Appalachian Trail (AT) turns 100

[ThenNow]

42 minutes ago, qwazse said:

I don’t know the brand, but I have been using it for the past two years with absolutely no regrets.

Check under your bed and let me know, if you would please. I figure either that or you use it as a pillow.  

[69RoadRunner]

On 2/26/2022 at 9:02 PM, qwazse said:

World Jambo US contingent issued Osprey day packs. My scouts love them, and it seemed that half the scouts from the rest of the world did too and would try to broker trades for them. Me … not so much. The side pockets weren’t deep enough for a standard water bottle. I had to attach a shock chord to keep from losing mine. I eventually traded with a young Spanish staff (after making sure his pack’s side pockets were sufficiently deep). I don’t know the brand, but I have been using it for the past two years with absolutely no regrets.

This is another reason I use Smartwater bottles instead of Nalgenes. They're not just lighter and cheaper, I can fit 2 in my backpack side pocket as opposed to just 1 Nalgene.

[qwazse]

1 hour ago, 69RoadRunner said:

This is another reason I use Smartwater bottles instead of Nalgenes. They're not just lighter and cheaper, I can fit 2 in my backpack side pocket as opposed to just 1 Nalgene.

@69RoadRunner those Jambo Osprey Hikelitem26s were wierd. It wasn’t the width, but the height that I found problematic. A Smartwater bottle would be even more prone to rolling out, I think. Never experienced that with other packs.

[ThenNow]

Any recommendations on the daypack? 

[69RoadRunner]

2 hours ago, ThenNow said:

Any recommendations on the daypack? 

Gossamer Gear Vagabond Trail

REI Flash 22

 

[ThenNow]

1 hour ago, 69RoadRunner said:

REI Flash 22

Ordered. On sale for $40.

[qwazse]

On 2/26/2022 at 9:45 PM, ThenNow said:

Check under your bed and let me know, if you would please. I figure either that or you use it as a pillow.  

https://www.decathlon.sg/p/hiking-backpack-30l-nh-arpenaz-100-quechua-8583162.html

[ThenNow]

1 hour ago, qwazse said:

https://www.decathlon.sg/p/hiking-backpack-30l-nh-arpenaz-100-quechua-8583162.html

If the REI bag proves less than optimal, I'll check this one out. Thank you!

[RememberSchiff]

"As America has transformed, so, too, has the A.T. — changes that have inspired resistance, ridicule and relief. Originally 2,050 miles, it is now almost 2,200 miles. And it continues to get longer."

Yes longer...but that seems true of all old trails I hike these days ...longer and uphill.

"Some have proposed extending the A.T. from Maine into Canada by adding New Brunswick and Quebec — a path already known as the “International Appalachian Trail” — and perhaps going even farther."

In the link below, there is a cool northward scrolling trail map starting at the southern terminus and ending at the northern terminus. Showing current trail and previous routes. Explanations for route changes - real estate development, greener spaces/better trails, moonshiners, smell (chickens), Superfund sites()

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/interactive/2023/appalachian-trail-length-route-changes/

Edited August 21, 2023 by RememberSchiff