There are how-to books and then there are snarky suggestions with the backhanded information you need. No matter which way you like your answers to your questions about thru-hiking, you'll be relieved to know you can get it both ways between these covers. There are blogs and vlogs, posts and boasts out there on this subject, but none of these consider the reader can do much more than add two and two and get, well, four. James Michael Fuller, a five-thousand-miler in the world of thru-hiking, lets loose with an enlightening look with hilarious takes and insights to help untangle the magical and mysterious world of thru-hiking. The uninitiated reader won't get half of it, but that's OK; half of the people who are setting out to thru-hike won't get it either.