20 Backpacking Tips After 1000's of Miles - I Wish I'd Known These Sooner

Here I share my top 20 backpacking tips after many years (and miles) of hiking. 👇👇👇
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[@justinsaint6786]

Bread bags was a revelation. Can't believe you've gone all posh with coop ziplock bags 😂

[@poplok22]

The first time I was introduced to double pegging I was in no fit state to undertake any hiking for over a week.

[@mickcee8459]

😂

[@tom7676]

😂😂😂😂

[@HazeOutdoors]

Amateur

[@NattyBulk24]

😂😂

[@splashpit]

Another tip don’t google double pegging on the work computer

[@alanwetherelt7155]

So glad bread bags came up, find it so hard to bin bread bags think of Haze every time

[@MrBlue1401]

Top tips! Cheeky extra tip for the handwarmers...i throw em in my boots overnight ...dries them and warms them up for morning.

[@HazeOutdoors]

Excellent behaviour there mate. Excellent 👌🏼

[@Chrys-d2d]

Thought this would be the usual top tips but no! Very useful good ideas you don't see anywhere else. Delivered with humour and there's a doggy too! 100% good stuff

[@LomanB]

That leave your corner tent peg in in the ground to help shake out and roll up your tent is genius! Most of them are TBH - thanks for sharing!

[@HazeOutdoors]

Glad you like it mate

[@DaveP668]

Hot hands warmers in socks make a huge difference. My daughter's rugby team use them in their boots during winter games. Another tip. On long distance hikes a tube of ibuprofen gel is not only good for applying at the end of the day on aching joints it is also flammable, so a small amount on some dry twigs or bark will create an instant fire lighter.

[@Donjeur]

nice one

[@benkelly6157]

Bag over the footbox of ur sleeping bag is a brilliant idea . another good vid mate welldone

[@HazeOutdoors]

Cheers mate

[@WillN2Go1]

I'm a big fan of using grosgrain loops (nylon ribbon 3/4") on tents, my bivy, etc... My sleeping bag used to slide out the bottom of my tarptent. Sew some grosgrain loops at the shoulder of your bag and then run some para cord to a tent stake to keep your bag from sliding downhill.

[@loudoret353]

It’s a good tip, but doesn’t the heat of your feet in the night make condensation that wets the bag anyway?

[@mburston]

@@loudoret353 Yeah, I've put a pack liner over the bottom of my sleeping bag and ended up soaked from condensation in the bag. Way worse than maybe pushing up against the inside of the tent.

[@stephenlambert9826]

It is a really good idea if you want to keep the weight down but personally I take a bivvy bag.I’ve suffered a collapse in the middle of the night and didn’t have a bivvy,if I had the bivvy with me I would have just laid there until morning but I had to bail in some really bad weather.i will never be without a bivvy after that.

[@MikeB_UK]

Excellent tips. Thank you. Teaching granny to suck eggs saying originated back in the 1700's when raw eggs were seen as being a good thing to eat (?). Back then someone's granny would have been adept at making a small hole in the top and bottom of a fresh egg and then sucking the contents out. The small hole idea was both to make the egg enjoyment (?!) last a long time and also so the empty shell could be decorated and used as an Easter egg.

[@HazeOutdoors]

Fantastic stuff mate thanks for the info 👵🏼 🥚

[@leeharvey9568]

Great video, best part is seeing a Labrador how they are supposed to look, not overweight and able to see their waist!

[@chooseyourownadventure8361]

I beg to differ..... fat labrador crashing through the floor... fatty fat fat fat labrador. 😂 thanks for that lost memory.

[@iandavis385]

Another top tip would be a gear checklist. Lay your kit out and tick off prior to packing. That way, you'd never forget something essential, like your stove, or something...... 🤦🏼‍♂️😂 great video. Nice to see you out with the pooch again. Take care.

