Interview With A Thru-Hiker

Dennis 'Octopus' Plato, 

of The Bus Question blog 

 

Interview by Terry Craig- The Disabled Hiker

 

 rec: July 27, 2015, in Wind Gap, Pa.

I got to know Dennis Plato after watching one of his video equipment shakedowns on YouTube early this year. Dennis was already well into the planning stages to begin a complete hike of the Appalachian Trail, starting in Georgia and ending  on Mount Katahdin in Maine.

I had been looking for someone to follow on the Appalachian Trail in the hopes of meeting up with them here in Pennsylvania for an interview about their experiences. Dennis, who had not yet been given the trail name "Octopus" as of yet, seemed to be the perfect candidate.

Only a small percentage (est, 20% each year)  will actually finish the entire hike from Maine to Georgia. But I've got a funny feeling our friend Dennis 'Octopus' Plato will be among them.

I would like to take a moment to thank our friend Dennis Octopus Plato of The Bus Question blog

for stopping by to talk with us. 

We'll see you on the other side of Mount Katahdin.

Good luck my friend.

Terry

~ The Disabled Hiker ~
©2015

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The Bus Question blog

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The Disabled Hiker, ep-3, LIFE IS CHANGE pt-9

THE EASY ON/OFF HANGING PACK SYSTEM.

After debuting my first hanging pack system late in episode two, I had planned to create a video specifically about this idea. Sadly however, only a month after releasing episode two of The Disabled Hiker, my best friend and hiking partner, S'iyo (She-yo), fell gravely ill. For the next year our cameras would set idle while I nursed my friend in hopes of his recovery.

Surprisingly, this idea continued to evolve despite my absence from the field. Particularly after seeing one item for sale online that seem to bring the whole idea together.

Has this idea stopped evolving? I don't know. But from my observation, I'm not sure that anything ever stops evolving until it becomes obsolete. So until they invent the antigravity-backpack I'm sure I'll keep working on this one.

In the meantime, take a look at how the idea has changed over the last two years. And oh yeah, don't be afraid to send me your suggestions to make it even better.

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