Hello all and thnx for your responses. Been gone on a hike. I guess i should have expanded a little more. Gear wise. I have been reading a few blogs that seem to cause arguments concerning different stoves etc. Water purification vs filters and on and on. So I guess I was more curious as to what peo...

I will be hiking the AZT next March 2017. I chose this date as my researching is showing to hike the South to North this is the best time to start. True? Is this the best? Now where I am stumped is what to pack. I have general ideas being an AZ native living in the White Mountains but this will be m...