Sunday, July 12, 2009

[BackpackingLight] Re: Gear Suggestions



Sorry I realize I should have been more specific
Well for this summer my hiking will be around New Brunswick, Maine, and New Hampshire, so some mountain and some coastal....

Thanks
T

--- In BackpackingLight@yahoogroups.com, Ralph Oborn <Ralph.oborn@...> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 3:58 PM, pictureaddict <tpayne@...> wrote:
>
> > ok I'm a rookie at backpacking, so I'm looking for a few gear suggestions:
> >
> > What I have: <snip>
>
>
>
>
> In order for you to get some worthwhile advice we'll need a little more
> info.
>
> Where are you going?
>
> The answers will be different if you are thinking AT or Grand Canyon or
> Alaska or Central America.
> New Brunswick hiking will be very different from Death Valley backpacking.
> :]
>
> Generally in my experience it isn't so important what you carry, but that
> you know how to use what you have.
>
> Practice makes perfect, try out a few local overnighters, see what you use,
> see what you wish you had, see what you could have left home.
>
> And most importantly "Hike your own hike"
>
> Ralph
>

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