>>2540925>Midwest that you'd recommend?im not in the us so i cant help you with that, but CDT goes through areas of the south west of midwest if you want to section hike that part of it.
do you mind posting a lighterpack of your current setup that i could look over if you are looking to work on your gear? or are you starting from nothing?
>not being able to find wateruse a filter (sawyer sqeeze on smartwater bottle is good) or chemical water treatment tabs, turbo in depth videos about water filtration, just watch all the videos the guy has made if you want:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJOiCztnXfY>can you get away with buying water at local stores in some areas? Absolutely not, you need 500ml of water per hour so you will burn through money fast and make a mountain of waste.
>getting lost.printer paper maps + compass + pencil will work fine, either put the map in a ziplock, get a map cover or laminate them. Always know where you are and learn to find your location using waypoints and triangulation, super easy skill to learn and stays in your head forever. GPS watches are around 400usd and garmins minis are 300usd but you will pay a fuck ton for the jewish subscription. Use a PLB if you only want the emergency button and no subscription shit, they are around 100-200usd.
>https://www.halfwayanywhere.com/trails/pacific-crest-trail/pct-gear-guide-2022/look through this list to get an idea for a pack setup but a lot of the gear isnt the best you can get for the money and the rating system is a bit bad, dont fall for the DCF meme, dont buy osprey packs.
