Let’s riff on hiking and backpacking gear! In today’s episode, I’m going to bust myths about hiking gear plus share what I think is absolutely worth it to have and what I’ve ditched or upgraded over the years.
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10 Lesser-Known Tips For Backpackers {Episode 6}
These hiking tips may seem sort of random and rapid fire, because they are, but I think they’re all things that if you’re a new backpacker you might not think of and I don’t think enough people are talking about so I want to share them with you!
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I’m actually really excited for today’s episode since this is a topic that I feel like both hikers and non-hikers always love to bring to attention and chat about – and that’s bears.
The questions always start to fly like aren’t you afraid of bears, have you seen a bear what do you about bears ?!?!
First let me say, that while bears are scary, and they are a risk, as long as we’re using precautions that I’ll talk about later on in this episode, I do believe that we all build them up to be much scarier in our minds than they really are on the trail.
[Read more…] about Lessons Learned From Bears On The Appalachian Trail {Episode 5}Your First Backpacking Trip: What To Expect And How To Prepare {Episode 4}
As annoying as this is to say, expect the unexpected, I don’t think anyone’s first trip goes exactly as planned or exactly how they thought it would.
My very first real backpacking trip was filled with pure ridiculousness – like just silly trail games to keep us occupied that didn’t use any equipment and then also on the last night of the trip one of the guys busted out individual ice cream cups that he had packed in his bag with dry ice.
Maybe I shouldn’t have shared that with you because now you’ll all be disappointed when there’s no surprise ice cream treats on your first trip.
[Read more…] about Your First Backpacking Trip: What To Expect And How To Prepare {Episode 4}Hike Your Own Hike: What It Really Means {Episode 3}
So what exactly does hike your own hike mean anyway?
We’ve already been unknowingly chatting about this in the last two episodes when we talk about loving to hike solo – that can be a way that you hike your own hike, or hiking with a partner or spouse, that can be how you want to hike your own hike.
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In the last episode I did promise not to make this entire podcast just about solo hiking and I mean that! I know solo hiking isn’t for everyone and it’s also not for every trip.
I do think it’s best to try hiking solo, see if you like it but honestly if hiking or camping solo is going to leave you in a constant state of panic or anxiety the entire time – don’t do it. Why go out there if it’s not fun and rejuvenating?
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