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At 79, I take blowing up my sleeping pad as a challenge. When on a long hike, I compete with myself by counting my “reps” and trying to best it the next night. If you can’t blow up your sleeping pad, you may be too old for the trail😅

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Thanks for the video. I appreciate the information.

nature walks have helped me for sure. enjoyed the video.

nice video, thanks. i wish you the best with your mental health as well! 😊

Wonderful advice, I enjoyed your video. Thank you and may God bless every step along your path in life. 🙏

The audio is broken, there are only a few seconds of audio aha the rest of the video is silent. Strange

I’m 66, planning on doing about 3 weeks on the AT later this summer. I’ve been doing everything mentioned except one thing. I’m willing to carry a few extra pounds to have a good nights sleep. I have a Hennessy Hammock, an under quilt, an over quilt, and two pillows. I tried it out a few times in the backyard. I sleep better in my hammock than I do in my bed.

When looking for shoes, go to a good running shoe store and have them check your stride. You may walk pronated or hypo-pronated. Getting the right shoe to help correcting those conditions is key, especially if you are suffering from knee pain.

I use the same knife that you showed and have used lint as a fire starter as well. But I rather use a light weight stove as it reduces the danger of fire spreading as well as eliminating the need to build a safe fire pit. My whistle also has a built in compass. Not the best but good enough.

I carry five vaseline soaked cotton balls in a tiny ziploc for firestarter.

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Great tips, thank you! On the sleep pad sliding, I recently saw a couple of alternatives to your rubber mat: One person put multiple tiny 'dots' of silicone caulking on the back of their sleep pads and another person put a few lines/smears of silicone caulking on the floor of their tent; both solved the sliding around issue without needing extra gear.

Was going to skip the sitpad on my first backpacking trip, then saw you kneeling on it and realized it could be very helpful, and it was. Thanks!

Enjoying your videos as a newbie backpacker - started now after retiring. Thank you!

Thank you for this video. The custom footbed inserts sound like a great idea. I recommend trekking poles. They have been my salvation, especially on slippery or uneven footing.

I recently spent some time weeding in the back yard and was surprised to discover the degree of discomfort experienced right after, although no overt trauma occurred. So yes, my hiking gear does include a sit pad -- and it'll be under my knees too from now on! In fact, it can do triple duty -- it's half of a 2x6 ft, 4mm foam pad. Folded suitably several times and stowed under elastic pack webbing, it is handy for daytime use. Unfolded at night and deployed between ground sheet or bivy and the inflatable sleeping pad, it mitigates the sliding problem!

Thanks for the tips.

Good ideas. Thanks.

Great ideas, I'll make sure to use my sit pad more often. I put mine under my sleep pad it helps hold the pad in place.

I remember years ago an ultra-marathoner said he used to soak his legs and feet at the in of a run in cold water. Either in a creek or river or he would hose down his legs in the shower when he came home. I took his advice back in my running days and it worked great. My feet and legs recovered much faster with less cramping and swelling issues. It is like applying a cold compress to a strain or sprain which reduces inflammation and swelling!😊

what a load of crap most of this is irrelevant to any hiker let alone older ones - a sit mat is a sit mat and "power knapps" get real

camp chair? Please elaborate. Great presentation, by the way!

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Peebottle in an old sock if you do need to go it becomes a hotwater bottle. Wash sock well regularly 😂

I’m 60 and willl wee before I go to bed but guaranteed, I’ll need to go at least 2 more times in the night. I like the mesh pad idea.

Great tips! I love my knee/sit pad, it's been a life saver for sure so many uses! The rocks in the pee bottle is a great one, never mistaken it before,but it's nice to make it foolproof haha. I'll have to try the air mattress hack. Thanks!

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I'm not even old and I find these hacks helpful. . I'mean buying a kneepad for sure so much uses for it.

Good tips. Bit of a long video for just a few tips though.

A nap sounds good but where I hike in the huckleberry country the bears are around more. A buddy system would work good so we don’t get eaten by bears. We usually don’t see bears at our main camping spot as it is mountain goat dominant.

Wednesday, March 13th: Thanks for the information. Knees very important. Pad good idea. Power nap during lunch. Bathroom before going to bed. Soaking feet in creek. Thanks for sharing. Happy Trails! Ross08

Every day hike kit in UK hills needs a hi viz bivi/survival bag. Sleeping bag is not compulsory but waterproofs and spare midlayer are.

Rarely do people mention contacts and/or glasses! Good recommendation. I also believe ground insulation for day hikes is a key survival item. I personally carry an extra pad for 1lbs penalty. It doubles as a pad for naps etc. when needed.