[@PokerMuppet]

Regarding shoe laces... Years ago I bought 3mm elastic cord and use that like a normal lace, tying it with the usual bow double knot. I test it for a few days to make sure the tensions is correct, that the show is tight enough when walking/running ect and once I am happy and confident its correct I just superglue the knot. This means that the shoes/boots are comfortable and secure while the elastic cord allows enough give when stretched that I can pull my footwear off easily.

[@silasthevirus277]

Tonight's forecast - Hazey 😍

[@HazeOutdoors]

🌫️

[@0x0065]

Tip no 0: Woolie jumpers Tip no 21: new year new me! So good. I've had electrical tape on backpack straps for over a decade in well over 40°c and if anything more sticky not less. Love 20 unique tips. Not just the same Appalachian Trail yellow brick road rehash.

[@seanwilson6521]

Some great tips, thanks. On my AT thruhike, the only time, the ONLY time my toebox got damp was when I followed a fellow hiker's advice and put my liner over it one night to add a little warmth. I will never inhibit evaporation within my sleep system again. Just my opinion.

[@shou_ting]

sunday complete! Paul back on our screens❤cheers pal!

[@Robinpeys]

Thanks for being the most fun guy on the internet! Really enjoy your video's! Cheers!

[@HazeOutdoors]

I appreciate that mate thanks

[@paulkobzik1854]

Great work as always Paul, I’m glad you’ve changed from bread bags to zip lock bags for for your feet, I was so worried you was going to get a yeast infection from those bread bags. 😅😊

[@VandrefalkTV]

Even simpler with the shoe lace knot; when you're come to the point where you made the loop, and you take the other cord around the "neck" of the loop, just go around it a second time. This adds more friction, making nearly any shoelace bite/grip much better, still remains quick-release on both ends, AND dosent require to shift your hands at any point. It's simple and very, very effective.

[@stuartarnold64]

My lifesaver when camping, especially in wet weather, is to always have some talcum powder. Totally dries you your clammy skin and sorts your feet right out!! I don't think I've ever been as popular as the time I rocked up at a bothy with my talcum powder and was sharing it amongst the other people who were there who also had trench foot from a day in the Scottish bogs!!

[@tbrowniscool]

The medicated talc powder is the best. This one "Medipure Medicated Body"

[@HuskyMike]

Great tips. Some I hadn't thought of before. Are we all going to just ignore the fact that Nimbus apparated @21:52 ?

[@theeaselrider4032]

"Storm Bovril?" Keep your tin cup on the outside of your bag, the you can use to collect a cupful for a warm snack as you go along. I love seeing the muddy, yellow creature, leaping about in the woods behind you. I also had an equally well-trained , daft yellow dog. We called him by his Indigenous name, " the Stomach that Walks". The best way to bond with your dog, is to take him camping. Good video mate.

[@markwalters2927]

My winter top tip is: wear 'Blackrock Thermotite Grip Gloves' (insulated work gloves). They actually keep your fingers warm whilst allowing you to also work / hike / do most chores. And save your fingers & hands from injury.

[@kramelbbiw]

Love these gloves. About £5 from Toolstation. If it's really cold I combine them with cheap inner gloves and they're pretty toasty.

[@markwalters2927]

@@kramelbbiw I swear by these gloves for cold conditions. I have not found the need to use a liner. Also they fit very well and are not too bulky. I would not think there was room for a liner. When not cold I switch back to MaxiFlex Ultimate Palm Coated Handling Gloves.

[@kramelbbiw]

I've big hands with skinny fingers and crap circulation. The gloves come in the usual range or sizes, and there's plenty of room for me in the fingers of an XL. I've no experience with their smaller sizes, and I don't have your warm sausage fingers. I want to have warm sausage fingers 😢

[@markwalters2927]

@@kramelbbiw I have non-offal, normal man sized hands & fingers so I just wear the Blackrock Thermotite Grip Gloves in the large size and they fit very snuggly keeping my fingers warm (I suffer from cold fingers), whilst allowing me to do most tasks.

[@feldgraufox4927]

This winter ive been using fleece mittens with folding finger and thumbs. Perfect.

