Preparing for a Hike

In this video I cover how best to prepare for a hike whether it’s a day hike or multi day, this is a rough guide you should follow to prepare.
I cover:
Duration of a hike
Water Sources
Weather Conditions
Landscape and terrain
Route Planning
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[@GirlOutdoors]

I hope you are all doing well. Sorry I am unable to answer any comments or messages - I am away on a 5 week camping trip with no signal so sadly I can’t respond to all your lovely messages. I am very sorry but will get back to you as soon as I am back home. I think you will love this video I am currently filming! Take care x

[@SWEETVIDEOS55]

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[@doylemontgomery9912]

Will wait forever Svet❤

[@Wondering_Fireball]

Becky, being a retired military this is a great video of how to prepare for a hike. Thank you for this video for the new hikers. You are doing a great job of helping new hikers. Doing a map reading video would be a great class. Thank you for your informational video. Your the bomb!

[@GirlOutdoors]

Thank you very much, appreciate it :)

[@3rubberboats]

You have done very well Becky. Your knowledge of camping and hiking in all kinds of weather along with how to survive when the going gets tough am sure has inspired many to get off their couch and get moving outside to enjoy the great outdoors. Guess we should be happy that there is an internet. Without it, any contact with others may not have ever happened. So thinking computer technology has been some what good for the interaction with others. This is another super outstanding and informative video. Carry on young lady. Reach for all the heights you can.

[@annielongley6863]

Hi Becky, love your content! I'd be keen if you did a video on navigation. An outline of what to research and think about would be super useful. I'm in Australia and I'm getting close to taking the next step to wild camping.

[@barrywatler7482]

Recently only started watching your videos always interesting and commentary and info is so informative. I think you are an inspirational young woman who should be really really proud of your achievements Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@wanderingwoodsman3364]

Very sound and helpful advice. Your very switched on to the outdoors. Fantastic video. Many thanks 😊 🙏

[@dalezalewski7759]

Thank you for presenting this video. Lots of useful and important information in it.

[@brianmueller6418]

You have a really awesome channel keep up the good work

[@jakartaharpman]

Great. Favourite bit for me was the description of the dead sheep in the bacteria-infested river. Runner-up was the bit about eating cold uncooked rice.

[@GirlOutdoors]

aha thanks :)

[@marjiecleveland]

You covered a lot of very useful information, especially important for those who aren't that experienced with hiking or backpacking. Very good video!

[@hezuhezu]

What a coincidence: exactly today I am going to attend "Preparing for a Hike" session arranged by our local outdoors equipment store. Good video thanks!

[@arranbailey4818]

Thank you for that, I'm still in the process of getting my light weight gear together, and having a go at hiking. Really good words of wisdom.

[@MrPhuselton]

nice to see your smile and wish you well. Joseph

[@moegardner1]

Something interesting you could do on a hike is to check oiut your local library, university ones are best, for old maps, 100 years or more. Can't get these on google often. They can give added intrest on old ruins, walls, paths etc you might come to.

[@Embrabrummie]

Thanks for this interesting and comprehensive video. Perhaps I may add a couple of tips? The boil in the bag type meals are, in my experience, much nicer to eat than the dehydrated ones. They also save on fuel and water. You just need to bring the sachet to the boil, and simmer for a few minutes. As the food has not been in contact with the water, you use it to make your hot drink. Eat out of the sachet - no washing up. I was once hiking in the Cairngorms when my gas stove stopped working. A tiny grain of sand had blocked the jet. Although not quite as good as when warmed, the sachet meals are still palatable cold. I cleared the stove blockage when I got home, with an air hose. Since then, I have always taken one of the tiny titanium stoves as a back-up. To really get the maximum benefit of the great outdoors, I recommend hiking the wild country in the North of Scotland. You may well have to carry a week's food, as there just are no shops. Practice your skills in a tamer environment first, but try the Country to the North of Ullapool - you will never forget the fabulously beautiful wild scenery, and starry skies.

