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Well, it just seems that backpacking woud be such an inexpensive hobby. Boy was I wrong. they price up all their gear. And I'm not talking fancy stuff. I mean tent, packs, and all the basics. I need to find an inexpensive hobby, for cryin' out loud.
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| Posts: 1950 | Location: Milkyway, the earth, USA, Arizona, Chandler | Registered: June 25, 2003 | |
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really? I think you should be able to get everything you need for fairly cheap. Most of the decent backpacking tents on eBay sell for $10. Backpacks are roughly $40. Boots are $40 Sleeping bags are $10. Camping Cookware packages are $10. Thats all of the basics for a mere $110. What other accesories would you need? If you were to hike the Appalachain trail, how much food would you need, and how would you carry it with you?
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| Posts: 1272 | Location: Indiana | Registered: May 23, 2004 | |
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Is that the sort of equipment thats supposed to last 2 months straight, and keep me semi-comfortable?
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| Posts: 1950 | Location: Milkyway, the earth, USA, Arizona, Chandler | Registered: June 25, 2003 | |
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quote: Originally posted by braininabox:
Most of the decent backpacking tents on eBay sell for $10. Backpacks are roughly $40. Boots are $40. Sleeping bags are $10. Camping Cookware packages are $10. Thats all of the basics for a mere $110.
Yes, and there are also VHS camcorders from 1990 on eBay for cheap. Surely that's all you need to make a movie!
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| Posts: 2272 | Location: Boston | Registered: September 18, 2003 | |
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quote: If you were to hike the Appalachain trail, how much food would you need, and how would you carry it with you?
The way I understand it, if your going to hike the whole trail your going to need a team of people that have rations for you that they can drop off every so often (how often, I don't know).
Shakespeare says "Prose before hoes."
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| Posts: 851 | Location: Knoxville TN | Registered: October 10, 2004 | |
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nah, theres a town/checkpoint approximately every 5 days. So you really only to need to carry provisions for about 7.
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| Posts: 1950 | Location: Milkyway, the earth, USA, Arizona, Chandler | Registered: June 25, 2003 | |
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quote: Originally posted by braininabox:
maybe I'm wrong.
You are.
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| Posts: 2272 | Location: Boston | Registered: September 18, 2003 | |
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quote: Originally posted by braininabox:
What can you get out of a $200 tent that you can't get out of a $25 tent?
Ripstop canopy, better weight-to-space ratio, better air circulation, multiple (equalized) exterior guy points, full-coverage silicone/polyurathane-coated rainflies, continuous pole sleeves, gear lofts, adjustable ground tensioners, taped and seam-tensioned bucket floors, 9mm field-serviceable aluminum featherlite or atlas scandium poles, breathable and fire-retardant material, welded seams, multiple dry-entry vestibules, perimeter mesh pockets, waterproof inverted rainfly zippers, and pitch light options.
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| Posts: 2272 | Location: Boston | Registered: September 18, 2003 | |
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ok, tell you what. You use your discount equipment, I'll use my more expensive stuff. We'll see how long it takes before your pack brakes, your tent rips, your cookware is rusted, and your sleeping bag barely keeps out the cold. (And I'm saying this sarcastically, I'm not trying to be rude  )
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| Posts: 1950 | Location: Milkyway, the earth, USA, Arizona, Chandler | Registered: June 25, 2003 | |
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quote: Originally posted by braininabox:
I think doing the trail on generic hiking equipment would be much more of an accomplishment than doing it while having state-of-the-art luxuries all along the way.
I would hardly call them "luxuries." Without a decent tent or sleeping bag, some parts of the AT could kill you. And I mean that.
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| Posts: 2272 | Location: Boston | Registered: September 18, 2003 | |
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quote: Ripstop canopy, better weight-to-space ratio, better air circulation, multiple (equalized) exterior guy points, full-coverage silicone/polyurathane-coated rainflies, continuous pole sleeves, gear lofts, adjustable ground tensioners, taped and seam-tensioned bucket floors, 9mm field-serviceable aluminum featherlite or atlas scandium poles, breathable and fire-retardant material, welded seams, multiple dry-entry vestibules, perimeter mesh pockets, waterproof inverted rainfly zippers, and pitch light options.
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| Posts: 155 | Location: Manhattan | Registered: July 25, 2006 | |
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| Posts: 2272 | Location: Boston | Registered: September 18, 2003 | |
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It's the continuous pole sleeves. Worth every penny.  | PerryKroll.com | TRC | "If not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled." Wodehouse
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| Posts: 5197 | Location: Tisch at New York University | Registered: June 03, 2003 | |
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quote: Originally posted by titaniumdoughnut: It's the continuous pole sleeves. Worth every penny.
They allow for better overall structural support, which is important in high winds. Especially in places like the White Mountains, which in the winter has weather that rivals Mt. Everest. They are worth it.
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| Posts: 2272 | Location: Boston | Registered: September 18, 2003 | |
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