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Pretty amazing and well thought out list. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Your step-by-step guide is exactly what I needed.

THE FIRST RULE OF HYDRATION: “If you’re thirsty, you’re already dehydrated” (thirst is your body's dehydration response). If you lose about 1% to 2% of water from your initial body weight (before thirst even begins to register), that can impair physical performance and mood. A 5% to 7% water deficit can cause dyspnea, headache, dizziness, and apathy (your size, gender and weather conditions affect dehydration). Put another way, if the body has 50 liters of fluid, and is down even 1 liter, concentration, alertness and short-term memory are impaired, some get headaches or migraines. 5 liters, may cause dizziness and fatigue. 10 liters, effects vision, hearing and may cause convulsions. 15 or more can be fatal. For blood to cool, air temperature must be no more than about 95°F. If air temperature approaches body temperature, we need to sweat to stay alive. Cold air can trick us into thinking we aren’t overheating, but many have collapsed from dehydration while shoveling snow.

I NEVER keep my whistle on my pack... but I do keep it on a lanyard around my neck (along with a small compass, a reflector and a Recco tag). By the same token, I NEVER put my survival kit IN my pack (like most people do), I keep it on my belt! Why? Because you can leave or lose your pack!! When I pass people on a narrow mountain trail, I swing the pole that is closer to the passing hiker back and out of the way so they don't accidentally trip over my pole. (lots more, but I'm busy)

Great tips! I just got back from my first fly-in trip, was very stressful packing hoping I remembered everything after planing/making list for weeks 😂😂 it all worked out, but also had 150lbs of checked luggage! Haha

LOL, yes, "shortcuts" are NOT always shorter! There are times you can hike 20 m/k in a day, and there are times you would be lucky to hike 20 m/k in a WEEK, it all depends on the terrain! Yes! Learn old-school map and compass!! Everyone who has spent a respectable amount of time in the wilderness has been lost (to some degree). If they say otherwise, they're LYING! "Lost person behavior" is a specialized area of psychology (psychology is about 75% of wilderness survival), like other areas of survival, there are PATTERNS of behavior. ANYONE can get lost, even people in the tribes of Africa and Australia. So plan, prepare and PAY ATTENTION. Learn THE LOST RULE! And not just the five-point outline (Stop, Sit, Eat, Drink, Think), learn what they involve and how they work, for example, the simple act of eating and drinking forces you to normalize your breathing thereby helping to prevent panic and panic while lost can get you killed!

Yosemite Search And Rescue (YOSAR) calls cotton, "death cloth!" Not only does it soak up water from rain and river, it can even soak up moisture from the AIR. It's even worse on the ocean (clothes wet from salt water NEVER dry completely, night air just makes it wet again). I don't like to hike at night or in the rain (why do that to yourself?), but if it's raining (and it's NOT too cold) I'll just let the rain soak me (wet from rain or sweat, what's the difference?) I find ALL ultralight rain shells wet through eventually, so I keep the rain gear for camp. Also, if it's hot out, you're going to be hot. If it's cold out, you're going to be cold. If it's wet out, you're going to be wet. IT'S THE WILDERNESS. The trick is to not mind so much, you do that through 1 - Planning, 2 - Preparing, and 3 - Proficiency.

I'll hike at night or in the rain if I have to (why do that to yourself?!?), but IF it's not too cold, I won't put on any rain gear (I figure if I get wet from rain or sweat, what's the difference?). When I'm ready to make camp, I set up my hammock and get under it (I like to hang it kind of high), I designed it with a removable "roof" so I have shelter from rain, snow, wind. If there's only me, I'll change into my dry clothes and hop up,or I can change in the hammock. BTW, if your clothes are just a little damp, they can dry in your shelter.

Fleece good for keeping warm.

Having done hundreds of solo backpacking trips deep into the wilderness, I love your tips. Back then, there was no electronics. Especially in the mountains, NEVER trust the forecast. I gave you a sub and saved this video. I don't backpack any more, but still, your info is great. Don't ever take the wilderness for granted. It shows NO mercy. Be in shape and get knowledge like this guy shares.

This is an excellent topic that many who I’ve happened to be on a guided trek with would have benefited immensely from. One on the factors that makes a guide stand out is they do daily map reviews for the coming day- essentially they are giving you various segments and landmarks along the way which really helps. I think those who have a well articulated answer to why they are on this adventure have a stronger emotional touchstone. For myself, I seek adventure to encounter adversity because being on the edge, so to speak, is the point of growth. The goal is to encounter adversity on your terms by proper planning and preparation etc. That is what is hoped for. More often than not it seams adversity finds you - and that requires the type of emotional preparation this video speaks to. It’s things that happen outside of your control where you just have to be prepared to embrace the suck. My last two adventures have been high on the adversity scale which paradoxically become fond memories after the fact and give me confidence knowing that if the next adventure goes a little sideways I’ll be able to get through it. I can be too focused and driven and value your admonition to stay in the moment more and enjoy the journey as much as the destination. This is the sort of thing guides should share especially with less experienced hikers before a multi day trip. It would make their job a lot easier and their clients would have a better experience.

