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#178445 - 07/15/13 08:47 PM Getting back into backpacking
tkanscholl newbie Registered: 07/15/13 Posts: 9 Loc: Se MO	Hello i am getting back into backpacking and hiking after 10+ years away. My wife is planning on getting into it to.
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#178447 - 07/15/13 10:01 PM Re: Getting back into backpacking [Re: tkanscholl]
aimless Moderator Registered: 02/05/03 Posts: 3293 Loc: Portland, OR	Welcome. This a good place for information. There are many good articles here to read, many experienced backpackers and a fairly friendly atmosphere. The emphasis here is definitely on lightening up the load, rather than bringing every last thing you might want or conceivably need.
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#178452 - 07/16/13 12:53 AM Re: Getting back into backpacking [Re: aimless]
balzaccom member Registered: 04/06/09 Posts: 2233 Loc: Napa, CA	You will get great info here. And if you take it nice and easy, you and your wife may have a wonderful adventure to share for the rest of your lives. I've been hiking with mine for forty years. _________________________ Check our our website: http://www.backpackthesierra.com/ Or just read a good mystery novel set in the Sierra; https://www.amazon.com/Danger-Falling-Rocks-Paul-Wagner/dp/0984884963
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#178466 - 07/16/13 11:00 AM Re: Getting back into backpacking [Re: balzaccom]
tkanscholl newbie Registered: 07/15/13 Posts: 9 Loc: Se MO	Yeah. We decided last night when we start in spring. We are going to start with some overnight trips at the state parks here in Southeast Mo
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#178468 - 07/16/13 11:08 AM Re: Getting back into backpacking [Re: tkanscholl]
billstephenson Moderator Registered: 02/07/07 Posts: 3917 Loc: Ozark Mountains in SW Missouri	Originally Posted By tkanscholl Yeah. We decided last night when we start in spring. We are going to start with some overnight trips at the state parks here in Southeast Mo Welcome to the forums! It's nice to see another "Show Me State" backpacker here. I'm on the other end of the State, near Branson. Lot's of great places to backpack around here. Let me know if I can help point you to a few. _________________________ -- "You want to go where?"
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#178475 - 07/16/13 02:44 PM Re: Getting back into backpacking [Re: billstephenson]
tkanscholl newbie Registered: 07/15/13 Posts: 9 Loc: Se MO	If we decide to come over that way I will definately ask your opionions.
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