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Much of our hike last weekend was wet and foggy, although photos come out so well in those conditions! #at #appalachiantrail #hiking #backpacking #sectionhike #northgeorgia #soggy #foggy #wet #iphone8plus #iphonephotography #teamzpacksHad a wet, but fun hike this weekend with some new, and old friends! We hiked the 31 mile section from Springer Mountain (aka: the souther terminus of the Appalachian Trail) to Neel Gap in only 2 days... we originally planned 3 but with all the rain we decided to speed things up a little. This was actually my 4th time hiking this section, and is a special hike for me. This September marks the 10 year anniversary of my wife and I hiking this section of trail as brand new backpackers. While my wife wasn’t with me on this trip, I did reminisce at several spots along the way, and of course new memories were created on this trip too... Anyway, I look forward to doing this section again one day in the future... until then though, here is a group photo of us atop Cedar Mountain with the best view behind us we had almost the whole trip! #appalachiantrail #at #backpacking #hiking #Cedarmountain #godsglory #finallysomesunshine #groupphoto #iphone8plus #iphonephotography #teamzpacksOur first trip out with our camper for 2019! As usual, not everything went smooth... super windy on the drive down made for a white-knuckled drive, lots of rain that forced us out a day early, not to mention problems with our hot water heater... again, but we still had a great time and was happy that we had the chance to go! We still got 2 nights in at a beautiful, new to us, campground! This is at Whitten Park in Fulton, Ms, only about 1.5 hours away from us. It’s located south of Piney Grove (another favorite campground of ours) on the Tombigbee waterway. We got site #11 which is right on the water with a small fishing pier right at our site (in the photo) and another longer pier right next to it (from which this photo was taken on). This is definitely a nice campground and we look forward to heading back later this year (hopefully on a nicer weekend) to spend more time here! #rvlife #firsttripof2019 #camperlife #starcraft #rv #camper #whittenpark #whittencampground #fultonms #siteonthewater #onthewater #camping #campinglife #glamping #glampinglife #iphone8plusLuke was ready to go... Lucy not so much! And I’m not sure how Lucy managed to turn both her ears out... lol!!! #carrides #dogslife #lukethegolden #lucytherescue #familyFinally got around to making a stove top cover for the stove in our camper! Here it’s sitting on top of the stove grate, however we can remove the grate and it can nest down into the stove top for a lower profile. And of course it can serve as a serving tray for bringing food (or ingredients) in and out of the camper! #everylittlebitofspacecounts #counterspace #countertops #stovecover #diy #rvlife #rvrenovation #starcraftGetting the camper ready for this year... I added a bike rack and supports to the bumper. Now we can do a little biking at the campgrounds! (I gotta redo my stickers again too...) #rvupgrade #bikeracks #bumpersupport #mountnlock #starcraft #21fb #rvlife #rv #happycamper #blessed #itsalmosttime #lilbit #stickeritup- Follow Stick's Blog on WordPress.com
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GSMNP PHGT, Part 3: Custom GooseFeet Gear Down Anorak
… and here is my final part to my 3 part series of my GSMNP Post Hike Gear talk. As I mentioned in Part 1 & Part 2, rather than do one big post to discuss many pieces of my … Continue reading
My Gear Closet…
A couple of years ago I came across a video by Jason Klass in which he goes through his gear closet. Needless to say, I loved the video! I really enjoyed watching someone else just going through their gear, and … Continue reading
All Packed Up & Ready To Go…
Well I am all packed up and ready to go! I will be heading out for 3.5 days to hang out on the AT in North Georgia with a couple of buds! What more could I ask for?
Whoopie Slings, Single Line Tarp Ridge Lines and Bug Socks, Among Other Things…
Not too long ago, I blogged about my new (to me) Grand Trunk Ultralight Hammock which I recently received. If you are familiar with that posting, then you know that the first thing I decided I wanted to do with … Continue reading
Posted in DIY/MYOG, Gear, Hammock Hanging
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Raffle’s, Contest’s and Give-a-way’s
Right now there are a few different raffles and give-a-ways going on. So in case you haven’t seen them, I just wanted to point them out to you just before the deadlines are up, which will be soon!
Backyard Camping Experiment Results…
So, here are my ramblings about how the gear I used worked out during the two cold nights I used it on. Also, my son briefly states how it went for him the second night…
