[at-l] older hiker supplies

[icw39@ncfreedom.net (Clark Wright)]

don't forget the Bob Dole drug of choice - Viagra! :)

thru-thinker

Marielle & Paul wrote:
> 
> I did not know what to call this thread.
> 
> The thread about contacts made me think about some of the additional stuff that you may need to carry when you are a little older.
> 
> MA wore contacts during our 5 month hike in 1999. She cleaned her hands with Purell before taking them out or putting them back in.  She had the same pair for the entire trip. She carried a replacement pair and also a pair of glasses to wear at the shelters and campsites. Of course she also had to have contact solution with her.
> 
> Some of the things that we and/or other hikers our age carried:
> 
> hormone pills
> thyroid pills
> eye drops for glaucoma
> denture cleaners
> pepto or similar items for finicky stomachs
> calcium pills
> imodium
> contacts
> contact solutiions
> reading glasses
> Ibuprofen
> 
> I realize that some younger hikers also required some of these items but I think that in general the older thru hikers were more likely to need these items.
> 
> PA(MA& PA 99)
> 
> www.hikers99.homestead.com
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