[at-l] What to think?

[spiriteagle99@xxxxxxxxxxx (Jim and/or Ginny Owen)]

William, The Aging Turtle wrote:
>But some ultra-lightest are so sold on going light, they turn people off of
>camping.  I wonder what they would think of the Swede who carried a 100#
>pack or the priest who carried a full communion set?
>


We have a friend who started a southbound hike (his first) with a 100+#
pack.  He carried peanut butter in glass jars, cans of stew, etc.  It took
him something like 23 days to get to Monson.  He's since become an
ultraliter and finished the AT 5 times. <VBG>

Walk softly,
Jim


_________________________________________________________________
The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE*
http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail