Spending a week in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness I wanted to bring beer but there are rules against bringing in cans and bottles lest people fail to pack them back out, so I filled two gallon milk bottles with Miller High Life, tied a rope to the handles and dragged them behind my canoe in the water so the beer would be cold-ish. Within a day the beer was stale and had a definite lakey quality to it. Drank it all, though.
Bahahahahahaha. As a side note ive heard plastic is porus and although it may not leak, it can absorb the stuff in contact with the plastic and transfer that to the liquid inside. Example is a case of water sitting in nasty water will taste different.
I bring a flask with bourbon, 2 beers, fairy/string battery lights, GoGirl to pee with, Diva cup if Aunt Flo is going with me(not invited but she shows up anyways, of course), light poncho, inflatable pillows by trekology and my REI flexair chair. That chair is amazing and only weighs 1 lb. Makes sitting by the campfire drinking a beer or bourbon that much better.
I’m so glad that this is a video, everyone always talks about the most important things to take, so I hiked for a long time with just that before I realized that I could bring more stuff too 🤷🏽♂️
finaly a camping video thats not boring, good info and a host that's funny, made some notes on stuff I need for this month and was glad to find out local store open for browsing again
Travel sized corn starch baby powder is an awesome multi-tasker luxury item. Use it in the shoes, on the body, and in the pits to absorb moisture and reduce stink. Use it in the hair to reduce oil and add fluff after several days without washing (very similar to dry shampoo).
Depending on where I'm going I bring a hammock, but I always pack my journal. It's an essential! Also a bow and arrow to shoot the neighbors speakers off. It's nature gosh darn!
I swear by backpacking chairs. Nothing better than sitting down and staring into the sky after a long hike. First trip I ever went on I didn't bring a chair and I missed it, every time since then I've brought one and I don't regret it
The flexlite chair is the official chair of the Scout moms and dads in my sons' Boy Scout troop. It's so nice to have an actual chair with a back at the end of a day of backpacking with the kids that I will definitely save weights in other places to include my chair. I'm too old to sit on the ground 😀
Rhodri Jenkins live music is different, plus personally I feel more comfortable telling a musician to respect quite hours than the speaker holding human. And, I never seen anyone playing a banjo while on trail. That’d be cool
The speaker issue goes way deeper. It’s part of leave no trace as it can greatly disturb the nature around you. It also angers some people who come to nature to just here nature. If you want music when your out there use headphones and keep volume low so you still have good situational awareness.
@@nk6197 the 7 principles of leave no trace mention nothing about music disturbing nature or animals. And as far as other people, that’s just too bad. I’m not throwing parties in a national forest, but I am there for a reason. To have fun. I take a speaker and listen to music at camp. Nobody has ever complained. I’m more focused on myself than what other ppl think. :)
@@frankieneedlz #6 respect wildlife and #7 respect other visitors. Noise pollution can disturb wildlife. And some people come to escape and be in nature. Is it that hard to use headphones?! You can still listen to music problem free. LNT does mention it. And LNT trainings I have attended talk about it a lot. lnt.org/why/7-principles/be-considerate-of-other-visitors/
On a beach hike 5 years ago I brought a folding sea-summit 20L bucket and carried freshwater from a nearby source to the beach campsite... ever since then I've brought that water bucket, it's just too convenient to be able to filter water right next to the tent... oh and 2 flasks of whiskey
You should try the Lucy Light it's solar 100% water proof and weighs almost nothing. I love all 3 of mine . it's also great for a in the car emergency light and if the power goes out .
I (often) take gigantic, heavy binoculars with very good lenses so also take heavy case for them. I have a small light pair too, but the bigger lenses really let in a lot more light and really make the night sky pop in a way the smaller ones simply cannot.
It’s better for your feet to switch socks each day so I carry 1 pair per day. Then just slip into next days socks to sleep. I also bring lightweight PJs for warmth and to keep sweaty clothes off while sleeping (a nightmare if it’s below freezing).
I like to bring a small waterproof camera. GoPro would work although I don’t personally have one. My camera is small and with case, extra memory, two batteries, it adds 15oz. Nice to document the trip and provide photo evidence to investigators, of which bear killed me. Seriously though, it has helped me remember the good and helped me learn from the not so good.