[@peterc5167]

In a storm, put a big rock on top of your peg. Good tip about storing gaffa tape around pole. Did have a problem with one tape going bad after years, but think it was bad quality tape.

[@rbonez12]

To avoid having to use a long spoon or fork for camping meals, does anyone else flip the pouch upside down before opening it to get the bits out of the bottom, roll the bottom like a toothpaste tube, flip the pouch right side up, and keep rolling the pouch up as the food is being emptied? Even a small collapsible spoon would work because eventually the pouch will be rolled all the way to the top. One good lick of the spoon on the last bite eliminates any cleaning and the empty pouch can be resealed to store odd bits of garbage as well. 😬

[@e.k.4508]

Yes, I do this. In that way you can reuse the bag for another hot (selfmade) meal

[@chooseyourownadventure8361]

I thought you were a genius until the very last word 😂

[@htaylor3537]

Great advise lovely Lab .iv got a 16 year old lab hes done snowdon over 100 times Ben nevis and tons of wildcamps.he bloody stunk my tent out but was worth every second of the hassel ..keep up the boss videos .....adhd or just great character 👍

[@CameronVirrill-o5z]

Great tips, especially re tent pegs. and tying shoe laces.

[@swampyhiker]

I know most of the tips are common sense. But when I go I got the bread bag idea from you. It helps dry your shoes too the longer you wear them. The hand warmer s are always a life saver. I have often put my foot box in my pack liner and it saves the quilt particularly in a single wall. Great video.

[@NattyBulk24]

17:26 top tip👍🏻

[@Nolascoview]

This was so good. I really want to try the plastic bags on your feet

[@kingrafa3938]

Thanks for this video Hazy!

[@markperry222]

Great vid thanks, and happy New Year. An additional tip on Gaffer tape. The stuff from the pound is the stuff where the glue melts in the hot weather, the branded stuff that costs 3-4 quid a roll won't melt. It sounds expensive, but in the scheme if things camping, it isn't.

[@markperry222]

Agree. I found that the cheap tape's glue melts. The branded stuff does not melt.

[@paulpeopleperson3594]

Good stuff I put my lanshan 1 in a bread bag when its raining, that enables me to put my wet tent in the top of my bag (last) without getting the rest of my kit wet. Its also first out on my next camp

[@markwalters2927]

'Camping in Storm Bovril in a pop-up Barbie tent' 😀

[@cctvmanbob]

All great top tips !! However I like the noise of the wind and weather on the tent .. Another possilbe good tip , I use sickey heat pads on my kidney area when going to sleep , reduces the amouth on times you want to get up for a pee ..

[@emma_m0]

Definitely a few egg sucky tips but also loads of fresh non eggy tips!

[@sarahsue42]

Got some usb charging hand warmers for Christmas,game changer! Good to see you on t'web as ever

[@HazeOutdoors]

Fen got me some! I’ll defo be testing them out soon mate

[@friends_and_ferns]

Well that was an absolute joy to watch. 🎉 thanks for the epic tips!!!

[@alangauld6079]

I recognise most of these tips and I do a lot of them. I use waterproof socks instead of zip bags though - more comfy and can double as real socks if necessary. My extra tip is to bring a survival bag and use it as a tent footprint/vestibule groundsheet. They are hard-wearing and can also be used as an emergency shelter at lunch stops - and even as a survival bag if the worst happens!

[@harry_rambles]

Fantastic tips as always Haze! Noticed I've picked up most of these from trial and error on my own hikes but definitely still learnt some new ones here! For the last year I've been opting for ziplock bags because I always forgot to keep my breadbags... guess I'll stick the the ziplocks now 🤣

[@newfoundlanderonthego]

Pack liner to protect the foot box,new one. I’ll be trying that one.

[@peterrobertson8141]

Some great tips there Hazey Mate! Definitely a ‘Two Star’ video ⭐️⭐️ (You and Nimbus) 😊

[@camping_guru_uk]

Pocket warmers, in fact the same make nut the stick on toe wari. You can stick them on the bottyof your cheap gas and you'll never have issues boiling water even in teally cold sub zero weather. Ive not blown myself up yet. 😂

[@stephenlambert9826]

The laces,that’s how I tie my dressing gown and my daughter say I’m a weirdo for doing it 😂 never thought about doing it with my shoes.

