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Bring your head netting!
The worst black flies I've ever seen were on the LT in June. I doubt you'll get a minute's respite the entire trip.

In Hiking Partners / Group Trip Announcements » long trail/ june?
February 08, 10:14am

Re: Zipper sliders
Ah, that's so easy. Thanks, I'll check it out my slider and the repair kit. And thinks for the original post--lots of good info there.

In GEAR » Gear: What breaks when and why?
February 07, 1:30pm

Zipper question
I have an MLD Superlight bivy with a slider that no longer works (thankfully the other of the two still does). Is there an easy way to figure out what size of new slider I'll need or if the Mc...

In GEAR » Gear: What breaks when and why?
February 07, 12:47pm

being vegan on the road
I kept mostly vegan on my 900-mile AT section hike, and I made most of my food on the dehydrator. Breakfast was cereal with soy milk powder (I love Better Than Milk--others I've tried were not...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » being vegan on the road
February 06, 10:27am

SL-1
I used an SL-1 for Washington on the PCT (I had an MLD Grace Solo tarp the rest of the way). The SL-1 provides plenty of protection from wind and rain, but I had some condensation issues, and it&#...

In GEAR » GoLite SL-1 for PCT
January 25, 7:06am

Same shoes
I used the same type of shoes (NB trail runners) the entire way. The only time this was a problem was when we got 4 straight days of rain through Glacier Peak Wilderness. By the end of day 4, my ...

In GEAR » PCT footwear for Oregon/Washington?
January 22, 10:22am

re: net holder
Harald, can you post a pic? That sounds like a really clever solution.

In GEAR » Bear bagging and rain.. (drawcord bags)
January 21, 2:49pm

Don't be arrogant
There's a reason that the park service requires canisters: fed bears get habituated to people and end up killed. Don't think that you know better than the NPS, and don't get a bear kil...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » PCT Bear Canister Question
January 20, 1:54pm

A related question
Here's a related question: what do people do with your soaking wet food bag when you go to pack it up in the morning? On my last trip I ended up putting the food bag at the bottom of my pack a...

In GEAR » Bear bagging and rain.. (drawcord bags)
January 20, 10:37am

EMS
I've been using the EMS tech-wick compression shorts on my last few multi-week hikes. The nice thing about them is that they're treated with silver to resist microbes. That means no stink...

In GEAR » Good compression shorts
January 19, 6:45am

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