Just discovered this channel - Love it! I would definitely support all of the comments about speakers. Hearing music takes me out of my hiker buzz and the people I'm with always comment negatively about it. Please don't do it. Headphones get the same job done and trust the majority when we say - we don't go hiking to hear other peoples music - even if its "played quietly around the campfire". #LNT #dontbethatperson #soundtravels
the only time I noticed music and didn't mind was because it was playing so quietly I didn't hear until I walked right past them and it was just barely louder than if headphones were blasting. I couldn't hear it once I was like 2 steps away
1. as a california native... i'm definitely bringing a pipe and good greens :) also, i often ditch the lantern and just place my headlamp against a bottle of water... voila! nalgene mood lighting!
Yea seems like we should not have to ask this then Conde Naste’s Bon Appétit did this: www.forbes.com/sites/elanagross/2020/08/06/three-bon-appetit-stars-quit-videos-over-racial-discrimination/
Please don’t ever bring a speaker hiking! Folks go out in the woods to get away from noise. Nothing bothers me or my hiking partners more than speakers in the woods. Use earbuds if you’re not in dangerous animal country.
I also bring one. While I’m a coffee person in my ordinary life, I convert to a tea drinker when hiking. On cold and rainy days in particular, I make enough tea in the morning to also fill a (small) thermos with hot tea. I just love having a cup of tea or three with my lunch.
I will say that taking a couple individual snack pack bags of chips is a great thing to take camping. They are light, completely waterproof and make excellent tinder to start fires. I was struggling on a recent trip because I had some fire starter pucks that just were not lighting. But then I remembered I had tortilla chips in the car! Totally saved the day for a couple nights.
One time I bought a watermelon on a 10 day hike and walk about 160km. Attempted to eat it on day 8, however it turns out that keeping it in your pack in the hot Australian climate makes it go bad 😪
Fragrant beard oil with eucalyptus, peppermint, and tea tree oils in it. It is anti-bacterial/anti-fungal and has a pleasant scent that can freshen you up and somewhat mask the hiker stench a bit with just a few drops.
Every time she rambles off that 10 Essentials list I can’t help but wonder why no one has come up with a mnemonic to make that easier to remember. We got “My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos” for the planets in our solar system but nothing for the 10 things we should have to SURVIVE!?
Nan.. I do the 420 thing.. Lol.. Lighter, no dehydration and helps relax thoes mussels lol.. Anyways. May try the wood carving thing.. Looks small enough lol. Take care😎👍🏻
For some reason, until recently, I would obsess over staying dry and bring a poncho, rain shell, rain pants.. Weather: sun...for the next 15 days.....🤷♂️ Aside from that I have a dangly plastic 💀...he has a name...dont judge me
I bring a portable battery pack for my phone while backpacking. Is it practical? No. It is lightweight? Hell no. Do I have an unhealthy attachment to my phone? Definitely. But now that I own one I will not go backpacking or camping without it.
When you held up the first lantern I thought it was a Vaseline container. 🤔 ...an empty Vaseline container with a headlamp inside might make a gosh-darned good lantern! Not sure if it's worth the weight and bulk though. That's eatin' into beer space! I do keep some wax paper in my ditty bag. I can wrap my headlamp in it and put it in a ziplock bag and make a lantern with softer and more diffused lighting than just a headlamp. Wax paper also burns pretty good, so if I'm having trouble getting a fire going I can cheat.
The first time I went backpacking, I carried almost 30kgs on my back. I wish I had a list of what I brought. I know there was a camp stool (tripod)! I had to finish my hike early. It was painful. Lost sensation in my shoulder.
Greatest thing about a pandemic is not wearing deodorant anywhere. If you can smell me, you need to put your mask back on and backup to the proper distance. OK, well, that's not true. I still wear an antiperspirant deodorant. I have to smell myself after all. First multi-day back country trip I went on, I brought enough equipment to start a new life in the woods if we got lost. Narrowed it down to scotch or bourbon.
Should you bring beer? Do you even need to ask? One of my favorite features of my old... so old... external frame was that it had a long vertical zip pocket on either side and each one fit two cans of beer perfectly. Find camp, plop them in the stream, set up camp, pop the top on one... it's not cold, but it's drinkable. Make dinner. Pop the second... getting there... Enjoy the evening and the fire, pop the top on the third... perfect. Save the fourth for lunch on the way home... or drink that too. Sadly, for two nighters, you have to ration.
