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| location | Atlanta, GA | |
| age | 28 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 4 months |
| seen | Jan 12 at 21:11 | |
| stats | profile views | 14 |
I am a young outdoors enthusiast with a degree in biology, specializing in botany and ecology. I have been backpacking about once a month for two years. I enjoy hiking and backpacking most, but I am open to learning about other outdoor activities. My current goal is to be ready for the AT within the next ten years.
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Feb 6 |
answered | How to improvise a signal mirror? |
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Feb 5 |
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Handling feminine hygiene on multiple-month treks? @Ryley: Thank you for the reassurance. Clearly, I need to do a bit more research/thinking about timing. :) |
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Feb 5 |
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Handling feminine hygiene on multiple-month treks? +1 for the amount of research you did, whew! I would be wary of sea sponges personally, as they are, well, dead creatures. I would be concerned about lingering bacteria or microorganisms, but-- it's still something worth researching. |
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Feb 4 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Feb 3 |
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Should you pop a blister? I danced pointe for years (ouch), and this was the advice teachers gave to the dancers, as well. Pad it, keep it clean, and let it heal on its own. |
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Feb 3 |
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How do you determine how long a hike will take? +1. This is exactly what we've been doing, starting with shorter training hikes closer to home. Our times have been pretty accurate to hiking in the backcountry, as well. |
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Feb 3 |
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Handling feminine hygiene on multiple-month treks? I like the idea. I love that silicone is so safe, and I love that it can be boiled to sanitize it. I'm now having trouble finding how to clean them, since that might be hard while on the trail. |
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Feb 3 |
awarded | Commentator |
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Feb 3 |
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Handling feminine hygiene on multiple-month treks? @Ryley: I would love for things to work out that way, I'm mostly anxious about timing trips through town-- I wouldn't want to keep soiled pads in a WAG bag for two weeks at a time. |
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Feb 3 |
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Handling feminine hygiene on multiple-month treks? @bmike: I was wondering if amenorrhea might kick in. I was hoping I'd find females here that might have done extended hiking, but I think I have connections where I live to marathon runners-- great idea! |
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Feb 3 |
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Handling feminine hygiene on multiple-month treks? @Mat Banik: Interesting, yes, but I will not be looking to be pregnant or lactating while on the AT. And I think that taking a five-day break every time I'm on my period is sort of out of the question, though we will definitely have to slow our pace a bit. |
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Feb 3 |
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How to cheaply introduce someone to backpacking @Russell Steen: Looking at answers to this question, I think you might want to put a monetary value on "cheap." Otherwise, I think you're getting subjective answers. |
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Feb 3 |
awarded | Student |
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Feb 3 |
asked | Handling feminine hygiene on multiple-month treks? |
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Feb 3 |
awarded | Citizen Patrol |
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Feb 3 |
answered | How to carry water in freezing temperatures? |
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Feb 3 |
answered | Resources for finding public hunting land |
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Jan 27 |
awarded | Teacher |
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Jan 26 |
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Resources for finding public hunting land Or are you looking for land that you would not have to pay or negotiate to hunt on? |
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Jan 26 |
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Why does my belay device have two holes? This is a specific question with a specific picture given as an example. Good question! |
