Originally Posted by
WV
Okay, next up are underquilt or other bottom insulation and bugnet. Also a top quilt. More important than them is experience. AT in 2013 is possible if you acquire all your backpacking and hammocking skills in 2012. To accelerate that, beg, borrow, or steal (actually, don't steal) as much as you can. Don't save money by making stuff yourself - it will waste time. Get into the woods as soon as possible.
If you come to West Virginia, I'll give you some stuff to use. (We'll test it out in the Cranberry Wilderness.) I bet others would do the same. Consider becoming a temporary itinerant beggar. You can also learn heaps at group hangs. Fall MAHHA would be a great place to meet lots of fine people, refine your skills, and get psyched for your trip. That's in October. Can you manage 4 or 5 trips of three days or more between now and then?
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