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Anonymous Sun 07 May 2017 20:55:40 No.1009992 View View Reply Original Report

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I'm planning on hiking part of the Appalachian for a week or so in June. Specifically the part in Georgia. Any advice?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 07 May 2017 21:02:22 No.1009996 Report

Quoted By: >>1010515 >>1013386 >>1017690

Bring condoms and booze

Pussy is everywhere bro

Have fun!!!

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 07 May 2017 21:06:40 No.1010000 Report

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>>1009992
Don't forget your solar charger and fully downloaded spotify account.

Nothing like full volume dubstep in the woods :)

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 07 May 2017 21:12:23 No.1010003 Report

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>>1010000
shit, i'm probably not even going to bring enough food, let alone my favorite dubstep records and skullcandy portable speaker.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 07 May 2017 22:00:35 No.1010043 Report

Quoted By: >>1010050 >>1010071 >>1010086 >>1012139 >>1013388

specific question, does anyone have recommendations for water filtration/purification?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 07 May 2017 22:08:19 No.1010050 Report

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>>1010043
Hydrate yourself anally to avoid toxins and parasites

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 07 May 2017 22:14:51 No.1010052 Report

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>>1009992
yeah you should hike now while its still relatively mild and not 90f

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 07 May 2017 23:10:06 No.1010071 Report

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>>1010043
Lifestraw

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 07 May 2017 23:33:18 No.1010086 Report

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>>1010043
I recommend either a sawyer squeeze if you like to filter your water, or aquamira if you like to use chem treatment.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 May 2017 01:14:25 No.1010134 Report

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>>1010071
I saw one at a gander going out of business sale today but I wasn't sure if it was just a meme

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 May 2017 01:33:56 No.1010145 Report

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>>1010134
It is absolutely even worse than a meme. They are not even worth a single penny.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 May 2017 15:57:06 No.1010515 Report

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>>1009996
>>1010000
>>1010050
There was a time when /out/ was actually useful for advice, not just shitposting and trolling

take the shitposting to /b/

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 May 2017 16:03:14 No.1010520 Report

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>>1009992

figure out the places to stop and refill on water and food ahead of time.

if its a week just carry your food and reup at a mountain store if you really need to. i dont know about down south but along the north east parts there are a few places where there is places to buy some food and refill your water a at summit lodges or less than a mile off trial.

bring real bug spray. not the the fucking dainty traders joes perpermit citrus shit that you sploosh like perfume. real, this should be illegal continuous shit. june is buggy as fuck (at least in the northern part).

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Anonymous Mon 08 May 2017 16:40:05 No.1010537 Report

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>>1010515
maybe if op had asked a real question, instead of thinking anyone here would be impressed because he name dropped the at he would have received real answers.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 08 May 2017 19:39:49 No.1010657 Report

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>>1010520
I found a list of water sources but they're all springs or creeks. I've never been /out/ long enough to need a refill.

I got that deet though.

>>1010537
maybe I should have clarified that i've never been on a real multi-day hike but I'm trying to make last minute plans because my road trip vacation plans fell through when my vehicle was stolen.. then you wouldn't think i was anonymously trying to impress anonymous strangers on the internet.

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Anonymous Wed 10 May 2017 13:19:07 No.1012115 Report

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>>1009992
don't go alone. People get raped/murdered on that trail all the time.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 10 May 2017 14:42:28 No.1012139 Report

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>>1010043

You can buy tabs to filter out the water you get from streams.

I have my theory that water from rapids is usually alot cleaner though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 10 May 2017 16:37:43 No.1012199 Report

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>>1010657
>I've never been /out/ long enough to need a refill.
are you going alone?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 10 May 2017 19:07:05 No.1012301 Report

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>>1009992
It's gonna be hot and sticky, stock up on water every chance you get. I recommend going all the way to Franklin NC. When you get there stay with Zen and he can help you get transportation back to whatever airport or bus station you need to get too. He will most likely let you stay for free if you offer to do some work. Plan on stopping for the night at Neels Gap, no matter how motivated you think you are a nice shower and a pizza is too good to miss up after a couple of days on the trail. Don't spend the night in Hiawasse it's not really worth it unless you already know Ron Haven. Don't worry about a bear cannister you won't need it just don't be a dumbass.

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Anonymous Wed 10 May 2017 19:57:44 No.1012338 Report

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>>1012115
>>1012199
Yes, I'm going alone but I'll be armed. I have hitch hiked across the country and people say that's dangerous, but nothing too crazy happened.

>>1012301
Thanks for the tips. Last night I was thinking about going all the way to Gatlinburg, TN. It's about the 200 mile/10 percent mark. That may be overly ambitious, but I've got 16 days off work.

