I just looked it up, you are talking about a 2000 mile hike that takes a few months?
I just looked it up, you are talking about a 2000 mile hike that takes a few months?
I'm ex-military (Europe), special forces and experienced hiker and can tell you that it's not a hike you should be preparing for, but an expedition. Use this word instead of hike when researching how to prepare and also when looking for equipment.
So will you be in complete wilderness for the whole time or will you pass by towns to restock?
I'm ex-military (Europe), special forces and experienced hiker and can tell you that it's not a hike you should be preparing for, but an expedition. Use this word instead of hike when researching how to prepare and also when looking for equipment.
So will you be in complete wilderness for the whole time or will you pass by towns to restock?
It's a very well traveled, popular trail with many towns along the way. A few hundred ppl a year do a thru-hike.
It's a very well traveled, popular trail with many towns along the way. A few hundred ppl a year do a thru-hike.
Wow! Great! I backpack a bunch but longest was 8 nights I think?
Wow! Great! I backpack a bunch but longest was 8 nights I think?
We're planning a few week long hikes this summer for prepping, gear,etc. You do hammocks, bivy bags, or tents? Any gear surprises you can share? Good or bad?
We're planning a few week long hikes this summer for prepping, gear,etc. You do hammocks, bivy bags, or tents? Any gear surprises you can share? Good or bad?
I use a cheap, still pretty light, 1-man tent with ample vestibule (to put your pack under). Rain will be more frequent in the Appalachians than the desert where I hike.
A longer trip will probably call for more gear repair items. Jacket rips, zippers break, tent poles snap, etc.
I use a cheap, still pretty light, 1-man tent with ample vestibule (to put your pack under). Rain will be more frequent in the Appalachians than the desert where I hike.
A longer trip will probably call for more gear repair items. Jacket rips, zippers break, tent poles snap, etc.
Gear repair..... I feel dumb for not really factoring that in, but yea... being two days from a town and needing a bit of glue, thread, etc... I'll get an Altoids tin kit together. I'll take your suggestions on that....
Gear repair..... I feel dumb for not really factoring that in, but yea... being two days from a town and needing a bit of glue, thread, etc... I'll get an Altoids tin kit together. I'll take your suggestions on that....
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