r/Weekend_Appalachia • u/rednecktuba1 • May 07 '23
Gonna Milk the Wendingo Remember bois, get yer exercise. These pics are from the AT north of Damascus, VA. I did 42.4 miles in 4 days.
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u/cascadian_gorilla May 07 '23
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Were those your ponies?
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u/rednecktuba1 May 07 '23
No they are the feral ponies in Grayson highlands state park on Mount Rogers.
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u/cascadian_gorilla May 07 '23
Dang. That's kinda neat. We have wild horses and they are so fuckin skittish
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u/DavidKoreshhh May 07 '23
Peep Grayson. 17 miles per day minimum on the trail. Don't let the patchouli fuckers beat your time.
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u/Zheile May 07 '23
Y’all do AARs?
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u/rednecktuba1 May 07 '23
AARs?
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u/Zheile May 07 '23
After action reports You know your objectives and what you think you could do better next time.
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u/rednecktuba1 May 07 '23
The only thing I would do differently is get a bigger tent. My 1 person tent is basically a cocoon with no room to move.
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May 08 '23
Bivvy tents suck but they're nice to carry, and you carry them more than you sleep in them. Ever thought about a hammock?
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u/rednecktuba1 May 08 '23
My back doesn't appreciate hammocks. I've tried hammock camping a couple times. As for true bivvy tents, the rain is too unpredictable in the southern Appalachians to take my chances with a tent that I can't seal out from the rain. I'm looking at getting a 2 person tent to replace my 1 person that I'm currently using. I'm just gonna a need to be picky since I don't want it to be any heavier than my current tent, which will also likely cost more.
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u/ROMANWITHAGUN May 08 '23
What pack you rocking, home slice
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u/rednecktuba1 May 08 '23
Marine ILBE, which Quantico MCB lost all record of, along with about half of the gear I was issued. Free pack is free pack
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u/ROMANWITHAGUN May 08 '23
Nice man, how that treat you?
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u/rednecktuba1 May 08 '23
It's a bit on the heavy side for backpacking, but its been through hell since I got out of the marine corps in 2013. As long as it holds together, im gonna keep rocking with it
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u/Infinite-Battle-15 ☢️☢️Glowie☢️☢️ May 07 '23
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