[@racingmotovlog]

Be safe beautiful girl😊😊

[@volker2714]

Love your channel, and your videos. Especially those videos where you don't strictly talk about hiking or gear, but your views and ideas on what life is about for you in general. The perfect example that wisom has nothing to do, of course, with age. Thank you.

[@Adrian-bi9gt]

Im Rey from L.A big fan of yours . Thank you for all the videos and advice. Im a beginner. You are so brave and inspirational.

[@GscoveryChannel]

Thank you so much for the tips

[@NickandRachel]

Awesome tips! Thanks for sharing

[@ffstopP]

Very helpful advice. Thanks.

[@danieldevlin391]

Love my gortex lined altburgs, I use the same filter I had a spare hose for my hydration pack so I cut the hose and attached the filter stright to the hydration pack hose

[@Daydreameruk]

Simply excellent. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@mariumrajah]

Lovely upload.. Thank you ..

[@johnhempsall4644]

Very good video Becky,and informative.well done .hope the Scottish hike is going well for you. X

[@GirlOutdoors]

Aw thanks John, yeah Scotland is amazing - used up all your ration packs I bought with me aha! Take care and see you soon x

[@joerghabermann7357]

Do you have any idea how important this episode really is so necessary. I hope you plan a follow up, maybe even show some filter systems and purifiers. Too many people don't take that seriously. Thanks again.

[@15205golfer]

Love listening to your accent.

[@Wondering_Fireball]

I use a Garmin Inreach to get the most update weather info. As well it provides me a way to communicate when there is no cell signal. It also provides me a means to have SOS if I ever need it.

[@SheepDogActual]

Keep em coming. Glad I was up already for this one. Love your videos. I’m an old fart so I need a checklist lol.

[@user-xl5op2tt7j]

I love the rain in the background. It reminds me the the countryside

[@kennethmidjord7878]

Hi Becky i really like your videos, they are really good and educational. So keep up the good work. Thank you. Kenneth 😀👍

[@semco72057]

Becky, you are well prepared for hiking and do have plenty of experience in being out in forest and flatland. I have most of the items I would need for backpacking in my kit and the main thing I have to put in my pack is food and water, along with some clothing to wear depending on the trip.

[@larrylightle9108]

Good videos and content keep it up

[@blackoracle69]

really well done..safe journeys to you

[@bushcraftjoe1]

The british version of young dixie!!!! Great video Becky!!!!

[@smallestJustice]

Hell, Becky~~ how are you? Great footage there is. Preliminarily your experienced Preparedness for Hiking! great! Thumbs up.

[@robertreynolds9228]

Great to see you becky hope your doing well.

[@TheMaccatakker69]

Very informative, you could teach this as a living if You Tube doesn't work out. Enjoy your camp xx

[@davidcox2264]

Excellent tips Becky. The map reading would be an awesome topic. You might want to cover minor emergencies also.

[@issacm8382]

Nice info...😎

[@muhammadsholehuddin3034]

So beautiful ❤️❤️❤️ Love from Indonesia

[@lg7879]

Awesome...

[@philiplucky7170]

In the military we used to have to carry minimum of 10 litres of water, batteries, plus clothes sleep, so keen to understand 15% of body weight and how this is calculated as that interesting.

[@HarshmanHills]

ounce of prep saves pounds of pain

[@grcmandirimandirigrc5381]

Goud morning

[@WolfKnight]

Do you have a one type of setup of knives for solo camping to wild camping or have many setups of knives? Like your main knife and backup knife

[@deanmc178]

my boots are a hi tech mdeol ,ravenus mid range ,,very comfortable and waterproof

[@europa1387]

Good advice. I'm looking forward to getting some winter camps in, love the cold, not too keen on rain though.

[@Onlinesully]

sounds nice. what parts will you camp ?

[@europa1387]

@@Onlinesully Looking to get to the lakes a couple of times, that's where I usually go, I want to do a camp in the Peak District and Snowdonia as well before winters over as I have never camped in either but will have to see with Covid still about.

[@Onlinesully]

Europa 1 Gosh that sounds great. Will you trek alone or with people ?

