[at-l] the future is here.. or about to be

[camojack at comcast.net (camojack@comcast.net)]

No worries, I was just razzin' ya; it seems lots of folx get all worked up about various gadgets on the trail. 

Personally, I don't even OWN an iPod, and only just got a cell fone from my wife last Christmas...so she could keep tabs on me in my travels, no doubt.
(Although I seem to go places with no cellular coverage anyhow...)

-"Camo"
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 The cell was more of a joke, and probably a bad one. But I do want to 
 take A LOT, and I mean A LOT (did I mention A LOT) of high resolution pictures (i.e. >7 megapixels). So the idea now is to carry a 60 gig or greater iPod photo and a good camera (as light weight as possible). I don't want to be in a situtation, ever, where I'll miss a picture due to a low battery, and even with this setup that is likely to happen, but I want to minimize it as much as possible. So, the extra <1 lb for me is worth it. Folks might scratch thier heads as I walk by merrily clicking away and whatever moves me, but when I get back and I have a DVD full of memories people may share my vision. Maybe not. But at least I'll have all those great memories from the trail. 
 
 Greg 
 
> On 5/25/05, camojack@comcast.net wrote: 
> > So I can keep my cell fone and iPod all charged up? :-) 
> > -"Camo" 
> > -------------- Original message -------------- 
> > > I present the solar cell backpack: 
> > > 
> > > http://www.rewarestore.com/product/020010005.html 
> > > 
> > > Granted, it is not built towards long-distance hikers but I'll give Gregory 
> or 
> > > Kelty a few months and I'm sure we'll see this kind of thing on the market. 
> If 
> > > they don't build it, I will so if you run into me on the trail, yes, I will 
> have 
> > > solar cells integrated into my pack. 
> > > 
> > > Greg 
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> > From infinity1plus1 at yahoo.com  Thu May 26 02:39:45 2005
From: infinity1plus1 at yahoo.com (Robert)
Date: Thu May 26 03:41:18 2005
Subject: [at-l] Earl Shaffer Memorabilia
In-Reply-To: 6667
Message-ID: <20050526083945.28269.qmail@web31505.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

In this day and age of lightweight everything, I wonder how his total pack weight was 20 lbs in 1948.

Chris Bagby <spur@mac.com> wrote:Earl Shaffer hiked from Katahdin to Springer in 99 days back in 1965 at age 46, making him the first person ever to thruhike the trail in both directions. Unlike his 1948 and 1998 northbound hikes, not very much has ever been written about it.

The Earl Shaffer Foundation is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Earl's southbound hike by posting daily entries from his 1965 journal at http://www.trailjournals.com/earlshaffer , along with various bits of Earl's poetry from the vast collection which he wrote over the course of his life. Most of this material has never before been published in any form.

The Foundation is also beginning a series of auctions on eBay to dispose of items owned by Earl at the time of his death, with proceeds going to some of Earl's favorite organizations, including ALDHA, the AT Museum, the ATC, the Wilderness Society and the Salvation Army. The first round of auctions will feature a pack similar to the ones he used when thruhiking, a pith helmet, a down sleeping bag, a wool blanket sleeping bag, and assortments of books from his personal collection. A schedule of the eBay auctions appears online at http://www.earlshaffer.com . 

The first auction is due to begin June 1, 2005. Once they've begun, the auctions can be found by searching eBay on the term "Earl Shaffer".

Spur

webmaster of the Earl Shaffer Foundation


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