I have definitely brought a 'too big' bag of wine on a trip and challenged my hiking partners and I to finish it before the trip was over.. we made some friends at camp to share with which was really nice. However, its safe to say that we hiked hungover the last day and maybe that wasn't the funnest.
Does this girl have her own channel? She's wonderful. Dumb or nonessential things I've brought on the trail with me before: mascara, brow pencil, ukulele, eno (when I also have a tent), books, massive camera.
haven't backpacked in a long time, but getting back into it, I hope. Gathering gear, anyhow. ;) But back in college in Montana, I carried an 8-pack of Murphy's Big Mouth beer. The stream that ran through the canyon we camped in was cold enough that, after just a few hours in the water, the beer was oh so nice and crisp and cold. :) It was totally worth the weight to bring it!
I always bring solar light sticks that you stake into the ground, like those $1 Walmart ones to light up the campground and reduce blinding each other with headlamps at night for no reason, also string lights to hang above the tent or hammock by the campfire
Little pro tip on the body powder: The gold bond for your feet is NOT for your tender bits. While the consequences are hilarious, they are not pleasant.
Midgy stuff for when you go walking in Scotland any time between mid May and mid September. My first backpacking trip could easily have been my last. I was in an organised group doing the West Highland Way. The party was far too large for this type of walk and the rest of them listened to the certificated gob5h1te Walks Leader and brought tons of stuff they didn't need. Grossly overloaded, the snail-like progress over the first two days was painful to behold. I walked out on them and completed. Somehow I ended up with one other bloke who was basically just a mouth to feed as he was incapable of camp cooking or putting up a tent. At least he had enormous feet and could put one foot in front of the other and keep doing it all day. The rest got the bus for about half the ninety odd miles and staggered along the last couple of days from Glencoe.
Playing cards. I found some half sized ones called "Air Deck" that are waterproof, tear-proof, and only weigh 2.5 oz. About 1 oz less than a normal deck and they are waterproof. Love your videos, Miranda.
Mustache.....im pretty sure you were disguised, with the cowboy hat as well 😟Hiker: excuseme sir have you seen a girl callled Miranda around? Mustache Miranda🤠: nop, but i bet she's awesome
Pringles and/or Bits’n’Bites. Or some dried cherries covered in dark chocolate. And maybe some Salted Caramel Whisky. In addition to all of those other fantastic items that make the trips luxurious like cushy sleeping pads, pillows and insulated jackets. Keep hiking and biking!
Always my p-style! And also always cozy sleep socks and camp shoes- mine are the foam sandals that Niagara Falls gives out on their boat tours- they are so lightweight and comfy! I have brought a flask or a beer before, but not always. And my favorite 11th essential is my dog!
I always carry a jump rope! I know a few basic tricks so I'm thinking of getting one with those lights. Maybe even put up a show around the campfire. 🏞️⛺🔥🍢🍻
O Mais estranho que levei na mochila, para um dia de trilha, foi um guarda-chuva. 😁 The strangest thing I took in my backpack, for a day on the trail, was an umbrella. 😁
Sea to Summit Ultra-SIL daypack! Love it for getting water on a long blue blaze, slackpacking, shopping whatever, best odd item I brought on my 2020 thru hike! 🥭
When I go bike camping I'll bring my mandolin, for hiking it's usually a tin whistle (I know the harmonica is more of a backpacking stereotype, but I play mostly Irish music).
High cocoa chocolate bars (that melt less). Having some paracord to learn new knots or just finger-knit is fun, maybe combine with a light tarp to create a shady hang out space. Whittling, fishing if available. A decent camp chair and/or a hammock is probably my true luxury item. And a bag of flour tortillas of course.
2 items considered luxury that I take every time that are absolutely essential to me: my pillow and backpacking chair. I'm a heavy hiker and require some comfort at the end of the day.
We're planning our first trip backpacking/camping in a tent for this summer. I intend to bring some yarn and crochet hook/knitting needles. Whittling sounds fun too! May be I could whittle a crochet hook :D
I carried a full sized piñata (and the candy to fill it) into a hut trip if that counts. Otherwise, the most extra thing I've carried on a backpacking trip was a 5lb banana zucchini chocolate chip bread loaf which was in my pack for almost two full days of a three day trip (that went over 4 high Colorado passes). The third day was my friend's actual birthday and I had wanted to surprise her with it that morning but the idea of carrying it over one more pass on day two just made me break. Never doing that again...
