Enjoyed the video very much. Thanks for sharing your trip. The road walking and wet parts didn't look appealing but the rest looked very inviting. I live with in the ocala nation forest and hope to do part of the trail in my area soon.
Great video! I bet the Florida Trail is something you should only do during the winter since summer would be too hot and unbearable. I've been to coastal South Carolina quite a bit in the winter and it sounds like similar nice weather and it's really nice to see the tropics and subtropics when you aren't getting eaten by mosquitoes and suffering from the intense heat and humidity. Due to the lack of major elevation changes, I bet this intrastate trail would be a good one for beginners too.
Visited Big Cypress National Preserve 2 days ago & the park ranger was talking about the trail. Then he said it goes all the way to Pensacola!! 😳😮 & that it's a 3 month hike. Wow! So yesterday I went to the library and checked out 20+ books on FL trails ect. ect. I hiked on a family farm as a child but not thru out the U.S. Very exiting. Will continue reading all the comments so I know what to do - sorry for sounding so city bound and am breaking away from it!!!!
Loved this video. I have the thru hike bug but can't take off 5-6 months to do the PCT, AT, or CDT yet. This may very well be the one I can do first. Love that you took us with you. What kinds of gear did you use? What do you recommend as far as something different that we need to hike this trail as far as weather and for safety issues?
Good narrative but I was hoping for more video of what the trial looks like. Was thinking of comparing your video of the trail to Chris Berry's. This way I could get a good idea of the different sections unknown to me.
Watched the whole thing. Maybe I’ll do this this winter. Pretty sure I can’t make 40 miles a day! This would be my first backpacking experience. What do you think of using a hammock with mosquito and rain accessories?
Several scouts in my troop love and always use hammocks on campouts. Being a side sleeper, who turns a lot, not for me. Devil's advocate comments: Will you always find 2 tress? Probably. Mosquitos may be off you but will buzz close to your head and ears. Drives me crazy. A few nights may be very cold. Hanging in the air makes it colder if no insulation underneath, which some hammock companies do make. Suggest trying a weekend backpacking trip with a hammock and see if it is for you!
I would love to do this. I live in Jacksonville and I want to find a time to complete this. I’ve never backpacked before so I’d have to do a lot of research and preparation, but backpacking alone at 18 would test me in an exciting way. Realistically I would only be able to set aside 30 days to do it so I’d need more hiking experience and more physical endurance but I think I could plan it well.
Canyon Miller I did not! I live in Montana now so when I’m home in Florida I have to see family and friends. Eventually the goal is to drag a friend along with me. :)
@@MadisonM1 haha cool I live in Jacksonville and was hoping for some pointers but I'll definitely be doing the trail at some point but this year I'm trying to hit most of the National Parks
Madison M now if your living in Montana their are tons of beautiful places that you can do this that are way more enjoyable than in Jax. No snakes and no alligators
cooperm henricksen The point is it’s easier on Florida lol and I know that environment and how to stay safe. I’d worry about doing long hikes alone in Montana.
Main gear: Gossamer gear tent, the One, 1lbs. Tyvek sheet under tent. Black diamond hiking poles, Marmot Plasma 30, 1.5 lbs., Gossamer gear Kumo backpack 1.1 lbs., Sawyer water filter 4 oz. Columbia Drainmaker III shoes. iPhone 7plus, 2 Vitamin water bottles, food enough until next refill or gas station. All quick dry: T, shorts, sock liners x4, 2 smart-wool briefs. Also fleece, Raab rain jacket, mini Swiss army knife, small micro-fiber towel, Spot Gen 3 GPS transmitter, lots of little etc. Dry wt. everything on hot days 10 lbs. Cold days less since wearing everything. Good luck & practice with everything.
I was covering a lot of miles per day so longest resupply was 3 days (100 miles with no civilization). If you do 10 miles a day, you may need 10 days of food. I had 3 mail drops with food and always a Dollar General or gas station near by when crossing roads to get some food until reaching a town. I was not picky. Hot meal every night on trail with freeze dried food if on trail and bars for breakfast and lunch while walking if not in a town. Tried to sleep just before or after a town to take advantage of restaurants or grocery stores.
Yes, bike mirror. Former triathlete lived with one eye in mirror to prevent being run over. With all the road walking, I liked to see what was coming up behind me. Even walking against traffic, closed call was a high speed passing vehicle paying attention to car being passed and not pedestrian on other side, me.
