Are You Making These Common Hiking Recovery Mistakes?

[@mowsertas]

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[@laurakarreman]

Thanks for the good video. One small addition: It's indeed called box breathing, because you also pause for 4 counts after you breathe out. (4 counts breathe in, 4 counts hold, 4 counts breathe out, 4 counts hold...and repeat).

[@stevenbrewer8788]

I love watching your channel gradually gain subs over the past year! Definitely a top tier content creator!

[@mowsertas]

Thanks, really appreciate the support!

[@cymeister5261]

underrated channel! cheers from Philippines🎉

[@ervinslens]

Absolutely fantastic topic and you presented it so professionally man! Brilliant job

[@mowsertas]

Really glad you liked it!

[@magdyhammad4158]

Fantastic video. I agree, the correct recovery is the only way to enjoy the multi day hikes.

[@mowsertas]

Sure is. Thanks!

[@sarahwinters5321]

Watched a couple of your vids and find some really helpful tips. I always feel guilty for stopping but just done a 2 day hike and stopped frequently for lots of quick breaks and it was great!

[@mowsertas]

That’s a great approach! Recovery is key!

[@KathyColorado1]

Thank you! Good tips.

[@GregPople]

Great video, love your channel!

[@mowsertas]

Thanks so much!

[@BeerinBeautifulPlaces]

Great video! Recovery is essential!

[@mowsertas]

Thanks, it’s definitely the key to future adventures!

[@kristymoore7052]

At 60, I completed, but did not do well food-wise on my CA Sierra thru hike. Though I taste tested all of my foods and was familiar with 5 dayish carries, this was another level for me. Processed foods no longer agree with me so that was a challenge. My tastes changed while on trail and anything sweet like a salted caramel chocolate high protein bar, which I loved, was disgusting. Bars I thought I would eat for bfast were basically frozen until the afternoon. Coffee or other hot prepared items tended to become a waste of precious trail time so I skipped. I would come into camp too exhausted to have an appetite, etc., etc. I completed the trail, but I realized if I were to consider anything longer or harder, I’d have to take a good look at my food issues from this experience.

[@mowsertas]

It’s tough to figure out food on a thru-hike. It sounds like you have some great takeaways though!

[@gunterbecker8528]

Great advice mate on nutrition on the go

[@mowsertas]

Absolutely

[@The-Yorkshire-Man]

Very useful vid Mowser. Not that many you tube hikers go into nutrition and the importance of good sleep, especially when your body is 60 and its brain is 23. (Me) 😎 Nec Aspera Terrent- Clive.

[@mowsertas]

I hear you Clive! Thanks!

[@brettsellers2899]

Great stuff. Thanks.

[@mowsertas]

You're welcome! Glad you found it useful.

[@stigfloberghagenphotography]

Great video 👍

[@mowsertas]

Thanks 👍

[@donniebel]

It’s the multi day hikes where this becomes critical because any deficiencies rapidly become exponentially bad. I have to admit to learning this the hard way.

[@kristymoore7052]

Me too! I hiked the JMT, CA Sierra last summer at 60 and had everything dialed in including my food. That’s where I failed. I completed the hike, but I look back and wondered wow, how?

[@po1otv]

Great video! Great channel! I have one question, why so few subscribers?

[@mowsertas]

Thanks! Working on it!

[@po1otv]

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[@Louiseonajourney]

It's a true mystery. I've recommended this channel to people looking for beginners advice, I think he has such a great way of explaining everything and even though some things are brought up in several videos it doesn't feel like he's just repeating himself. It's weird that he doesn't have more followers

[@grantricker8001]

@mowsertas for hiking in Tasmania do you use a footprint? On your slingfin? Or when you had the Allak would you bother with a footprint with a hilleberg floor in Tasmania? Or overkill? Cheers!

[@mowsertas]

So, for my first 15 years or so of Hiking I never used a footprint. They weren't even really a thing and I never had an issue. Then around 15 years ago, I started using a footprint on every trip when companies started selling them. Only recently I have not been taking one and haven't had an issue. I'm starting to think they are total overkill. Maybe in some very scrubby areas OR where you are camped on rocky slabs of dolerite they may be useful but I don't think I'll be taking one anymore. I think an Allak would be fine in Tassie without one, unless you had one that creates a floor in the vestibule. That might be useful!

[@snoop2477]

Bang on. Now if we could only get access to a sub $1000 freeze dryer!

[@mowsertas]

Yeah, that would be a game changer!

[@Sheltowee1775]

What’s the deal with all the bone broth powder I’ve been seeing? Is it helpful? If so, how?

[@The-Yorkshire-Man]

From Google - “Bone broth (powder) provides a myriad of health benefits - Collagen booster, gut health supplement, amino acid enricher, bone and muscle strength, weight management and hydration” personally I prefer electrolyte drinks and meal/protein shakes. 😎

[@mowsertas]

Yep collagen and a bit of protein too!

[@MrMakk1234]

Good

[@mowsertas]

Thanks

[@wobblysauce]

Sleeping bags and quilts temperatures are based on an R rating of 4, if you use anything less you can make even the best bags cold on a bad mat.

[@mowsertas]

Great point!

[@Louiseonajourney]

Sleeping in a shelter on a thin foam pad is hard if you're a normal person; I tried it while being almost underweight and I became acutely aware of every bone in my body; 0/10 would not recommend 😂 But it's a fun thing to laugh at in hindsight, so there's that 😂

[@mowsertas]

Yep, not much fun!

Hydration - The body loses water faster than it can absorb. If you feel thirsty, you are already dehydrated.