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Chocolate
Since I work for a chocolate company I eat massive quantities of chocolate in all forms. Current favorites are Mounds, Hershey Special Dark and Reese's. I had serious cravings for coconut on m...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » food plan - thoughts?
March 27, 8:10pm
A counterpoint
When I did the JMT years ago I was in the "max calories per ounce mode". It was a joke compared to the my current approach. For a trip like the JMT I believe you are much better off decr...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » food plan - thoughts?
March 27, 7:06pm
Why?
Given the xtherm is used when you need high R why would you ever want to shorten it? Seems counterproductive. I ended up ordering a short xlite today. My main reason was to save the xtherm for t...

In GEAR » NeoAir XTherm Shortened?
March 27, 6:43pm
Very Balanced
This conversation is much more balanced (and rational) than the typical " I'm going to chuck my job and hike." Ben, you post is a very different take and one that in hindsight in...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Anyone ever regret a thru hike??
March 27, 6:15am
Side pockets
What are your plans for the side pockets? They look too tall and narrow to use for much.

In SuperUltraLight (SUL) Backpacking Discussion » Smallest volume pack dimensions you guys? Cubic inches...
March 26, 6:24am
Onion valley
The onion valley trailhead is at 9k and puts you a very short distance from very nice country. (Call FS to make sure road is open). I did an April snowshoe out of there in 2010, bit more snow than...

In Winter Hiking » Early Spring Eastern Sierras
March 24, 5:39am
Bottles on burn
I have four pouches on my burn waist belt that each hold a 32 oz gatoraid. Usually I have one water and one maltodextrin mix in the back two and food in the front two. This allows me to move up t...

In GEAR » MLD Burn or GG Murmur
March 21, 6:10pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: It's the same
"I'd be interested to know how many non-retired long distance hikers are in the same situation you describe, Greg." I was an incredibly weird bird on the trail. I was 45, married,...

In Philosophy & Technique » Homeless campsites---how are they different from wilderness campsites?
March 21, 3:20pm
Re: Re: It's the same
"You outline some similarities between long distance hikers and the homeless, and many parallels can be drawn. But the one glaring difference between (most) thru-hikers and the homeless is the...

In Philosophy & Technique » Homeless campsites---how are they different from wilderness campsites?
March 21, 2:24pm
Re: I may need a doctor
" I think I wound up carrying like 6 pounds of rocks. Very well-shaped comely rocks. So now if ever asked, all I can say is: Air-dried baby wipes; lighter than rocks." So now yo...

In GEAR » Still going without tp?
March 21, 2:08pm

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