[at-l] then/now Re: planning for a thruhike

[Amy Forinash]

On Aug 19, 2009, at 12:09 PM, Tom McGinnis wrote:

> --- On Wed, 8/19/09, Amy Forinash <amy at forinash.net> wrote:
>
>> I was rereading Frank and Victoria Logue's thruhike planning guide
>> last night.  It was written around 1990.  Wow, things have changed in
>> the last 20 years.
>>
>> They didn't mention alcohol stoves at all in the stove section.
>>
>> External frame packs were still the more common ones.
>> With all the gear they were carrying, our super lightweight  
>> frameless or
>> minimally framed packs wouldn't even have been an option if they were
>> available.
>
> ### I've got to differ with you.

Yeah, yeah, old man.  ;)

I'm just saying, the planning book from 1990 gives very different  
advice from what you see recommended today.  It's pretty similar to  
the advice I got in the 70's and 80's, though.

-amy