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me and sammy have walked it I would sugest th dog boots from ruffwear

Steve Courtway wrote:

>I'd count on your dog and filter breaking before you get to the sierras.
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>s.c.
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Erin Reading" <ninskyaroo@hotmail.com>
>To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
>Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 1:06 PM
>Subject: [pct-l] PCT advice
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>>Hello!
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>>I'm going to be thru-hiking the PCT in 2005, and I have a couple questions
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>>would love for you guys to answer...
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>>First, I'm about to order my sleeping bag from Feathered Friends, and I
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>>wondering if it would be better to get the Quantum Pertex fabric, which is
>>the lightest they have, or the Epic, which is heavier but much more
>>waterproof and durable. I'm going to be hiking with my dog, who I'm sure
>>will be walking and sleeping on it quite often also, so I'm not sure if
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>>Quantum will hold up well enough.
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>>Second, is the Katadyn Mini Filter an OK choice for a filter?
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>>Third, I would love to have some dog advice...most of the books I read are
>>far from helpful, being almost offensive. He will be two years old when we
>>hike it and in extremely good shape. He climbs mountains about three to
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>four
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>>times a week in the summer and two to three times in the winter and
>>absolutely loves it...he can handle class 2 stuff fine and a little class
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>>He has also done fine doing really long mileages with lots of elevation
>>gain...like yesterday was like 20 miles with over 9000 ft total elevation
>>gain and he did awesome. So, I'm not too worried about him being fit
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>enough,
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>>but I'm not sure what to do about his feet, backpack, or food.  Where in
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>>world do you get ultra-light hiking gear for dogs? What is the lightest
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>>best food? Are boots enough, or does he need extra foot care? If anyone
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>has
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>>hiked the PCT with their dog, I would love to correspond with you!!!
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>>Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!
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>>-Erin B & Kosmic
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