[@elkerkamel9792]

Nice

[@relaxslowtv2837]

I'm sitting in front of my office desk, and watching the video, I think I'm walking in the woods.

[@barriereid9244]

Here in the West Coast of Scotland, you would be better to carry a handheld VHF and at 08:10 and 20:10 you can here the weather report pertinent to the area from the coastguard at Belfast.

[@chardkiaki9981]

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[@Seanoakwolf]

Good Informative Video. please do a video on accident and emergency , First aid kits etc.

[@michaelatkinson8291]

Great informative video Becks. It's also worth remembering there are Bothies. People should check out the Mountain Bothy Association (MBA) website for info & rules & consider becoming a member. It's possible to plan a multi-day hike staying at different bothies, especially in Scotland, though it's probably wise to carry a tent in case the bothy is full or unexpectedly closed.

[@Onlinesully]

Oh right. Are they like hostels along the trails ?

[@michaelatkinson8291]

@@Onlinesully Hi. Bothies are really just basic emergency shelters really, often an old shepherds hut maintained & renovated by the MBA. Some have wooden sleeping platforms but others are more basic & you sleep on the floor. They are free to use & the only locks are on the outside of the door for when you leave & the place is empty. They are sometimes shown on maps but not always. Some have (very) basic toilets but usually it's a case of taking the shovel provided & burying it at least 200 yards away. Some of the more well known & popular ones include Corrour bothy in the Lairig Ghru beneath the Devils Point in the Cairngorms.

[@Onlinesully]

Michael Atkinson Hi Thanks for telling me all this. They sound really marvellous places. I'm guessing you've used them yourself too ? Do you trek a lot ?

[@michaelatkinson8291]

@@Onlinesully Hi. Yeah I've done a few 3 or 4 day walks in Scotland & stayed in several bothies.They take a bit getting used to especially if you're alone. Read the guestbook in one, Culra Lodge in the Highlands & this guy said he was alone & suddenly there was a loud bang on the door at 1am. I would have freaked, but he tentatively opened the door & there was a white horse from the estate & it had kicked the door ! Some have their resident mice so you have to be careful where you store your food. Walk mainly in the Summer months in Weardale & the Lake District usually as I can drive over from my home in Co Durham for the day. Scotland is brilliant too - especially the Cairngorms.

[@michaelatkinson8291]

@@Onlinesully Wow sorry to hear that. Maybe getting back out walking may help ? Getting out in nature certainly worth a go. I wish you well, take care

[@barriereid9244]

I stopped buying expensive boots years ago. In the Scottish Highlands in the Autumn, Winter and Spring I wear wellingtons. In the summer I wear sandals without the back straps as I do all year round in the Sahara. My Merrells last about 50 000 kms there until they are exhausted. After around 10 000 kms they become comfortable.

[@stevanoutdoor]

Great video and it always helps when a pretty young lady, who is somewhat on the beginning of her own journey, explains it to others that might be interested.They can relate more. One important skill I think every hiker should begin with is some basic survival skills. I know you've got that covered yourself, but a lot of beginning and even experienced hikers don't. That's the reason why, out of all outdoor people, (day)hikers need Search and Rescue the most and are also the most likely to die on the trail. They fill up a backpack with all this expensive, light weight, high tech gear but forget to carry a loud whistle around their neck 24/7. So they walk into the woods with their toilet paper to do a #2 and now can't find their way back to base camp where their back pack with all their beautiful gear is and no way to signal for help.

[@Onlinesully]

gosh. didn't realise so many accidents were due to people taking a number 2 without a whistle. that's quite scary stuff.

[@stevanoutdoor]

@@Onlinesully It is actually very scary that people spend $600 on a tent but not $2 on a loud whistle. It is very scary that some people spend so much time preparing for a hike and not any time learning some basic survival skills. That's why hikers need search and rescue the most and this will only change if they get the bill presented for that search and rescue.

[@Onlinesully]

Dutch Bushcraft Ok

[@Onlinesully]

Dutch Bushcraft maybe start a promotional campaign for people to bring whistles when taking a poo in the woods.

