Woodstock Or The At?

Re: Woodstock Or The At?
I love these old-time photos. Wish I had taken more pictures when I started in the early 70's as a teenager.

Thanks for posting.

Re: Woodstock Or The At?

Originally Posted by Kerosene

I love these old-time photos. Wish I had taken more pictures when I started in the early 70's as a teenager.

Thanks for posting.

Note the high tech gear - K-Mart backpack and bluejeans

Re: Woodstock Or The At?
Now wait a sec...did K-Mart even exist in the late 60s? [Yes, according to the Internet! 172 K-Mart stores in 1966!]

Here's a trail-end pic from my first AT section (April 1973). Note the blue jean jacket and pants, along with the nylon external frame from Sears!

Re: Woodstock Or The At?

Originally Posted by Kerosene

Now wait a sec...did K-Mart even exist in the late 60s? [Yes, according to the Internet! 172 K-Mart stores in 1966!]

Here's a trail-end pic from my first AT section (April 1973). Note the blue jean jacket and pants, along with the nylon external frame from Sears!

I am pretty sure it was K-Mart. However, I did upgrade the hip belt. The nylon belt that came with it was painful.

Re: Woodstock Or The At?
A real blast from the past. I started hiking in the late sixties or early seventies, and I remember my first pack didn't even have a hip belt. It felt more like a torture device.