BACKPACKING & HIKING HACKS For Your Next Thru Hike or Backpacking Trip (TESTED AND TRIED)
BACKPACKING & HIKING HACKS For Your Next Thru Hike or Backpacking Trip (TESTED AND TRIED)
Welcome back family, friends and followers! We hope you enjoy this video of our favorite and most effective hiker hacks. We used a majority of them on our own thru hike in 2019 and others were used by trusted trail family. We feel these can be used by day hikers and experienced thru hikers. If you happen to have any of your own hiker hacks please include those in the comment section. Thanks again for tuning in!
The Sawyer plunger is not needed, just use a smartwater sport cap, usually on the 750ml bottles. Put the cap on your clean water bottle, slip it on the nipple on the clean side of the Sawyer and squeeze it in reverse. You just replaced a 2oz plunger with a .01oz cap that you need anyway.
brownies brownies brownies.
WOW I had completely forgotten about the heel lock tie since I hiked (2012/13). Thanks for that hack! I recently found a new pair of shoes in the back of the closet that I had completely forgotten that I bought. I tried hiking in them and they were blistering my heels from slipping so I stopped wearing them. I will switch to that on all my three pairs of low hikers. I’m breaking in Vasque Coldsparks right now, but they are 8" hikers with 2 metal hooks instead of holes at the top, so that might not work with them?
There are 4 bacteriological tick diseases in CT. Lyme is the most common but Anaplasmosis can kill in just three weeks. Doxy works on 3 of the more common diseases. Early treatment is very good. Good Luck, Rick
What is one hiker hack you found to be helpful in this video??
Don’t throw away your old katadyn filter because you can tear out the guts of them and use it as an adapter to screw on a Sawyer filter
thanks for the video 🙂 can’t get enough hiker hacks…
I am Phoenix, Thank you for your informative videos. I am starting my AT thru hike in March..
Drinking a liter of browniemix at home: “you’re disgusting, you’re childish, you should eat real food”
Drinking a liter of browniemix on trail: “you’re a genius, amazing hiker hack, why didn’t I think of that?”
Can’t wait to live my best life! Thank you for the tips 🌲🏃♂️🏃♀️
Awesome awesome, thank you
Yes, we need calories while thru hiking, however, high sugar foods exacerbate your hunger by creating cravings.
Alot of tips I haven’t seen before. I’ll have to try the brownie mix and the heel lock tie. Thanks!
Thank you for the hacks! Very Useful!
Very disappointed since this is all info that was posted on other very popular backpacking channels years ago. I was hoping for something new or more original.
Chia seeds. I think it’s time to add these to my food bag. I actually learned long ago they help prevent dehydration as they absorb water and digest slowly. I did realize the nutritional benefits. Thanks for helping me realize this. I love your vids, thanks👊
Breakfastses! My brother used to say that word for breakfasts. Good vid! By the way, water weighs the same in you or a bottle. Camel up and carry extra water in case of emergency! Im adding chia seeds and brownie mix to the bag!
Brownie mix? Guys, you don’t need to eat like crap just because you’re on the trail. And “cameling up” doesn’t lighten your load. You just transfer the weight to inside your body
I used to tie my laces like that just clowning lmao love the videos keep em comin!
sounds busy….I’ll stick to a cliff bar
I keep an empty mountain house bag with me. I put all my rehydration food and water in that. It’s easy to clean
Amazing movie!
Thanks for the hacks, I will put them to good use.
Love you guys
Thank you for the trick on how to clean the Sawyer Filters. My Micro Sawyer clogged only after one trip (used only relatively "clean" water). With warm water and numerous "banging’s", its flowrate got back to close to the original (so much cr@p$). This trick didn’t worked on Katadyn Befree much (only slight improvement), which is OK as I am done with the Befree anyway (4 out of 4 Befree’s got clogged on me).
Doxycyline is a common anti-malarial as well. It is just a broad spectrum antibiotic I think. One of the common side effects is sun sensitivity. If you are already fair complexion be sure to put on extra sunscreen.
I wouldn’t have thought about brownie mix, it’s a lot cheaper than carnation !
Lol if you drink it your still carrying it lmao but I get it and that’s actually still a very good tip and I’ll use it thank you
Good tips, except the one suggesting using a tent stake, or trekking pole instead of a trowel. Improper waste burial is a major issue on the trail. A duce trowel weighs less than an ounce, and is much more efficient for digging. I can’t help but to assume anyone who thinks a trowel is to heavy is also to lazy to take the time that it would take to dig the proper cat hole with one of the other options. Most hikers stop hanging food within a week, they would most likely stop digging with a tent stake on day two. I do appreciate that you mentioned that you continued using your trowels.