My Diawa Pole has a M/F joint and the Shimano Real has a cover and a case. It is a Dennis Perry Case. Fits in the new pack like a glove. The sleeve holds all my lures and and spoons..
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AngryMetalsmith's A.T. Thru Hike Thread
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Tankara dude
Dude down by the Fishing Spot (the Weir in Tryon) has one. He rides his bike down there to fish.
There are collapsible tankara rods that are super tiny for backpacking.
Yeah he has one.
You'll have to wait until PA for Pizza. After that we will have to wait until NH to get trail Pizza....
MSR TrailShot water filter maybe can help save weight. Also on the smart phone Avenza Maps app with the national geographic maps are clutch.
Went hiking again today. Three and a half hours with 18 lbs up and down some rawks.
Sat on the rock out cropping that over looks Thuper Awethum for a 15 minute break.
Saw tracks that looked like they were made by a small horse but no horse poop. Maybe some hipster has horse shoe tread hiking boots.
As I was making my way back down the mile and half of rock step hell and certain I was alone as it was dusk, a dude in jeans, t-shirt, no pack comes running pass me. And not like a quick little trot down the bouncy rocks either, dude was sprinting down this nonsense.
Got about 2.5 hours in yesterday with roughly the same weight. Not quite 10-12 hours a day...yet. Making progress.
Sat on the rock out cropping that over looks Thuper Awethum for a 15 minute break.
Saw tracks that looked like they were made by a small horse but no horse poop. Maybe some hipster has horse shoe tread hiking boots.
As I was making my way back down the mile and half of rock step hell and certain I was alone as it was dusk, a dude in jeans, t-shirt, no pack comes running pass me. And not like a quick little trot down the bouncy rocks either, dude was sprinting down this nonsense.
Got about 2.5 hours in yesterday with roughly the same weight. Not quite 10-12 hours a day...yet. Making progress.
New pack, plus boots and poles. Going to sleep outside Saturday self sufficient and alone after a 11 mile hike. Try out the stove and new pans. New food. New water system. Make or break for the Eureka. It will be wet. It will be cold.
Don't forget your tent.
Hammock rolls up into a Pringles can sized bag. Bug proof, rain proof, sets up quick. Packs up quick. I don't have to sleep on the ground.
After getting fed up with Rei's website changing the availability date on my sleeping pad at least six times in the past week and three times yesterday or so, I called them again. No help. Original plan was to return the regular size for the large at the store when they came in. But this morning it said they wouldn't be available until May 9th.
Called Backcountry.com told them what was going on, they gave me %15 off and free two day shipping. I checked the tracking number and it will be here tomorrow. Hell yeah Backcountry !
Called Backcountry.com told them what was going on, they gave me %15 off and free two day shipping. I checked the tracking number and it will be here tomorrow. Hell yeah Backcountry !
Santa in the brown suit dropped off my new sleeping pad from Backcountry. REI says they'll have them on May 2nd, last night they said April 29. BC gets it done while REI flounders.
so which pad did you get?
This'n
Got the large and returning the regular as it's too narrow for side sleeping. Mah butt hung over the side.
I went with the long wide version of this https://www.rei.com/product/879232/rei-co-op-cirrus-insulated-air-sleeping-pad
My pad takes as much room as my Tent. This why I have gone the hammock route. The hammock gets rid of the tent and pad real estate in my pack. It is easier to set up in bad conditions and creates a usable dry spot when it is wet. Everything wet going into a tent seems faulty. Heavy wet things in my pack? Nope... The hammock fits under my rain fly. I used a fleece to isolate it as it was wet. I didn't have to. However the hammock is not very durable. I have already poked holes into it. And have burn holes in the fly... If you can't find the trees to set it up. There is no open area option...
How about comfort? Doesn't it screw up your back? I find that I need to sleep on hard surface, a too soft mattress screws up my back...
JD you might want to check out one of these
Angry what's your start date again?
Somewhere around May 14. But I still don’t have all mah shit together. Hopefully I can still pull this off. I kind of panic at the thought of not being able to start.
Thanks. I sure hope so. I have enough high end jobs pending. But it’s going to come down to the wire. Photo finish on this’n fo sho.
Got a four hour hike in this afternoon with 18 lbs. A shit load of people in the park, but once I got off the main trail and on to my route I got to be alone for the most part.
Towards the end I came across a rabbit sitting in the middle of the trail. As I got closer it ran down the trail 10-12 feet and stopped. I would get closer and it would take off again. This went on for a couple minutes with the rabbit running ahead and waiting for me to catch up.
Towards the end I came across a rabbit sitting in the middle of the trail. As I got closer it ran down the trail 10-12 feet and stopped. I would get closer and it would take off again. This went on for a couple minutes with the rabbit running ahead and waiting for me to catch up.
Anybody heard anything from the Angry one?
Who ?
Crunch time! I have faith it'll all come together.
Got some more gear this week, electronics, food/bear bag and a black synthetic T-shirt to hike in. Keeping true to my mtb roots I will be hiking in Zonic Ether mtb shorts. They have all the necessary features and best of all, I don't have to buy them. Hardware wise all that's left is a couple tent stakes, dyneema tent repair kit and a cover for my pad. Still have a few clothing items to acquire. Having the hardest time convincing myself to buy hiking pants. Why, just why ?
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After the last year's root canal, crown lengthening and crown fiasco with my dentist that got drug out to 10 months, I made an appointment with a new dentist that a very trusted neighbor recommended. I just wanted a second opinion on the temp filling and wether or not I needed another root canal and crown. Went there today and as I was explaining the situation and about to tell him of my plans for the AT and the time frame, his face lights up and he interrupts and asks if I'm going to thru hike it. Turns out he's a cyclist and a hiker who's daughter has hiked some of the AT.
He looks at the old x-rays then has his assistant take a new one. Compares them and tells me it's routine stuff and if I've got time he can fill it right there. Took about 30 minutes and was way smoother than the other dentists. His charge was less than 10 times what it would have cost at the other place. Score.
He looks at the old x-rays then has his assistant take a new one. Compares them and tells me it's routine stuff and if I've got time he can fill it right there. Took about 30 minutes and was way smoother than the other dentists. His charge was less than 10 times what it would have cost at the other place. Score.
Thanks, I hope so.
What size are you? I am in the process of thinning gear and have some extra hiking pants that could use a good home.
A dentist that's a cyclist? Whoda thunkit
Hey angry what type of fill is in your sleeping bag?
Maybe, but because of where my pack rests I can't have a belt or a rear belt loop. So that limits me to a few models that have either an adjustable waist or integrated belt like the Prana Stretch Zions. I usually hike in the same tights I ride in when it's cold, under my shorts. Since it's May and won't get too cold for very long tights should be fine. However a lot of hikers wear pants when it's warm. My Dad says it's to protect your legs from brush and rocks, I guess. But we're mountain bikers who routinely blast through branches, thorns and all kinds of trail debris resulting in frequent scratches and scrapes that go unnoticed. I just have a hard time buying something and carrying on my back that I probably won't use. I dunno maybe I'm just a pantsaphobe...
The dentist that installed the last crown really does ride a carbon mtb. His boss drives a Mazeratti. It's parked out front so that you'll know you'll be expected to make his payments.
I've got an Enlighten Equipment Convert 20°
Same company makes a pad cover that fits the Uberlite pad, which should make sleeping easier when it's warmer since I can open the bag up and spread it out like a blanket.
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