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Coffee and Miner thank you both for your thoughtful responses.

Morning/night hiking for the first 50 miles makes perfect sense (as does the need for longer water carries).

Expecting snow also...

Not that this is crucial but CT in '21 and Littleton in '22.

Hi there!

It's been a long time since I posted here. I originally came here in 2017 in advance of my (successful!) 2018 AT thru hike. Since then I've also hiked the Colorado Trail (in 2022), spent...

Pack sold.

Price drop $225 shipped CONUS. PM offers!

Bot is sold.

Jetboil is sold.

It was listed at $100 on MD, and I bought for $80 with $20 of referral credit. Knowing MD doesn't sell them, amazon is at retail price, and this is the handled version, I'm curious to see if it's...

Bought on Massdrop and only used on one trip. Curious what I could get for this. 1L is a bit big for what I need.

Looking for $80 shipped. Also have Jetboil Minimo and Zpacks Arc Zip FS in other...

Zpacks Arc Zip, Green, Small Torso, Medium Hipbelt

I'd say this is in like new condition. Here are the trips it has been on: 1) 4 day, 100 mile trail, rain one day 2) a 3 day, 50 mile trail, dry...

Thank you for such a detailed post Malto. Thanks to everyone for additional class recommendations! Appreciate all the info.

Does anyone have any experience with the classes offered through REI? I just took a mountaineering course that covered ice ax usage, quality of snow, crampons, etc. Wondering if anyone has specific...

I understand this argument, and definitely thought about it. To speak solely about my situation: My COBRA rate wasn't a good rate because my company had crappy health insurance. I would have payed a...

1) The travel plan (secondary insurance)
2) They did not. This created its own hassles. I had to pay out of pocket initially and get reimbursed through my travel plan.
3) No, they billed me.
4)...

Oh, also another big reason why I took the above route - the plan you get through the public exchanges almost doesn't matter. You just need some form of primary insurance, and then you can rely on...

This was a huge pain to figure out before my AT thru. In short - because my employer was contributing roughly half of my group rate - going with COBRA meant an effective doubling of the rates I was...

Price drop: $70 shipped.

That got a laugh out of me. Am I the only one who's sad for the lion though...

My glasses only fogged up in cold weather when I had my mouth covered with my buff. If you allow ventilation in front of your face, in my experience (YMMV), you should be fine. If it was so cold that...

I feel like it's always good advice to pay attention to the rare things that make you cry. I hope you do get back to it!



Hell yeah. Keep taking those steps! Inspirational.

FS: Outdoor Research Helium II Jacket - Men's Small, in Glacier. $85 shipped. Like new condition: I've worn on walks in a city maybe 2 or 3 times.

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Is the Patagonia truly 22 oz? Website says it's 12 oz. I thru-ed the AT with one and loved it. And Patagonia is great about repairs, and even has the buy back program if you're concerned about...

$85 shipped within continental US.

Jetboil Minimo: Carried for about half of my AT-thru. Still in perfectly useable condition. Only issue is that igniter is unreliable, so you will need a...

This is what I was attempting to get at. In fact, I've seen online some people complaining of just that - that sleeping on top of the duplex can lead to holes. Although I will say I was surprised at...

Dogwood your reply makes me want to take a snake identification class...