[@doylemontgomery9912]

Becky great information...is it just me or do you get prettier every time I watch you. Give me some thumbs up guys and girls ❤from Texas

[@1leg956]

Hiya what about self defense I. E weapons incase the rake tries to get in your tent piece and love from 1 leg UK England

[@paulcarr4005]

i used to go out on a 10 mile walks but when i hit my 40s i became diabetic . the last walk i did was with my sister only 4 miles on the north downs i went down twice with low blood sugar its scary i ate enough but went down fast.

[@scottblack3381]

There's the smile there's the face, that lights dark corners in every place!

[@oldfarmshow]

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[@AggyGoesOutdoors]

Don't forget couscous, especially the flavoured ones, great backpacking food

[@MrDbone75]

Good afternoon everyone from wellington Somerset

[@deanmc178]

have you hiked the south downs way ?? its a fantastic walk with lots of views ,wildlife and nature

[@GirlOutdoors]

no I haven't. May have to give that go :)

[@deanmc178]

@@GirlOutdoors its a multi day trek, 100 miles from winchester to eastbourne

[@evilily1998]

Where did you get your coat

[@AdieJ62]

@Harry Moorehouse The brand is Trakker. This is a mid- to high-end fishing equipment and clothing manufacturer

[@josuegarciamayoral4504]

Que hermosa es usted y muy útiles sus videos saludos desde México

[@brianmueller6418]

I say to prepare for a hike first being shape and second tell people where you're going have good gear and travel light

[@MrZippo999]

forget met office becky you can read the weather john here hope your ok i make my own waterproofant

[@deanmc178]

cornwall its wet alot ,,

[@SWEETVIDEOS55]

Hey

[@jaimemendoza8985]

There's is that beautiful smile beautiful gorgeous young lady thank you for your techniques on camping love your video JSM from Texas

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Thirsty

[@andrewgriffin7855]

Facts.

[@Shearwater6]

I love the way you pronounce kettle. Any chance you could use the word more often? 😀

[@shaneneedles2118]

What!?! Only carry 15% of my body weight? I'm really going to have to redo my 90# pack!

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You are absolutely gorgeous hun

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2rd 😂 I will watch later

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2nd

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@@user-xl5op2tt7j 😂 because I'm not sure if I'm the 2nd to comment on this video thats why I wrote 2rd. HAHAHAHA

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4 other ladies names out of 123 comments. Annie, Margie, Lilly, Aggie. Thought there would be a lot more for these videos.

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Water sources.

[@bryanbadger6841]

Hi Becky calling from NZ. Justa heads up..fyi....our wild girl (bush girl) MIRIAM LANCEWOOD has a new book out. Just out about 2 weeks ago. Called "Wild at Heart." ISBN..978 1 98854 738 1. Think you may have read her first book "Woman in the Wilderness." And NO I get nothing from this post. I've already bought it. I'm guessing Amazon will have it. Haven't checked. Look forward to seeing you back in civilization again. Take care and stay safe.

[@brewman6218]

You could simplify your food by bringing a tub of weight lifter's mass gaining powder, a shaker bottle, and extra water and a means of water filtration and purification as backup.

[@brewman6218]

Unless it's cold out, in which case it's better to have a couple thermos of hot food and drink, and some food to cook and the means to cook it.

[@brewman6218]

It's more than high protein. It has high carbs, calories, protein, and a good amount of fats. It usually has good amounts of vitamins and minerals as well. Here's a link that shows the ten best mass gaining powders. It's as close to being a full meal in powder form. It would be perfectly fine for a day hike.

[@brewman6218]

www.healthline.com/nutrition/best-mass-gainer

[@SpamMusubi308]

Ok that's an interesting thought using something like a protein powder to augment your meal plans...as a diabetic carrying a single serving pouch in case the BGL starts to take a dive 🤔😁

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[@NicksHEAT1995]

how about more pancakes with percolated coffee

[@glennholdom7005]

Very informative. Love your long hair.

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Play on u tube "Tom outdoors videos " you will enjoy

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Hallo

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Good evening young lady

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You don't know many strong men then.

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