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Hey friends! What are your luxury backpacking essentials? Let's hear them! - Miranda
I will most of the time bring with me my DSLR for landscape photos, binoculars for birding, and a Morakniv just in case.
Deodorant is a must.
Pillow
Laphroaig!
@@delvinginthedepths9042 Pillow a luxury? Really? What about condoms then?
I bring my friend David. Definitely not essential but he's there I guess.
Don't listen to that, David. You are essential. - Miranda
Everyone needs a Dave, make sure to walk him regularly, they love that.
Is it a regular David or the deluxe version?
😂😂😂😂
@@alexismarmol305 it's goggins
Spending a week in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness I wanted to bring beer but there are rules against bringing in cans and bottles lest people fail to pack them back out, so I filled two gallon milk bottles with Miller High Life, tied a rope to the handles and dragged them behind my canoe in the water so the beer would be cold-ish. Within a day the beer was stale and had a definite lakey quality to it. Drank it all, though.
A lakey quality hahhahahahahha
Dam I’ve never been anywhere that said no cans!
We brought a cheap HyVee fabric coolers there with us and put it in our food barrel. We ruined about half of our food!
Epic! I love honest DIY stories about workarounds.
Bahahahahahaha. As a side note ive heard plastic is porus and although it may not leak, it can absorb the stuff in contact with the plastic and transfer that to the liquid inside. Example is a case of water sitting in nasty water will taste different.
8lb wheel of cheese… Reiner?
Producer: yeah that was me
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I bring a flask with bourbon, 2 beers, fairy/string battery lights, GoGirl to pee with, Diva cup if Aunt Flo is going with me(not invited but she shows up anyways, of course), light poncho, inflatable pillows by trekology and my REI flexair chair. That chair is amazing and only weighs 1 lb. Makes sitting by the campfire drinking a beer or bourbon that much better.
I’m so glad that this is a video, everyone always talks about the most important things to take, so I hiked for a long time with just that before I realized that I could bring more stuff too 🤷🏽♂️
My newest favorite luxury item...ultralight down booties!! No more cold feet at night = better sleep on trail. 😀
YES! Fantastic idea! I have to try this out! - Miranda
I bring a super light flute that has gone with me every trip and I still haven’t played it 😂😂😂
You and the Grand Canyon Band guy have to meet up! - Miranda
Sometimes I bring a penny whistle.
Absolute favorite “luxury” backpacking item: tree hammock!!! Nothing in the world better than laying in that bad boy after a long day of hiking. 🥰
Awww yesss...
That’s shelter though.
For summer and spring trips I sleep in my tree hammock
that's luxury? some people sleep in a hammock instead of a tent, i'd say it's pretty normal.
@@gwot It is a luxury if you bring it along side a tent.
I bring my emotions.
Not essential. - the Stoics
Lol too real
Great idea.
Those are heavy
I brought a ukulele and started an impromptu band in the grand canyon.
U realize “everyone doesn’t like the same music as you”
Tip toe thru the cayons?
finaly a camping video thats not boring, good info and a host that's funny, made some notes on stuff I need for this month and was glad to find out local store open for browsing again
Travel sized corn starch baby powder is an awesome multi-tasker luxury item. Use it in the shoes, on the body, and in the pits to absorb moisture and reduce stink. Use it in the hair to reduce oil and add fluff after several days without washing (very similar to dry shampoo).
Depending on where I'm going I bring a hammock, but I always pack my journal. It's an essential! Also a bow and arrow to shoot the neighbors speakers off. It's nature gosh darn!
I swear by backpacking chairs. Nothing better than sitting down and staring into the sky after a long hike. First trip I ever went on I didn't bring a chair and I missed it, every time since then I've brought one and I don't regret it
I once brought a couple plastic dinosaurs on a trip. Macro photo fun
The flexlite chair is the official chair of the Scout moms and dads in my sons' Boy Scout troop. It's so nice to have an actual chair with a back at the end of a day of backpacking with the kids that I will definitely save weights in other places to include my chair. I'm too old to sit on the ground 😀
*Very serious, pointing* "Not everyone likes the same music as you"
*Huge smile on face* "A BANJO?!"
