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7 day trek

Hi folks, I'm looking for suggestions for my first long hike since going 811. It'll be 7 days into the back country with no access to anything (just the way I like it). Have you ever done this/ have you got any suggestions for me? Also relevant is th

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camping trip :)

so i'm planning a 6-7 day canoe trip this summer in ontario.  i have lots of experience camping, but none while doing 811. 

i don't have a dehydrator, but may have to buy one for this trip.  my goal is of corse to minimize space and weight, but pack e

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What food do you take backpacking?

So I'm having to rethink my foods for backpacking trips now that I'm completely LFRV. I've been fine on previous backpacking trips, when I still ate fat, with Lara bars, granolas, etc, but fortunately that stuff is in the past.

I'm thinking dates wil

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AT Thruhikers?

Hello Fellow Hikers =)Has anybody successfully thru hiked the AT? Or attempted to? What was your diet like?After 7 years of fantasizing, it will finally become reality in March 2010 as I hop on a bus headed south for Springer Mountain, Georgia.I've d

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Camping in France this Summer

I'm seriously considering spending a lot of time in France this Summer with my kids, camping (of course). I only got the idea the other day after reading a chapter in Anne's(fruitbatanne's) book about the melon capital in the Provence district and ho

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