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More JMT Gear~Backpack, Tent, Sleeping Bag & Pad

In hiking the JMT, my pack weight was a bit more than normal. One of the reasons was due to the extra weight of the Bear Canister. I’ll talk more of that in another post. Early on our trip, the weather was cold in the mornings, so we needed to carry a bit more clothing …

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Survival necklace accessory

The Survival Chokeez™ Necklaces are being received pretty well. I’ve received lots of good feedback on them, & appreciate the support. Thanks to all of you! Later this week, some new camo colors of paracord will be arriving, so more pics will be up soon. Also, I’m hoping that by next week, possibly even the …

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JMT gear~Shoes

Before setting out on my JMT summer thru-hike, some of my gear needed replacing. I’d previously thought that my Merrell Continuum shoes would be fine, but upon closer inspection, the insole on one of the shoes had opened up where the uppers meet the sole. I think my last AT section put them through a …

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Sept 10, 2009

Hiked 18 mi this day, ending up at Crawfish Valley, the site of the infamous tent-eating raccoon. While I was hanging my food bag at night, a raccoon, which had come up to me begging for food, thought it was ok if he helped himself to rummaging through my stuff. Tore the insole from out of one of my boots, ate a hole in my first aid kit and, lastly, tried to get into my tent, chewing a small hole & leaving some other puncture holes from claws/nails. A piece of a claw/nail was hanging from a hole. Earlier in the day, outside of Atkins, VA, came upon bear remains by the railroad tracks.