Top 5 Backpacking Tips

In this video I’m highlighting my top backpacking tips and tricks and discussing things I wish I had known when I first started backpacking. Whether you’re new to backpacking or have been doing it for years, I’m hoping this video can be a starting point for further discussion.
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[@davemartin3579]

Glad to have gotten this notification. Good to see you back to making content. Always good info and watching you during your adventures furthers my knowledge as well as helps build my confidence, especially canoeing. I’ve already made several canoe/camping trips this year with my 14 and 8 year old sons. Gonna do a much longer one with my 21 year old son in about a month. I didn’t typically canoe while the water is so cold but watching you in the cold waters gave me that push.

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

I’m so glad to hear that! Glad the content is adding some motivation and knowledge to your trips. I’ve learned and gotten lots of inspiration from others on KZbin, so I’m glad I’m able to pass along some of that to others. That’s awesome to hear about your trips with your sons! That sounds great and winter tripping gives a whole new perspective that I love. Glad you’re getting to experience more of it too! Thanks for watching!

[@johnscherer376]

Great advice! I use paracord for shoe lacing. On your adventures you have some of the best photography of any I have seen on KZbin! Well done!!

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Oh great idea! It’s way stronger than normal laces. No need to worry about those breaking on trail! Yea it’s wild what all you can come up with uses for paracord. Thank you so much! I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos!

[@MrHelgigunn]

Good content

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Thanks!

[@hikingandbackpackingadventures]

Been watching your videos for some time and enjoy all of them. My biggest problem is packing my backpack with several fire starters and several types of small stoves and really overdoing it with first aid. My pack is 15# without food or water and I need ro realize a lot of extra is unnessary. I guess my mind tells me that too much is better than not enough.

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Thanks I’m glad you’re enjoying them! Yea I get that for sure. That’s something I’ve definitely had to figure out for me too. Some redundancies can be good, and then others I’ve found are just simply unnecessary. Like you mentioned, I find it hardest when I have multiple pieces of gear that I enjoy using for say fire starting or cooking. To help with that, I’ve started to really decide ahead of time which piece of gear would be best for the kind of trip. It doesn’t mean I never use the other ones, I just end up swapping them for different kinds of trips. But then sometimes I just go ahead and bring the extra weight because of the joy of using the gear. My French press is a great example of that. I could just do instant coffee, but that’s just not as fun haha 😊 Thanks for commenting! I love connecting with people through these videos. Glad you’re enjoying them!

[@bethcook1576]

Interesting discussion about distributing weight. Womens center of gravity is different

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Yea good point for sure. I guess I can’t speak too much to that, but I’d be interested to look into that. I can’t remember ever recalling an article that ever distinguished by gender and the difference in center of gravity. But it would make sense that the weight distribution might benefit from a slight different organization. I’ll look into that.

[@willjohnson9498]

My biggest tip would be never take a piece of gear that you’re not familiar with. Set your tent up at home, blow up that sleeping pad so you can do it in the dark, boil some water in your pot with your stove at home so you don’t get out there and find out it something is wrong.

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

That is great advice! Tents are a good example of that. The worst feeling is to roll into camp a little late as the sun is setting and trying to figure out how to set it up haha. Definitely not ideal!