I just take a drinking tube with a universal bottle cap. Bottles are easy to refill and to see how much water remains.

Sure you have heard this tip but depacket your freeze dried meals - into ziploc bags. You can regeat in ziploc bags if you need. Much lighter - save one bag to rehydrate. Even better pack frozen vacuum sealed home mafe meals for the first couple of days.

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Looking back, capturing the moments and reflecting on hikes are great tips. Often there will be places where you can make a choice on the journey or you made for much better time and can trek on ahead by pausing to think and recoup you can make the most of the trek and hit some goals you didn’t think possible. Reflecting and being grateful for the trek is also great when you’re looking for the next adventure

love the videos mowsey but how come no head torch or camp lantern? do you just use your phone?

I’m surprised that you don’t wear a wide brimmed hat while hiking in Tassie. I understand that a cap works with jacket hoods better, but the sun is harsh

Remember the days of taking the Shoestring travel guides... SE Asia, Australia and New Zealand! 😂😂😂

Snacks are better if they are protein and fat based. Preferably, aninimal based. You will go further with less fatigue if you are in ketosis. Don't carb load. You will get tired quicker.

Here are just a FEW of the tips I give to my hiking buddies: THE FIVE ESSENTIAL STEPS: 1 - Planning 2 - Preparing 3 - Proficiency 4 - Backups 5 - Basic survival (concepts and strategies) THE TREKKING RULE: Rest before you’re tired, Drink before you’re thirsty, Eat before you’re hungry, Remove layers before you’re hot, Replace layers before you're cold. THE LOST RULE: If you even THINK you MIGHT be lost; STOP, don't make a bad situation worse, flag your spot, SIT, EAT, DRINK, fatigue - low blood sugar - dehydration ALL add to getting lost, THINK, calmly and logically about how you got there, try to remember landmarks and other clues, then apply one of the eight reorienting strategies (starting with backtracking). If nothing looks familiar, go back to your flag/mark and try once or twice more. If you're still lost make camp at your mark and call for help. Obviously there's a LOT of detail that goes with these and other tips I teach, but that would make a really LONG post (just some food for thought).

I just found this wonderful video, thank you for all great advices🙏🏻 i specially love the last one ❤

All good advice...you would hope most are common sense, many of these if you have to tell the person maybe that person should stay indoors close to civilization. I'm not a thru-hiker or do long distances, we pack in loaded like a Sherpa, maybe 3 miles max to campsites hidden in the woods that no one else goes to. Sit back and enjoy good food and bourbon for a weekend.

This is my first time watching your video and I loved it. I don't purchase luxury bags and I probably never will, or if I do, it will be pre-loved. But I do buy kislux occasionally of the styles that I really like. I truly appreciate your comparisons here, which have helped me make a decision about a couple for which I was on the fence. I'll be pulling the trigger now. Thanks for this and your humor.

knowing how to use your gear goes well with knowing how and where you store that same gear into your pack - I don't need 100's pockets instead I'll group the inside of pack into 3 key bags 1. SLEEP system and dry clothes 2. FOOD using day pack to store food and snacks 3. the 'OTHER' stuff incuding cooking gear and basically anything not food or sleep related - the outside of my pack is for what I will or could need during the walking or stopping

I have also been hiking for years and I have concluded that the #1 biggest thing that turns an adventure into a risky problem when the reality of some unexpected difficulty destroys the delusion of being entitled to ideal conditions without exception can be summarized in one word: A schedule or it's synonym, an itinerary. Mountains Don't Care. Fanatical attachment to an artificially imposed schedule seems to be the greatest common denominator with everyone who gets in trouble out in the woods. The contrasting approach is to be prepared for reasonably extreme possible contingencies #1. No less important is to deal with actual conditions as they arise or as you see them develop rather than ignoring conditions in order to conform to the schedule. Lastly, and this one is more forgiving - try not to impose a "life re-invention" concept onto an outdoor adventure. Reality is an oportunity to discover or rediscover things that are not new. They are only fresh discoveries to the hiker/adventurer the same as thousands of others before. Wild, or at least not well traveled places are possibly the best way to break away from the stressful hustle and bustle world that robs people of their freedom. It's sad to see so many hikers cling to all that baggage when they get out. In some cases that baggage of an artificially imposed schedule leads to tragedy. In almost every case, an avoidable tragedy if the hiker focus was on the actual situation and not on the schedule they were trying to follow.

Chapters, please! Love your videos but sometimes I want to skip over the stuff I already know well.

Goals? My immediate one is a walk from Strahan to Bathurst Harbour, resupply at melaleuca, wander around the south west cape, resupply, then on to southport via south coast walk and southern ranges. A packraft will be used.

Lovely Mouser!

