Well the professional weather prognosticators and turd-casters on TV have managed to miss it again. They were hoping for mayhem and catastrophe and got nothing for their money. Right now, on the...
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Well the professional weather prognosticators and turd-casters on TV have managed to miss it again. They were hoping for mayhem and catastrophe and got nothing for their money. Right now, on the...
Darwinism on parade right there, boys.
NEVER cook inside your tent.
For such times that you need to prepare food inside your tent look no further than Vienna Sausage, crackers, and Little...
Reality is. .... <10 bucks for a headlamp (unless it's on a mega clearance sale or purchased second hand) almost always = junk. I always recommend spending a nickel more and getting a proven,...
Lose weight (which shouldn't be too hard if you spend considerable time on the trail). In most cases, that will pretty much cure any sleep apnea issue.
This stuff works miracles. Been using it for years.
https://www.antimonkeybutt.com/men/8-original
It's always funny to me how yankee transplants to the South (who seem to never grasp the most basic understanding that dinner is served at high noon and supper is the evening meal) magically become...
For the best jerky EVER, and at a pretty decent price, try one of the offerings from Luther's Smokehouse. It's the real deal, not the recycled car tire crappy grocery store jerky. NONE of that is...
+1 on the Half Moon Designs Fusion 50 / 65. Stellar pack!!
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Not to be rude but, you're right ... it made zero sense to me. A hodge-podge of random sentences (often incomplete) with no central focus. Accordingly, I'm just going to sit back and see what...
Nope. Nothing there.
Lordy Lordy ...... some people are wound just a little too tight. What is it about humor, BobTheBuilder, that you don't understand?
Of course, that doesn't change the fact that Kraft Mac 'n...
Western Mountaineering "Alpinlite" 20 degree bag. QUALITY QUALITY QUALITY!!!
http://www.westernmountaineering.com/sleeping-bags/extremelite-series/alpinlite/
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The reason Kraft Mac 'n Cheese is chewy is because it's made from recycled car tires. I don't know a single person that actually eats that stuff. Hideous!
OkeefenokeeJoe
Lightheart Gear SoLong 6, and don't look back. Not enough space here to write what a wonderful tent it is.
https://www.lightheartgear.com/index.php/shop-now/tents
OkeefenokeeJoe
+1 for the Packa. Easy and effective.
OkeefenokeeJoe
I commend you for starting late in the year. That would be my preferred time. I am a loner and such a late start allows one to avoid, for the most part, crowds on the trail, which is good,...
SIX MOONS DESIGNS Fusion 50 or Fusion 65.
I can't say enough about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mcefr1e1JhE
OkeefenokeeJoe
At your age, and considering the fact that you admit that you are a "cold" sleeper, I'd go for the 19-degree bag. If it proves to be a little warm, then you can always sleep on top of it, inside...
Look very closely at the Six Moon Designs Fusion 50 or 65. EXCELLENT pack! Well constructed. Lightweight. Well below your $300 limit.
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At least $15 per day for me.
OkeefenokeeJoe
For the most part, August weather carries over into September. Hot and humid is the weather you should expect to encounter.
The wettest I have ever been in a rainstorm was while wearing Frogg Toggs. I threw them in the nearest waste receptacle and will never own another pair. They leak like a sieve!
If you have a need to have your boots "stretched out a little" you've purchased boots that are too small. Not good. Not good at all! Go to a shoe store that has older shoe sales persons competent...
Good advice.
OkeefenokeeJoe
Trees here in God's country (Southeast) are green WELL before mid-May.
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