>>1080179>affordable sleeping bags?The swisse sport 5F bag is $20. It's actually not bad, but it is almost 4lbs
>>1080289Every thru-hiker has "get it done" attitude.
Thru-hiking kinda sucks, especially if you're new to backpacking and haven't really figured out all the stuff you don't need yet. It's mostly about businesses over-charging for simple things (I once paid $12 for half a gallon of water in Campo, CA). It's mostly a way to say 'I don't give up!' on your resume.
I map out my own hikes now. I'm heading out in a couple of weeks to do a chain of mountain lakes; there's 20 trout lakes that are each about two miles apart, about 50 miles total and I'm giving myself a month to do it. That leaves a lot of time to fish and explore, and maybe swim if the water isn't too cold.
