hiking the appalachian trail.

If I were weight watching, I would most likely take one of these:

JMD, BGASH, SOB

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Aias said:
Hey NYdude,

My Hellrazor has been out and about with me most often; sometimes my Randall #5-6. Even my Lon Humphrey Kephart in 3v is enough knife. Otherwise, my TGLB. If car camping, I'll being a big chopper and a Wetterlings hatchet too. My new Trash 2 is big and light--I need to give that some woods time; I have a feeling it will perform very well. I also usually have a small fixed or folder with me too.

BTW, I'm a former NY dude... born and raised, 25 years in Queens and Manhattan--then I moved away for grad school and ended up in SoCal.

The Emberlit stove is a fun, super light, and very durable piece of gear--make sure you get the Ti one, there are some stainless steel ones out there. Ti holds up better, I believe. Not having to lug fuel is a great thing.

Anthony
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Nice! grew up on the east side, bounced around a bit before and after college, but ultimately have been settled back in midtown for the past ten years or so and now only get out to the woods a couple times a year.

The HR and TGLB sound like the way to go, similar to what I was thinking with the Skinny Ash, and probably all about 14 oz.

Thanks for the tip on the Emberlit! Hopefuly pick one up and and get some nature time before the end of the summer.
 
My ideal knife for the AT is the Scrapper 5 LE. Nice and light with a broad blade and INFI so it won't rust easily. Put it in a kydex sheath. Based on the books I have read about the AT I won't be doing anything that needs a bigger knife. Note, I'm an ounce counter.
 
nydude said:
Nice! grew up on the east side, bounced around a bit before and after college, but ultimately have been settled back in midtown for the past ten years or so and now only get out to the woods a couple times a year.

The HR and TGLB sound like the way to go, similar to what I was thinking with the Skinny Ash, and probably all about 14 oz.

Thanks for the tip on the Emberlit! Hopefuly pick one up and and get some nature time before the end of the summer.
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Nice... I miss the city. Went to Fordham for undergrad and NYU for first Masters; as a kid, I spent a lot of time in the city, especially the village.

Skinny ASH is awesome; I have one, and hiked around Joshua Tree with it. Josh at Razor Edge reprofiled it--it's absolutely sick, cuts like a laser. The Emberlit is pretty cool. If you have to boil water for the MRE-type packages, it is really efficient. I also like that I can use it (legally) in places where open fires are otherwise prohibited (in SoCal we have serious wildfire precautions).

Take care, brother!
Anthony
 
If your making a serious long hike a SAK is more than most people take. You need to forget ounces and count grams.

But if you have to take a Bussekin I'd go with a TTreg!
 
I'm always weight conscious on my distance hikes (nothin like the AT, though) with the back problems n everything, and I've found I've rarely needed anything beyond my neck knife. When it's colder and I like to harvest legitimate amounts of fallen firewood, I pull out the Silky saw which works wonders. It cuts so much wood for so little effort and calories burned.

Being it's mid August and you haven't started yet, I just wanted to throw it out there that a good bit of Baxter Park will be closed I think around mid October, and of course Katahdin won't be accessible (legally). Didn't know if you knew or not. Good luck!
 
Through hiking and places like the AT, I don't believe anyone would EVER take a knife that size. So many parts, hikers must stay in designated shelters and even more places, you can't even have a fire.

I would suggest you do some research and maybe reconsider. Or are you just going to go do some day hikes and overnights on the AT?
 
Ya man, if your actually thru hiking or even doing a long section hike, something like that is going to be heading home in the first two weeks.... or end up in a hiker's box:eek:. Even if the mind is willing, the body won't take it. Think more along the lines of a Spyderco Dragonfly. Just my advice, take it for what it's worth....
 
jsnell said:
Ya man, if your actually thru hiking or even doing a long section hike, something like that is going to be heading home in the first two weeks.... or end up in a hiker's box:eek:. Even if the mind is willing, the body won't take it. Think more along the lines of a Spyderco Dragonfly. Just my advice, take it for what it's worth....
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Agree with everything you said with the caveat of if he is using a stick stove. I found that after three days of rain I needed to baton 1 inch sticks to burn, and a Mean Street with sheath at about 8 oz would be worth its weight in gold.
 
Midwest Firecraft said:
Agree with everything you said with the caveat of if he is using a stick stove. I found that after three days of rain I needed to baton 1 inch sticks to burn, and a Mean Street with sheath at about 8 oz would be worth its weight in gold.
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For me it was my CABS, Batoning, feather sticks and fatwood saved me on many a damp and or rainy days.

Oh yea and food prep, all I needed was my bed roll and sandpaper for maintenance.
 
So I fell into a bit of a youtube rabbit hole with regards to hiking vids. a resource that came up with regards to weight was this site lighterpack. below in an example of how this particular youtuber set theirs up.
https://lighterpack.com/r/aecxak
I know a lot of people just do this on paper, but this seams easy and you can then share your list with people if you want.

Also just ordered an Emberlit UL TI on Aias' recommendation. They have factory seconds on the site which saves twenty bucks and works fine for me as it's going to get dirty anyway. Plus they send you a 25% promo code for your first purchase, if any of you guys were interested. Now I just need vacation time!
 
I use the PackLight app on my phone, it's pretty handy. You set up a master gear list, and then pull from that to create different trips. Even if you don't use it for tracking weight, it makes a nice packing list.

Check out the esbit cubes for your new emberlit. Really handy if you wanna have a hot lunch, or for breakfast. The only thing I don't like about the wood stoves is you have to kind of babysit them. In the mornings I like to boil water for coffee and breakfast, while breaking camp. Just speeds up the process.
 
nydude said:
So I fell into a bit of a youtube rabbit hole with regards to hiking vids. a resource that came up with regards to weight was this site lighterpack. below in an example of how this particular youtuber set theirs up.
https://lighterpack.com/r/aecxak
I know a lot of people just do this on paper, but this seams easy and you can then share your list with people if you want.

Also just ordered an Emberlit UL TI on Aias' recommendation. They have factory seconds on the site which saves twenty bucks and works fine for me as it's going to get dirty anyway. Plus they send you a 25% promo code for your first purchase, if any of you guys were interested. Now I just need vacation time!
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Nice! Hope it serves you well!
 
jsnell said:
I use the PackLight app on my phone, it's pretty handy. You set up a master gear list, and then pull from that to create different trips. Even if you don't use it for tracking weight, it makes a nice packing list.

Check out the esbit cubes for your new emberlit. Really handy if you wanna have a hot lunch, or for breakfast. The only thing I don't like about the wood stoves is you have to kind of babysit them. In the mornings I like to boil water for coffee and breakfast, while breaking camp. Just speeds up the process.
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Yeah, I get my little guy to feed it twigs, etc... he let's me break down camp for him ;)
 
nydude said:
but i'd be curious what everyone's ideal blade would be for the A.T.
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The two thru-hikers I work both carried SAKs and both have plenty of other blades to choose from. Some of the thru-hikers I've lent a ride from the Rangeley trail head into town for R&R and provisions carried no more than nail clippers. Every ounce means a lot over 2,000+ miles.
Jet boil stoves are popular, especially since fires are a no-no in some sections of the AT.
 
10.34 lbs for, "Tent, pack, sleep system?" Holy crikey, Batman!

Big Agnes "UltraLight" at 2+ POUNDS. lol sounds about right. (edited cus I can't math)

A 4 POUND PACK!?! My friggin' back just broke, LOL!

A FORTY-EIGHT OUNCE SLEEPING BAG...REI BRAND. YYYYYeeep.

I..I..I just can't hahaha! I'm outta here!
 
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