[@Mike-zm5bf]

The shoelace trick is awesome, thanks. Also, extra footage was top draw, real life stuff.

[@HazeOutdoors]

Thank you

[@assassinschris]

Its like being in a pack of monster munch 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 hilarious man 😂

[@markwalters2927]

Thank-you for your top tips. My top tip: MaxiFlex Ultimate Palm Coated Handling Gloves. Very comfortable, close fitting, long lasting work gloves - save your skin - save your hands - use gloves. Reduce injuries.

[@HazeOutdoors]

Good to know mate thanks

[@AndyMacaskill]

I think the topest top tip there was the rubble sack! I've got a dry bag liner, but I don't think it would be as effective for going over the end of my sleeping bag. I think it would probably kill the loft, but the rubble sack would be perfect.

[@HazeOutdoors]

It works mate and they’re cheap as chips

[@perrymarc2162]

What a great video, I’ve had to watch again to make mental notes on your advice 👍👍

[@HazeOutdoors]

Cheers mate

[@scottowl75]

Dog definitely the star of this video 😂 🦉

[@HazeOutdoors]

💯

[@chrisfifield-smith]

Love you hazy! Looking forward to using some of these tips this year.

[@HazeOutdoors]

Best of luck with them mate

[@cliffspicer6555]

A couple of these are new to me and really useful . The liner over the toe box is a good idea I never thought about and I’ll add to your list “if you didn’t know it there is a L& R pole because I have used the same ones for years and never noticed that and maybe I just feel it and it is right or maybe I get it wrong all the time and have them backwards and I am not new to this. LOL I also wanted to mention after watching you for years it appears you have found love and are happy which is really nice to see.

[@HazeOutdoors]

If the poles feel right then they’re probably right . I don’t think theres too much difference. Thank you for the kind words, I am happy and for now I’ve got a grip on my silly brain so long may it continue 🤪

[@Mr.Matt.9]

Hi from Australia! 35 degrees is not that hot sorry to say. Also - can you please do one of these on organising all your hiking gear? I’ve got so many random boxes and things stuffed everywhere and I really want to get organazised 😚😵‍💫

[@splashpit]

Australia has entered the chat = yea when he said hottest day I’m thinking 18 degrees. We haven’t had a day under 38 for a week now.

[@MartysRamblings2024]

Great video as always and wonderful nuggets of wisdom! 🙂

[@trytheoutdoors]

Thank you. Great job.

[@pgoutdoors]

Some interesting tips, especially the one about putting a trash bag over the sleeping bag foot as that always seems to get damp regardless of condensation in the tent. The idea of putting hand or toe warmers inside one's sleeping bag in winter is a tempting one, but I wonder what, if any risks there might be in doing so. The warning label (on mine) specifically says not to sleep with them. Some further research produced the following warning: "If the warmers are punctured or damaged, they could potentially cause a fire if they come into contact with combustible materials like paper, clothing, or other easily combustible materials. Expired or defective hand warmers can increase the risk of fire. Always check the expiration date and inspect the product before use." I'm sure the risk is slight, but I don't think I'll be putting chemical warmers inside my sleeping bag!

[@motorsnutts6594]

Great informative vid Paul, many thanks mate ❤✌🏼

[@HazeOutdoors]

You’re welcome mate

[@1mlister]

Good tips for sure

[@kathrynisaac4797]

Best video, made me laugh and full useful info too!

[@DemiGod..]

I don't double peg corners, but do double peg the windward guylines,and for the Soulo BL ,the side guylines aswell, unless using delta pegs.

