update

My son on the PCT up in Oregon

     I finally made up my mind and this will accompany me on the trail. I've had this tent for almost 40 yrs and it has sheltered me in a lot of different places across this great old USA. Bought it at Eureka in Binghamton, NY as a factory second. It was a second because it had a small oil stain on the rain fly which never affected anything. Having a little trouble with zippers now, just can't understand why after only 40 yrs.

Eureka Timberline tent

     Did pick up this the other day. Sawyer mini water filter. Think this will work great on the trail for me. Since all my water is collected rain water, I'm used to having to treat water one way or another so don't see this as any big deal. Now if I quit using it at home or I'll be replacing it!!
     Supposed to go next week with my support team (my daughter and her hubby...who got put on the support team whether he wanted to be or not...haha) and shop for some clothing type stuff. Main thing I still need is rain gear and of course socks. Don't need much cause won't be carrying much. I'll get to more on clothes in another post after I figure out what I'm doing!
     That's all for now, keep checking back in. Later.