Mainly used the FL iPhone App which was awesome. Did have a set of FL Trail Association maps with me which are probably out of date by now. FL Trail association has a great interactive map on their website if you just want to look over parts of the trail.
Columbia Drainmaker. Your shoes will get soaked. "Water proof" shoes will never dry once wet! I went with fastest drying shoes which I tested. Tested 6 pairs of shoes in my 6 months of training. Even made final selection with a a different shoe on each foot, walking in water on purpose and hiking 10 miles. Drainermakers dried faster, weighed less after wet hike, and remained most comfortable hiking when wet in my opinion. Wore these over 2 pairs of REI sock liners. Pre-mailed myself another pair at about 600 miles, but mailed them back home since one pair made it the entire trail. Hike a lot in Colorado and opposite approach hiking in waterproof shoes.
@@GlennTremml what was your 2nd,,? I've tried sum & feel I NEED the extra impact absorption,,, ,,I'm a very large frame gal & old ,, ,but hope to do a threw of the E C T,,, ,,,swamp gal ,,,,,
Nice video my friend !! I live on Lake George minutes from FR46 and FR50. I can't believe you only have 23 subs your videos are excellent. I'll get you some subs today
Columbia Drainmaker. Tried 4 different shoes in 6 months leading up to trip. These dried the fastest and were the lightest and most comfortable. Even in very dry year, your shoes will get soaked. Waterproof or resistant shoes will get wet heavy and won't dry until you get home. The skin on your feet will pay the price. I wear Gortex shoes in Colorado trying to keep my feet dry, but in Florida I know I will get wet and focus on how well the drain and dry while continuing to walk.
38 miles per day. 3 miles per hour x 12 hours/day. Through Big Cypress & Bradwell Bay, fewer miles/day . "Road days", I started before sunrise & I averaged 3.3 miles per hour (42-45 miles/day). I had 12.5 hours of daylight/day. Did not walk at night. Very dry year so trails much easier than usual. There is a reason 3 fastest thru-hikes in 50 years were between Dec. 2016 & Mar. 2017. La Nina.
No one ever asked that. Shaved every time I was in a town/camp when in a real bathroom. Given my mileage/day occurred frequently. Used disposable razor with 1/2 handle cut off & soap supplied by the bathroom I was in.
Have you hiked before? I'm at zero, have been walking around my large neighborhood in between work and time off to get fit. Want to look for local hiking groups to join.
That underwater shot made the entire video worth watching when it was already awesome 🤯🐠
I keep seeing you as an older Steve-O. Nice video BTW. Congrats!
I didn't know "Steve'O" was a hiker.
Well done - congratulations!
Enjoyed your entire video - inspires me to keep going on the Appalachian Trail.
God Bless...
Congratulations! Loved that you identified so much of the trail places, the terrain type, etc.. Great video.
Any chance you could do an equipment video? I'd like to see what gear you used.
Amazing! Thank you. And congrats!
Enjoyed the video very much. Thanks for sharing your trip. The road walking and wet parts didn't look appealing but the rest looked very inviting. I live with in the ocala nation forest and hope to do part of the trail in my area soon.
Had it not been for me working today I would've finished your video a lot sooner and it was amazing thank you for sharing
Amazing video, couldn't ask for much better
Old guys rule!
Thanks for sharing
I love this video, so miss Florida
That kicked ass. Good on you mate. Makes me want to go home to Florida and hike.
the cross seminole trail and the long straight stretches are the old railroad
Great video! I bet the Florida Trail is something you should only do during the winter since summer would be too hot and unbearable. I've been to coastal South Carolina quite a bit in the winter and it sounds like similar nice weather and it's really nice to see the tropics and subtropics when you aren't getting eaten by mosquitoes and suffering from the intense heat and humidity. Due to the lack of major elevation changes, I bet this intrastate trail would be a good one for beginners too.
Congratulations. Good job.....i paddle the Suwannee quite often and I'm familiar with that section of the trail....i should hike it sometime.
Excellent video.
Great video. Thank you.
Great video. I am planning and researching to hike the FT in 2 years.