[@AndyFitt]

Great tips and lots of laughs - you’re a natural 😀😀😀

[@stebig1960]

That jumper is a must have, get it on the market now, I’d buy two so I have a backup 👍🏻

[@HazeOutdoors]

It’s from a charity shop so even better

[@Dore60]

Great video Thanks 👍

[@MCJOGLE]

Zip lock freezer bag - Instead of buying a heavy expensive map case that hangs around your neck, and whirls round and round in the wind eventually strangling you, use a freezer bag. Works well with a full OS map, or brilliant with an A4 printed map.

[@SqwarkParrotSpittingFeathers]

Just bought my wife some hand warmers. Excellent presentation, good tips.

[@HazeOutdoors]

They’re a life saver

[@andykjohnsonjohnson7622]

👍👍 . There was alot of fantastic tips 👍👍. Waiting for J.D you to do a old skhool adventure 😀 😄

[@lefrash]

i use most of these already... learned from my 40 million hours of Hazey watching!

[@HazeOutdoors]

😂 thanks mate

[@gud2go50]

I didn’t know about those sponges! I just ordered some on Amazon, because I hated using a raggedy dish towel and paper towels all the time and you can wash those sponges when they get dirty in the dish washer or with your laundry. Thanks for the good idea. Why is it the Swiss and the Swedes make such great stuff? I have a bunch of gear that they made.😊

[@ianlee9331]

Top nuggets Mr. Hayes ......... every day's a school day ........ thanks for all the inspirational videos ...... 🤝

[@HazeOutdoors]

You’re welcome sir

[@steveb1972]

Save the dehumidifier sachets and put them in your tent, clothes, etc you’re putting away out of season.

[@mrnobody3276]

Thanks mate this will come in handy for t'old weekly Asda trek. Keep doing God's work son, we're in this for the long haul.

[@HazeOutdoors]

😂 bless you mate

[@NickEasterby]

Batman and Robin talking great video😅

[@MrNotanybody]

Danish endurance got the best boxers, the sports or merino are really good for long treks even the bamboo hold up

[@Adventures_with_Sog]

Ey up me duck. I was listening to you but got totally distracted the first half by watching the handsome pooch ayin a play. 👍🙂

[@HazeOutdoors]

He’s the ⭐️ of the show

[@tubulzr]

Some nice tips. Mandatory dry bag with warm thermals, in/after rainy hikes, indeed. (Also made me wonder if you can steam wet socks dry overnight, with a hand warmer inside a zip lock bag, leaving it open a bit). My tips would be a plastic soda bottle cap, to push tent pegs in more easy and save your hand palm/gloves. I keep one in every peg bag. And second, bring the smallest tin of vaseline for chafed skin or dry lips, or when it's bitter cold. Weighs only like 20 grams.

[@HazeOutdoors]

It’s interesting and I might give it a try. The smell of the bag would be other worldly 😂. Great tip with the bottle cap too!

[@peterrobertson8141]

I use the cap from an empty sun lotion bottle as a ‘peg pusher’. Weighs almost nothing and a bit deeper than a pop bottle cap, so less likely to slip in use and more round edged in the hand. Works great and a zero-cost recycling bonus. 😊

[@paulgallagher6544]

I did not know the string was for pulling out the pegs mine have eyelets but no string.

[@mattsmyname77]

Well done Haze. Definitely no sucking eggs! All good tips

[@HazeOutdoors]

Cheers mate 👵🏼 🥚

[@rodmeisterful]

Quality tips! Thanks.

[@HazeOutdoors]

You’re welcome mate

[@PrybarCommando]

Fjallraven pants are a meme, but forgivable. great tips though! I like rolling a tent up from the one stake in the ground. I would try that.

[@macinthewild8116]

Hot hands is the winner , saved my life on the Glen Affric Trail 🔥

[@HazeOutdoors]

A fellow hot hander

[@danieloliver9930]

Wonder if ex sqaudies got a flash back when you mentioned dry bag - just before you'd dive into a dogy A-Frame, mostly jungle. Wet kit back on am baltic

[@INSOLESandLACES]

Some great tips, definitely going to attempt the new shoe knott which is likely to end in a complete mess. ❤

[@HazeOutdoors]

God speed mate 🤣

[@splashpit]

It’s easy iv taught my kids to do it that way from day one they have nailed it from about eight years old.

