Does anyone have extra camping gear/backpacks/1-2 man tents, etc.?
- on 03.27.10
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I will pay good money, I’m doing a thru hike of the Appalachian mountains and looking for gear. I’ve checked ebay, pawnshops, every websites around. Just curious if anyone had some extra they wanted to get rid of. I’ll pay good money.
ebay is a good place to go once you know what you’re looking for. the hard thing about finding used gear is that what 90% of people use for camping isn’t entirely suitable for thru-hiking.
with a little bit of research, you can definitely find cheap gear. i suggest you do your research at whiteblaze.net. the forums get pretty catty, but they have excellent articles on a wide range of thru-hiking subjects, including gear (even cheap gear). they’ll have gear lists on there already, and i’d suggest you duplicate one of those.
not to mention that used gear is already beat up. i can tell you from experience that whatever gear you have is going to take a beating over 2200 miles. a fiberglass tent pole is neither easy nor cheap to order from the Trail.
assuming you’re headed NOBO, you’ve only got 5-6 weeks before you need to be taking off, and you’re looking for major pieces of gear now???
This is not really the venue for shopping for used gear. Try the "sports" section of your local Craiglist or the bulletin boards at any backpacking gear shops in your town.
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ebay is a good place to go once you know what you’re looking for. the hard thing about finding used gear is that what 90% of people use for camping isn’t entirely suitable for thru-hiking.
with a little bit of research, you can definitely find cheap gear. i suggest you do your research at whiteblaze.net. the forums get pretty catty, but they have excellent articles on a wide range of thru-hiking subjects, including gear (even cheap gear). they’ll have gear lists on there already, and i’d suggest you duplicate one of those.
not to mention that used gear is already beat up. i can tell you from experience that whatever gear you have is going to take a beating over 2200 miles. a fiberglass tent pole is neither easy nor cheap to order from the Trail.
assuming you’re headed NOBO, you’ve only got 5-6 weeks before you need to be taking off, and you’re looking for major pieces of gear now???
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two-time AT thru-hiker
i agree with the first 2 answers, and will add this:
first do your homework. find a gear list from white blaze, backpacker.com, etc. (compare several)
figure out what equipment u really need and make yourself a list.
start researching to find the lightest, best quality materials for these items.
AND, some things can be bought very inexpensively at your local army surplus store. i bought my tiny little can opener there, wool socks, under layers, and a jacket liner that cost me like $12 opposed to the $100 down-filled puffy jacket most ppl buy. it was bit bulkier and not much heavier.
save your good money for the trail. 2000 miles is a long way and half way thru u will be eating like a horse! lol good luck and have fun!
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did 500 miles of the AT ‘09