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Joseph Jacaruso (CaptainJac) - BPL Lifetime Member
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"Dick's Creek Gap to (oh well) Home: A Trip Gone South!" Thanks Steve My son and I have decided that in 2010 we are going to start over and hike all the way to Maine. He will out of college and I will have just retired. In the mean time we just keep... |
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Dick's Creek Gap to (oh well) Home: A Trip Gone South! As I look back over my adult life I can remember saying I would do one thing or another one day. Somehow that day never quite gets here or I simply forget about it and move on to something else. ... |
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Overcoming Chafe I tried a lot of the solutions listed above but what works best for me are shorts. I wear LLBean tropic weight nylon shorts with a built in mesh liner. The legs are 6" in length and allow go... |
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April Isn't Summer on the AT April is a transistion month in Georgia and NC. It can be 90 degrees one day and in the 50s a couple of days later. Over night can range from pleasantly cool down to the upper teens. By May the ... |
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Too Much Stuff! Don, I realize you want to change clothes, but instead of paring down the list for you, I decided to list what I would take from your list. You will probably want add a few things back for a littl... |
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Bugs and Weather Its just a roll of the dice. Last year there were two major snow storms in that area (well as major as they got last year)during April. I was in the Smokies in early May and the bugs were bad the... |
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What Holds the Filter in Place? Tommy, The inside of the neck of the Nalgene bottle is the perfect size to hold the filter in place. Cut the hole in the cap so it is tight when you press the filter into it. That will prevent... |
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Drought Continues in Southeast I did a few miles on the AT near the NC/GA line. There is no water at Bly Gap. There is water at the shelters in that area. Several SOBos confirmed water was in good supply all the way to Fontan... |
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Pentax Optio It can take a beating. I had placed mine in a stuff sack with some clothing to protect it from freezing over-night. Without thinking I picked up the bag and tossed it across an AT shelter. I hea... |
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Pentax Optio Protective Sleeve? I've used a Pentax Optio for the past 2 years while backpacking and found no need provide any special protection for the lens. I am now carrying it in a hip belt pocket and so far so good! ... |
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