DUMB Backpacking and Hiking MISTAKES 🙊

[@mowsertas]

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[@The-Yorkshire-Man]

Great tips mate - just discovered your channel - not too shabby at all! All the best Clive 😎

[@sitonmyface56]

Agree about the not bringing booze on your hike, however over in the Alps one of the greatest motivators is the cold beer you get served when you reach the hut, not to mention the often excellent 3 course dinner😊

[@mowsertas]

Absolutely! There's nothing quite like a refreshing beer and a hearty meal after a long hike!

[@theblackneon5396]

This is the best kind of hiker video.

[@mowsertas]

Thanks!

[@ervinslens]

Such a great upload my friend. Professional and brilliant

[@mowsertas]

Thanks!

[@michaelbutler1557]

I use to tell my students that learning should be fun. You apply the same in your videos. Very good content expertise.

[@mowsertas]

Thanks! 😃

[@joekrusec9066]

One of my greatest regrets was not putting a good bottle of red in my pack for a special location in Feb 2002. I had “planned” to whip it out when we setup camp on Pelion gap, but I only remembered that I was going to do that when we were setting up camp on Pelion gap😩

[@JoeSmith-me8ej]

That's a great range of sub-topics for a beginner like me to be aware of - thanks Mowser! Also, I really appreciate your tight edits and the excellent viewer-value/run-time ratio in your videos.

[@mowsertas]

I'm glad you found the sub-topics helpful and enjoyed the editing style! Thanks for watching!

[@underdgk9]

Yes, I have a video idea. How about showing us exactly the prep steps you just talked about. The sources you use for your gpx waypoints, and how you download them to your device. Your map sources and applying overlays, etc. And whatever additional steps you take. Also a video, made on tral, of finding a lost trail! This happens way too often, Mowser.

[@mowsertas]

Great idea. Will add that to the list. Video on the trail is a great idea too! Covered some of this briefly in these two videos kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3XIlKZurJJon8ksi=QnEwSuGYeRNzpn4R AND kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGfVmoRprNSsbsUsi=ltJkKEuOGpsubuxY

[@jahayter1]

Thank you. Excellent advice from you as usual.

[@mowsertas]

I'm glad you found the advice helpful!

[@donbunson5031]

Poles are great for balance later in the hike but for trekking off trail they are great for probing ahead for holes.

[@mowsertas]

Absolutely. Great tip! Thanks for watching

[@nobody-zl7gg]

Trekking poles have saved my arse a few times literally

[@NicolaEustace]

I have only carried alcohol twice in the 34 years I’ve been hiking…an over night hike up to Feathertop in winter we carried a small plastic bottle with port and to Wilson’s Prom Lighthouse took a small bladder of wine as a treat. But I have seen people hike with beer cans and glass bottles of whiskey 😂

[@mowsertas]

So have I! I have been known to carry the odd nip of whiskey in too!

[@BushidoDevilDog]

I have found that carrying my outdoor adventure beers🍻 in cans is far more clean, efficient, and lightweight than using ziplock bags or bringing the whole keg. 😉😅

[@craiggodard6419]

As well as leaving some details of where you are going with a friend or relative make sure you take something so you can be identified as well as listing your next of kin and any medications/medical conditions/allergies so if you are found dead or unable to identify yourself people can identify you and render help.

[@lukewarm2075]

Great video thanks 😊

[@mowsertas]

Thanks for watching!

[@YesItsMeYaBoiMCnuggie]

Nutritional m&m I can get behind that.

[@willgrant719]

here's an idea that can be done over and over again. Best foods for hiking.

[@mowsertas]

Yes! I like it. Been thinking about this a lot lately. It’s on the list!

[@willgrant719]

@@mowsertas please do a breakdown of a days trip then also the terminology. Like complex carbohydrates🤔

[@praktika1082]

Just saw a for sale ad in the Facebook "overland track" group for gear (tent, trekking poles, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, stove etc.) someone claimed they bought for $300 and they're selling for $150, that they claimed they'd used on the overland. Decathlon tent, Kmart everything else. I suppose ok ... And if they'd actually used it on that track, they must have gotten lucky with conditions, but any challenging turn for the weather and they'd have been fucked.

[@mowsertas]

yeah that's crazy. Maybe a decathlon tent might be ok for overland but that other stuff will surely just fall to bits very quickly. And yes, if weather got crazy like it often does this time of year...... no good

[@praktika1082]

@@mowsertas cheapo trekking poles? Yeah ok. The Kmart jetboil copycat? That might be ok. But cheapo air sleeping pad with no insulative properties? Summer-rated sleeping bag? Single-skin $75 decathlon pop up tent? Wtf ... The Overland has become a bit of a joke these days. Some of the questions being asked in that Facebook group suggest people with zero hiking experience taking on a six day trek as their first hike. Wtf.

[@mowsertas]

@@praktika1082 saw plenty of that when I used to guide down there. Amazing more people don’t get into trouble! I don’t what trekking poles you could find to fit in that budget! And the bag and pad must be terrible!

[@wobblysauce]

And this is why they are selling the equipment also, as it was a once-off and wasn't for them... Change a few things and have a better experience, that said seen a few others swipe the card getting the most expensive everything also and having the same experience as the Kmart wonderer.

[@johnpowell9174]

Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) or better still a satellite messenger (eg Garmin inReach) is more important if, like me, you hike alone. I use one. I am waiting to see what the latest iPhones (14+, with iOS18) will have not only a PLB but also a messenger function. Sounds promising.

[@mowsertas]

That's a smart move! I love my inReach mini 2. Can't wait to see what Apple has in store for us hikers! I reckon we'll have satellite messaging from iPhone within 12-18 months and then calls a similar amount of time after that!

[@donbunson5031]

Write a list of what you are taking each time. Keep these lists as they help next time.

[@mowsertas]

Fantastic tip!