Bill, nice to see a post from you, it's been wayyy too long my friend! Glad to hear that you are regaining your health after some setbacks this past year.

Still at work on those pack designs eh? Guess you'll finally dial one in to your liking after all those crafting sessions.

I know that one of the companies that makes a synthetic insulated pad is now making them with 'integral pumps'. It seems to be a section of one tube is used with a valve of sorts to pump up the mat. it's deflated by a Thermarest type valve I believe. Think I saw it in the Campmor catalog while in the loo (hey, don't laugh, if you run out on the roll there's always the catalog at hand <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />)

I would've thought you'd be done with the AT by now. Not having heard from you since last season when you thought you might make the Georgia trailhead. :confused

Geeze Campermom, you got sick too <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> Yikes! seems a few of us around these parts have had a bout of illness to be reckoned with. Sounds like you'll hit the trailhead before any of the rest of us. Don't forget to hit the Ramsey Outdoors discount store out on the way to the trailhead. It's a really odd deal, they have a regular store right next to the discount outlet in the same strip mall <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> Some deals in there if you poke around.