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That final advice, it's making my life a bit complicated right now. My supposed fiancé is not interested in hiking at all, and don't like being outside even for shorter walks. He'll do stationary camping, but I want to be active. If we went on a hike we'd only walk for an hour a day and with backpacks I don't know if he'd want to walk at all. And it shows in normal life too, sadly.

Wow that would simplify things not having to cook... a little too hardcore for me but good for you man. Thanks for the video!

what kind of jar do you use for cold soaking?

Freeze-dried cheese can be shipped. Tastes great too. What about nuts? Corn chips?

There's nothing like a cold crappy meal after a day of hiking...

Each to their own, but I don't think carrying a little meths stove with cross bars to warm up some water for a coffee or tea is too much of a hassle, morale is just as important as calories at times, but then again I'm in the UK where the cold and wet make this almost compulsory, all the best.

Great questions, and topic❤

Come to Brazil

What size LiteSmith jar are you using? 16 or 20oz? Thank you for the video- your presentation is easy to digest and follow!

Once of the best on this subject on RUclips.

I thru hiked the A.T. in 1990 and met a man named J.R. Tate. He was on his first thru hike and if I remember correctly, he was 67 years old. He went on to successfully thru hike the A.T. 4 times total. He is an incredible individual.

Great video. I'm Tinman. My wife is Oliveoyl. I'm Tinman because "Blood beard" gave it to me at mm52 at Pioneer Mail Picnic area. He gave it to me because 10 months prior to starting my PCT LASH, I had a heart attack and quadruple open heart bypass. I was 61 years old in 2021. I have a channel and in my first 11.4 miles I stated the same thing. Don't just sit there, if you want to do something, get out there and do it, whether it's sewing, cooking or hiking. Life is short and for us, hiking is living life in a way that is more natural than making scrambled eggs in a cast iron pan so to speak. I'm now 65, Oliveoyl is &^%# years old. We need to hike because we love it. It's part of our lives. We want to attempt a thru hike but we need to take care of getting ready to retire type of stuff which isn't all that great. I'm also a nurse and know somethings that can take anyone out of the trail especially an older person. Thanks for making this video. Hike on!

Have you changed dialect?

27 miles is insane

mosquito cemetery. lol

I'm not sure where you talk about it, but mention how the trail is very social and every hiker will meet people. I don't doubt that generally for people like you but there is a privilege in what you are saying, and that should be checked. I've been personally trying to meet people for over 15 years for friendship and since I was 18 for a relationship but because I am LGBT, older, and disabled people just don't want to talk to me. I've accepted this and it's fine. It is just me and my dog on trail and has been that way for the past 18 years that I've been distance hiking. You're privilege is that you're "normal" and people want to talk to you. You're white, cis, het, able, young, you even have a wife. When people come up to me and misgender me (insult me) at first contact and refuse to respect even something so small as my pronouns, and often resulting in hate crimes and even having people attempting to murder me... it is though this lense I experience the social aspects of society. .. Yes, i agree with you whole heartedly that we are social creatures and need people in our lives but not all of us get that privileged life. Only the "normal" people get that life. .. I was just fired from my job because my boss though i was trying to be her friend, even though i wasn't. She couldn't even talk to me about it and had the accountant fire me which took them a whole year to finally tell me. It wasn't even in the grace period to be "fired without cause", I'd worked longer than that. But that's the kind of life and harassment that LGBT people get. When you look like an old disabled lgbt you get treated like shit by everyone. So i avoid being around people as much as possible. It much much much safer to hike alone and spend my time alone.

Can you super glue the outer edge of the Sawyer o-ring down? I use a Be Free and it's true it clogs easily. I bought a bunch on sale though. I wonder if it clogs more often that the other ones. I haven't used the Be Free in a desert.

The social aspect is specific to where you are though. It may be like that in the USA but it is not so in Canada. I've hiked a 1000km trail near me several times and have not met anyone from any of my hikes. I've maybe said hello to 3 people and you can hike for up to 10 days and not pass another person. About 200 people max. complete the trail per year.

the music! <3 <3 <3 (Berlin Connection)

What kind of oats are you using?

That is really interesting. I love that. But I have a question for you. About the wayer. During your trail, are you using hot water or cold water to cook your food inside the jar? Cheers Barth

I disagree about the beans . Beans can be eaten cold and last a few days un- refrigerated. The trick is to lose the can weight. Use a zip lock baggie . Eat your beans , roll the baggie up and stick it in another collecting a few to reuse by washing then out. Saves money and nutritional value.

