[pct-l] Training for a thru hike

[Tortoise]

I second this idea.  Good containers to use for the water are `2 liter 
soft drink bottles or larger juice jugs. cheap and light when empty.

Tortoise

<> He who finishes last, wins! <>



Matt wrote:
> 2009 will be my first long-distance hike, and as such I'm woefully
> inexperienced, but one piece of realistic training which has helped in the
> past: water.  Load your pack with water weight equivalent to what you think
> you'll be carrying (or a bit more, if you're up to it) and hike with that.
> When you are absolutely beat, exhausted, and burned out, you can simply dump
> some water and continue on.  This way, if you are unable to finish your
> hike, you don't need to worry about going back to find the weights you've
> ditched.
>
> Just a thought.
>
> -Matt
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