53 now and enjoying my hikes like I am 30.. the only difference now is the time I need to get back to full strength but physically on the trail I feel even better than when I was in my 30's. Fortunately I have always been in good health and enjoying walking / climbing or cycling as much as I can. I prepare by making weekend walks / hikes with my backpack and tent (wild camping) and do indoor climbing. In 2023 I did the Cape Wrath Trail in Scotland and lost 6kgs but even with all the rain I never had the feeling that I wanted to quit. After the CWT I climbed some more munros and felt pretty powerful finishing most of the walks in 50-70% of the time that was needed according to the guidebooks (then again, I have long legs which helps ;-) ).. when I finally came home I think I slept 14 hours for three days 🙂 and that is the main difference with being 30.. this year I already did some great hiks on the Azores, in April I will do the Skye Trail and in september I expect to do the Massiv Norway trail.. already looking forward to those hikes! (oh and actually I prefer to do my hikes on my own.. best remedy for a mad society ;-) and you will always meet very nice people on the trail!)

A Survival Scenario The Unaired Scenario The Arrival of the Downfall of Dual Survival (Disclaimer: Not exactly verbatim) Joe: "Hold up Cody!" Cody: "What is it Joe!" Joe: "Well first off Cody, you aren't wearing any shoes! But anyways. Do you see those two trees up ahead?" Cody: "Which two? There's a bunch Joe." Joe: "You don't see that!?" Cody: "What?" Joe: "Look about 40 meters in between those two trees on the ground!" Cody: "Oh that." Joe: "You see it Now.. Right!?" Cody: "Well.. if it's the same thing I'm seeing.. it looks like a pile of dirt Joe." Joe: "Cody! That's an Ant Pile." Cody: "Okay?.. What about it?" (Joe now explains to the cameraman) Joe: "When I was in Special Forces you are taught to always keep your head on a swivel. If you come across an Ant Pile of that magnitude in size, you Do NOT turn your back on it. And in Special Forces training, when you come across something that Lethal, you do Not approach it.. at all. PERIOD! In Special Forces, you are taught that an Ant Pile just doesn't have Not One or Two Ants ready to Ambush you, there are literally a lot. And in Special Forces, when just One Ant picks up on your scent, it lets all the other Ants know that you are around. And in Special Forces, you are taught that when those Ants realize that you are around, even if it's 40 meters away, you are Now compromised. There is No Way that I am going to allow my partner nor myself to face the danger of a massive horde of Ants to Ambush me or my shoeless partner. PERIOD!" Joe: "What about it!? Cody, you are out here with No shoes on and an Ant Pile that big is literally 40 meters away. I am Not turning my back on that Ant Pile!" Cody: "Joe, let's just keep going and just walk around the Ant Pile and find a place to build a shelter and make a fire and try to find some water and food." Joe: "Are you kidding me Cody!? No! I'm going to low crawl off to the left and flank them and Utterly Destroy that threat!" Cody: "Do what?" (Again, Joe talks to the cameraman) Joe: "You see, that's what I'm talking about. Cody doesn't understand that I am Special Forces with skills that HE doesn't have. And Cody is out here with No shoes on with a freaking Ant Pile right in the path of our mission target. If I allow my partner to get near that Ant Pile, it's game over. PERIOD!" Cody: "Joe, I've dealt with many Ant Piles over the years. Beginning when I was a child. If you don't bother them, they won't bother you." (Again Joe talks to the cameraman) Joe: "In Special Forces training, you are shown a Documentary on how dangerous Ants can be. It's called.. Attack Of The Killer Ants. Ants are nothing to take lightly. I've seen the destruction of what Ants can do." Joe: "Cody! If you aren't going to help me get rid of this threat, just move back about 80 meters or so. I'll handle this." Cody: "Okay Joe. Well, when you feel that your life isn't in any more danger, I'll be in the shelter I'll build sitting next to the fire I rubbed two sticks together and you can rehydrate and fill up on some calories from the food and water that I gathered for you.. I mean us." (Joe finally arrives at the shelter) Joe: "I had to call in an airstrike." Cody: "Why?" Joe: "There were just too many Ants to flank." Cody: 🤔 Joe: "If only I had a magnifying 🔍 glass..." Cody: "It was just an Ant Pile Joe." Joe: "Exactly Cody! ... Was.. an Ant Pile 🐜🐜🦗🦗🐜🦗...."

I was skeptical of this video at first but I found all of your recommendations right on point. Finding other hikers is the most difficult one in my opinion.

Add a real tourniquet to be able to stop the bleeding when the compression bandage needs some help. I add in a roll of 4" ace wrap to help when you sprain an ankle/knee/need a sling for your arm/shoulder. I carry a mora knife, they are inexpensive, pretty bomb proof, hang on my belt, and are easy to sharpen. And my tinder is vaseline saturated cotton balls--I like the square make-up remover ones, they are a bit bigger and birch bark. The yellow birch bark is awesome, but the white or grey work well also. You can peel off the loose hanging bark and not hurt the tree. Birch bark will light, and burn, even in the rain and in the cold. I also carry a small package of birthday candles, which are also easy to light, and burn long enough to help catch the kindling.

