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what's the point of buying footwear for backpacking if it only lasts for a couple of hundred miles? is it so cool to be a consumer that you can overlook quality and just pay attention to "ultra light...

i'm in a position of newbie-ness regarding footwear, got a new pair of NB 809's to try for my foray into "lighter weight" packing due to recent back surgeries...but i'm still not convinced that shoes...

looks like some "over- inflated" useless crap to me...

if the original poster is worrying about bladder and/or kidney infections i suggest she not wear cotton panties.

****! i just picked up some 809's thinking they were spiffy...i wear 975's around town but wouldn't trust them on any off-road adventure, they've got pass through ventilation in the sole... i'd like...

i'm thinking about severing my left arm, should save a good 8 lbs...got two kidneys and can get by with one, there's another 2 or 3 lbs.

off has come out with a 'new' version, something like 'pyridine' supposed to be for skin contact, recently approved by the fda- stuff doesn't work. picked 100+ seed ticks off of me, and i even had...

sounds like bull**** to me. post your gearlist.

apo;ogies hopeful, didn't read far enough...

p-cord makes great lacing, just remove the inner strands and use them for whatever's clever...

i did run across a one-armed man up in pa...

i want to know what a "pink blazer" is...

i volunteered 14 weeks on the konnarock crew in '92...kinda quit college to do that. 5 more weeks on mid-atlantic (harrisburg pa.)crew ... 8 mos. as a volunteer ranger at mt. rogers in '93 making $10...

C.R.K.T Stiff K.I.S.S...combo blade but nice since serrated edge is only 1/3 of the blade and a multi use hard sheath- wear it on a bead chain around your neck or put the detachable clip in 1 of 4...

the spring is not a long way down hill, it's 50 yds from the shelter, right past the tent sites...i was there on 7/30/07 and the spring is "boxed in" and low and slow but was still serviceable. hope...

I agree with beating the cat.

"4C sugar free Totally Light 2 Go" energy rush drink mixes...single servings, taurine and caffeine, plus it lightly carbonates your water. I've tried citrus and berry (yellow and blue) flavors and...

My Father-in-law lives in Cullowhee N.C., do a bit of hiking every time I visit. This past April I came across cat tracks that were bigger than my fist,(I've got pretty good sized mitts) followed...

that will turn out to be a "blinx", a bobcat/lynx hybrid. i will be more than happy to take anyones money that thinks differently.

quit counting grams and buy a box of wine...chillable red is a good one, so's mountain burgundy...take the bag out of the box,it will fit in your pack wherever you want.5 liters,ought to last 2 or 3...

will katagious make me turkish coffees in the morning? i would totally be your hiking partner...

try 'totally light 2 go' individual packets. magically lightly carbonates your water, tastes pretty good( all these power drinks/gatorades kinda taste funny) adds taurine and is sugar free. citrus...

Neat site of kite making materials, lots of possibilities Hang-em High Online Store

i tend to agree w/ ttf, try ladder locking your laces below and above your in-step, skip the eyelets or hooks at the in-step ...play around with different lacing and hopefully you wont need a doc.

get a damn haircut.