Decided to get back into backpacking recently and joined the site a week ago. Just wanted to do a quick into and say howdy.

Currently in Visalia so plan on doing alot of Sequoia-Kings Canyon once I finish getting "my stuff".

Did alot of backpacking in the Army, wouldn't call it so much backpacking if you consider jumping out of an airplane and "hiking" to your destination with a 100 pound ruck......

I went to the REI used gear sale Wednesday night and while I didn't get a backpack I did get a tent. Got the REI half dome H2C for 20 bucks. Only thing wrong was it had a bent pole and a connector was missing. But i did pick up the REI Ridgeline 65.

Hope to go in August and enjoy reading the posts.......