Rhodri Jenkins live music is different, plus personally I feel more comfortable telling a musician to respect quite hours than the speaker holding human. And, I never seen anyone playing a banjo while on trail. That’d be cool
I was hiking Bryce canyon last month , a group of people actually brought their speaker in the trail 🤬
The speaker issue goes way deeper. It’s part of leave no trace as it can greatly disturb the nature around you. It also angers some people who come to nature to just here nature. If you want music when your out there use headphones and keep volume low so you still have good situational awareness.
@@nk6197 the 7 principles of leave no trace mention nothing about music disturbing nature or animals. And as far as other people, that’s just too bad. I’m not throwing parties in a national forest, but I am there for a reason. To have fun. I take a speaker and listen to music at camp. Nobody has ever complained. I’m more focused on myself than what other ppl think. :)
@@frankieneedlz #6 respect wildlife and #7 respect other visitors. Noise pollution can disturb wildlife. And some people come to escape and be in nature. Is it that hard to use headphones?! You can still listen to music problem free.
LNT does mention it. And LNT trainings I have attended talk about it a lot.
lnt.org/why/7-principles/be-considerate-of-other-visitors/
A golf ball for rolling out my feet - never leaving that at home again! Also, paper maps are fun. And toothpicks!
golf ball?
@@nk6197 to use as a massager.
Dang, you crazy!
On a beach hike 5 years ago I brought a folding sea-summit 20L bucket and carried freshwater from a nearby source to the beach campsite... ever since then I've brought that water bucket, it's just too convenient to be able to filter water right next to the tent... oh and 2 flasks of whiskey
A pack of cards // a game that is lightweight! Definitely fun on days were you get to camp early!
You should try the Lucy Light it's solar 100% water proof and weighs almost nothing. I love all 3 of mine . it's also great for a in the car emergency light and if the power goes out .
Agreed, a really well-designed thingy that also acts as a solar USB power supply!
I (often) take gigantic, heavy binoculars with very good lenses so also take heavy case for them. I have a small light pair too, but the bigger lenses really let in a lot more light and really make the night sky pop in a way the smaller ones simply cannot.
I do the same. It’s such a hassle but I always regret when I don’t have them
(or a 14 oz. monocular scope with great optics)
Rubber chicken, usually sticking the head out of a pocket somewhere; I’ve also taken him road biking.
Practical jokester or lover of poultry? We may never know. - Miranda
You're weirdo, mate, but I respect it.
You can use the sound to deter unwanted wildlife encounters. 😂
When people saw it they laughed and smiled, sometimes that’s all you need in your day 😂
Do you know Penny??
It’s better for your feet to switch socks each day so I carry 1 pair per day. Then just slip into next days socks to sleep. I also bring lightweight PJs for warmth and to keep sweaty clothes off while sleeping (a nightmare if it’s below freezing).
A friend once brought little cocktail umbrellas for our coffees on a particularly cold winter trip once. We had a good laugh about it!
Ha! I love this! - Miranda
ALWAYS bring a deck of cards!
Same! Even if I'm backpacking solo, you might find someone to play with at the campsite 🤷🏻♂️
Pocket Farkle!
I have taught so many people camping card games with my water proof playing cards.
@@Hamada_Intifada and if not there is always solitaire
Setback/pitch ftw! Uno is fun too.
I like to bring a small waterproof camera. GoPro would work although I don’t personally have one. My camera is small and with case, extra memory, two batteries, it adds 15oz. Nice to document the trip and provide photo evidence to investigators, of which bear killed me. Seriously though, it has helped me remember the good and helped me learn from the not so good.
If u started ur own channel I would seriously watch it and sub. Love these videos.
Just discovered this channel - Love it! I would definitely support all of the comments about speakers. Hearing music takes me out of my hiker buzz and the people I'm with always comment negatively about it. Please don't do it. Headphones get the same job done and trust the majority when we say - we don't go hiking to hear other peoples music - even if its "played quietly around the campfire". #LNT #dontbethatperson #soundtravels
the only time I noticed music and didn't mind was because it was playing so quietly I didn't hear until I walked right past them and it was just barely louder than if headphones were blasting. I couldn't hear it once I was like 2 steps away
1. as a california native... i'm definitely bringing a pipe and good greens :) also, i often ditch the lantern and just place my headlamp against a bottle of water... voila! nalgene mood lighting!
