Long Distance Hiking

[Rick]

Here's a nice article on long distance hiking offering numbers on most successful ways to treat water, boots, tents, and average miles per day.

http://hikinghq.net/book_long_distance.html

[Beo]

Nice post rick, very informaive, might pick the book up for a read. Although the groups I hike with call anything over 20 miles a trek and we don't trails. The info was real good though. One question though, he said they herdly slept in tents or shelters and went to hotels or hostiles, wonder why.

[Rick]

The trail is pretty crowded and there are a few shelters along the trail but they fill up quickly. The hostels and hotels (these aren't Hiltons by any stretch) are right near the trail and they're aren't that many shelters. You have to start early in the year to make the full trek, which means spring rains.

Here's a picture of a newly built shelter.

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[Rick]

I found a hiking estimator to go with this thread. It will tell you how long a hike will take based on distance, elevation and speed.

http://hikenh.netfirms.com/HikeTime.htm

[trax]

Neat shelter, did they run out of boards?

[Rick]

No. They were just bored with the boards.

[trax]

Well, I saw an opening there so I had to comment

[Beo]

That shelter is not camping.

[Rick]

Agreed. But the Appalachian Trail is trekking. It just offers a place to get out of the rain and keeps you from sleeping on the ground. Since you're on the ground....oh....for 3 or so months, anything is better.

[Beo]

It may be trekking, buuuuuuuuuut why use that if I got my diamond shelter?

[Rick]

After a month or so of setting up a tent or tarp, it's just nice to crash out and not have to drag out your gear.

[Beo]

Very True.

[Sam]

It may be trekking, buuuuuuuuuut why use that if I got my diamond shelter?

hey Beowulf do you ever sleep in hammocks? I like them easy on the back,and dry.

[dilligaf2u2]

In the last month everything between me and the coffee pot is a trek. And getting from my bed to my desk is a long haul.

If it were not for the grand brats I would not get my daily exercise.

Don

[Ridge Wolf]

It may be trekking, buuuuuuuuuut why use that if I got my diamond shelter?

I have been thinking of getting one of those.. (or making one). What are the downfalls of them? Your comments please??

[Ridge Wolf]

Agreed. But the Appalachian Trail is trekking. It just offers a place to get out of the rain and keeps you from sleeping on the ground. Since you're on the ground....oh....for 3 or so months, anything is better.

Going to try the Pacific Crest Trail... at least part of it.. this summer if I can get away from here... Does that count?

[canid]

rick; that's when i usualy just burrito myself up in my rain fly and hope i don't wake up wet.

[crashdive123]

Going to try the Pacific Crest Trail... at least part of it.. this summer if I can get away from here... Does that count?

Since it covers over 2,600 miles I'm guessing that....yeah it qualifies. How much are you going to do?

[Ridge Wolf]

Since it covers over 2,600 miles I'm guessing that....yeah it qualifies. How much are you going to do?

Just local here in the Pacific Northwest.. Probably some of Oregon and/or Washington.. Never been on that trail.. and I live here. so this summer I am making plans.

[crashdive123]

Good luck with that. and have fun. We expect pictures when you get back.