Well when I put it that way....
yeah... I am still completely freaking out!
Things are getting real.
Who would think that leaving everything behind to go live out of a backpack for 6 months and walk would take so much planning and prep!
Here are some of the things I have had to tackle and a lot of things that are left on the to do list!
- Gear. Research and buy the right gear. I can't afford to make mistakes and buy a new piece of gear on the trail. Ok, It may happen, but right now I feel pretty confident in my gear.
- Permits. Make sure I have all the proper permits and ID's to be able to hike, camp, use fire and enter and return from Canada.
- Sublet. If I wan't to keep my awesome room in LA I need to find someone to sublet it while I'm gone.
- Vehicle. Well my car is dead and the thought of spending money to get it running (bad clutch) is money I can't afford to spend. I need to find somewhere to store it.
- Resupply plan. I plan on buying most of my food in town as it happens, but I need to figure out where I have to send myself a box and figure out how I will do so. Also talk to another hiker about an Idea to deal with this issue.
- Train. Get out and walk! I have to admit that I am failing on this part of the prep!
- Train with all gear & camp. Hopefully this will happen soon! As soon as I get my sleeping bag this will happen!
- Work. Work my butt off so I can better enjoy this adventure!
- Blog. I definitely need to blog more!!! I also need to work on writing more interesting blogs... lol but right now my mind is in facts and lists mode... these blogs help me sort out everything going on in my brain!
- Pack. Pack all my stuff and put it in storage. Hopefully if I find someone to rent my room I can just store it in the attic space... otherwise, well, I have no idea what I'm gonna do.
Well time to work on my resupply... for some reason this really seems to be something I keep avoiding. I just want to throw my pack on my back and go hike, but I also don't want to run out of food, so lets get to it!
happy planning!
I love list style blog posts...no complaints here! : )
ReplyDeleteMy SO and I just threw together a resupply list; I was definitely putting it off haha. You'll feel better once it's done!
Thanks... one week later and well... still haven't tackled resupply. the pct planner is just not fun. As soon as I start it I'm like, nope... I'm bored. haha.
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