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Bills? I HAVE TO PAY BILLS?!?
So, you want to thruhike the Triple Crown, the Appalachian trail, the Pacific Crest trail, and the Continental Divide Trail. Let's say,...
Wandering Kiltsman
Feb 3, 20222 min read
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Sleeping bags, Quilts, Blankets, and Kilts... And my choice in sleeping pad.
So... you have your backpack, your shoes, and you've watched every YouTube video on the thruhike of your dreams, now you are deciding on...
Wandering Kiltsman
Jan 26, 20223 min read
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You have shoes, right? A Triple Crowner's shoe strategy
When I did my first shakedown hike, I had a set of waterproof Altra Lone Peak 4.0s. I had watched a certain YouTuber who swore by them....
Wandering Kiltsman
Jan 19, 20222 min read
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Start Slow, then repeat
*Insert Captain America meme* So, you want to do a thruhike and you have spent tens of minutes on the internet looking for a strategy for...
Wandering Kiltsman
Jan 11, 20222 min read
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A Triple Crowner: I made it
I actually did it...
Wandering Kiltsman
Jan 6, 20221 min read
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2nd Leg of the Triple Crown Completed
Hey Wanderers, I just completed the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) a couple of weeks ago. That means I've got one more trail to complete...
Wandering Kiltsman
Dec 1, 20201 min read
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My Resignation Letter
It is with the utmost jubilation that I submit my resignation to this grand society held in such high esteem. I have been a member, for a...
Wandering Kiltsman
Jan 22, 20202 min read
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This ONE product will change your life!
This is a satire on the ads you are constantly bombarded with on social media. Enjoy.
Wandering Kiltsman
Jan 15, 20202 min read
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Celiac's on the AT and Chocolate Milk is a Super Food
I was diagnosed with Celiac Sprue in 2016 a few months prior to leaving the military. Nothing like being told in your late twenties "oh,...
Wandering Kiltsman
Dec 3, 20193 min read
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Yes I hiked the Appalachian Trail
2192.4 (more or less) miles from Georgia to Maine. Why did I do this feat of insane distance? I did this... because I said I would. If...
Wandering Kiltsman
Nov 25, 20193 min read
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Uncertainty in the Nomadic Lifestyle
So.... I haven't been posting as much as I should because I have been doing my best to get ready for this amazing journey I am about to...
Wandering Kiltsman
Mar 5, 20191 min read
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How to Heal, Through Walking Really Far
*Standing in front of a crowd of strangers* "Hi Everyone, I'm Nic, and I'm a backpacker." "Hi Nic" Why do we go backpacking? What...
Wandering Kiltsman
Jan 29, 20192 min read
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GEAR! and FOOD! and GEAR!
Hey Wanderers! So the topic of the day is... stuff. Backpacking stuff and stuff in general. So let's start with the fun things.......
Wandering Kiltsman
Jan 25, 20192 min read
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7000 miles in a Kilt? On purpose?
Hey Wanderers! Nic here, wishing all of you a happy hump day! So yes, I am planning to hike all three of the Triple Crown through-hikes....
Wandering Kiltsman
Jan 24, 20192 min read
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