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Anonymous Wed 10 May 2017 20:23:42 No.1012356 Report

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>>1012338
>armed
lol. shitshow incoming

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 10 May 2017 21:48:08 No.1012438 Report

Quoted By: >>1012456 >>1012460

>>1012338
You can hope for Gatlinburg, but 16 days is long enough to get to Franklin comfortably espically since you have mentioned that this is your first multi-day hike. If you go past Franklin buy your Smokies pass at the NOC don't wait and try to get it at Fontana. Get a sawyer squeeze it's the perfect size water filter for the AT. Don't take guns they are not needed and will weigh your pack down unnecessaryily.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 10 May 2017 22:00:41 No.1012456 Report

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>>1012438
>>1012356
Don't listen to these guys.

You never need a gun, until you do.

Bring a gun everywhere always. Never don't have a gun. At church? Bring a gun. At a preschool? Bring a gun. At a gun range? Bring a gun. At the white house? Bring a gun.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 10 May 2017 22:07:26 No.1012460 Report

Quoted By: >>1012464

>>1012438
Thanks, I didn't even realize I would need a pass. If I do decide to go that far, I apparently have to get the general backcountry permit rather than the thru hiker permit because I wont be ending my hike 50 miles outside the park. Will I get any shit for trying to hitchhike out on 441?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 10 May 2017 22:14:34 No.1012464 Report

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>>1012460
Don't get a permit. This is America. You can walk wherever you damn want. If anyone tries to give you shit, just walk faster.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 12 May 2017 07:09:27 No.1013314 Report

Quoted By: >>1014083

Work on your people skills

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 12 May 2017 07:29:39 No.1013317 Report

Quoted By: >>1014083

NC is going to kick you in the dick as soon as you enter it. Fair warning.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 12 May 2017 07:31:10 No.1013318 Report

Quoted By: >>1013320 >>1013322 >>1014083

Don't worry about Blood. Easiest hardest climb in Georgia. Don't drink water from sources near it either. People were getting sick as fuck a few weeks ago when I was out there.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 12 May 2017 07:34:33 No.1013320 Report

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>>1013318
The descent going nobo is a shitty cunt until the last mile then mountain crossings reveals herself to you. Pizza, drinks, oh man it felt soooo fucking good getting there that day

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 12 May 2017 07:39:12 No.1013322 Report

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>>1013318
This.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 12 May 2017 13:43:37 No.1013382 Report

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>>1012338
dude a gun is not going to hydrate you. its not other people harming you that should be your top priority it walking in the heat without knowledge of where to find water. im pretty indifferent about people bringing guns on hikes. i am nervous when people who have never been on trial long enough to need a refill do their first run at it as a solo on trials they dont know well.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 12 May 2017 13:58:01 No.1013386 Report

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>>1009996
Seriously? AT seemed totally sexless in the hiker vlogs I watched.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 12 May 2017 14:05:44 No.1013388 Report

Quoted By: >>1014083

>>1010043
If you have a camelbak or other hydration system, get a Sawyer Mini and run it in-line. Fastest, easiest, lightest purification method there is for solo hikers, and it also happens to be cheap (~$25) and last basically forever (100,000gal).

If you're doing a group hike or will be needing a ton of water to cook with, get one of the 2-bladder gravity filter setups.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 May 2017 02:40:03 No.1013830 Report

Quoted By: >>1014014 >>1014083

Wear shoes half a size larger, as your feet will swell.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 May 2017 10:06:19 No.1014014 Report

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>>1013830
that's scary

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 13 May 2017 14:19:09 No.1014083 Report

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>>1013314
No can do.

>>1013317
Thanks for the warning. I wish I had more time off so I could go as far as I want.

>>1013318
I didn't even know I should be worried. You almost got me worried.

>>1013382
I've been researching water sources on the trail and worse case scenario I can rob someone for their water ;)

>>1013388
any recommendations for a hydration system? all i have no is an old platypus bladder and I was thinking about buying a new platypus system.

>>1013830
thanks

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 May 2017 08:49:35 No.1014599 Report

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>>1009992

Watch your butthole bud.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 May 2017 08:53:32 No.1014600 Report

Quoted By: >>1014682

Here's a JRE podcast where he interviews a guy that did the whole thing-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0yd5vAf3Gk

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 May 2017 14:27:41 No.1014682 Report

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>>1014600
Wow, I listen to JRE and skipped this one because I didn't know the guest. Little did I know. Thanks.

