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Tom Newman

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Scoutmaster with Boy Scout Troop 43 in Fort Wayne, IN. We have an outing every month. Most months involve tent camping, usually in State Parks. We have made 4 trips where we have hiked 50+ miles on the Appalachian Trail. We expect to continue this until we have hiked the whole trail... (40+ years).

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Kabo	07/01/09	10	10	10	10	As usual, tom is superb...
Kabo	06/29/09	10	10	10	10	Thank you so much, very useful guidance .....
Brooke	04/16/09	10	9	10	10
Richard	12/17/08	10	10	10	10	He is very helpful and extremly smart
Tiffani	05/16/08	10	10	10	10

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2010-01-19 children and Havasupai hike:

Hi Gretchen, The way that you explain your daughter I am not near as concerned about her physical ability as I am about her age. You do not mention if she will be hiking alone but reading between the

2010-01-04 Good Campgrounds:

Hi Amy, You didn't say exactly where you would be coming from Indiana, Illinois or Michigan so in what you are saying my first recommendation would be Indiana Dunes State Park. It is about half way

2009-10-14 SRP:

Hi Lindley, Most soaps contain chemicals and can be harmful to wildlife if released into streams and lakes. Here is a good article which explains the safety issues with soap... http://www.cleaning101

2009-09-10 camping in southern michigan or northern indiana:

Hi Jerry, I am a Scoutmaster in Fort Wayne, Indiana we are about 20 miles from Ohio and 40 miles from Michigan. I don't know of a place which you describe in the area. Most of the areas that fit your

2009-06-29 Camping Tents:

Hi Kobo, I think that the tents are pretty much the same, I am sure that you will find some advantages with either over the other. I would think that height is more important for you than anything

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