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#120779 - 09/12/09 03:43 PM Re: Getting the Gear to get me started [Re: newkidontherock]
chris member Registered: 01/26/09 Posts: 26 Loc: kentucky	My best advice to you is to try to find a local backpacking club or also meetup.com. You will probably be able to find someone who will loan you some gear where you can go out for a few trips and really find out what you need. It's very hard to know what you'll like until you actually go backpacking. This comes from experience and you might be like me and then re-buy a bunch of gear. KY Chris
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Getting the Gear to get me started	newkidontherock	09/12/09 02:43 PM
Re: Getting the Gear to get me started	Trailrunner	09/12/09 03:22 PM
Re: Getting the Gear to get me started	chris	09/12/09 03:43 PM
Re: Getting the Gear to get me started	OregonMouse	09/12/09 03:52 PM
Re: Getting the Gear to get me started	aimless	09/12/09 03:47 PM
Re: Getting the Gear to get me started	newkidontherock	09/12/09 04:06 PM
Re: Getting the Gear to get me started	phat	09/13/09 10:47 AM
Re: Getting the Gear to get me started	bigb	09/13/09 01:24 PM
Re: Getting the Gear to get me started	lori	09/13/09 11:29 PM
Re: Getting the Gear to get me started	TomD	09/14/09 01:11 AM
Re: Getting the Gear to get me started	lori	09/14/09 03:24 AM
Re: Getting the Gear to get me started	OregonMouse	09/14/09 04:55 AM
Re: Getting the Gear to get me started	Glenn	09/14/09 07:23 AM
Re: Getting the Gear to get me started	kbennett	09/14/09 09:11 PM
Re: Getting the Gear to get me started	Kieran	09/16/09 09:31 PM

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