
atweather.org has weather forecasts by shelter
I've been doing some testing this winter, and the best results so far goes to a nice pair of Smartwool mittens and REI Gortex over mitts. The over mitts were not necessary above low twenties. This...
I like a zero once a week, and resupply every 3-4 days. I'm not ultralight (12-15 pound base), but I'm old enough that keeping pack weight down and comfort up matters.
Looks good to me, but since you asked...
I've never used camp shoes, so they're not on my list - that'll save you a pound.
I do carry a fleece and puffy, some don't.
Trade the z-seat for a 1/8"...
Don't breathe.
Pro - you can open a can
Con - you have to carry the full can in and the empty out
I've bagged the Adirondack 46 high peaks (above 4,000 feet) and am working on the New Hampshire 48. The hiking clubs have definitions for what constitutes a peak, and how you have to get to the top...
I was on Mt. Hunger in VT that day... waving at you. I could see from Mt. Marcy in NY to and beyond Mt. Washington in NH.
The most reliable cure for the brown blaze is black underwear. If you can't see it, it ain't there.
I'd buy a ticket to see the movie of that drive!
Why replace the fillings? Just pull all the teeth and use the gold to buy all the protein shakes and soft food you need for the trail.
Pants with a zipper pocket on the thigh.
The old joke goes that I don't have to outrun the bear, I just have to outrun you... works the same with bugs. Just bring a friend that the skeeters and blackflies like better than you.
And treat...
Superior hiking Trail!!
Foothills Trail
I've never heard anyone get to camp at the end of a day in the rain and complain about their stuff being all dry again.
I'm all for saving ounces, but keeping my gear dry is a necessity.
It's a never-ending list, but in 2024 I have:
The northern third of the Long Trail to finish my third end-to-end
8-10 more of the New Hampshire 48. I'm at 31 so far.
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you're correctly measuring the grade in degrees, but the OP measured the grade as a percentage. a 7" rise on 11" run expressed in percent is (7/11)x100 or 63.6%
I spent lots of bucks and time trying to quit smoking - hypnosis, cold turkey, therapy, etc.. I was eventually able to do it with nicotine patches, starting with the full patch, and gradually going...