Phones are very fragile and make me nervous. A dedicated GPS is designed to be quite durable and in my mind far more dependable.

Good report and good tips, Taylor. Have a Merry Christmas with your family and friends.

Great episode. Thanks for spreading the safety tips. Congratulations on your store success 👍👍👍

Hoping the rescuers will get some well earned rest for a job well done during the holidays. Merry Christmas to everyone!⛺️☃️🎄

A NYS ranger told me they always carry puffy pants to warm up hikers who are hypothermic. I am glad this hiker rescue turned out for the best.

If he wanted to see the sunrise on Lafayette, I do too, why hike the Ridge and not do Greenleaf or The Old Bridal Path? I would that those would be safer as your exposure is a lot less.

I carry a package of Jello mix. It's super sweet to add to hot water to treat hypothermia for myself or anyone I run across in need.

Big claps to the first responders!

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Is it true white mountains is one of seven places where the weather is very unpredicted

Is it true white mountains is one of seven places where the weather is very unpredicted

I carry a road flare in my back, would get a fire going if possible 🥶

Frozen popcical 🥶

Gaia GPS is great to check if you're on trail. Its one failing (which I emailed them about to fix this summer) is they occasionally ask you to reconfirm your credentials to validate your license, which is fine. But once it happened when I was in the woods and had no cell phone signal. The pop up blocked the map and because I had no cell signal it could not confirm my credentials, blocking me from seeing the map screen (even with a restart of the software) until I got a cell signal and could log back in to prove I had a valid copy. If I had been deep in the wilderness and not on a trail that I knew, that could have made for a bad outcome.

praise God for these professionals and responders for what they do!!!

Great video

What a harrowing story. I hope he makes a full recovery. The weather in The Whites has a mind of it's own; the 10 essentials are imperative to carry. Merry Christmas to you and yours Taylor! 🎄🏕🎄

Merry Christmas to you and your family Taylor and thanks for all you do for the hiking community here in The Whites and elsewhere. Take care.

A few weeks ago I took boiling water on a hike in a HydroFlask bottle and it was still too hot to drink 2 or 3 hours later.

Thank you so much for the video. Have a great Christmas

Scary stuff! Thank goodness he was alert enough to make the call.

Glad the hiker is going to be fine, and I'm not going to mention what a boneheaded decision this hiker made putting himself and rescuers at risk.

My first comment got lost or something lol..... Merry Christmas to you Taylor, and all of your loved ones and especially that little baby! 😊🥰👍👏🏻🙏🏻🎅🏼

Excellent job!! There is no cost to save a life.❤

Great video. It takes better timing to be second rather than first.

FIRST!!!😂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Taylor ❤

I’m scratching my head over the “I did it for $900” comment. Assuming it took them 16 weeks, that works out to just over $56 a week for everything (I.e., food, equipment, etc.), which sounds way too low. That leads me to believe either the person purchased most of their food in advance, mailed it ahead, and then forgot to include these expenditures in his/her calculations, or they’re just trying to troll you.

the mountain bikers are on those icy trails too? Do their tires have spikes?

This answered a lot of questions that I had thank you for the information.

Been there done that in 1982. It was a great ride.

You're extremely thoughtful in how you approach topics. Don't let people get you down!

Do you have any advice on financial safety during a thru-hike? My bank says the fraud alert will go off if I use my credit card along the way, and they only allow 30 minutes to respond before locking up the card. Since I might be outside cell phone coverage and my spouse has a job where he might not know they called until break time, this seems unreliable, so I was planning to carry a certain amount of cash and a pre-paid credit card, assuming the bank won't be so vigilant when it's my money, not theirs. But I don't want to endanger myself by seeming to have a lot of money.

You’re an inspiration, Taylor. There are many of us out here who missed their golden opportunity to ever hike the AT (for whatever reason), and now we can’t. 😢 So, we are living vicariously through you (and, BadBat, of course!). Woot! I love your format, too, of having you in frame, cuz as I watch & listen, I’m also able to casually wander into the landscape behind & around you and get the feel for the terrain & atmosphere. In other words, I feel like I’m hiking, too! As a former avid hiker, losing that part of my life has been especially traumatic, so your vlogs have been a gift… esp. the AT in 2023. I finally got to “ hike” the AT, even if it was virtually. And, all because of you! It was such an adventure and more than I ever dreamed of. Just a fascinating journey of self-discovery, appreciation for the beauty of nature, cultural appreciation, and camaraderie with fellow humans. Also, it was about survival and the absolutely critical part that your family & Trail Angels played in that regard. (Hi, Mom! Hi, Chet! Hi, Callie! Hi, Trail Angels!) “It takes a village!” So, I thank you for all you have given to us out here in the hinter-lands. I mean, I may have “only” hiked the AT virtually with you, but after it was over, I was exhausted!!! Not kidding!!! I was so invested emotionally & cognitively, that physically, I felt I had hiked all 2,000+ miles! (The Notch was virtually brutal for me because I’m a chub in real life and literally would not have fit through it. Whew! That was tough!) 😂😅🤣 Anyway… thanks for the “How to” vlog on vlogging. Very informative and interesting. Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! 🎄🎁🟢🔴🎉🥾🥾🎒👶🍼 P.S. Hi, Baby Backpack!