REI, as a member LOVING this series. Can anyone confirm though that Miranda is being fairly compensated?
Yea seems like we should not have to ask this then Conde Naste’s Bon Appétit did this:
www.forbes.com/sites/elanagross/2020/08/06/three-bon-appetit-stars-quit-videos-over-racial-discrimination/
sounds like that is a no....
How is this anyone's responsibility other than Miranda's and REIs? What a weird question.
Robert Speer Oh yes. I used to freelance for Condé Nast and it was like a year before they paid me.
Not sure. She might live in a van down by the lake.
Please don’t ever bring a speaker hiking! Folks go out in the woods to get away from noise. Nothing bothers me or my hiking partners more than speakers in the woods. Use earbuds if you’re not in dangerous animal country.
A thermos. Boiling water in the evening so I can enjoy a cup of tea as the first thing in the morning.
Me too, I sip water at night
I also bring one. While I’m a coffee person in my ordinary life, I convert to a tea drinker when hiking. On cold and rainy days in particular, I make enough tea in the morning to also fill a (small) thermos with hot tea. I just love having a cup of tea or three with my lunch.
OMG. "Can We please Move On?" I must have repeated that 100 times and I laugh every.single.time! "Fake mustaaache..." LOL LOL LOL
I will say that taking a couple individual snack pack bags of chips is a great thing to take camping. They are light, completely waterproof and make excellent tinder to start fires. I was struggling on a recent trip because I had some fire starter pucks that just were not lighting. But then I remembered I had tortilla chips in the car! Totally saved the day for a couple nights.
One time I bought a watermelon on a 10 day hike and walk about 160km. Attempted to eat it on day 8, however it turns out that keeping it in your pack in the hot Australian climate makes it go bad 😪
Like-like a WHOLE watermelon?
You'd need a whole separate pack for something like that...
Fragrant beard oil with eucalyptus, peppermint, and tea tree oils in it. It is anti-bacterial/anti-fungal and has a pleasant scent that can freshen you up and somewhat mask the hiker stench a bit with just a few drops.
Every time she rambles off that 10 Essentials list I can’t help but wonder why no one has come up with a mnemonic to make that easier to remember. We got “My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos” for the planets in our solar system but nothing for the 10 things we should have to SURVIVE!?
Give it a try
So obviously your not a gram weeine. Interesting choices. I always carry a small lantern and sometimes a little whiskey.
Hammock!
Nan.. I do the 420 thing.. Lol.. Lighter, no dehydration and helps relax thoes mussels lol.. Anyways. May try the wood carving thing.. Looks small enough lol. Take care😎👍🏻
For some reason, until recently, I would obsess over staying dry and bring a poncho, rain shell, rain pants.. Weather: sun...for the next 15 days.....🤷♂️ Aside from that I have a dangly plastic 💀...he has a name...dont judge me
Not sure if Miranda is real or just a character, but I think I'm in Love!! hahaha
Oh she is real, I have met her when she used to work at my local REI store location
@@QueerlyMama does she like men?? lol
@@richardstamper51 LOL, hands off, Richard! I hope she likes girls!
Fairy lights, adds a little instagramability
I bring a portable battery pack for my phone while backpacking. Is it practical? No. It is lightweight? Hell no. Do I have an unhealthy attachment to my phone? Definitely. But now that I own one I will not go backpacking or camping without it.
When you held up the first lantern I thought it was a Vaseline container. 🤔 ...an empty Vaseline container with a headlamp inside might make a gosh-darned good lantern! Not sure if it's worth the weight and bulk though. That's eatin' into beer space! I do keep some wax paper in my ditty bag. I can wrap my headlamp in it and put it in a ziplock bag and make a lantern with softer and more diffused lighting than just a headlamp. Wax paper also burns pretty good, so if I'm having trouble getting a fire going I can cheat.
ROFL - I love the last one. "Set of instagram filters"
The first time I went backpacking, I carried almost 30kgs on my back. I wish I had a list of what I brought. I know there was a camp stool (tripod)! I had to finish my hike early. It was painful. Lost sensation in my shoulder.
