u/sadistic-squid

Starting next week it seems like everywhere in the southern AT (Georgia, NC, Tennessee) will be in the 70s-80s in the day and 50’s at night. The extended forecast shows it looks like it’ll stay like that. Should I still pack gear for 30 degree weather? What would you recommend packing as far as layers go?

For context, i’m a weekend backpacker. The longest I’ve done has been 1 week. I’ll be doing a one month section in two weeks from now.

This is probably the only time I will do a long section on the AT. I don’t really care about thru hiking or completing all sections. I might do two weeks sections in the future, but nothing longer. So I’m open to starting anywhere on the trail!

Any thoughts? thanks.