You’re an inspiration, Taylor. There are many of us out here who missed their golden opportunity to ever hike the AT (for whatever reason), and now we can’t. 😢 So, we are living vicariously through you (and, BadBat, of course!). Woot! I love your format, too, of having you in frame, cuz as I watch & listen, I’m also able to casually wander into the landscape behind & around you and get the feel for the terrain & atmosphere. In other words, I feel like I’m hiking, too! As a former avid hiker, losing that part of my life has been especially traumatic, so your vlogs have been a gift… esp. the AT in 2023. I finally got to “hike” the AT, even if it was virtually. And, all because of you! It was such an adventure and more than I ever dreamed of. Just a fascinating journey of self-discovery, appreciation for the beauty of nature, cultural appreciation, and camaraderie with fellow humans. Also, it was about survival and the absolutely critical part that your family & Trail Angels played in that regard. (Hi, Mom! Hi, Chet! Hi, Callie! Hi, Trail Angels!) “It takes a village!” So, I thank you for all you have given to us out here in the hinter-lands. I mean, I may have “only” hiked the AT virtually with you, but after it was over, I was exhausted!!! Not kidding!!! I was so invested emotionally & cognitively, that physically, I felt I had hiked all 2,000+ miles! (The Notch was virtually brutal for me because I’m a chub in real life and literally would not have fit through it. Whew! That was tough!) 😂😅🤣 Anyway… thanks for the “How to” vlog on vlogging. Very informative and interesting. Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! 🎄🎁🟢🔴🎉🥾🥾🎒👶🍼 P.S. Hi, Baby Backpack! Goo-Goo, Gah-Gah! 👣

Poor Dog, Odd that he wasn't charged with B and E or something, i don't think he will take away much of a lesson from this.

Another rescue happened this week. Air assisted.

All people being rescued should pay for rescue costs

Great to see you again, you are always one that I love to watch your videos. Informative and fun to watch. Your little ones first Christmas, such fun, enjoy every minute of the months to come you will never forget a minute. Love your videos. 🎄

Going to the top of Mt. Washington in the colder months is really pushing your luck. On a beautiful day in the summer, it could be 75 degrees in Jackson, and only 35 degrees on the summit! Respect all mountains and study the weather patterns. Sounds like he is mentally ill.

Rescue trends are up in Colorado also: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5Wuoaydm7l5d5Y

SAR members, by and large, are true heroes. That said, there is a small segment of these people who can be aloof, judgmental, and unduly harsh. Perhaps that is true of most first responders. Not all rescues involve well prepared victims who encounter unfortunate acts of God. People make mistakes and some do stupid things. I don't think anyone should fault you for your comments.

Spent $500,000 dollars or so on drugs over 20 years. People wanna complain about wasting money on something positive like through hiking a trippin

i know ppl that did it straight up survival

I want to do this trail.

I have really been enjoying this video. Great job. Subscribing and watching more.

Mmmm. Moose poop water. Yum.

Hope your toe heals up really fast! I don't recall ever got the vibe that you were bashing anyone.. Maybe I missed a few videos.. Sometimes the best lessons for others may be pointing out flaws in human behavior... I can absolutely be critical sometimes in my feedback in videos here online and in person as well... And, I can roll with the criticism of my sweetness (lol) also.. I think a lot of it (at least to me) is what a person's purpose actually is.. I've never seen one of your videos where you have a mean spirit. Anyway... I think you have done a great job with your channel! All love from this family down here in Texas... "P.S." I love the White Mountains.. I've only (so far) been there once back in 2014 right smack dab in the middle of the "Snowpocalypse" that year.. Not a place you want to make a "B or C Game" in the dead of winter.. But, absolutely beautiful! Thanks, Taylor for your time, information and content!

You were not wrong; that was a jerk. I have zero sympathy for anyone who brings their dog to he tortured like that.

4:05 I have such oddly long, thin feet that I actually put new insoles on top of the ones that come in my shoes. 👣 I found out by accident that I like them that way when I didn't take the old ones out.