[at-l] thru-hike equipment

[Mara Factor]

Hi Sarah,

You don't need any more equipment to do a thruhike than you did to do a 
three-week hike.  The only exception would be if all your hiking to date has 
been in warm, mid-summer conditions.  In that case, you may want to consider 
warmer sleeping bags, and/or warmer clothing or an extra layer.

If your boyfriend is still gearing up and/or you're reconsidering some of 
your own gear, familiarize yourself with the concept of lightweight 
backpacking.  In general, lightweight gear costs no more than its heavier 
counterpart but your bodies will like you better at the end of each day.  
There's nothing extreme about lightweight options though some of the 
ultra-lightweight crowd do go a bit extreme for my taste.

If you have specific questions, post them here and you'll usually get at 
least as many opinions as responses.

I've been participating on this list for eight years and started compiling 
many of my thoughts on my web site.  There's everything from my AT gear list 
(which I would not use again) to my lightweight gear list (which I would use 
for an AT hike) to all sorts of other gear discussions, tips and tricks, 
lightweight philosophy and manufacturers list, and more.  It might be worth 
perusing.

You can find it all at: http://friends.backcountry.net/m_factor

Hope this helps,

Mara
Stitches, AT99

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>From: Sarah <barbieisbulimic at gmail.com>
>Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 13:27:31 -0500
>
>...I'm wondering if there's a list out there of
>everything we would need to do this hike, and what kind of food anyone 
>would
>recommend for a trip like this? ...

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