Enjoyed the vid ! Well done
Visited Big Cypress National Preserve 2 days ago & the park ranger was talking about the trail. Then he said it goes all the way to Pensacola!! 😳😮 & that it's a 3 month hike. Wow! So yesterday I went to the library and checked out 20+ books on FL trails ect. ect. I hiked on a family farm as a child but not thru out the U.S. Very exiting. Will continue reading all the comments so I know what to do - sorry for sounding so city bound and am breaking away from it!!!!
GLENN - EPIC!!! You are a beast. There should have been a parade at the end???
Great video and well done!!
Good Job! been waist deep on the trail, not an easy trek.
Loved this video. I have the thru hike bug but can't take off 5-6 months to do the PCT, AT, or CDT yet. This may very well be the one I can do first. Love that you took us with you. What kinds of gear did you use? What do you recommend as far as something different that we need to hike this trail as far as weather and for safety issues?
The under water seane was great to ,,swamp gal,,
Hey man great stuff! thanks for the help... aiming NOBO running in 2020 :)
Good narrative but I was hoping for more video of what the trial looks like. Was thinking of comparing your video of the trail to Chris Berry's. This way I could get a good idea of the different sections unknown to me.
Love to see your schedule, daily mileage etc. thinking about a 40-45 Fay pace. No way in hell I could pull 30
Hi sweet channel ☺ Keep it up!
Watched the whole thing. Maybe I’ll do this this winter. Pretty sure I can’t make 40 miles a day! This would be my first backpacking experience.
What do you think of using a hammock with mosquito and rain accessories?
Several scouts in my troop love and always use hammocks on campouts. Being a side sleeper, who turns a lot, not for me. Devil's advocate comments: Will you always find 2 tress? Probably. Mosquitos may be off you but will buzz close to your head and ears. Drives me crazy. A few nights may be very cold. Hanging in the air makes it colder if no insulation underneath, which some hammock companies do make. Suggest trying a weekend backpacking trip with a hammock and see if it is for you!
Enjoyed the nice video
I would love to do this. I live in Jacksonville and I want to find a time to complete this. I’ve never backpacked before so I’d have to do a lot of research and preparation, but backpacking alone at 18 would test me in an exciting way. Realistically I would only be able to set aside 30 days to do it so I’d need more hiking experience and more physical endurance but I think I could plan it well.
Did you ever do it?
Canyon Miller I did not! I live in Montana now so when I’m home in Florida I have to see family and friends. Eventually the goal is to drag a friend along with me. :)
@@MadisonM1 haha cool I live in Jacksonville and was hoping for some pointers but I'll definitely be doing the trail at some point but this year I'm trying to hit most of the National Parks
Madison M now if your living in Montana their are tons of beautiful places that you can do this that are way more enjoyable than in Jax. No snakes and no alligators
cooperm henricksen The point is it’s easier on Florida lol and I know that environment and how to stay safe. I’d worry about doing long hikes alone in Montana.
Great video... What was the gear you use? I to live in Vero and want to hike the trail.
Main gear: Gossamer gear tent, the One, 1lbs. Tyvek sheet under tent. Black diamond hiking poles, Marmot Plasma 30, 1.5 lbs., Gossamer gear Kumo backpack 1.1 lbs., Sawyer water filter 4 oz. Columbia Drainmaker III shoes. iPhone 7plus, 2 Vitamin water bottles, food enough until next refill or gas station. All quick dry: T, shorts, sock liners x4, 2 smart-wool briefs. Also fleece, Raab rain jacket, mini Swiss army knife, small micro-fiber towel, Spot Gen 3 GPS transmitter, lots of little etc. Dry wt. everything on hot days 10 lbs. Cold days less since wearing everything. Good luck & practice with everything.
Thank you
Thank you for your video , a equipment list woukd be great and hiw you obtained water 💧 etc... Thank you again
Good video bub nice job
never had to worry about gators while hiking before.
Hey great ending ,,
How many days do you usually go on the florida trail without resupplying for food?
I was covering a lot of miles per day so longest resupply was 3 days (100 miles with no civilization). If you do 10 miles a day, you may need 10 days of food. I had 3 mail drops with food and always a Dollar General or gas station near by when crossing roads to get some food until reaching a town. I was not picky. Hot meal every night on trail with freeze dried food if on trail and bars for breakfast and lunch while walking if not in a town. Tried to sleep just before or after a town to take advantage of restaurants or grocery stores.
Is the Trail well marked?
Curious, what is the circle on the glasses for?
