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    Look to Waynesboro for the hostel solution

    I agree with these points, made above: 1. Long term, this town really, really needs a hostel. 2. This town will never have a hostel [from what I've heard this last day or so].

    I'm sure more savvy...
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    ack

    So sorry this is what you took from my post. I'm hoping my follow-up leaves you with a better impression.
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    Update, yin and yang version

    So after typing my post above last night I used Whiteblaze to connect with a former thru-hiker living in Hanover. My experience here changed dramatically for the better. My Hanover stop turned out to...
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    This town is terrible

    I'm in Hanover right now, two days after the front-page article about how hiker-friendly some residents [and the Chamber of Commerce] want the town to be.

    Hanover has a long, long way to go.
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    Poll: LOL guess which of the seven books in the poll...

    LOL guess which of the seven books in the poll was NOT on the shelf at the ATC in Harper's? Hint: It has the most votes so far, as of 4 p.m. 2/24.
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    Poll: GREAT responses, guys. Check out the new poll I...

    GREAT responses, guys. Check out the new poll I added: It makes you pick one out of the seven memoirs that got multiple mentions here. Spread the link around so we can determine the best of the best!...
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    Sweet! My gf and I are planning a meetup around...

    Sweet! My gf and I are planning a meetup around Asheville. This hostel could be the Long Trail Inn of the South :)
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    Poll: Ranking AT memoirs/fiction

    I started this thread because I'm interested in getting kind of a summary review of all the thru-hiking memoirs and novels out there.

    I've only read a couple myself and I want to know what other...
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    I carried the thru-hiker avg of 30 pounds give or...

    I carried the thru-hiker avg of 30 pounds give or take. Too weak for the trail means, in my case, the the mainstay came apart from the bottom of the pack. The plastic piece connecting aluminum bar to...
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    Lemon? I don't know, I doubt it but can't rule it...

    Lemon? I don't know, I doubt it but can't rule it out. Yes, I called Gregory and they sent me the loaner and then a replacement Gregory. The Palisade was great, though.
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    I tried a bounce box last year. Too much hassle....

    I tried a bounce box last year. Too much hassle. If you need it, you'll pack it.
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    There's A free shower in Maryland, and a couple...

    There's A free shower in Maryland, and a couple more up north. And by Massachusetts it's too cold to stream bathe. You're def going to want a shower every week or so so budget for hostels.
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    no baltoro

    Do NOT get the Baltoro. Take a look at its mainstay: it was waay too weak for a long distance hike. Compare it too the structure of the atmos or the palisade; those are much more stable.
    I def...
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    Do NOT get the Baltoro. Take a look at its...

    Do NOT get the Baltoro. Take a look at its mainstay: it was waay too weak for a long distance hike. Compare it too the structure of the atmos or the palisade; those are much more stable.
    I def...
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    2010 hiker registry

    Ink
    NoBo
    March 10
    Approach Trail TBD
    People's Republic of Walk
    GA-WV '10, WV->ME '09
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