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Jetsons
I foresee a time when all cars will be flying and no spot on earth will be free from visiting bonobo humans in their jetson hovercraft. They'll follow the Appalachian Trail and zoom right over...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Drones and phones
April 08, 7:21am

Drones
To me it's the engineer mentality and the continuing human war on nature. We'll add 30,000 noisy weed-eater sounding drones overhead to add to the 87,000 daily jets in the sky. It's t...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Drones and phones
April 07, 7:28am

Dahle
I've been meaning to get up there for a righteous trip but it's like a 12 hour drive and I hate driving all day in my car just so I can live like a cave man for 2 weeks. Question---is ...

In Post-Trip Reports » Dolly Sods: Spent a few nights in Dolly Sods a few weeks back
April 06, 6:46am

Shorts
I spend 80% of all my backpacking time in shorts and so I have a particular fixation on what works and what I need. ** It must have a drawstring tie and no belt loops or plastic NF style buckles ...

In GEAR » Swappin' Out My Shorts
April 04, 2:56pm

Reasons
"Hundreds of people around" reminded me of a thought I had on a recent trip into the Citico wilderness in east TN. As I was sitting in camp counting the frequent loud jets flying overhea...

In Philosophy & Technique » 10 Reasons why you should never spend time in the backcountry
April 04, 2:47pm

Air the Bag
People often look at their fantastic WM down sleeping bag at home and marvel at its loft and warmth. Then on an 18 day trip with day after day "exposure" they wonder where all that great...

In Philosophy & Technique » Question on drying sleeping bags in winter
March 29, 9:01am

Froggy
Thee's some snow coming today and tomorrow but the roads should be great to the Frog as they're all low elevation. My problem is heading up to the mountains at 5,000 feet where the roads c...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Loop Hike Help in Big Frog Wilderness
March 05, 10:33am

Massie Gap
Parking at the overnight lot in Massie Gap is not $5 but $2 Mon-Thur and $3 Fri-Sun. Plus, you can park in a secure gated lot for free at the Mt Rogers NRA headquarters located about 30 miles nort...

In Pre-Trip Planning » Tips for Grayson Highlands with kids in early June?
March 05, 7:53am

Frog
There's a good campsite right next to the West Fork of Rough Creek and it's where the trail (going out or north) turns left out of the valley with a BMT trailpost. The campsite is off to t...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Loop Hike Help in Big Frog Wilderness
March 05, 6:13am

Frog
Thanks for the blurb. All my Frog/Cohut trips start at Thunder Rock as it's where my wife can drop me off easily without a lot of dirt road driving for her. Thing is, my trips start with some...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Loop Hike Help in Big Frog Wilderness
March 04, 6:37am

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