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DANN Hailey is one of the most sincere and honest people Ive ever met. If you meet him youre bound to love him. Ill take his opinion over yours any day of the week.

I used a Granite Gear Crown V.C. 60 and have used it on many other trips. Would take it again if I left today for the AT.

You might be still able to. Check out the book "Born to Run"

+Steve Breen Thanks for viewing Steve. If I was to leave tomorrow I would take the same thing and pack it the same way. It all worked very well.

+Andrew Shomette The Big Agnes is a good tent and I will use it maybe on short trips in good weather. The ZPacks Duplex is so ez to put up and a total pleasure in the rain and very lightweight.

+Jon Baatz Water is very easy to come by on the AT. I used 2 and 3 Smart Water bottles. Water is the heaviest thing you should be carrying and it is easy to keep that weight down by good water management. If I started tomorrow I would start with 2 Smart Water bottles with a Swayer mini screwed to the top of 1 of them.

+Mike Liese I hiked as long and far as I cared. When I stared my hike I did not have a thru-hike in mined which I think is very important to have. Being out there and staying out there for 5 to 6 months is 80% mental and 20% physical. Be prepared to get wet and stay wet much of the time hiking the AT. Best to you and your hike Mike !!

Mike8180 If I don't get to do a video on doing video on the AT here is a quick break down. I used a iPhone 5 and iMovie to edit. Then with iMovie, save it to my phone then login to RUclips and upload it over wifi or using my data plan. iMovie will do the login and upload too, but I found that to be more problematic. I also found that trying to upload directly to RUclips could be another problem mainly just being slow in uploading. The big big problem is uploading the video by wifi because the wifi will be very very very slow. I only found three true high speed wifi connections. One in Hiawassee GA at a hotel, Daleville VA at the Three Little Pigs restaurant, and Waynesboro VA at Starbucks. Trying to upload by wifi could take as much as 12 hours for 4 to 5 minutes of video at 720p. If you have any other cell phone service other than Verizon you want have much service which is not great too. The AT is very remote so cell service is not good no matter who you have as a service carrier and thats just trying to make a call or doing text. AT&T is your next best for service. The best way I found to upload was when I had at lest full service and LTE using my data plan I uploaded to Drop Box. Then I would have my son back home post them to RUclips for me. Hope this helps! You may want to download iMovie or which every editor of choice from the app store and play around before you go. Like tonight -LoL

LoNSlo2015AT Thank you, sir. I may have to travel down I-16 to buy you lunch and "talk shop" sometime between now and next March!

Mike8180 I love to eat not sure where you are located but we may could meet in the middle. Thanks Mike!

didoma73 There is know way to know for sure just a wild guess. Would have been nice if it was dated... LoL Thank for viewing didoma73.

Vonnie McB Thanks I'll looking into doing a breakdown in more detail soon.

The Hungry Hungry Hyker I see you are planing a hike this coming spring. Look to the many hikers who have done the long trails. Save up and buy the lightest equipment out there and look to the cottage industry more than the big name companies.

Loner2012AT I give thought of going back this year maybe in mid August and start at Katahdin and go south to Front Royal VA. I could finish the AT in mid November that way this year. The Benton MacKaye is the trail I have looked at for the past two year and want to do more than the AT. I like the idea of doing/starting the BMT in September and try to do lots more video of the BMT. There is not much video of the BMT. Thanks to people like you my gear I left home with worked very good. I weighed in at Springer at 24lb less the two bottles of water. If I would have known my knees would have worked that good I would have left with the ZPacks tent. That was my big change other than the water filter. I seen way to many people having to buy new gear on the trail because of bad choices to begin with. Then they buy the wrong gear again b/c of bad advice from outfitters. They are into sales, it's best to look to the people who have done long trails right here on RUclips. Thanks Loner!!

+LoNSlo2015AT (LoNSlo) you are so right about watching these youtube vids from folks that have already done the long trails as they can save us all from a LOT of needless extra weight and bad choices!! And thank YOU so much for making this vid of your gear that made it. My dream is to do the AT in 2017 or 18 but I have such bad knees I'm not sure how far I will get. But it is my numero uno bucket list item so were there's a will there has to be a way... right LoNSlo2015? my hat is off to you dude for doing your hike and congrats!

potatothorn You can check the seat pad out at REI.com it is a Therm-a-Rest Z seat Pad best $15 you can spend. Thanks potatothorn! www.rei.com/product/829881/therm-a-rest-z-seat-pad

LoNSlo2015AT me, my Mom, and my lady friend will have them by the end of the week this is exactly what we've been missing cant believe i never saw one before thanks so much

potatothorn You guys will enjoy them for sure! Happy trail...

