FB posts - Jan 19, 2012

favorite trail meal?

- John McKinney

 

Hey all you PCTers in the LA area- anyone interested in meeting up at the Nightwish concert tomorrow night? (Key Club, 9039 W Sunset, 8:30 PM, 13$, All ages) I'll be wearing a pointy Peruvian wool hat.We will talk shit and mosh

- Murt Kong

 

I have a Tarptent Contrail seamsealed, never used, brand new. $100.

- Lisa Seeley

 

So stuff sack, anyone carrying waterproof sacks? also, in what variety of sizes?

- Collin Weiner

 

MYOG Gravity Filter...

- Andrew Schleif

 

Yes!! Finally!! the PCTA is now accepting long distance permit requests!!. they warn that your permit start and end points must be on the trail and specific or they can not issue it. Campo, CA is the start obviously so would the end point be Manning, BC, or is it a town before that in washington??

- Collin Weiner

 

Car insurance: What are you doing with yours? Geico has a storage plan...70% refund of your premium for 6 months. Anyone got a better idea?

- Brian Williams

 

Called about California Fire Permits today (which you are supposed to have on you if you're using a stove of having a campfire) They have recently hired a new internet vendor and the permit link will be updated sometime before April. (the form posted currently is for 2010!) The nice woman on the phone said you can also walk into any National Forest office in CA and get one in person.

- Jason Phelps

 

Shall we have the ol' trekking pole discussion? I carry Black Diamond Flint Locks. Nice and light. I've never seen the locking mechanism fail. All in all I think they're pretty awesome.

- Dave Ferber

FB posts - Jan 8, 2012

Any one out there going to do a pre PCT hike? May I suggest the Arizona trail. AZT hikers can crash at my place in Flagstaff. If your solo I can grab you on my tandem bike, otherwise, it is just a mile west on Butler ave to Guinopollis, buses run every half hour from the trail to my house. Their is a natural food supermarket a block away too for your resupply.

- Richard Guino Greenman

 

For all you nature lovers!
The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger (original narration by Randall)

- Richard Guino Greenman

 

save been looking at pct stuff lately and probably a lot of pictures of the southern and northern terminus. what is the craziest thing you have seen someone doing at the terminus'? i am thinking about backflipping off the top this year and capturing a photo of me upside down next to it. :)

- Richard Sharp

 

Christine Stevenson and just decided to bump our start date up by a week so we can attend ADZPCTKO! Who else is going?

- Nathan Frank

 

How many AT 2011'rs are stepping up to the plate and doing the Peoples Choice Trail this year?

- Richard Guino Greenman

 

I came across this about MAPS from another site. You can effectively use a compass with any of the map sets. (Yogi has no maps)
The PCT is a very well marked trail. You will rarely use the maps out of necessity thanks to all the hard-working folks maintaining the trail. But at some point you will refer to them.
What you will rely on heavily is the data book. You will frequently refer to it seeking out distances to your next water stop, town stop, landmark, etc. Halfmile and Erik have maps but no data book. Searching a map for locations far up the trail and extracting distances is a major pain. Yogi's data book is Ben Go's data used by permission, but Yogi has no maps at all. ...

- T.J. Pain

 

My best opportunity to shed weight is lighter shelter. Need suggestions, remembering I'm flat broke.

- Patrick Wilson

 

Question for lurking recent alumni: what's the Ollalie Lake store like these days? Twenty years ago it was an oasis of cold beer, ice cream, and junk food.

- Lisa Peru Karst

 

Saw this yesterday evening: "Last year was a heavy snow year in the Sierras. This year/season, as of Jan 4th, according to the California Department of Water Resources reports the snow pack is one of the lowest on record. Southern Sierra snow is reported to be 26% of normal and central Sierra snow is just 13% of normal."

- Bl Huss

 

Dear Mom, Thank you for returning the Gos. Gear poles you bought me for Xmas - sorry about that. When I sent you a list of things I still needed @ Mountain Gear to buy instead, I meant for you to pick one, or two things - Not EVERYTHING - but don't worry, I'm graciously accepting all of it. The PCT c/o 2012 suggestion for socks I wanted ( Smartwool PhD ), that was so I could try them out... SIX PAIR is likely more than I'll need over the 2650 miles. I know you know I love me some Smartwool though... Good Mom... Very. Good. Mom.
Your ever loving, slightly strange, outwardly crazy, Son.

- Ron Ulrich

FB posts - Jan 4, 2012

It's 90% mental, and the other 10% is mental. :P

- John McKinney

 

I now have all my gear except socks. What kind of socks are y'all planing on using in the desert?

- Nathan Frank

 

So what is the deal with the "other" PCT class of 2012 FB group? I see several of you are on both. That one doesn't seem to have as much going on...

- Andrew Schleif

 

Does anyone count their trekking poles in their base weight?

- Andrew Schleif

 

ok what sleeping bag temp raing others getting?? a 30 D. with termal bottoms if needed or a 20 D bag/other?? Then theres the tent/tarp war "smile"!

- Charles Kennedy

FB post - Nov 19, 2011

What about a sit pad? I didn't carry one on my first thruhike, but I carried a torso length one on my PCT hike- you are often taking breaks or siestas on prickly ground - if you are a thermarest-er like me you sure don't want to break that out. One of favorite pieces of gear now is the Thinlight pad from Gossamer Gear. It's only 1/8 inch thick- I use it for addl thermal insulation under my Neoair, its 5ft by 20 inches. Folded in half a great torso pad, folded in fourths a very cushy sitpad. And it only weighs 2 oz! http://gossamergear.com/sleeping/1-8.html
Gossamer Gear Thinlight Insulation Pad 1/8"

- Dayla Austin

 

my gal and i have some gear (some new and some used) that we were going to use on the AT before we decided on the PCT. hit me up if you're interested!
ULA Packs, WM Highlite, Hennesy Hammock must go to fund my PCT 2012 hike!

- Nathan Frank

 

Let's talk Trekking poles.
I'm contemplating these. (formerly Titanium Goat poles)
-I saw them mentioned several times in Yogis Handbook.
-I have to use my Trek poles to erect my tent, so the decision is important.

- Ron Ulrich