Hope you don't mind me chiming in here but you can't start in Maine at Baxter on April 1 climbing Katadin if you lucky may good up the mountain around May 15 more like June 1.
Hope this helps you out.
Hope you don't mind me chiming in here but you can't start in Maine at Baxter on April 1 climbing Katadin if you lucky may good up the mountain around May 15 more like June 1.
Hope this helps you out.
I started my hike along the AT the last weekend of July last year at the MD/PA line and summited Springer Mt. On Nov. 1 hanging most of the way. What started out as a 3 day 31 mile weekend trip took a drastic change when I was dared to go the rest of the way on the first night. I started out with a $40 target 40° sleeping bag and a big blue utility tarp coupled with my ENO double nest. Once I realized I was going the rest of the way, I had a 30° down mummy, a Thermarest air mattress, and a hex tarp mailed out to me. The only uncomfortable night's sleep were contributed to crappy hotel beds. The coldest stretch of weather I experienced were three straight nights in the mid 20's where I stayed nice and toasty cocooned in my bag. Things might be a little different starting in the north that early. I plan on starting the last week of March this year at the same MD/PA heading to Katahdin, and am looking at UQ options myself. I did enjoy the option of going to the ground since I had a sleeping pad, and was convenient on those long days.
Like EZ, I too am leaving from Springer on the first week of April. I will have a Bear Mountain Bridge Hammock with a Never Winter 30 bag, a NeoAir in the sleeve and some reflectix under my bag. I have been down to 5F in this set up, but I am also a warm sleeper.
Anyone completed a thru with a BMBH?
This AT thru-hiker (Loner) used a hammock system for his trip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sTft2mLI0k
Wilderness Logics now offers "doors" for the Tadpole tarp.
im planning on starting the first week of april as well so ill be seeing you guys out on the trail.
"Any night in a hammock, is a good night."
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