Appalachian Trail vs Pacific Crest Trail 

Awesome, always trying to keep it real ✌🏼️

Thanks for the kind words. The PCT was incredible now I'm off to work for a bit but I have some incredible trips planned for this next year. I'll be back soon.

So, are you aiming to hit the PCT soon? Frankenstein and Bliss are doing so this next hiking season I believe.

You would find the AT is not actually like you have described it. There may be some partying in and around towns, but that disappears very quickly as people quit within the first few hundred miles or so. I rarely stayed in any shelter and chose to Stealth Camp away from others. This provided me with the seclusion that I was seeking. The articles posted about an out of control party up the trail are inaccurate and being used in order to bring more regulations to the trail.

Really? I thought the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho would be the second largest Wilderness, then I saw they weren't designated as "wilderness" but National Forest. However, if you want solitude, the Sawtooth Mountains are definitely second only to Alaska. The Idaho Centenial Trail that starts at the Idaho/Nevada border and runs the length of Idaho includes 200+ miles without a single road crossing - not even a 4WD dirt track - heading through the Sawtooth National Forest. Whether or not it is officially designated as Wilderness, it doesn't get much more remote than that. While I have never hiked on the East Coast, all you need to do is look at maps of the PCT and AT to know that the PCT is more remote. It isn't even close. You are frequently 40+ miles from the nearest road where you could even possibly hitch to the nearest town which is another 40, 50, or more miles away. That's what draws me to the PCT. I want seclusion and wilderness when I hike. I also like those epic views that go beyond words or pictures. The kind of views that touch your soul and need to be experienced in person.

Wow, maybe a couple of thousand people a year even attempt to through hike the AT, about a quarter complete it, and that's still not enough to impress some people. MrWinger, how does somebody go through the 100 mile wilderness section of the AT in Maine without having any concept of a wilderness experience?

Some day after finishing the PCT, but right now Chile is most likely calling my name to venture into Patagonia. Stay Tuned.

+Will “Red Beard” Wood What trail are you doing down there?

+Will “Red Beard” Wood, do you think you'd ever consider an Alaska hike?

+JoJo Fogarty it's a surfing g movie, lol.

+uptrail71........ok so we subscribe to the same people Sintax77 and now Will Wood.....

Yes! Red Beard is awesome. You can check out my channel list for others like Gator Miller.

Very true, the blazes aren't necessary on the PCT for most sections because oftentimes there are no other trails.

also a prospective 2017 PCTer. see you there lol.

Do it man! But I can't guarantee you will like it more than your trip on the AT but maybe so.

+Gator Miller The legendary Gator! Id love to see you do the PCT!

Thanks for the thanks ✌🏼️

nahhh some people just do with bivy sacks and tarp shelters as well as hammocks (but rattlesnakes don't climb, so you're good there)

+Michael McDermott thanks for reaching out. Hopefully Daniel and I will finish together. Honestly we both have said we wouldn't mind just doing it all over again. I was out of money too so it would have been tough for me to finish regardless. Really glad you have enjoyed my videos.

Thanks my friend and more importantly thanks for serving our country! ✌🏼️🇺🇸

+Will “Red Beard” Wood keep making good vids, enjoy your work and drive. Thank you for that comment, just letting you know that you're a beast.

Hike the approach trail from Amicalola Falls to Springer Mountain where the AT officially begins. About 14 miles round trip with 1 or 2 shelters along the way and plenty of camping.

I will try to get this up soon but I will tell you the sleeping bag was incredible and blew my mind, the tent was perfect but the wind was super strong on the PCT so you have to make sure to not camp on super exposed cliffs and my Steripen was an epic fail and I would not recommend it for backpacking. I sent it home week 1.

+Will “Red Beard” Wood - Can't wait to see the video and thanks for some sneak peek of some of your gears as you mentioned.

lostagain definitely wouldn't recommend it through the sierras. A lot of the time you're above treeline and there would just be nowhere to hang.

+1 on the post gear review!

Soon I did not like the Steripen everything else worked perfect for me!

I lost 50 pounds on the AT

+zimmermandk thanks my friend

You must have a Thru Hiker permit that is free before you begin. If you venture into Yosemite NP you must have a separate permit to camp. Also a bear canister is required through the national parks.

Good idea, I will tell you the hat is pretty much just a hat, the Omni freeze is not noticeable but I love the fit for me.

+SlyDz420 the most popular food bag on both trails and the one i used on both trails is the ZPacks Food Bag. If you hike either trail from start to finish you will see that there is no other bag chosen more often. Wouldn't recommend the URSack. ZPacks Bear Bag check it out.

