[pct-l] Gear question?

[Nicholas Fey]

It appears then I need to slow myself down and search all options before making any purchase decisions-because right now since i only have day hike gear it was looking to be around $8000 for everything. 
Well this will probably be one of my few postings, since I mainly joined hoping to gain a better understanding of thru-hiking and to learn about more about gear. 

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On Sep 4, 2010, at 7:56, Timothy Nye <timpnye at gmail.com> wrote:

> It may well be that the comments are actually directed towards avoiding buyer's remorse when the less informed/experienced hits the trail with newly purchased, and usually quite expensive gear.
> 
> On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 3:21 PM, Gary Wright <gwtmp01 at mac.com> wrote:
> 
> On Sep 3, 2010, at 9:13 AM, Nicholas Fey wrote:
> >  Which leads me to my question of: Is it just that I am misinterpreting a
> > persons reply to a gear question or is that honestly on the overall a large
> > number of people on here have personal issues with brands?
> 
> I don't think it is possible to generalize about people on this list or 'brand' vs. non-brand gear. You just won't find consensus or even a strong majority on any individual issue you might throw out to this list.
> 
> Lots of people use the MSR pocket rocket.
> Granite Gear packs are popular.
> Western Mountaineering is a popular 'brand' with long distance hikers.
> Most people wear 'brand' shoes of one sort or another.
> Many people use commercial water filters or chemical treatments.
> 
> That being said, I think 'niche' products or non-traditional products are often a better solution for long distance hikers and so they are often promoted on this list vs. more traditional products and vendors.
> 
> Radar
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