[pct-l] tips for someone just starting?

[Hillary Schwirtlich]

Buy Yogi's Guide! That was my first step and it was worth every penny, in my
opinion. The one I bought (in spring 2010) had some actual pieces of gear
people recommended that now seem outdated (sorry Yogi), but the general
ideas behind those recommendations and all the rest of the advice were
really good.

http://www.pcthandbook.com/

On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 6:40 PM, CHUCK CHELIN <steeleye at wildblue.net> wrote:

> Good evening, Noel,
>
> As a corollary to Shroomer’s suggestion that a new hiker should join and
> read PCT-L, I will also remind them to search and read the PCT-L archives
> which can be found at:  http://mailman.backcountry.net/pipermail/pct-l/
>
> Steel-Eye
>
> Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965
>
> http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
>
> http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 12:23 AM, Noel Jones <noelliepants at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I recently decided I want to do the PCT...yes all of it.
> >
> > Giving myself a year and a half/two years to get prepared for it.
> >
> > Does anyone have any suggestions on what I'll want to bring?
> > Is there a list somewhere of what you'll need with you?
> > For those who have gone already what was the thing you couldn't have
> lived
> > with
> > out? What did you find to be a waste of space and weigh?
> >
> > ~Noel
> >
> >
> >
> >
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