Thanks for that Erica! I'm going to try that. I've got a squirrel living in my car as we speak! John ... business forever, and when customers have issues with...
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John
johndittli
1:05 am
... I bet May 1st snow survey tracks, I don't believe they go east of the crest on that survey. John...
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sanfran_rwood
1:09 am
... And the Tarptent Rainbow has the poles lying on the ground, making the short sides of the rectangle rigid. But there's an easy solution to keeping varmints...
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John
johndittli
1:18 am
Wow! I just read that 1300 thru hike permits were issued for the PCT this year (up from 800 last year). With an annual 50% dropout rate, that means 650 JMT...
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John
johndittli
1:25 am
Straps are dangerous. I virtually never use them skiing. However, I have seen more than one person drop there pole down an icy slope then put themselves in...
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Jason
xparrot9
1:40 am
Hey guys, Jason from the Muir Project here. We thought we had a good chance at selling the screening out, but we were both remarkably surprised and flattered...
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robert shattuck
carvermarks
1:43 am
"More of an issue than it really is ..." Yep, we're all speaking from experience and mine has always been that you are more likely to be severely attacked by...
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Barbara Karagosian
bdkaragosian
1:57 am
Hope they don't drink all the water, lol!...
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John Ladd
johncurranladd
2:12 am
I tend to remove the straps only when I am moving fast downhill in an area with rocks that are likely to catch a tip in a crevice or gap between rocks. The...
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Joe MacLeish
jhmacleish
2:41 am
Yahoo says Robert Redford's next movie will be with Nick Nolte as the two guys doing the Appalachian Trail in "Walk in the Woods"....
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Frank Dumville
nccctsd
3:01 am
The PCTA issues Long Distance Hiking permits for trips of 500 miles or more. There is no specific thruhiker permit. Does the 1300 number include all permits...
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Bill Heiser
bheiser1
3:04 am
So while we're on the topic of leaving things out overnight ... what do you all typically do with your liquid or canister fuel stove overnight? Do you leave it...
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Stephen Kundell
skundell
3:06 am
John, I am a physician (pediatrician) and I do not carry any antibiotics when I hike. Antibiotics should be used very specifically, and are rarely indicated to...
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Darryl
jmt_2013
3:15 am
Ravi mentioned in an earlier post that he takes Glucosamine. I took them for about six months but then stopped because I didn't know whether they were making a...
30689
Bill Heiser
bheiser1
3:18 am
My opinion is that while on the trail one should continue to use whatever dietary supplements they normally use, if any. Starting one/them while away from...
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Erica
skrapp138
3:19 am
Ha! Well, hopefully it helps - if it doesn't, just keep it as a pet! Erica...
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Darryl
jmt_2013
3:20 am
I returned the REI convertible Endeavor pants (NWT) and today ordered RailRunners Extreme Adventure pant. Pam who has been with the company 16 years was very...
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Stephen Kundell
skundell
3:21 am
Marmots definitely like Leki cork handles. Even though I threaten to use the poles as skewers to cook them, the varmints go after the handles any time they are...
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John
jmaddog1082
3:28 am
Jason, What are the odds of you guys having DVD's for sale soon...or even at the premiere for sale? John...
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Jason
xparrot9
3:53 am
Hey John, We won't be able to sell them at the premiere. We are hoping to sell them on site at all of our screenings after that. Sorry we haven't been able to...
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John
johndittli
4:23 am
They are particularly voracious up on Conness. That's where my hat got eaten! John...
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Don Amundson
don.amundson
4:57 am
Some have said Cheryl Strayed's book Wild is somewhat responsible for the increased numbers. I think the prospect of a low snow year may be another. I agree...
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Barbara Karagosian
bdkaragosian
5:19 am
That's a great idea bout wearing the pins, and I only wish I had tickets! But I will get tickets if there is a second showing and will be wearing my pin! On...
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k2poohtri
5:24 am
I bet the lottery system is in the not to distant future......
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k2poohtri
5:57 am
Over the past few years I've got accustom to sleeping with no tent. Here is the southwest, the weather is quite predictable, bugs aren't really an issue and it...
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Jason
xparrot9
7:07 am
Hey Colo-Rads. We are also having a screening in Durango on June 27th. Here's the link to the event. https://www.facebook.com/events/265049190305874/ Here's...
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Robert
rnperky...
7:22 am
I have gone tent less on the JMT the last couple of years after finding out that even when there are mozzies out in the evening, they go away at night when...
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judithsmcguire
9:56 am
We can thank Cheryl Strayed's Wild for the big uptick. The AT attrition rate is 75% (much bigger the year after A Walk in the Woods was published. I'd expect...
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John
johndittli
1:36 pm
Hi Corina I've used the "fast fly" method and more regularly, just a bivy. They both work great, though I much prefer the fast fly (old Tadpole) in inclement...
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John
johndittli
1:59 pm
I've been hitting the local Sierra backcountry a lot the last couple of weeks. I just wanted to let folks that are thinking of starting in the next week or so...