LoNSlo2015AT can not thank you enough for the tip about the z-seat- literally turns a hard cold rock into a soft warm chair. Used them in Kings Canyon National park and on Mt. Whitney where it is seriously cold, was absolutely amazing how warm these seats are, i mention you in my videos because of them (and your hikes) thanks again

Molon Labe The bad thing about putting your tent at the bottom of a backpack is, at the end of the day you want to setup and its raining you must pull everything out into the rain to get to your tent. I tie my tent to the bottom of the outside of my backpack, which is at the bottom you could say -LoL. My Zpack Duplex tent only weights around 21.5 ounces. Its not a heavy piece of gear. Your food and water will/should always be the heaviest thing your carrying. My food bag with 4 days of food could weigh around 8 to 9 lb. which is as much as my base weight. Being it only dropped down to 28/29 degrees a couple of nights I could put my base layer bottoms on and be fine. You can always put your jacket on too. If I would have left in March I would have needed to carried warmer and more clothes. I left the trail because I was just not enjoying the hike because of the heat, humidity, rain and bugs. I live down south where all these factors are everyday life so I normally do my outdoor activities in cooler weather ie fall and winter. I'm sure I will regret leaving the trail many times my body and performance was doing very well for someone my age. My last day hiking was into Front Royal VA and I did a 26.5 mile day and had many other days that was 18 plus miles. There was no reason I could not have gone all the way to Katahdin. I did not set out to do a thur-hike and it for sure is very important to have your heart and mind set on a thur-hike before you leave home and remind yourself everyday along the way. It's 80% between the ears... not in the body there are little kids out there doing a thur-hike. Thanks for all your comments and viewing my videos.

Molon Labe The "experts" do recommend putting your heavier things to the bottom and close to your back. Being I carry my tent on the bottom and then my food bag I think that is around middle with my load. The tent is outside but the load is about the same. First things first with rules, know the rules well, then you can break them. Great point about the load, THANKS.

LoNSlo2015AT Thank you for the videos and taking the time to share your experiences and knowledge. Your point about burying your tent in the pack is a good point. I might put my tent, air pad (Klymit Static V2) and Klymit air pillow in my sleeping bag compartment if my new bag is too big. This would make it more accessible as you point out. Appreciate the Sawyer filter info too! I'm gonna use the Mini myself. Good to hear you made the decision to leave the trail and it wasn't an injury or anything serious, it was on your terms. You'll be back out there someday, I think. Thanks again!

Molon Labe Thanks for all your info and watching my vid's.

+LoNSlo2015AT (LoNSlo) Thank YOU Lo and I too am really glad that you left on your own terms not the body failing or something other. Happy new year 2016!

The Hungry Hungry Hyker Hope to have it up this week. Thanks for stopping by!

Loner2012AT It is a great place to stay I stopped by on my way home for another say. Best hostel I seen on my hike! Thanks Loner!

Vonnie McB Well worth visiting even if your not hiking and just passing by the area. My pleasure, it truly is a great place to stay Vonnie McB.

Thank you again...Safe travels.

SmackNC By far the best hostel I seen along the AT. Thanks for viewing SmackNC!

potatothorn It's amazing how good of video you can get out of a iPhone 5 that is 3.5 year old using iMovie. If I come in contact with it I'll give it a try, thanks. I know how to ID it and just avoid it. I wear long pants and shirts. Thanks for viewing!

SmackNC You can do it even if it's only 10 mile. Get out and hike!

Loner2012AT Loner thanks! I'v hike as far as I wanted this time and have left the AT in Front Royal. It was a fun journey of 972 miles. Had a great time and met a lot of wonderful people on the trail. I should have left at Waynesboro VA but the AT has a way of pulling you in... Hope to get a gear review up soon on what I was using after 2.5 months and around a 1000 miles walked over all.

LoNSlo2015AT Congrats on 1000 miles! You had a great hike. Looking forward to the gear video but going to miss your updates - and am sure you'll miss the trail. But like they say - the trail will always be there. Thanks for sharing your hike with everyone.

potatothorn Not me but he is one awesome runner! 50 plus miles a day on the AT.

Loner2012AT Scott is a great guy and I think he has what it takes to set a new record.

Vonnie McB Thanks was so cool meeting him and he was very kind to stop and do photos them a moving interview.

cool be safe and keep on hiking

mikkat50 50 plus miles a day. I think he will set the bar high.