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Show HN: Get hard to get backcountry permit
I got tired of trying to go backpacking and losing out on permits either through lottery or someone effectively bid-sniping cancellations. So, I built a real-time alert system across every state and federal booking system in the US. This covers ~700 permitted trails and locations as well as campsites.
It's the first real end-to-end product I've ever built myself and I gotta say, it's a lot of fun. I had to build a ton of custom infra and adapters to connect to the various, disparate booking systems in order to find cancellation.
Definitely pushed my capabilities.
Hope this helps some of you finally land a trip you've been wanting to take.
Edit: I've created a forecast model for openings which has been quite accurate at a 7 and 14-day timespan. Next year I should be able to make this the backbone for predictive alerts. https://permitsnag.com/permit-forecasts https://permitsnag.com/permit-forecasts
- ysp10 2mo agoThis is awesome. I want to hike the JMT next year, can this help me? A++++
- yy633013 2mo agoYea I specifically track the JMT because I'd love to hike it again. Did it in 2011 and it was a formative experience in my life. It's incredible. You can pick the starting trailhead if you want - https://permitsnag.com/permits/california/yosemite/jmt-yosemite https://permitsnag.com/permits/california/yosemite/jmt-yosem...
- ysp10 2mo agoThis is awesome. I want to hike the JMT next year, can this help me?