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re: ***Official Hiking/Camping Thread***
Posted on 4/25/12 at 3:42 pm to LSUintheNW
Posted on 4/25/12 at 3:42 pm to LSUintheNW
quote:
DAMN! Has he learned his lesson yet?
Not sure. Two rescues in two months should be enough. I think he has to pay for them too.
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Posted on 4/25/12 at 3:44 pm to RogerTheShrubber
quote:
. I think he has to pay for them too.
Wow. Hopefully a chopper wasn't used.
Posted on 4/25/12 at 3:53 pm to LSUintheNW
quote:
Wow. Hopefully a chopper wasn't used.
Twice. No roads anywhere, except along the coast. There are twice as many miles of hiking trails as paved road in the borders of the municipality.
Posted on 4/25/12 at 4:33 pm to RogerTheShrubber
so where exactly was he?
Posted on 4/25/12 at 4:54 pm to Wooly
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so where exactly was he?
Behind the mountains that frame the town, there is a 1,500 sq. mile ice field that spawns 35 glaciers. He was up on the ice field. It's about a mile thick in the center, and peaks up to 8-10,000 feet on the Canadian border.
This post was edited on 4/25/12 at 5:11 pm
Posted on 4/25/12 at 5:00 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Was he by himself?
Posted on 4/25/12 at 5:00 pm to LSUintheNW
Once he was. Second time he had accomplices just as optimistic and naive.
Posted on 4/30/12 at 2:34 pm to Wooly
I hiked the last 6 days of the trail, Maine's 100 mile wilderness and Mt. Katahdin, with a guy named Zach Davis, whose trail name is "Badger". He's a great guy and wrote an awesome book about the AT when we got home. I mentioned it earlier in this thread; it's called Appalachian Trials ( LINK). I actually took the picture that is on the cover of the book with an iphone. He later sent me a free copy on my birthday. The book is blowing up and has even been on tv a few times. It's fantastic for getting mentally prepared for the trail. He did an interview earlier today (interview) and named dropped me in the interview @ 15:00 minutes (trail name: "Wildcat" )
(tooting my own horn)
Also, my trail name was "Matathon" until I hit New Hampshire; that's when I became "Wildcat."
(tooting my own horn)
Also, my trail name was "Matathon" until I hit New Hampshire; that's when I became "Wildcat."
Posted on 4/30/12 at 3:06 pm to Blue Velvet
So your a real badass 
Will have to check out the book
Will have to check out the book
Posted on 4/30/12 at 6:14 pm to Blue Velvet
damn, lyme disease, pneumonia... did you walk the whole thing with a broke tibia too?
sounds like you had it rough
sounds like you had it rough
Posted on 4/30/12 at 10:19 pm to Wooly
Nah, lyme's (didn't know 'til I get home), plantar fasciitis (hiked with it from MA to ME), and pneumonia (got off the trail for 2 weeks and then got back on).
Posted on 4/30/12 at 10:41 pm to Blue Velvet
the balls on this guy
Posted on 4/30/12 at 10:42 pm to Blue Velvet
When are you going to give us that write up on Lyme disease? no rush.
Posted on 5/1/12 at 9:34 pm to bayoubengals88
Posted on 5/3/12 at 5:15 pm to bamfchris
Between those two I'd go with the Big Agnes. (based on space, ventilation, and weight)
Posted on 5/3/12 at 5:22 pm to bayoubengals88
If you don't have a footprint, remember that water can seep into your tent through the bottom of you floor if caught in a storm. I'd suggest getting some Tyvek. Tyvek is the wrap you see on houses under construction. You can get it from a hardware store for very cheap, and often free. You only need a piece about 6 inches taller than you and about 4 inches wider than your sleeping pad. Lay the sheet under your pad and it will shield you from any water on condensation through the night. It's hard and loud at first so put it in your washer and drier and that'll soften and wrinkle it up like a blanket.
You can also look into Gossamer Gear's polycro ground cloth.
You can also look into Gossamer Gear's polycro ground cloth.
Posted on 5/4/12 at 3:55 pm to Blue Velvet
One of the guys at The Backpacker showed me one of their new purifier products.
SteriPen...are you familiar with these? What are your thoughts?
SteriPen...are you familiar with these? What are your thoughts?
Posted on 5/4/12 at 4:01 pm to bayoubengals88
They work well but are expensive so don't break it; it's fragile. I wouldn't get one but they are still awesome and look really cool in the dark . I prefer the sawyer over anything but steripen is a good route if you have the dough.
. I prefer the sawyer over anything but steripen is a good route if you have the dough. Posted on 5/4/12 at 4:04 pm to Blue Velvet
quote:the one i saw was $50, and thats supposed to filter 4,000 liters...seems reasonable enough.
steripen is a good route if you have the dough.
I think having to worry about batteries is the biggest con.
ETA: also you would need a stream nearby...you wouldn't want to drink stagnant water with it (or at least I wouldn't)!
This post was edited on 5/4/12 at 4:09 pm
Posted on 5/4/12 at 4:08 pm to bayoubengals88
Yea, carry extra batteries or a little iodine jar, just in case...
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