As part of our preparations, we've learned a ton from watching YouTube videos of people who have completed this thru hike in the past, or are currently on trail as I write this.
We've watched countless videos on the ideal gear for this particular hike, taking into account durability, weight, usefulness and in some cases, just to take the edge off living out of a backpack for 4.5 months! So many helpful videos out there and I HOPE to be able to contribute for future thru hikers. Two that are out there right now are:
Dug:
Website and YouTube Channel
Outpost and Echo
YouTube channel and Facebook Group
Canadian couple driven to live and eat naturally. We're travelling the world taking on challenges that test us physically, mentally and emotionally. Visit www.naturallydriven.ca for more!
Monday 27 June 2011
Monday 13 June 2011
Logistics Coming Together
Since my last post on here, a lot of logistical stuff has come together, and will continue to over this next week.
Firstly, Julia and I sat down one afternoon and hammered out a general (but pretty solid) resupply schedule. We used other people's stuff as resources as well as http://www.planyourhike.com/ website. Looks like we'll have 25 in all! Postage will be an absolute NIGHTMARE, and expensive, but we're working on that as well. :)
Secondly, and I can't say this enough, but Aaron (my boss at Popeye's) is helping us out HUGE. We still need a ton of gear and so he asked me to put together a list of what we need, with links to online stores, photos and total cost of each item. He's going to take this list and "shop" it around to the distributors that we do business with to see if they'd like to sponsor us by purchasing a piece (or 2 or 3 or 4!) of gear for us. In return, we'll use our means of social media (here, YouTube, tTwitter, fFacebook) to promote their brand. If we can get even just a portion of this stuff donated, it would be HUUUUGE!
I've also been in contact with Ray Zahab from http://www.impossible2possible.com/ about involving his foundation in this hike. I want there to be an education component to it and he's the man that knows how to make that happen! We'll most likely have a second blog (or maybe just this one) where students can ask questions and we can answer them whenever we're in town and have access to a computer. I'll be putting up videos talking about nutrition, health and fitness topics mainly, but perhaps also environmental, science and so forth as well. We want to use this as a means to teach kids about the benefits of proper nutrition and physical activity and to get them thinking about how they can be more active in their lives and/or how they can improve their eating habits.
As these things come together, I'll post more details!
Firstly, Julia and I sat down one afternoon and hammered out a general (but pretty solid) resupply schedule. We used other people's stuff as resources as well as http://www.planyourhike.com/ website. Looks like we'll have 25 in all! Postage will be an absolute NIGHTMARE, and expensive, but we're working on that as well. :)
Secondly, and I can't say this enough, but Aaron (my boss at Popeye's) is helping us out HUGE. We still need a ton of gear and so he asked me to put together a list of what we need, with links to online stores, photos and total cost of each item. He's going to take this list and "shop" it around to the distributors that we do business with to see if they'd like to sponsor us by purchasing a piece (or 2 or 3 or 4!) of gear for us. In return, we'll use our means of social media (here, YouTube, tTwitter, fFacebook) to promote their brand. If we can get even just a portion of this stuff donated, it would be HUUUUGE!
I've also been in contact with Ray Zahab from http://www.impossible2possible.com/ about involving his foundation in this hike. I want there to be an education component to it and he's the man that knows how to make that happen! We'll most likely have a second blog (or maybe just this one) where students can ask questions and we can answer them whenever we're in town and have access to a computer. I'll be putting up videos talking about nutrition, health and fitness topics mainly, but perhaps also environmental, science and so forth as well. We want to use this as a means to teach kids about the benefits of proper nutrition and physical activity and to get them thinking about how they can be more active in their lives and/or how they can improve their eating habits.
As these things come together, I'll post more details!
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