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Get to know the return policies at the stores you think you will buy from. KEEP YOUR RECEIPTS! That way you can return what seemed like a good idea at the time. As you prepare your eye will catch new things at the store and on this site that you may prefer over what you already bought.
I'm in the Smartwool sock camp. I also used Glide everyday. Careful with that though in the dark...looks like stick deodorant...which BTW will work also. I used liners a few times with success but prefer one pair of socks. Smartwool will dry overnight as well.
I brought my telescoping Leki hiking poles and checked them. I was (overly) nervous about them getting bent or broken so I bought one of those "noodles" you use in the swimming pool to help float. I cut the noodle into six pieces across and then one cut vertically on one side to protect all...
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