Tips To STAY CLEAN and HYGIENIC Every Backpacker Should Know

[@capitalisa]

Instead of baby powder, use a mixture of cornstarch and baking soda. Antiperspirant and deodorant. Happy trails.

[@h.b.4058]

+💯 for a bidet, which can also double as a shower. I also think, even if I put dry clothes on, I always feel cold until I wipe the days sweat off. Finally, last year, we did an extended Four Pass Loop, and my synthetic clothes stuck after one day, but my merino clothes by Wooly were still stink free after I wore them the next five days. I swear by merino and alpaca these days.

[@jackedrabbit]

The long sleeves and pants! So, so true. I'm more of a day hiker, so sometimes I just jump in my truck without too much thought outside of snacks and water. Not so much of an issue dealing with dirt, but the harsh, pokey plants on the trails of my local state parks remind me that I should have changed into breathable hiking pants instead of comfy shorts.

[@Navy1977]

The Soon to be Mama Hiker plop on the chair is hilarious. Hope you are doing well!

[@DrewBoswell]

Smearing some hand sanitizer under your arms can help kill some of the microbes that contribute to underarm stink.

[@ericb40380]

I really like using Duke Cannon cold shower wipes. Individually packed, light smell, and refreshing. Plus the towel has a little bumpy texture that helps scrub a little bit. Start with the face and move to progressively grosser areas.

[@iviewthetube]

"Baby wipes" "Baby powder" reminds me of the story 'How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did'

[@stephenwest1491]

Dixie it depends on what you wear in winter i wear big walking boots with carbon foot pads and knee high gators and a pair of carbon pants that seems to draw moisture from my nether regions and a good 72 hour arm pit protection it takes time to search them out but its worth it ???

[@MrSafetyForever]

Thank you Kindly! I always wondered about this! Take Care

[@lillypatience]

Did you ever figure out if the baby powder in your hair caused the puffy face? If it wasn't that, was it something else?

[@DanielBelliveau-y5x]

I saw your video about making cake and churning butter , it's a permanent part of my hiking vernacular now , thanks Dixie ! ! !

[@Simple_But_Expensive]

All good tips. I also carry a Thai soapstone to keep the stink down.

[@dorseykindler9544]

GREAT topic. Call me a wimp, but getting disgusting on the trail has definitely sapped my energy as I try to section hike the PCT. Nice work 👍

[@Erik_The_Viking]

Great tips. I use baby wipes and baby powder. I have a small towel for face and hands only, use the baby wipes for "other places" and put the used ones in a small plastic bag to prevent contamination. Baby powder is great for chafing and feet.

[@a.ramosakadrumgrl6677]

I not only have a bidet for the end of my water bottle, but recently bought a mini shower head that goes on the end of my bidet only water bottle. The maker is on Etsy, lighten up outdoors.

[@raraavis7782]

Agree with the long clothes. Sunscreen, sweat and dust are really hard to remove without hot water and soap. Plus, if I do have the opportunity to wash somewhere, I'd rather not have anything on my skin, that might pollute the water.

[@Malvasala]

Looking great.

[@Hoose111]

Very helpful. BTW: travel / backpacking hygyene is important content

[@StuartDonald]

Cornstarch on the junk is an old restaurant trick.

[@Navy1977]

What kind of restaurants are worried about ones junk? Oh...never mind. 😏😜🤔🤭🙃🤷🤦🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jackschmac]

You should've put a gross warning on the thumbnail.

[@EatCarbs]

Thanks for the video

[@PilarGalaxy-zh7me]

Do you recommend scentless products?

[@TKLETSGOHIKING]

CHASSIS Powder is seriously legit. I do dry out baby wipes (a package at a time) and reconstitute as needed, about 5-6 per day. A bidet is a real thing. Long sleeve and pants is also a real thing. Dixie nailed this topic on the head!! Except for the bidet we Marines do all of these things also and if there was such a thing as a field bidet when I was in the USMC I would have used one then too.

[@sagehiker]

Dixie’s first hygiene videos from the AT on the trail helped me get my adult daughter on the trail. Code words for Dad doesn’t know everything. Older hikers or those with devices that need a denture adhesive, remember to stick your tube in your puffy to warm it up. Less than 40 deg F (20c) it is tough to push out. This is good refresher updated with some years and miles of experience.

[@JamesOfEarth]

Studies show that it’s better to not make your bed first thing after getting up. Leaving bedding open for a bit allows for moisture and odors to dissipate better. So, while I always shake out a tent, I will not be making my bed. 🍻

[@BucksMom218]

Bamboo holds sweat and becomes soo heavy… Im cringing at bathing in a water source…contaminates the water…and do not wash your clothes in the water source. All that sunscreen and big spray into a clean water source can really contaminate the stream or source🥰🥾🥾⛺️

[@allanjarnagin3540]

No talc on the gennies goes for men too

[@raraavis7782]

I wonder, if one could make existing clothing 'antibacterial', by rinsing it in water with silver ions. I have a package with those little silver tablets you can use to keep water from spoiling.

[@Navy1977]

Already been done.

[@papajeff5486]

Whewwww, went out for two days, one night, up in the Smokies. My wife and daughter dropped me and picked me up. The way they carried on, you’d have thought I had been hit by a skunk. Thanks for the heads up. I’ll try the baby wipes. Soaking feet in a cool creek is like heaven. BTW, watched the Alabama vs Georgia football game. Whew, Bama stayed in there and won (without Nick), ROLL TIDE. Thanks from…an old man in the east Tennessee mountains.

[@millsmarkchris]

Thanks for giving us an update on the Alabama game. By the way, what’s your favorite color? Are you registered to vote? Have you ever been to Bangladesh? Surely you’re not going to stop with your life story with just an update on your favorite football team on a hiking channel.

[@Navy1977]

​@@millsmarkchrisI took it that he was conversing with Dixie thinking she went to Bama. For 10 bonus points and a free wet willie, where did she graduate from?

[@MaineUSA]

How about all the flooding that's happened along the Appalachian trail? Well since you don't mention it I will. Sending prayers all that affected by the flooding North Carolina and Tennessee? All the other states as well! Prayers going out to you. God bless you and your families 🙏🏻

[@millsmarkchris]

Thank you so much for mentioning it you are truly the hero we need but don’t deserve hope you don’t break your arm patting yourself on the back I mean where would we be without self-righteous comments policing the world I hope everyone stops what they are doing right now and listens to what you have to say because obviously you have wisdom beyond your years and it’s just sad that your megaphone is limited to the KZbin comment section.

[@OoOooowindy]

This video may have been recorded and scheduled before the flooding occurred.

[@jacksteelo7989]

Two awful comments in this comment section is TMI about you, pal. ​@millsmarkchris