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Poll: What shelter will you use on your Thru 2012

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    Registered User seasparrow's Avatar
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    Question Shelter for thru-hike 2012

    1. AT shelter
    2. Tent
    3. Hammock
    4. Tarp
    5. Bivy
    6. poncho

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    I wanna see a guy sleeping in a poncho next to an AT shelter.

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    Will also use shelters if they are not too crowded

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    Not through hiking, but a piece of advice. Whatever you use make sure you have already used it enough to be comfortable relying on it before you start your thru. If in doubt bring an actual tent.
    Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.

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    I am kind of stuck in tent mode...did 12 years of wandering around the desert southwest (not trails, backcountry) and enjoyed NOT waking to scorpions and snakes in bed with me!!

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    I have to go with the tent, I don't believe I would change my mind,however I reserve the right to change , if I decide to.

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    Hammocks seem to be swinging back.

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    Quote Originally Posted by seasparrow View Post
    Hammocks seem to be swinging back.
    And forth!! That's why I'm so comfortable in mine!
    Old Hiker
    AT Hike 2012 - 497 Miles of 2184
    AT Thru Hiker - 29 FEB - 03 OCT 2016 2189.1 miles
    Just because my teeth are showing, does NOT mean I'm smiling.
    Hányszor lennél inkább máshol?

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    Will be sleeping in my tent unless the Shelter isnt packed of looking like it will be,...

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    Ive actually pitched my tent in a shelter and slept it in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sierra Echo View Post
    Ive actually pitched my tent in a shelter and slept it in.
    i got a TTMoment sounds like a great IDEA!

    "Pardom me guys while i set up my tent, id had to get wet from the rain tonight."

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    ^ misspell
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    Tent for me and really like the idea of pitching tent in shelter...mice running across my head creeps me out.
    Pollen

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