Originally Posted By JPete
Don't be afraid of older gear, dbzillion. When I started my first thru hike of the AT at age 60, everything I had with me or on me was at least twenty years old (couple things were fifty). The youngsters wanted to give me the trail name of "Antique Road Show."


I laughed with a full belly laugh when I read this JPete!! Those youngsters were getting an education, that they didn't think up everything in the world and anything that was beyond their experience coudn't be good! Keep that "Antique Road Show" marching on, long after they've gone home or quit!
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