Two people = 3-person tent +TWO doors! Agree, your pack will PROTECT your pack liner. Actually, ONE cup of coffee or ONE (small) cup of alcohol is unlikely to make any difference. Also, you lose 80% of your body heat through your bum (if you don't cover your bum). Yes, if you loose heat through your head, COVER YOUR HEAD! 😅 I've lost pads to bears and burrs, NEVER to "mold".

SOLAR PANEL - Need one? Depends. I find VERY few actually need it, but if you have a good reason, sure! I read and write a lot AND normally hike three weeks a month. So, a solar panel works for me with two battery banks (use one, charge the other, batteries would be heavier) PROVIDED there's sun at least half of the time (power use is fine if I don't watch more than several videos). On hanging one on your pack, right, not worth the trouble if hiking through shaded areas, MAYBE if you're in the desert.

Great tips. Did the Overland Track in November and it seemed like everyone I spoke to was a Mowser fan. Looking forward to doing the Overland again in late 2025, this time with less 'spare' food and clothing.

I'm into Bushcraft survival but I'm learning from you guys. I've got my hiking poles for balance and too be used for a shelter. I think combining the two is great.

Great video 👍🙂

Thank you

Appreciate the details and how fast you covered the points. I was hoping to see “don’t build rock cairns” in here somewhere even though it’s not really hiking. If they are meant to be there as trail markers, that’s fine, and have been helpful in really difficult terrain. But as trail graffiti I find it to be deplorable. There’s nothing worse than feeling like you’ve really been out there, discovering things, and on your own only to find some silly rock pile that another person thought was really cool. It’s not cool, it’s selfish. Leave no trace, best guidelines always. Thanks for the tips,one thing I’ve never done much with is the trek poles. Will give that a try as my knees are the weak link.

I can recommend the company “Mountain Equipment” as a hardshell layer. Their Goretex stuff is really good and doesn’t cost the earth. I have two GSD working lines and am outside every day. For hours. The dogs jump at me. There are also occasional bites. My jacket is made of D70 outer material, if I remember correctly and is super robust and at the same time very comfortable. At that time I looked for an offer and paid 300 euros. The colors are just not that great. But the quality is really good. Goretex has different membrane qualities. You should read these with the corresponding water columns and breathability. Goretex Pro is their best membrane. Paclite almost identical but much lighter. So always pay attention to which membrane class is installed. If there is nothing more precise, it is the worst in their range. I would always plan the jacket in such a way that it meets all the requirements later when these requirements increase. Otherwise you would have spent money for nothing on a jacket because you thought it would be enough.

I now have a Soto Windmaster paired with a Fire Maple Petrel G3 hx pot which is really impressive. I just did a comparison (in still air) boiling 400mls of water on the Minimo, MSR Windburner (my normal use stove) and the Soto/Fire Maple. The Minimo and Soto came to the boil within 5 seconds of each other, the Windburner quite a while later. The Minimo used 3.6gms of fuel, the Windburner 6.3gms and the Soto 5.5gms. I have already used the Soto in very gusty conditions and it was excellent. I have found the Minimo, while superb at gas economy, a real problem in windy conditions. So now, the Soto is my everyday stove. Suggest you try it with an hx pot, it should make quite a difference. You need the 3 leg support with it.

On the topic of backpacks; it's really sad that you pay $400+ for a backpack and then have to waterproof it yourself.

We get it, you were a broke college student but are really smart. Most of us, your viewers are not broke lol. We can afford high end gear.

On toothpaste - checkout toothpaste tablets. Only pack number of days you will be on trail.

Great video. The list of lessons learned is really a great list of reminders of how to really enjoy backpacking! Thank for sharing!

This may be the first "tips" video (ever) where I've agreed with every single thing. Cheers! Thanks for the list!

Dude. I like you. You got me with the toenails thing. I got something I have found out. Every night for three nights before a big hike, I use copious amounts of anhydrol forte or driclor on my torso, especially on my back. It can be transiently uncomfortable but the results are fantastic. Along with a merino wool baselayer, I stay dry for the entire hike, and less thirsty. Most useful for me on winter hikes, sweating to me is the most stressful part of a hike so it really improved my enjoyment. I only take one extra of each clothing item now but I do not even need to use it. I know its weird and not for most but it works wonders for me.

Definitely an older R2 at the beginning.

I love how you guys say "thur-deeeeen" 😊

Lesson 13 is the one I agree with the most. Technology is a tool, but it's usually the most fragile one. In many cases it also defeats both the purpose and the potential benefits of getting out into the wild.

My wife's food bag had a rat or mouse ate a hole in hers at Narcissus hut . Not really saying they are bad just saying that they are not infallible

Too much presumes that high miles are the goal or the only goal that matters. This is fine if you are doing a dumbed down version of competitive distance running (without the legit competition), but so manyof these "tips" or whatever you call them just don't apply to a backpacker who has other goals with miles/kilometers way down on the low end of the list.

Great tips! Lots of reminders! That’s a subscribe for me.

Australia 🇦🇺 I love love my zenbivy. I now have both bags 10 and 25 light bags a pillow and pad and sheet. Perfection !!and their help service is amazing!!