Training for the Appalachian Trail on Ludlow Pennsylvania
HOW TO PEEL BOILED EGGS CLEAN EVERY TIME
- 1/4 Cup Apple Cider Vinguar
- 3 Cups of water
- 15 Tablespoons of salt.
Bring water to a boil, throw in your eggs and boil for 20 minutes. Let cool for a couple hours.
How To Peel Boiled Egg
- Crack egg on table and roll.
- Keep rolling until the crackling stops or is very quiet.
- Lift a corner of the cracked shell and see if you can get a groove going.
- Keep going until egg is totally peeled clean.
- Your done! 🙂
Training for AT
Did a 4 mile hike today. Getting ready for the AT.
Planning for the Application Trail
7 Year of planning. Raising kids, taking care of grandpa. Now it’s time to plan my trip on the AT. I’ve been hiking for several years, but I was never in a position like I am now.
Timing for Plan
My plan so far is to leave the first week of March 2022. I will visit my son Harley in Ft. Gordon Ga. Then I’ll have him drop me off at
Amicalola Falls Trail to the AT Approach Trail. This will be the start of my 2,193.1 Mile journey.
I don’t know exactly what I am going to do about equipment. I have plenty, but I am going to research it more during these next few months before I leave. I’ll keep posting things here as I learn what I am going to do. If you have any siggestions please leave them in the comments below. 🙂
 Are you growing the right things in your garden?
 Could you survive with the things you grow in your backyard? Imagine if the economy collapsed right now, there’s no food in the store, could you make it? Right now it is winter, so it’s time to prepare for spring. If you want to prepare for a long time, get some good food staples for yourself. We need to look at calorie dense and nutrient dense food. Some good calorie foods are potatoes, beans, squash, sweet potatoes, and more. Of course you will still need to stock your body up on nutrients so we need to look at these as well. For example, cabbage, tomatoes, radishes, onions, and more. There are so many options you can choose from. Â
  You will need to make sure that you get everything you need in your diet to survive long term. Also, plant some spices to change things up so you don’t get sick of the same thing. Think about growing some basil, pepper, chives, and some more delicious spices. Try to make use of the space you have and think about what can grow where. Potatoes are pretty easy, bury them in the ground and don’t take all of them when you harvest. But you have to think about some of them.Â
 Some beans grow well going up a pole, corn has a nice stalk going up, so now you have two foods growing in one spot. Congratulations! Think about what grows best where. Do tomatoes grow better in the sun or the shade? Give it about 6 hours in the sun. How much should you water to grow some good cabbage? Pretty regularly. Research is key for a good garden to work properly. Could you do it?
What should I keep in my bug out bag?
Make sure you are packing the essentials. Fire, shelter, food, water. Pick tools that are easy to use and not too heavy. Make sure you have something to eat off of, like a pan or a pot. Also have something to harvest wood, possibly a hatchet or machete or saw. Get something to skin an animal, a really nice sharp blade. possibly dig a hole, like a tri fold shovel. And self defense, consider a knife, some bear mace, or maybe even a gun.
Some of these tools could be multi-use. You will also need cordage(rope) to tie things together and possibly drag things. You might need a tarp to keep dry or wrap up to conserve body heat. Make sure you have some kind of water container(with water in it) and a water purifier and some food to eat. And make sure you have something to sleep in.
Consider the terrain you will be camping at to choose your sleepwear. Plus, keep a reusable Firestarter to make sure you have heat. It would make it easier if you had waterproof bags but it is not necessary. Another thing to think about is the bag itself, you should choose a bag comfortable for you that has the proper straps. Try to think of weight. The lighter the better. You might know how far you will have to go for safety, but plan that you’re going farther.