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Winter Thru Hiker
PaulMags - - AT Specific
PostQuote from TrafficJam: “Quote from A.T.Lt: “He is also on Instagram. He posts some great pictures daily! ” I don't know how to do Instagram. ” You can view instagram without having to install an app or even have an account...just can't comment. instagram.com/therealhikingviking/
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Trail Names
PostI dont have a trail name per se..I have a very obvious nickname I happen to use on the trail. If I want to go incognito, I just say "Paul". When I was at ALDHA-W, I just introduced myself as Paul. Most people did not know who I was....until a few recognized my voice or from a few things I said and, no word of a lie, when I started to talk with my hands.
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Kenyon tape as well. clean the area with the rip with a damn cloth. Let it dry. Cut a patch with rounded corners (less likely to come off), place on rip. Then with VERY LOW HEAT , an iron on the patch very gently. I repaired my beater down coat this way and the patch is holding 6+ years later. photo-2.jpg
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Baselayer bottoms
PostI used to big a big proponent of merino wool layers. Besides being expensive, I find they don't last as long. FWIW, Patagonia has switched to wool-poly blends. Suspect the longevity issue may be part of the reason.
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Winter Hats
PostNo exactly Elmer Fudd..but I do have the goofy factor going! This photo was take at Cameron Pass in Colorado during a -12F day. The wind was fierce, so it may have "felt" colder. In any case, I joke I look like an extra from a Great Winter War (Finland vs Soviet Union) documentary... image011.jpg
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Baselayer bottoms
PostI hike with bargain basement polypro or similar (costco, military surplus, sierra trading post special, you name it) . I switched to merino wool for winter (mid-weight), and while it breathes better but find it does not last very well. I switched back synthetic even for mid-layer. I agree with the New Hampshire advice: Always take a base layer there. I am, tentatively, planning a four day backpack in the Whites this summer before meeting the new niece scheduled to be born in June. I'll be taking…
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2015 Hiking Miles
PostQuote from Drybones: “I did that once. that's enough, hiking is easier. ” Kinda hard to hike on a few feet of that fluffy stuff...
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Chick Peas
PaulMags - - Trail Chefs
PostQuote from Rasty: “Quote from PaulMags: “Grandma used to make macaroni and chick peas..good stuff. ” hopefully she called it ceci ” Great-Grandma did in the Neapolitan dialect (IIRC..I was 8 or 9 when she passed away). Grandma, like many women of her generation of all ethnic groups, went a little more "American". (her real name was Assunta; she went by Sue)
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2015 Hiking Miles
PostQuote from Rasty: “There is a 50% penalty on any downhill of less then a 40° angle ” Ah sh**...better double check that then. Where's my smartphone app for checking these things..
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Chick Peas
PaulMags - - Trail Chefs
PostGrandma used to make macaroni and chick peas..good stuff.
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Quote from AnotherKevin: “I don't try to do any sort of distance hiking in the winter. I switch to peak bagging. ” I switch to long planks on old-school looking leather boots myself...
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2015 Hiking Miles
PostDo these miles count? anorak.jpg
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