Greatest thing about a pandemic is not wearing deodorant anywhere. If you can smell me, you need to put your mask back on and backup to the proper distance.
OK, well, that's not true. I still wear an antiperspirant deodorant. I have to smell myself after all.
First multi-day back country trip I went on, I brought enough equipment to start a new life in the woods if we got lost. Narrowed it down to scotch or bourbon.
Juggling pins and hello kitty underwear.. Pink ones of course
smokin a spliff and some mushies are good on top of the ol'mtn, light weight too!
spliffs are definitely an absolute essential
Mountain NUG is essential
Should you bring beer? Do you even need to ask? One of my favorite features of my old... so old... external frame was that it had a long vertical zip pocket on either side and each one fit two cans of beer perfectly. Find camp, plop them in the stream, set up camp, pop the top on one... it's not cold, but it's drinkable. Make dinner. Pop the second... getting there... Enjoy the evening and the fire, pop the top on the third... perfect. Save the fourth for lunch on the way home... or drink that too. Sadly, for two nighters, you have to ration.
I have definitely brought a 'too big' bag of wine on a trip and challenged my hiking partners and I to finish it before the trip was over.. we made some friends at camp to share with which was really nice. However, its safe to say that we hiked hungover the last day and maybe that wasn't the funnest.
Bailey's and hot chocolate
I'm going to make a necklace from the handle of a tooth brush in memoriam of all the toothbrush handles that were removed by fellow backpackers
bring those water enhancers.
This is my new favorite series
Does this girl have her own channel? She's wonderful.
Dumb or nonessential things I've brought on the trail with me before: mascara, brow pencil, ukulele, eno (when I also have a tent), books, massive camera.
haven't backpacked in a long time, but getting back into it, I hope. Gathering gear, anyhow. ;) But back in college in Montana, I carried an 8-pack of Murphy's Big Mouth beer. The stream that ran through the canyon we camped in was cold enough that, after just a few hours in the water, the beer was oh so nice and crisp and cold. :) It was totally worth the weight to bring it!
I always bring solar light sticks that you stake into the ground, like those $1 Walmart ones to light up the campground and reduce blinding each other with headlamps at night for no reason, also string lights to hang above the tent or hammock by the campfire
Little pro tip on the body powder: The gold bond for your feet is NOT for your tender bits.
While the consequences are hilarious, they are not pleasant.
As a follow up, I’ve had great success with body glide for chafing prevention, and 1 oz calmoseptine as chafing relief
I use gold bond every day for my tender bits, no problem. Just keep it on the outside or sue J&J because you can't follow instructions.
Haha I always bring a small flash light incase my headlamp dies. Additionally, we like to bring a battery bank and a hammock.
My dog and her own sleeping bag ( full sized human one cause she's big)....
lol please get this girl off the ganja!! At least when she has to be on camera! Hikers already get a bad rep
Midgy stuff for when you go walking in Scotland any time between mid May and mid September.
My first backpacking trip could easily have been my last. I was in an organised group doing the West Highland Way. The party was far too large for this type of walk and the rest of them listened to the certificated gob5h1te Walks Leader and brought tons of stuff they didn't need. Grossly overloaded, the snail-like progress over the first two days was painful to behold. I walked out on them and completed. Somehow I ended up with one other bloke who was basically just a mouth to feed as he was incapable of camp cooking or putting up a tent. At least he had enormous feet and could put one foot in front of the other and keep doing it all day. The rest got the bus for about half the ninety odd miles and staggered along the last couple of days from Glencoe.
I don't really get the avid anti deodorant thing with backpacking.
Athletic Brewing makes great n/a beers! 🍻
Yesss I love Athletic beers!! I think the Upside Dawn or any of their seasonal IPAs are my faves 🤤
I had to laugh when you said "a 1000 plastic meatballs"... goddamn
Playing cards. I found some half sized ones called "Air Deck" that are waterproof, tear-proof, and only weigh 2.5 oz. About 1 oz less than a normal deck and they are waterproof. Love your videos, Miranda.
Thank you, Carrie! - Miranda
Mustache.....im pretty sure you were disguised, with the cowboy hat as well
😟Hiker: excuseme sir have you seen a girl callled Miranda around?