[@simonhopkins3867]

Cool tips bud. I'll be sure to try some of them on my own adventures.

[@HazeOutdoors]

Best of luck with em mate

[@AlexGal936]

Will not be using the shoelaces trick, I need the excuse to stop and catch my breath under the pretence of doing my shoelaces 😂

[@HazeOutdoors]

😂

[@Lonerjon]

Is it me, or can I see batman in the background? 😂

[@Renegademindstayfree]

If you are talking about the fallen tree roots. Yes that is definitely BATMAN!!!

[@Darrenski]

I thought it was bigfoot having a breather

[@Phil144gbp]

Same here 🤣

[@gaffersteve]

Bigfoot

[@stevetee7801]

Darth Vader 🤔

[@dusty.roaches9466]

Good tips there, use pretty much all of them too! The best has to be ear plugs defo game changer 👌 don’t rate the foam ones tho they slip out, I invested in some little soft rubber ones from eBay absolutely awesome wash them and they come in a little box too 🙌

[@HazeOutdoors]

Yeah I use the wax ones and they’re great

[@kamucho]

Hazy, I think you’ll find that anything to do with tent pegs is….ground breaking

[@HazeOutdoors]

Here he is

[@roypaul4104]

Briliant tips, and cheap too!

[@Tubroos_Bz]

I have a length of duct tape wrapped around the handle of one of my ice axes that I put there back in 2002 or thereabouts. It was still good last time I checked it, and it's lived in the tropics for a fair chunk of the time since then. (Strange place to have an ice axe, I know!)

[@HazeOutdoors]

I was going to say 😂. Glad it’s still going strong 💪

[@greenbimoon]

Boot laces... tie it as a looped Reef Knot, I've never had them come undone in 50 years of using it. You're tying a granny knot, they slip.

[@wanderingboy8271]

Good tips thanks. Did the van get finished? I really enjoyed that series

[@HazeOutdoors]

Not yet mate. I’m saving up to start work on it again soon

[@paulgallagher6544]

I get what you say about storm caping yes it can happen but going deliberately into danger is a statistical thing. Some will survive but eventually some tents blow over and people risk hypothermia it will become very unpopular to be associated with death on a hill side.

[@moosehybrid]

As a dog owner, I took to using poo bags (plant-based) to keep my camp socks dry in wet shoes, after getting the idea from Hazey.

[@HazeOutdoors]

Great idea mate! Dog owners have loads of them kicking about but the ones we use are a bit flimsy for multi day hiking use

[@moosehybrid]

@HazeOutdoors I have a 52kg husky X. Flimsy bags are out of the question.

[@jamieedwards6721]

Is Nimbus named after the cloud or the broomstick?

[@HazeOutdoors]

⛅️

[@nickpage7333]

Brilliant tips, all gleaned from years spent actually doing it. KZbin is so stuffed with people schilling for high end kit manufacturers, who tell you all you need to go hiking is £3000 worth of kit, this is a refreshing change. Oh, and anyone who deliberately goes out in a storm just to get clicks should be forced to sit in a dark, windowless room and made to watch someone set fire to their Durston Xmid.

[@Thedagda801]

Great advice boss!

[@HazeOutdoors]

Cheers mate

[@Thedagda801]

@ my only advice is , each piece of gear should have two or more functions!

[@sarkybugger5009]

One word from you, and he does exactly as he likes. Top dog-training, right there, Hazey lad. Next year, Crufts?

[@HazeOutdoors]

😂

[@MrWittner]

Top tips, top content as always! 😎

[@HazeOutdoors]

Cheers

[@loudoret353]

Great tips - and as hilarious as ever x

[@HazeOutdoors]

Very kind thanks

[@wulliescottishoutdoors]

Nice one mate great wee video this very informative, keep up the good work. Atb Wullie

[@HazeOutdoors]

Cheers wullie

[@wulliescottishoutdoors]

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