>>2830248look its fine to smoke your pipe. but there is a way to do it and not look like a fkn tool.
>>2830266i spent roughly 10k. you can do it for less of course. i didnt. i bought some expensive new gear on trail and stayed in hotels where i didnt really need to; that added about a G where it otherwise didnt need to be done. i
when researching, dont listen to anything written pre-pandemic. you cannot feasibly do it for less than 5k anymore.
>>2830276yes, similar experiance, the dudes there were disgusting and need to be in labor camps.
i think the woman who runs it is a widow and when her husband (who built it) passed she lost all motivation to keep it running properly. it think it got wiped out in the huricanes last year too...
>>2830280>Was it crowded when you did the AT?at the start, yes. there were ALOT of people. i started in mid march, so all the college kids who were fast passed me in northern virginia and PA.
most of the folks at the beggining were over 50s and it was sad watching them realize that they hadnt taken good enough care of their body and needing to bow out.
>Met a guy who said he did the AT without filtering water.
i would say that thats probably fine for 60% of it, i WOULD NOT try this in PA-MASS
NJ was particullarly disgusting and i was filtering from roadside ditches one or two times.
it was also really dry in 2024 so maybe my water sources were just limited.
>Damn, 4k on gear he was probably carrying mad weight. UL is superior.idk who he was, i wouldent say hes a pussy, people are so insulated in modern life, and REAL adventure means SUFFERING. more on that in my next post
