Mail Drops

Below is the list of places I will be calling in for mail with the date I expect to arrive at that location. The dates are of course only estimates, and as the projections get further out into the future they are less and less accurate. As the hike progresses I will try to remember to update this schedule to more accurately reflect reality.

April 01, 2009

Allen Freeman
C/O NOC Outfitters
13077 Hwy 19W
Bryson City, NC 28713

Please hold forAT hiker ETA 04/01/2009

April 03, 2009

Allen Freeman
C/O General Delivery
Fontana Dam, NC 28733

Please hold for AT hiker ETA 04/03/2009

April 09, 2009

Allen Freeman
C/O Standing Bear Farm
4255 Green Corner Rd
Hartford, TN 37753

Please hold for AT hiker ETA 04/09/2009

May 02, 2009

Allen Freeman
C/O Relax Inn
7253 Lee Hwy
Rural Retreat VA 24368

Please hold for AT hiker ETA 05/02/2009

May 09, 2009

Allen Freeman
C/O General Delivery
Pearisburg, VA 24134

Please hold for AT hiker ETA 05/09/2009

June 06, 2009

Allen Freeman
C/O Appalachian Trail Conservancy
799 Washington St
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425

Please hold for AT hiker ETA 06/06/2009

June 20, 2009

Allen Freeman
C/O General Delivery
Port Clinton, PA 19549

Please hold for AT hiker ETA 06/20/2009

June 25, 2009

Allen Freeman
C/O General Delivery
Delaware Water Gap, PA 18327

Please hold for AT hiker ETA 06/25/09

July 14, 2009

Allen Freeman
C/O General Delivery
Dalton, MA 01226

Please hold for AT hiker ETA 07/14/2009

August 01, 2009

Allen Freeman
C/O General Delivery
Glencliff, NH 03238

Please hold for AT hiker ETA 08/01/2009

August 14, 2009

Allen Freeman
C/O Pine Ellis B&B
20 Pine St, PO Box 12
Andover, ME 04216

Please hold for AT hiker ETA 08/14/2009

August 27, 2009

Allen Freeman
C/O Shaw's Lodging
PO Box 72
Monson, ME 04464

Please hold for AT hiker ETA 08/27/2009

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Allen F. Freeman
allen@allenf.com
www.allenf.com
allenf.blogspot.com

Gear

Some folks have been asking about the gear I will be carrying with me on my thru-hike. The weather is pretty uninviting outside today, and Jodi is working so I am home alone, so I took some time this morning and did a little photo-essay on my gear. Rather than post a long series of photos here, I posted them to my photo gallery instead. You can find them here. Be sure to click on the photos to see the full description.

I don't have the weight of every item. I don't own a scale so I can't weight them myself. Below is a list of some of the major items that I do have weights for. The weights given are the catalog weights so you can assume that the actual weights differ a bit, but hopefully not by much. Note that most of my clothing is not included in these weights, nor is food and water. You can figure roughly 2 pounds per day for food, so anywhere from 6 to 12 pounds depending on how many days until the next resupply. I usually start the day with 2 quarts of water, so that's a bit over 4 pounds.

Cold Weather Gear list
Item	Weight (ounces)
Backpack - Osprey Aether 70	76
Hammock - Hennessy Explorer Ultralite	41
Hennessy Undercover & Underpad	14
Thermarest Prolite 4	24
Mountain Hardwear Phantom 0* Long sleeping bag	46
Lowa GTX mid boots	40
Montbell UL Down Inner Jacket	7
Westen Mountaineering Flight Jacket	11
Marmot Precip Jacket	14
ULA Equipment Rain Wrap	3.2
Sea to Summit Pack Liner	3.4
Jacks-r-Better pack cover / gear hammock	3.75
	283.35	ounces
	17.7	pounds

Warm Weather Gear list
Item	Weight (ounces)
Backpack - Osprey Aether 70	76
Hammock - Hennessy Explorer Ultralite	41
Hennessy Undercover & Underpad	14
Western Mountaineering Summerlite 32* Long	21
Lowa GTX mid boots	40
Montbell UL Down Inner Jacket	7
Marmot Precip Jacket	14
ULA Equipment Rain Wrap	3.2
Sea to Summit Pack Liner	3.4
Jacks-r-Better pack cover / gear hammock	3.75
	223.35	ounces
	14.0	pounds