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One place where carrying out your solid waste can be appropriate in the NE is in the winter. Can't bury it and so it becomes part of the run off during the spring melt. In terms of the western/eastern split one thing i've noticed is the idea of bushwacking. Those I've talked to who were brought...

I started out using sundowners, went through two pairs before switching to a heavier, stiffer boot and a lighter more flexible fabric and leather boot. The Sundowners were fine boots.

The North Face Tadpole tent is a good one and should fit your criteria rather well.

I saw a set of wings one spring, years ago set back from the Mary Glen trail or the Rock Shelter trail that may belong to this crash. At the time I was mystified that it could have been the wings from the Stoppel Point crash.

This is more or less what I was trying to point out- after the first the accomplishment does get "easier", the psychological "can it be done" has been answered and that can be a huge thing. As time goes on trails, knowledge of good bad routes, the presence of others attempting the same thing...

Initially I would say, simply "no". With a bit of thought to it, I would say "it depends". I would like to have places where there's no intrusion from planes above, but I don't think every wildernes area needs such protection. And I think it's a selfish reaction as one of the first questiosn...

So everyone who has climbed a mountain after the first person did- who had no trail, no physiological assurance that it could be done is stealing it? Where's the line drawn? I've climbed a mountain by following a trail, did I steal it because I didn't blaze my own trail? I certainlly had a cake...

If there are any folks interested in helping to support the hikers, please contact me, via the boards email function (preferred) or by pm. Support could entail waiting at the end of the hike to provide ferrying services or hauling a cooler filled with ice cream up to a trail junction and...

Not being an expert or trained in this in anyway: 1. Choose non obvious lunch spot, with no evidence of trash. 2. In case of bear, stand close together, wave arms high, make noise. If you have the means to make a noise the bear may have never heard before all the better, do so. 3. If the...

This may still be in the archives, if you search for Daytripper and bear you may find it: last year (I think, perhaps the year before) a bear was regularly bluff charging those lunching at (again, I think) Slant Rock lean to in the ADK's. So this sort of behavior has already begun in the NE. THe...

What type of cooking do you plan on doing? I wouldn't get to hung up on nesting with a stove, I find it's best to pack my food inside the pot, less dead space like you would get with a stove and putting something that has had fuel in it into a cooking vessel never seemed right to me.

I've had no problem with packs like this, the Lowe I mentioned rides, er low in fact I tend to prefer it that way. I wear it more like a lumbar with a lot of the wieght on the belt and let the pack sag a wee bit from my back. I'm not carrying a lot of weight with a pack of that size so that's...

When solo, pad inside the bivy (3 season) or one inside bivy, the other pad outside (4 season) so I can use it to sit on. IN lean to's or warm weather I do just lay the bag on top of the bivy, but this is pretty rare. A bivy is heavier than a light ground cloth, but it's much more flexible and...

More specifically: all lighters used and unused from checked and carry on luggage. Matches still OK.

In general I don't, I use a bivy. But for two people under a tarp when there's only one bivy I've been thinking of solutions. Current favorite: foam sleeping pad.

I've been using a Lowe panel loader (Contour runner 30) for light dayhiking. They have at least one, perhaps several rucksack styles that are close to the size and simplicity that you are looking for.

The Catskills Forest: A History will tell you loads of info on this topic. There is distinct stratification in the Catskills, viewable on almost any trail. Stratification of vegetation is a matter of altitude as much as soil if not more so. You can usually guess altitude by vegetation changes.

I've had a lot of water collect on a not taut silnylon tarp, no noticeable leaks. Silnylon is not supposed to hold up to water under pressure. I've considered using silnylon as a ground cloth but I thought it would be too slippery.

Campmor has their own brand of bags, I've been happy with their 2lb, 40° semi rectangular bag that I bought for around $80. I did upgrade to the lighter and warmer highlight, but the campmor bag is an excellent deal. Do keep in mind that a fleece blanket is going add no small amount of weight...

No! I'm going to be in the Northwest that weekend, so alas I don't think I'll be making it.