Mustache Miranda🤠: nop, but i bet she's awesome
Pringles and/or Bits’n’Bites. Or some dried cherries covered in dark chocolate. And maybe some Salted Caramel Whisky. In addition to all of those other fantastic items that make the trips luxurious like cushy sleeping pads, pillows and insulated jackets. Keep hiking and biking!
LOVE
Always my p-style! And also always cozy sleep socks and camp shoes- mine are the foam sandals that Niagara Falls gives out on their boat tours- they are so lightweight and comfy! I have brought a flask or a beer before, but not always. And my favorite 11th essential is my dog!
Wait, a pocketknife is a luxury item?
Yarn and a crochet hook!
Yes! I bring a small cross stitch project!
I always carry a jump rope! I know a few basic tricks so I'm thinking of getting one with those lights. Maybe even put up a show around the campfire. 🏞️⛺🔥🍢🍻
What a cool idea! I never would have thought of this! - Miranda
@@rei You'll 😍 it.
yes fake eyelashes lol
Fluffy Sleep socks can really improve sleep on chilly nites! Essential on cool cold nites.
Luxury essential is definitely an Aeropress
Tip don't put orange juice or other fruit juices in metal flasks, the acid from the juice can ruin them.
You had me at beer🍻
A Snickers Bar for when things get rough.
Your list of 10 essential items does not include your poop kit, and the poop kit was not included with your luxury items. Is there a 3rd list?
I guess technically the poop kit would be the ELEVENTH essential, and the luxury items round it out to an even dozen. - Miranda
@@rei thanks for the reply, I really like your videos!
The poop kit should be everyone's number two essential item.
@@mkvnwk I see what you did there.
@@mkvnwk I see what you did there, Lol.
Always entertaining, sometimes educational.
O Mais estranho que levei na mochila, para um dia de trilha, foi um guarda-chuva. 😁
The strangest thing I took in my backpack, for a day on the trail, was an umbrella. 😁
An umbrella can make a lot of sense! :-)
100% to bringing a journal. Bring back-up writing utensils, too!
Sea to Summit Ultra-SIL daypack! Love it for getting water on a long blue blaze, slackpacking, shopping whatever, best odd item I brought on my 2020 thru hike! 🥭
What a great idea! - Miranda
One of my friends took salt and pepper shakers 😆
You said cold beer...how do you keep the beer cold?
I bring a super light foam roller and lacrosse ball for sore muscles! Worth it every time
When I go bike camping I'll bring my mandolin, for hiking it's usually a tin whistle (I know the harmonica is more of a backpacking stereotype, but I play mostly Irish music).
Would love to hear a Shakuhachi in the wild, but lilting Celtic music can also be beautiful :-)
The 11th essential is "shit tickets" (a.k.a. toilet paper) and then I start luxury item count at #12.
High cocoa chocolate bars (that melt less). Having some paracord to learn new knots or just finger-knit is fun, maybe combine with a light tarp to create a shady hang out space. Whittling, fishing if available. A decent camp chair and/or a hammock is probably my true luxury item. And a bag of flour tortillas of course.
2 items considered luxury that I take every time that are absolutely essential to me: my pillow and backpacking chair. I'm a heavy hiker and require some comfort at the end of the day.
Comfort is important!
Coffee is an essential for me... luxury for some...
We're planning our first trip backpacking/camping in a tent for this summer. I intend to bring some yarn and crochet hook/knitting needles. Whittling sounds fun too! May be I could whittle a crochet hook :D
A driver and 7 iron for beer can golf.
I carried a full sized piñata (and the candy to fill it) into a hut trip if that counts. Otherwise, the most extra thing I've carried on a backpacking trip was a 5lb banana zucchini chocolate chip bread loaf which was in my pack for almost two full days of a three day trip (that went over 4 high Colorado passes). The third day was my friend's actual birthday and I had wanted to surprise her with it that morning but the idea of carrying it over one more pass on day two just made me break. Never doing that again...
Sonya! Where were you on my birthday hike?! You sound like an expert at hiking celebrations :) Thanks for sharing! - Miranda
@@rei Based on the timing of your birthday video, I was likely out celebrating my own birthday with some backpacking and car camping :)
@@sonyalmon Small world. Happy belated birthday!
Thermarest compressible foam pillow. Kindle Oasis. Wired headphones. Spicy farkle dice. Whiskey in an 8oz container.