First Backpacking Trip -- Wharton State Forest, NJ

[Shug]

Oh yeah.....those first trips are the best.......Whooooooooooooooooooo Buddy))))
You set up looks mighty fine. Glad to hear that it went well and I can read the joy in your report,.
Shug

[k5bpc]

And was that cotton clothing you guys were wearing? That's a no-no! Head out to Walmart and get some polyester - quick drying.

How does that walmart polyester stuff stack up to the fancy REI and like poly stuff? Is it worth the difference, or is the walmart stuff just as effective?

[SilvrSurfr]

How does that walmart polyester stuff stack up to the fancy REI and like poly stuff? Is it worth the difference, or is the walmart stuff just as effective?

It's all polyester, so I personally can't tell the difference between my $50 REI shirts and my $6 Walmart shirts. Of course, Walmart is not marketing their crap as high-tech wicking material with mythical qualities. As far as wicking, I think they're equal. However, the Walmart stuff does snag a lot easier (expected from a $6 shirt, I guess).

[kayak karl]

looks like yous had a great time. just 50# my first hike of the Batona trail i carried 60# LOL and 4 liters of water as i paralleled a dirt road called "Goodwater Road" i ordered a hammock after this hike in '08 and never looked back.

there are others you can hike to from Batsto also.

Lower Forge 7
Buttonwood 5
Bodine Field 9
Hawkins bridge 10 (not blazed)
and Godfreys bridge 8 (not blazed)

Farther
Goshen Pond 14
Batona 16
Bass River 22
Brendan T. Byrne 28




have a great time in Wharton and others. they ARE a very hammock friendly bunch
you can print free Topo's here.

[Veto 65]

That was a great trip and you prooved to yourself that it is better to keep your meals simple. Just in case a meal is burnt or spilt I bring extras, the only redundendancy I carry.

Nice set up you two got thanks for the video and trip report.