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Anonymous Sun 14 May 2017 20:55:20 No.1014870 Report

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Anyone starting the PCT later this month?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 14 May 2017 23:06:07 No.1014970 Report

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Anyone do Roan Mountain? I'm doing a five day hike there next week

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 15 May 2017 04:51:20 No.1015228 Report

Quoted By: >>1016162

>>1014870
not me, but where'd you get that chart?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 15 May 2017 07:41:56 No.1015278 Report

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>>1009992
>Foot traffic only
>Does handstand

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 May 2017 05:26:15 No.1016162 Report

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>>1015228
http://www.postholer.com/snow/Pacific-Crest-Trail/1
It even says postholer.com right there in the corner

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 May 2017 19:28:32 No.1016536 Report

Quoted By: >>1016577 >>1016590

How much does it cost approximately to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail assuming you have no gear?

Saw an estimate that said $5,000.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 May 2017 20:11:09 No.1016577 Report

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>>1016536
Between zero and six gorillian

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 16 May 2017 20:26:12 No.1016590 Report

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>>1016536
the guy in the joe rogan podcast above said about $5k

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 18 May 2017 02:08:52 No.1017568 Report

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how much food should i expect to need for 100 mile hike? I'd like to pack it all from the start so I don't have to make any detours to restock.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 18 May 2017 03:39:59 No.1017627 Report

Quoted By: >>1018052

>>1012338
>I have hitch hiked across the country and people say that's dangerous, but nothing too crazy happened.
Story time pls.

Also, and this is not a critique, it surprises me that a owner of that type of gun actually hitchhikes. Nice for you anon, breaking stereotypes there.

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Anonymous Thu 18 May 2017 05:49:03 No.1017690 Report

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>>1009996
>Bring condoms
pure plebeian shit my man

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 18 May 2017 20:08:17 No.1018052 Report

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>>1017627
I don't know how interesting this will be, but here's some green text

>suddenly felt compelled to achieve my couple year old dream of hitchhiking
>found a ride share on craigslist and packed a bag
>a few days later my ride picked me up and I left my mom a note telling her I was "going out of town"
>that night I was dropped off 450 miles from home with my old school backpack containing: a change of clothes, a map, a notebook and marker, a pocket knife, a cooking pot, a bag of quinoa, my sleeping bag, a tarp, and $20
>time for bed
>walked around some trees/brush by the side of the road in the dark and quickly realized this ain't gonna work
>walked under the highway overpass, up to the top of the bank, laid down, curled up, and fell asleep.
>in the morning I made a sign and stood on the on ramp hoping to get a ride
>it didn't seem to take long before someone stopped
>they seem friendly and say they want to help me get where I'm going, but first they need to run an errand
>eventually we park in front of a methadone clinic and the two men go inside
>"wtf is going on" I think to myself

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Anonymous Thu 18 May 2017 20:32:32 No.1018068 Report

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>I wait in the car for however long it takes to receive a methadone treatment
>next stop: their house
>the driver dropped me and the methadone patient off at their house and he went to work
>"oh cool, you've got a bunch of chihuahuas"
>"you painted those chihuahua paintings? very cool"
>then I watched him smoke meth out of a glass pipe (he did offer me some but I turned it down)
>then he got in meth mode and I helped him reposition the towel rack in his bathroom
>then he gave me a demonstration of his hobby (making meth pipes)
>then he showed me a sandwich bag FULL of cocaine
>then he sold a little bit of coke using his mailbox as a dropbox
>then we walked across this small ass town to do a pill deal
>then we walked to his roommates work where he teaches little girls to ride horses
>later that night the 3 of us drove into town and they bought me dinner
>but first we stopped at some apartments and my new friend went inside and shot up heroin while we waited outside
>got to the restaurant and ordered
>new friend is starting to nod out, goes to car. His roommate sends me out to supervise him - we'll eat back at home
>new friend and I are in the car. he's out of it.
>finally our food comes and we head home.
>when the heroin starts to wear off my new friend made fun of crack heads for saying they just need a little crack.
>then he says he needs a little meth and goes out to score
>later I laid down on the couch and I remember my new friend laying a blanket over me before i fell asleep

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 18 May 2017 20:37:08 No.1018072 Report

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>next morning i wake up and there's a new character in the living room and my friend is at the methadone clinic
>iirc this guy is wearing a trucker hat, a vest, and short denim shorts
>he asks how I know this dude and says he thought I was another of his sex slaves
>asks if I want a ride
>take ride
>he drops me off
>I get another ride
>we drive past the exit I was at the day before

probably the weirdest experience i had during the trip. before I had no exposure to meth, heroin, or cocaine. nice dude though. he gave me another pocket knife and 2 jackets that I eventually donated to a thrift store.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 18 May 2017 23:47:42 No.1018201 Report

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>>1010000
>solar charger

You're under the shade of trees 95% of the time.

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