Great couple and awesome information. I feel very inspired to get going. Thanks!

Ramen and canned chilli. Just try it. It comes out to more than 700 calories for a meal. Canned beef stew can be 600 calories from one can. Also p38 and p51 (military can openers) You could add dehydrated veggies, mushrooms, brown gravy powder, and a little ghee to your mashed potatoes.

Spent an evening with these folks at the Cottonwood trailhead just before their 2018 JMT restart and my last JMT segment. Great to see they completed that hike and most impressive that they then took on the PCT.

Thanks for sharing Kathy & Sam. Questions I never hear Old Folks discuss: 1) Sleeping on the ground... it gets a LOT harder as your body gets older... tips? 2) Getting up from the ground... do you have to get on your knees or can you go from sit to stand? Is it important? 3) Advil... how many pounds do you carry? 😁

Thanks- Turing 69 in December. I dream of hiking the Foothills Trails in South Carolina for almost 30 years. People have discouraged me because they think I'm too old. I tell them I've hiked Philmont and some similar trails in the past. I'm ready and getting in shape. For me it's never too old to do what you want to do. Thanks again for the video

Very Informative - Good system - well thought-out - the best we've seen on stoveless kitchen - THANKS

So much plastic packaging 😢

Great stuff, thanks.

Still carrying a container, still using water, still waiting on it to “cook”, and still having to clean container. Seems about the same to me, good video though thanks for the info.

I just now really enjoyed your interview and read your article as well. Husband and I are both 64 and are tentatively planning to hike the TCT (Trans Catalina Trail) in Oct/Nov 2023. I’ve gone on two backpacking trips, ever. First in 2020, just as Covid was starting, hiking 3 days, 22 miles, in the Grouse Ridge area outside Truckee, CA and came home with 7 huge blisters from a too heavy pack and shoes that were to small from swollen feet. It was great though. Two years later a second trip, new Oboz shoes, less weight, and only two blisters. Right now buying some Altra Lone Peak 6’s and have bought a new lighter weight pack. Husband and I are pretty fit, but hoping we RV’ers can also do some backpacking trips together. You are helping me to believe we can do this, thanks! I’ll probably message you with questions 😊

Timely video for me. I'm 69yo and thinking of the AT next year. This answered a lot of questions for me. Very well conducted interview and the hikers are good motivators.

That was great ! Don’t think that i’ll get to do it now. Way overweight and the logistics are too much like work. Had great aspirations following various Americans on their wonderful adventures .

Enjoyed the interview.

Very good video, got me thinking. Am now 64 years old and will probably activate my hiking boots again. Thank you Kathy, Sam and you for the awakening. One more question, are you still in contact with the two and how far have they come? Stay healthy and greetings from Germany Peter

Great questions.

U make me feel so puny.......not mad.....not offended.....i like to see things as they are....

Great couple, great motivation. I'm 65 and doing the NH 4000s

At 62 I hiked much of the pct until I had to abandon due to fires and closures of all the CA National forests. I was on a flip flop going north from the halfway point then south when I had to stop. Definitely I go ultralight and i feel quite comfortable. I'm small size and have had a collapsed lung in the past with complications, so hills are more difficult. Presently I'm in France about to head out on a thru. I'm about to turn 64. At 54, I hiked the TA in NZ. There's a difference in the strength from those years to next so I'd say to not hesitate.

That was delightful. thank-you! I'm 70, myself.

like your money advice about saving money on the trail

To bad u all don't have a open mind to nudity. There is nothing unfortunate non the less one is not raised around nudity than one will never understand. So to make this statement clear have a open mind xoxo

This is my 14 year on The AT I will finish my section hike. I have 117 mile to go 100 mile wilderness and mount Katahdin . I am hoping for PCT in 2027 hope to retire in 2026 God Bless them

Shoes tend to wear according to weight; lightweights can typically get more miles out of shoes than heavier folks. Since large-shoes have the exact same soles as small-shoes, they can be expected to get fewer miles for the same reason (bigger people tend to be heavier). Presumably, you will go through more shoes than your wife simply due to weight differences? Xero soles are guaranteed to last 5k miles, but this author found soles stopped isolating rocks and became slippery (plastic?) after a hundred-miles or less.

Is this possible without all the sugar? Or would that defeat the cal/ounce intention?

Wendy's hot chili seasoning packets!

Well done! ✌️

Great video. I will use some of these ideas. Great channel. New follower. Crow✌️

🥑 Avocados or are they too much to carry?