No GoPro for me I am a strong supporter of Sonys action camera the Sony HDR-as200v. It has less of a fish eye look and its stabilizer is unreal. I am literally holding the camera when hiking and filming and it is that stable. I occasionally use the StickPic when filming in selfie mode using my trekking poles. Otherwise nothing else just my hand and the camera.

i used to live on mt hood and spent lots of time on sections of the pct around there and other connecting trails

+matanuska high I was thinking the same thing. I've heard people refer to the Oregon PCT section as "The Green Tunnel" because you rarely get views outside of the lush forest. I would be curious to hear Red Beard's opinion after he completes the remaining PCT sections.

in southern regon its more open some sections even desert like dryer..but once you get in the northern cascades its for sure a green tunnel an into washington...mostly only near tall volcanoes its dense green as they hold back the rain and its a more wet climate..living at the base of mt hood i know all about the rain..lol starts in oct and doesnt end till june or july.. at least when i lived there..been a lot dryer since ive moved.

the alternate section following eagle river gorge near the columbia gorge is beautfiul rainforest..its where me and my wife had our first date in 2003..13 mile dayhike to tunnelfalls and back to the mouth of the river..any waterfalls tunel falls being my favorite cut 100 ft up right through the rock behind the waterfall..its a 200 ft falls..there are so many along that trail it breathtaking..many of those pics still hang on the wall in my house ..tunnel falls ,mitleko falls ,punchbowl falls and smaller unmamed ones..the whole tail is cut out the side of the sheer 200 foot cliffs with a cable for a via ferrata ..but ive never used them most dont..but there is one spot near the falls you actually have to strattle a gap that is missing brooke away that you def wanna hold onto the cable..lol ive always wanted to rappel into the canyon..but only way out is by kayak.. which we ran into some filming a movie called "better than rodeo:" or something.. about drpping some of the 40 foot falls...first attempt one guy broke his he was the first of the crew we saw hiking out..his kayak was toast but he was ok..offered him a toke. and hiked on ran into the rest of the guys coming out ragging kayaks..anyway..that is one of the best ..actually i think its the best hike ive ever done and ive hiked hundreds of trails and dayhikes and pretty much every cool hike in the northern oregon cascades.....but its also more crowded than other hikes as the easy car acess to the first 6 miles.. other hikes is the ramona falls ..i think that is part of the pct..ive hikes that many times also up near mt hood..it was close to where i lived in zigzag and brightwood....cool dayhike near there rarely ever hikedc but in my top oregonhikes is castle canyon..if you can find it ..but its on some maps its it rhody(rhodedendron)..back in a neighboorhod and small sign parking spot..barely marked..trail is also hard to follow just keep going up and up....lol when you get there you will know by the rock formatins over loking the valley down below. climb out on the spine and look ..its scary and amazing..i did it on mushroom..:) but still its breathtaking...watch out for cougars..saw tracks and poo..enjoy oregon..my second favorite state to Alaska..

If you stay out of towns as much as possible and can control spending, Ive heard of people spending as little as 2k on trail. I however spent about 4k in 7 months on trail.

I think it is a great idea and you will find there are many others doing sections especially on the AT, the PCT doesn't have as many section hikers for that short period of time because it is tough to pull of logistically. Most section hikers on the PCT are out there for 2-3 months attempting all of California. I would recommend the AT for you. I would say start at Springer Mountain in Georgia and try to hike to Hot Springs, NC or Erwin, TN. This would be an incredible hike through many great places including The Great Smokey Mountains National Park. Or you could do a more difficult section and hit New Hampshire and or Maine. More secluded and much more difficult hiking but truly incredible. Good luck on your decisions! ✌🏼️

Finish the PCT, Chile and Mt Rainer. Stay tuned.

If the trail is officially closed requiring road walking I hitch 😉 I'm not 100% a purist hiker.

I did not but this is a very common thing for many long distance hikers. In fact my hiking buddy 2-Tone developed bruising on the arches of his feet and it was incredibly painful. He would take a day off but it always came back. Most people I talked to with this issue just had to ignore it because it never stopped.

Make a rock plate for your shoes. Milk or plastic juice container. Use your inner soles as a template. Goes under your innersole. Protects your feet from the rocks :)

I would have to disagree with this statement. With the changing temperatures on the PCT trending to warmer levels people are starting much earlier. I started April 20th and I was way behind the bubble many started early March. Also many were still finishing into late October. I know this because many of my friends finished in October. So starting in March and finishing in October would be a maximum length of 8 months.

Starting in March is realistic, and probably preferable, in a drought year, but in an average snow year, it is way too early.