Probably a mirror used to look out for bikers/cars and such
Yes, bike mirror. Former triathlete lived with one eye in mirror to prevent being run over. With all the road walking, I liked to see what was coming up behind me. Even walking against traffic, closed call was a high speed passing vehicle paying attention to car being passed and not pedestrian on other side, me.
Loved it! Congratulations on your thru- hike. 👍
Nice job, just too short! LOL
Fires are good.
by chance do you have a map of the trails you took during your thru hike?
Mainly used the FL iPhone App which was awesome. Did have a set of FL Trail Association maps with me which are probably out of date by now. FL Trail association has a great interactive map on their website if you just want to look over parts of the trail.
@@GlennTremml Thanks for getting back to me! Enjoyed watching your hike! appreciate the info.
Glenn do you know where I could park my car in Pensacola to hike the Florida Trail?
Live in South FL. No idea.
Is that Beerman who hiked the PCT in 2019?
What kinda shoes did you wear ??
Swamp gal here,hope ta see ya on a trail some day ,,
Columbia Drainmaker. Your shoes will get soaked. "Water proof" shoes will never dry once wet! I went with fastest drying shoes which I tested. Tested 6 pairs of shoes in my 6 months of training. Even made final selection with a a different shoe on each foot, walking in water on purpose and hiking 10 miles. Drainermakers dried faster, weighed less after wet hike, and remained most comfortable hiking when wet in my opinion. Wore these over 2 pairs of REI sock liners. Pre-mailed myself another pair at about 600 miles, but mailed them back home since one pair made it the entire trail. Hike a lot in Colorado and opposite approach hiking in waterproof shoes.
@@GlennTremml what was your 2nd,,? I've tried sum & feel I NEED the extra impact absorption,,,
,,I'm a very large frame gal & old ,,
,but hope to do a threw
of the E C T,,,
,,,swamp gal ,,,,,
Nice video my friend !! I live on Lake George minutes from FR46 and FR50. I can't believe you only have 23 subs your videos are excellent. I'll get you some subs today
Thanks, any help appreciated. My first go at this stuff.
One more time ,,hi Glen ,,what kinda shoes are you wearing
Columbia Drainmaker. Tried 4 different shoes in 6 months leading up to trip. These dried the fastest and were the lightest and most comfortable. Even in very dry year, your shoes will get soaked. Waterproof or resistant shoes will get wet heavy and won't dry until you get home. The skin on your feet will pay the price. I wear Gortex shoes in Colorado trying to keep my feet dry, but in Florida I know I will get wet and focus on how well the drain and dry while continuing to walk.
What were your miles per day?
38 miles per day. 3 miles per hour x 12 hours/day. Through Big Cypress & Bradwell Bay, fewer miles/day . "Road days", I started before sunrise & I averaged 3.3 miles per hour (42-45 miles/day). I had 12.5 hours of daylight/day. Did not walk at night. Very dry year so trails much easier than usual. There is a reason 3 fastest thru-hikes in 50 years were between Dec. 2016 & Mar. 2017. La Nina.
Do you shave everyday?
No one ever asked that. Shaved every time I was in a town/camp when in a real bathroom. Given my mileage/day occurred frequently. Used disposable razor with 1/2 handle cut off & soap supplied by the bathroom I was in.
@@GlennTremml thanks the reason I asked most don't shave when hiking and camping on thru hikes
Have thought of doing the Appalachian Trail?
Have done short sections of AT over the years. A month on the FL trail is long enough. No interest in doing the whole AT.
@@GlennTremml totally understandable 🤙🤙
Hi Glen ,I'm B starting the E C T in Oct,,,,how would u like ta come out & do a section with me,,but I'm a much slower than y'all young fellows,,
Have you hiked before? I'm at zero, have been walking around my large neighborhood in between work and time off to get fit. Want to look for local hiking groups to join.
You look like a CZcamsr called coyote peterson
What do you do with your hat in the rain,lol ,,??,Swamp gal
Wear it so my head didn't get wet, lol. Tilley hats are indestructible and crushable so if took it off, jammed it in a pack pocket.
@@GlennTremml great ,,thanks for your response ,,,
was concerned about my old hat,,,,
,,I hope they have my style aswell,
That trail is hideous, let’s face it Florida!
Hey. This edit is horrible. But I plan on doing this trail in December and it’s so useful. Thank u