hikerboy wrote:

CoachLou wrote:

You better buy a lottery ticket gif.016

i make my own luck

hikerboy wrote:

the countdown has begun. in 99 days i begin my thru hike of the benton mackaye trail.the coming of new years day reminded me i'd better start going over the itinerary, see what i'm getting into.
so i pulled out the maps and sgt rock's guide, retraced the bmt in red as the yellow highlight the map is marked in makes the trail hard to follow, and it isnt that easy to follow in red.looks like quite a few road walks, and im hoping i dont miss the turns when im out there.from what ive heard, i wont be seeing too many people for the 3 weeks i'll be on it till i rejoin the a.t. after the smokies.
as far as food planning, looks like ill be carrying 4 days to first resupply, then i'll wing it as i go.not planning any mail drops, although i may switch out some gear once i get to damascus. i can ship stuff to fidjit and dot.com to hold for me. im thinking i may still need my winter gear for most of april.
not too many hostels on the bmt, either so i dont plan on spending any nights in town till fontana, or possibly cherokee.

assuming i dont get hurt, completion of my walk to maine will depend upon how long my money holds out, so im definitely not doing the aussie/army ant $14k plan.

hikerboy wrote:

bb made a good point i have to rethink my first aid kit, as i dont carry much for the at itself,just a few large patch style bandaids, neosporin and a coupla butterflys. the bmt may be a different experience, and im gonna have to be self sufficient, should i get hurt, so i mya need to supplement my bare bones f.a..
also bringing maps and compass, something i normally never bring.

hikerboy wrote:

rocksNsocks wrote:

hikerboy wrote:

bb made a good point i have to rethink my first aid kit, as i dont carry much for the at itself,just a few large patch style bandaids, neosporin and a coupla butterflys. the bmt may be a different experience, and im gonna have to be self sufficient, should i get hurt, so i mya need to supplement my bare bones f.a..
also bringing maps and compass, something i normally never bring.

naw, you don't need all that stuff. It just adds weight...blah blah blah...

Yes, always bring enough to be self Sufi isn't, it's one of the hikers golden rules.

Sent from my ipod from your girl friends house

on the at its almost impossible to get lost, not so impossible on the bmt, at least to find youve been hiking the wrong trail for 5 or 6 miles.
as far as first aid, any suggestions as to anything i should add?snakebite kit and a tourniquet?defibrillator?

hikerboy wrote:

TrainWreck wrote:

hikerboy wrote:

rocksNsocks wrote:

hikerboy wrote:

bb made a good point i have to rethink my first aid kit, as i dont carry much for the at itself,just a few large patch style bandaids, neosporin and a coupla butterflys. the bmt may be a different experience, and im gonna have to be self sufficient, should i get hurt, so i mya need to supplement my bare bones f.a..
also bringing maps and compass, something i normally never bring.

naw, you don't need all that stuff. It just adds weight...blah blah blah...

Yes, always bring enough to be self Sufi isn't, it's one of the hikers golden rules.

Sent from my ipod from your girl friends house

on the at its almost impossible to get lost, not so impossible on the bmt, at least to find youve been hiking the wrong trail for 5 or 6 miles.
as far as first aid, any suggestions as to anything i should add?snakebite kit and a tourniquet?defibrillator?

Snakebite kit:

yecch.

hikerboy wrote:

TrainWreck wrote:

hikerboy wrote:

TrainWreck wrote:

hikerboy wrote:

rocksNsocks wrote:

hikerboy wrote:

bb made a good point i have to rethink my first aid kit, as i dont carry much for the at itself,just a few large patch style bandaids, neosporin and a coupla butterflys. the bmt may be a different experience, and im gonna have to be self sufficient, should i get hurt, so i mya need to supplement my bare bones f.a..
also bringing maps and compass, something i normally never bring.

naw, you don't need all that stuff. It just adds weight...blah blah blah...

Yes, always bring enough to be self Sufi isn't, it's one of the hikers golden rules.

Sent from my ipod from your girl friends house

on the at its almost impossible to get lost, not so impossible on the bmt, at least to find youve been hiking the wrong trail for 5 or 6 miles.
as far as first aid, any suggestions as to anything i should add?snakebite kit and a tourniquet?defibrillator?

Snakebite kit:

yecch.

You're missing the point. You offer it to the snake and get him too drunk to bite. Then you sit around the campfire and swap stories.

been almost two years since i swapped stories with a snake.
actually i did most of the talking.

hikerboy wrote:

TrainWreck wrote:

hikerboy wrote:

TrainWreck wrote:

hikerboy wrote:

TrainWreck wrote:

hikerboy wrote:

rocksNsocks wrote:

hikerboy wrote:

bb made a good point i have to rethink my first aid kit, as i dont carry much for the at itself,just a few large patch style bandaids, neosporin and a coupla butterflys. the bmt may be a different experience, and im gonna have to be self sufficient, should i get hurt, so i mya need to supplement my bare bones f.a..
also bringing maps and compass, something i normally never bring.

naw, you don't need all that stuff. It just adds weight...blah blah blah...

