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re: ***Official Hiking/Camping Thread***
Posted on 3/20/12 at 9:42 pm to LSUintheNW
Posted on 3/20/12 at 9:42 pm to LSUintheNW
Wait are we talking about smoking bud in the forest? 
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Posted on 3/20/12 at 9:43 pm to Walt OReilly
I was headed north in the summer and she passed me heading south. Most people northbound but some southbound. You couldn't pay me to go from ME to GA.
Posted on 3/20/12 at 9:44 pm to Blue Velvet
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It's all in the thru-hiking guide/handbook.
where do i find this?
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I packed and labeled all my boxes in advance (19 of 'em) then called my family when I was a week or two from a specific PO and they would ship it.
good idea...thanks
Posted on 3/20/12 at 9:45 pm to Blue Velvet
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Most people northbound but some southbound
yeah thats what ive been reading
Posted on 3/20/12 at 9:54 pm to Walt OReilly
Not in a local book store so you'll have to buy it online. I'd link but I'm on an iPhone in bed with a girl. She's sleeping and I'm reliving the AT 
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.Posted on 3/20/12 at 9:55 pm to Walt OReilly
Don't even consider southbounding. Some southerns do it because they feel as though they are walking home. Those people are idiots.
Posted on 3/20/12 at 10:06 pm to Blue Velvet
quote:Why is it harder to go southbound than northbound?
You couldn't pay me to go from ME to GA.
Posted on 3/20/12 at 10:22 pm to Nodust
When you've done 80% of the AT, you've only put in 20% of the effort. New England is torture. Starting in Maine would kill a man. In addition to that, Maine is much colder when you start than Georgia. Also, you want to save the best and most beautiful parts for last. If going north then everything gets more beautiful the further you go along (except for PA). To go south would be depressing knowing it would never be as good as it already has. New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine are worth the wait... Not sure if northern Georgia is (though still great in its own way).
There's multiple documentaries you can watch on the AT. A couple are on Netflix instant, including the National Geographic one.
There's multiple documentaries you can watch on the AT. A couple are on Netflix instant, including the National Geographic one.
Posted on 3/20/12 at 10:23 pm to Blue Velvet
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Not in a local book store so you'll have to buy it online. I'd link but I'm on an iPhone in bed with a girl. She's sleeping and I'm reliving the AT
i ended up finding it..thanks
Posted on 3/20/12 at 10:25 pm to Blue Velvet
did you lose a significant amount of weight?
Posted on 3/20/12 at 10:28 pm to Walt OReilly
I think this thread has just turned me into a backpacker.
I'm going to check out the Kisatchie trail. Probably start off hitting the Clark Creek and Tunica trails a couple times to get my arse in shape.
I'm going to check out the Kisatchie trail. Probably start off hitting the Clark Creek and Tunica trails a couple times to get my arse in shape.
Posted on 3/20/12 at 10:39 pm to Walt OReilly
I'm a stringy guy and naturally wiry. I was 6' 155 before the AT and 145 after. Thats huge for me. Without the footlong beard I would have looked like a holocaust survivor. I gained it back in days. You can keep the weight up if you eat right, it's not hard. I was alone and chose to push myself into doing big miles on consecutive days.
Posted on 3/20/12 at 10:40 pm to Slickback
quote:Was going to go look at packs and stuff today but the Mrs was sick and had to go to the hospital for a good part of the day.
I'm going to check out the Kisatchie trail.
Going to try to stop by Cabelas on the way to work tomorrow.
Posted on 3/20/12 at 10:41 pm to Slickback
Posted on 3/20/12 at 10:42 pm to Blue Velvet
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Without the footlong beard I would have looked like a holocaust survivor.
you ever go get drunk at any bars off the Trail?
you bring a firearm with you?
Posted on 3/20/12 at 10:47 pm to Walt OReilly
quote:hells yea. Drank more on the trail than off. Great friends made along the way to drink with, you always deserve a drink, and you can eat and drink whatever you want when you're walking 2,200 miles.
you ever go get drunk at any bars off the Trail?
Posted on 3/20/12 at 10:49 pm to Blue Velvet
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hells yea. Drank more on the trail than off. Great friends made along the way to drink with, you always deserve a drink, and you can eat and drink whatever you want when you're walking 2,200 miles.
very very good to hear...help me sleep better also
...would love to get my hands on some moonshine Posted on 3/20/12 at 10:50 pm to Walt OReilly
quote:No way. Unnecessary and way too heavy. You don't need a spyderco out there. People that brought guns mailed them home within a week. I left my bear mace in the first 5 days.
you bring a firearm with you?
Posted on 3/20/12 at 10:51 pm to Blue Velvet
i know i sound like a pussy asking some of these questions
thanks for answering them though
thanks for answering them though
Posted on 3/20/12 at 10:55 pm to Walt OReilly
quote:Absolutely not. I've had all of these questions dozens of times.
I know i sound like a pussy asking some of these questions
quote:No prob. I'm enjoying this more than you are. Most of my friends in BR don't know what the AT is and don't care to know
thanks for answering them though
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