[pct-l] ADZ

[Junaid Dawud]

I've only been there once, in 2006, and thought it was great. What a  
great chance to meet fellow aspiring thrus and long distance  
backpacking enthusiasts.  I didn't find it commercial at all - there  
were vendors, but only a few, and in one small section of the  
campground. Good thing they were there too, since Brian Frankle (ULA)  
was able to do a modification/fix on my pack. Great guy, even gave me  
a pack covet free and wished me luck. Incidentally, he also repaired  
my pack after I'd put 2400+ miles on it, free of charge. Even put new  
shoulder steps on it.

Anyway, I think it's a great

Junaid

On Mar 29, 2010, at 7:57 PM, Carl Siechert <carlito at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm not aware of any other suitable place, but that's because we  
> haven't
> been looking. We have no intention or desire to move or to make the  
> event
> any bigger than it has been for the past five or so years.
>
> Similarly, I believe we've had the same number of vendors each year.  
> A new
> one is allowed in only when someone decides not to return.
>
> In short, the claims of "getting bigger" and "more commercial" every  
> year
> are incorrect--and we're just fine with that.