Yes, always bring enough to be self Sufi isn't, it's one of the hikers golden rules.

Sent from my ipod from your girl friends house

on the at its almost impossible to get lost, not so impossible on the bmt, at least to find youve been hiking the wrong trail for 5 or 6 miles.
as far as first aid, any suggestions as to anything i should add?snakebite kit and a tourniquet?defibrillator?

Snakebite kit:

yecch.

You're missing the point. You offer it to the snake and get him too drunk to bite. Then you sit around the campfire and swap stories.

been almost two years since i swapped stories with a snake.
actually i did most of the talking.

That's the salesman side of you coming out. The snookered snake started snoring when you started expounding on all the details of the benefits of leasing.

he is currently driving a chevy tahoe, with adjustable pedal controls.loves the heated seats.

hikerboy wrote:

hikerboy wrote:

im not a thru hiker.
im exempt from dumminess.

aside from which, if i have my survival bracelet, no worries.

hikerboy wrote:

BirdBrain wrote:

hikerboy wrote:

hikerboy wrote:

im not a thru hiker.
im exempt from dumminess.

aside from which, if i have my survival bracelet, no worries.

A small gun is all that is needed for AT. You will need a really big gun for where you are going. Maybe some traps too.

i'll leave the guns to the other kids.i have no desire to shoot things.never really saw the challenge of hunting for sport,always felt it was more the hunt than the kill. ill point and shoot, but only with a camera. im deadly with a nikon coolpix at 50 yards.

hikerboy wrote:

BirdBrain wrote:

hikerboy wrote:

BirdBrain wrote:

hikerboy wrote:

hikerboy wrote:

im not a thru hiker.
im exempt from dumminess.

aside from which, if i have my survival bracelet, no worries.

A small gun is all that is needed for AT. You will need a really big gun for where you are going. Maybe some traps too.

i'll leave the guns to the other kids.i have no desire to shoot things.never really saw the challenge of hunting for sport,always felt it was more the hunt than the kill. ill point and shoot, but only with a camera. im deadly with a nikon coolpix at 50 yards.

Okay. I agree. No guns on trail. However, your camera is too light.

i can paint it black

BirdBrain wrote:

Okay. I agree. No guns on trail. However, your camera is too light.

hikerboy wrote:

LoboSolo wrote:

BirdBrain wrote:

Okay. I agree. No guns on trail. However, your camera is too light.

disagree. a firearm is a good tool to have

hehehehe you said tool hehehehehe

hikerboy wrote:

BirdBrain wrote:

hikerboy wrote:

LoboSolo wrote:

BirdBrain wrote:

Okay. I agree. No guns on trail. However, your camera is too light.

disagree. a firearm is a good tool to have

hehehehe you said tool hehehehehe

Stop making me laugh. This is serious stuff here. Hehehehehe

i can see lw rolling his eyes right now thinkin"frickin idiots"

hikerboy wrote:

BirdBrain wrote:

hikerboy wrote:

LoboSolo wrote:

BirdBrain wrote:

Okay. I agree. No guns on trail. However, your camera is too light.

disagree. a firearm is a good tool to have

hehehehe you said tool hehehehehe

Stop making me laugh. This is serious stuff here. Hehehehehe

i can see lw rolling his eyes right now thinkin"frickin idiots"

BirdBrain wrote:

hikerboy wrote:

BirdBrain wrote:

hikerboy wrote:

LoboSolo wrote:

BirdBrain wrote:

Okay. I agree. No guns on trail. However, your camera is too light.

disagree. a firearm is a good tool to have

hehehehe you said tool hehehehehe

Stop making me laugh. This is serious stuff here. Hehehehehe

i can see lw rolling his eyes right now thinkin"frickin idiots"

True. And he would be correct again.

TrainWreck wrote:

BirdBrain wrote:

hikerboy wrote:

BirdBrain wrote:

hikerboy wrote:

LoboSolo wrote:

BirdBrain wrote:

Okay. I agree. No guns on trail. However, your camera is too light.

disagree. a firearm is a good tool to have

hehehehe you said tool hehehehehe

Stop making me laugh. This is serious stuff here. Hehehehehe

i can see lw rolling his eyes right now thinkin"frickin idiots"

True. And he would be correct again.

He yelled at me for using the eye roll emoticon at him once on WB. :unsure: :unsure: :unsure: :unsure: :unsure: