FB posts - Jan 16, 2012

Want to watch a bear in it's den? Check it out.
http://www.bear.org/livecams/jewel-den-cam.php

- Shelly Skye

 

Does anyone have any great ideas for a lightweight, water tight, screw on lid, plastic, approximately 1 quart/liter container for rehydrating food in? I've tried a JIF peanut butter container and a ziploc freezer container but neither were water tight...Any thoughts?

- Andrew Schleif

 

Just added this inspirational wallpaper to my desktop..
http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper/details/2519/mt._whitney.html
'Mt. Whitney' wallpaper by oddurs from InterfaceLIFT.com

- Snarky Snarkerson

 

Something tells me this guy would be good at prepping for a thru hike:
http://andrewhy.de/extreme-minimalism/

- Warren Heise

 

6 feet of snow is predicted to fall between tomorrow and Monday in the Lake Tahoe area, and it even started snowing yesterday in some places near Reno.... it is about time....

- Kris Hammonds

 

All I can say is I look so forward to all this maddness.. SO tired of all these city folks who can't understand us "smile"...

- Charles Kennedy

 

So who's starting their hike with a trail name and what's the story behind it?

- Jason Phelps

 

What do pack for medicines/first aide? (Sorry if this duplicates a thread.)

- Bl Huss

FB posts - Jan 15, 2012

Are there any points on the trail where a resupply package must be sent where there is to great a distance in between any possible trail towns or lodges to stock upon goodies?

- Collin Weiner

 

I have just worked out the weight of my clothes wearing and not wearing 2lb 3 ozs total.. See list previous post.

- Tanya Gipcgirl Bajor

 

Just finished my website for the hike: www.jasonhikes.com

I'm using an embedded Postholer journal if you want to see an example of that.

- Jason Phelps

 

After reading Ron's deodorant thread....got me to thinking. Shampoo and conditioner? Do any other hikers worry about this sort of thing......or do you just wait to get into a trail town or hotel to get a good shower? I DO carry 2 small bottles of each because that is one thing I just have to do.....at least the conditioning part. Even if it's in a stream or campground faucet. So, Let's hear it......

- T.J. Pain

 

Not that I'm all into the 'Peace' thing... But I this is cool... Will someone remind me on the trail to get lots of pictures of people doing this !?

- Ron Ulrich

 

I just vented my frustration via Email, to the PCTA - Not sure if any of you view my irritation with this the same way, and I truly DON'T do politics, but I take issue in the PCTA only offering FedEx (at insane prices)... It costs me $4 to send shirts to people via the USPS, so why $11 via Fed ex for a package weighing the same? "Dear PCTA,
Howdy.... I purchased a bundle of maps to distribute to friends a few months back and was saddened to find that you're not supporting the USPS - OUR MAIN SUPPLY LIFELINE on the PCT. Today, as I was about to buy the Data Book, I've decided something needs to be done about this. The shipping via Fed Ex costs MORE than the Data book, just as the maps that I purchased. I'm disgusted by this.
So as we're all gearing up to hike the PCT this year, (pinching pennies to do so) and I'm shipping all of my drops everywhere there's a Post Office available, I would like to know why the PCTA doesn't use the USPS !??? I don't care for politics and protests, but it's simply obvious to me that the PCTA is supporting the wrong shipping service. When you're posting about possible Post Office closures along the trail, did it cross anyone's mind that it's lack of support that's causing such closures?
Sincerely,
Ron Ulrich.

- Ron Ulrich

 

is it April yet?

- Jason Phelps

 

Let's talk Deodorant? which brand is the lightest, yet the longest lasting?

- Ron Ulrich

FB posts - Jan 9, 2012

Ode to Al McGee By Alan Young (former PCTA President)
There are strange things done under the western sun
where the mountains heave and fold.
Communicator - Ode to Al McGee

- Greg Poirier

 

http://www.pctnews.com/2012/warner-springs-ranch-closed-pending-sale-402/
Warner Springs Ranch closed pending sale | PCT | Pacific Crest Trail News

- Lon Cooper

 

Hi all .. Gonna gibe it a shot a again thisy ear ... 3rd times a charm, right? Knee injury in '08 after postholing coming over Silver Pass into Touloumne. Last year SOOO much snow I wouldn't have been able finish in my time frame (and being abducted by the Anderson's .. Hi Terri :) This year looks promising but water in the desert will probably be an issue .. Treat ASABAT's water guide as your bible. Hope to see you out there.

I will start on the 25th of April and hike into the Kick- 0ff.

- Richard Cuppa Joe Ahlf

 

What tent/shelter are you guys planning on using?
I love my Hubba, but I'm looking for something a lot lighter.

- Andrew Wade Berger

 

It occured to me last year that the only weight benefit freeze dried and other similarly concentrated foods provide are where water is plentiful, and that, of course, isn't the desert. That is, you still need water with them and unless you're actually camping or eating where there is water, which is problematic, you're just carrying it in your water bottles instead of in the food itself. You're still carrying the same amount of water that you require. It seemed to me that I might as well carry "real" food. If that's the case, the Sierra would be most dehydrator friendly. Am I missing something here?

- Timothy Nye

 

I'm getting excited! Anyone else?

- Scott Sprenger

 

Food situation. Dietary need to minimize fats and exclude all dairy.
Some staples won't be available at some resupply points.
I'm gonna need to carry a ridiculous pile of sacks of grain.
Anybody use quinoa or tabouleh? Or other... Hippiesque accouterments?
How many days in a row can I hike stupid milage eating oats, trail mix and mashed potatoes with agarlic flavoured bullion cube?

- Patrick Wilson

 

Ok - Best hidden gem resupply point and worst if I only knew resupply points!

- Charles Kennedy

 

What about low water year scooping tools/techniques for getting water from tiny dribbles and other gross desert water situations? I rarely have to work hard for water here in the northeast so any veteran advice would be appreciated

- Jason Phelps

 

Craigs PCT Planner - I haven't seen anything mentioned about this (or did I miss it?) Wired suggested it, I've been procrastinating doing it since Feb. Not knowing my hiking pace as I really get into this, it's difficult to plug my numbers in and finish before Jan of 2013 ( kidding about that last bit of course) Anyone else doing it?

- Ron Ulrich

FB posts - Jan 6, 2012

Looking forward to 6 months without keys.

- Patrick Wilson

 

Musical instrument? Do they make collapsible digerido?

- Patrick Wilson

 

Any campers in or around Seattle want to hike/train together? No one else understands this obsession.

- Patrick Wilson

 

My Scouting training leads me to focus on preparedness. My goal is long distance travel with minimum need for resupply. Imagine two weeks of food and supplies, two days between water refills, and fully stocked first aid kit. Might slow me down but I'll find the right balance. Have up to 80lb upper limit, now that's ridiculous.

- Patrick Wilson

 

In the desert I will have water carrying capacity of 19liters, I'll be a moving cache. Being native to Puget Sound I am a bit freaked by the desert

- Patrick Wilson

 

Lets hear about cameras - what r u carrying..

- Charles Kennedy

FB post - Nov 12, 2011

Six more months seems like an eternity right now.

- Nathan Frank

 

I want to share with you how in awe I am of the ULA customer service. I sent Chris a question about the straps (J vs. S). I got an auto-answer saying he's in Nepal and that I should direct my questions to Rodney. So I sent Rodney an email. Within ten minutes (on a Saturday evening) I got an email from both Chris and Rodney. Chris said he's at some airport in Thailand and about to catch a flight. Amazing! But then both their answers is that both straps are great and that it's a matter of personal preference, so that doesn't help much :-)

- Melissa TheBobcat Park