Recent content by Iceman

It has the same dissadvantage as chemical treatments, you have to wait before you can drink the water. It is also anther thing that uses batteries. Aqua Mira is just as effective, easier to use, lighter and cheaper. Personally, I use a filter and carry the chemical tratment as a backup...

My gender doesn't matter but I suppose that if I were a woman then my sceen name would be Icewoman :D

I carry a poncho as emergency gear in my day pack. I don't like hiking with it on because I keep tripping over it. I really like the idea of the rain skirt, I think I'm gonna try that.

I have used a bivy sack in a shelter for extra warmth but never a tent. Many people hang their tarp as a wind break in the shelter. Why take up all that space with a tent. Even if no one else is around, it takes a lot longer to set up and break down a tent than a bivy sack.

I've been backpacking the AT solo, one state at a time so I don't really fit in the section hiker or thru hiker catagory. I enjoy staying at the shelters for the company. I start hiking at the crack of dawn so I arrive at the shelter very early (3 PM). If there are people already there, I...

When I was younger, I didn't see the need for poles during a dayhike. I thought that they were for old people because that's who I saw using them. I did use them while packpacking with a 50 pound pack. Back in those days, I didn't mind carrying the extra weight. The poles helped with my...

My screen name and trail name are completely different. I've actually had two trailnames. The first one I came up with myself while backpacking on the AT. I went by Pop Tart because that was all I used to eat. The name I stuck with was given to me at a hiker's party while a woman was talking...

I had a Thermarest for a long time. It never had a leak. Then I lent it to someone and it came back with a leak that I could not find. I threw it out and got one of these: Exped down mat It actually fits inside my pack and with the stuff sack pump, I can make it just as firm as the...

I don't jump off cliffs any higher than 3 feet tall. Another vote for stretching, I do it whenever I can which isn't often enough!

I've tried the ACE bandage and the Aircast, both bothered the arch of my foot enough to make it painful to walk. I wore the Aircast with sneakers while at work where I'm not on my feet that much and stayed off the trails until my ankle healed

For an average 15 mile Adirondack winter (don't hike non-winter) day hike I carry 3 liters of Gatorade. I've carried as much as 4 liters of Gatorade for 18 miles and I drink most of it. I have hypertension and sweat heavily so hydration is very important for me. Next season I'm going to try...

Being a goal oriented person, I like going from point A to point B. My rest stops last as long as 5 minutes and there does not need to be a view. I don't even stay long on summits because my next goal is to get back to the truck. I guess you could say that I am a true peakbagger.

Your not alone, except for me, I've always had this problem, not just the last month or so. It is exactly how you describe. My solution was to switch to Flickr.com and not view anything on Webshots.

Looks like I'm the only one who voted: Being a newbie, I got to start at the bottom :o

If it is the soles of your feet that are burning, I thought that had more to do with the stiffness of the midsole. The stiffer it is, the less you feel the rocks underneath. As for GoreTex, it is an expensive, permanent way of waterproofing your boots. Forget about breathablity, even with a...