I’m only 65 but am disabled due to military related injuries. That’s my greatest challenge when hiking. Does anyone know how I can get past that 1.5-2 mile wall? I have to take a serious rest to hike further than that due to excessive pain all along my spine. I’ve had 5 spinal surgeries and fusions plus regularly take injections for pain in my neck and lower back. I’m sure I’m not the only person with similar injuries who hikes so hopefully a few of y’all can give me some advice that works for y’all.

6:21 Fire starter, dryer lint in vasoline

At 3:50 there's an oblique mention of a day-pack, so let's assume Corporate-guy's discussing day-hike gear? Either way, Corporate-guy's kit sounds big and heavy, but in order to prioritize, it helps to know this is a day-hike, not an intentional overnight. For any hike, one must prioritize based on expected conditions, possible pitfalls and most importantly gear-weight. For example, Corporate-guy plans a day-hike with possible rain, yet brings a 2lb, 10+ liter sleeping-bag, but no shelter? No tarp and no tent,. And before anyone says that Sol emergency blanket can be used as a tarp - no, it can't. Emergency blankets are flimsy and don't cover enough to keep a sleeping-bag dry. (more...) One can live without air for about a minute. Water for about a day. Shelter for a night or two if lucky. One can live without food for weeks, but this is a day-hike after all, so one is probably carrying a pound or two of lunch. Water weighs 2.2lbs per liter (quart) and a filter requires two containers. Yes water-tabs are lighter, but require a half-hour to function, are chemical (tasting) and are a finite resource. Chalk-up another few pounds for water. If one is hiking off-grid (out of cellular range), GPS is high on the list - with a map already downloaded. Compass should be a tiny and light as possible. If one is relying on a compass, they are in pretty bad shape. Compasses needn't be precise. but they do require a map and good idea of approximate location. A Garmin InReach is 3oz of peace-of-mind backup to one's smartphone. A better day-kit leaves the sleeping-bag behind, brings two-SmartWater bottles and a HydroBlu water-filter (5oz). A 7' x 9' dcf tarp (4oz) or maybe a Six-Moon Gatewood-Cape, which doubles as shelter/rain-poncho (11oz). A mini-Bic lighter (0.4oz). A plastic utility-knife (0.7oz). A Sol emergency-bivy (5oz). Corporate-guy's med-kit was ok (4oz). Headlamp is ok, Nitecore Tika flashlight (or similar) is better (0.4oz). This kit therefore only weighs 26oz, which is much lighter and safer.

White heat if hiking in Washington during the fall or late spring. I'll use chips i.e. Doritos or any other kind you may be carrying in your pack. Moss from the trees and tinder from under fallen trees and trees that have been struck by lightning.

My fire kit consists of UCO Stormproof matches, a Bic lighter and a ferrocerium fire rod. My go to tinder is a cotton ball soaked in petroleum jelly stored in a length of a plastic straw and melted shut at both ends. I also keep about 12 inches of Jute twine and a 8 inch length of fat wood for tinder.

Dryer lint is an excellent fire starter.

I'm 70. I use La Sportiva Bushido IIs with Sole Performance insoles. Great combination. For training, I wear my pack at max trail weight when I walk or go on a day hike. I've also incorporated some treadmill work going 3.5mph at a 7-10 degree incline for 30 minutes. The incline helps with the hip flexors and glutes. I also weight work on my glutes and quads as well as some core work. I also try to maintain fighting weight. I've you go out with 15 extra pounds on you it's like carrying a super heavy pack. Extra weight is really part of your base weight. This might be more than most hikes require, but I'm hiking the JMT again this year. It's hard even when you're in shape.

Excellent tips, thanks.

Approaching 70 and section hike AT every spring as a test to see how I am aging, did 11 miles a day last year, going again next month. I am like an old car, got a lot of miles on me, occasionally something breaks, my "Check Engine" light is always on, figure the way I'll die is broken down and abandoned on the side of the road.

If your over 50 or hiking with older hikers, I would recommend a PLB. I carry a garmin in reach.

Very curious why some type of Non phone GPS such as a Garmin or Zoleo isn't on this list. I have never done a trail more than 10 miles without one. Not for the GPS, but for the SOS button.

Saturday, February 10th: Thank-you. Nice to know info. Today is the Chinese Lunar New Year! Year of the Dragon! Thanks for sharing. Almost always, I carry some type of knife. Happy Trails! Ross08