Your grandson's don't sound very bright and we all know the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; so... by conjecture I'd have to say you're reaping what you've sown. Why would they bother packing food and carrying the weight of it and fuel if they can mooch off you cuz you're a pushover? And why are you carrying enough food and fuel to feed/cook for 3 people??? Smells like codependency.
My advice is to leave early and get the bulk of your hiking distance accomplished before noon, especially in the mountains. More than once, I dallied away precious morning hours and got caught in bad afternoon weather which can be quite severe at altitude.
I went backpacking up Rich Mountain in TN decades ago with a friend. Our destination 5 miles up had a community lean-to with wire bunks above ground, and permits were required. My friend got the permits and said another group was registered to be there, too. As we prepared for our ascent, we got our gear together in the parking lot, and she quickly realized her pack was too heavy and bulky. She had a frozen pack of spaghetti... I guess she figured she would feed the group, you know, socializing. Yeah. 🙄 She opted to leave a few items behind so she could take that 6 lb frozen mass of food. Unfortunately, she left one of the lightest and most crucial items... her bed roll. We had an uneventful hike up this beautiful trail, taking our time, and reached our destination in late afternoon. First thing we did was gather wood while it was still daylight to make a fire later at the pit. Then we started to prepare our dinners. Her 6 lb pack of spaghetti tucked in her backpack did not defrost on that cool fall day. The funniest damned thing was watching her try to defrost it on a little jet boil in a pan it didn't really fit in. With a breeze blowing, it just wasn't getting hot enough. So I had to help her out. I got the big fire in the pit going, and got some hot coals under the big grate ready to heat her food. The other group never showed, and no... we did not eat all 6 lbs of spaghetti. What a waste. We enjoyed the campfire as we sipped on our peach schnapps. When it was time to retire, we strung our packs up in a tree and crawled into our sleeping bags on the bunks. I stayed awake to watch the fire go out. Being fall with a breeze and leaves everywhere, I wanted to make sure we didn't burn the forest down. It was so peaceful, a crisp night with the sight and smells of our campfire, the sounds of nature, eventually I fell asleep. 💤💤 Then suddenly I was awakened in the middle of the night. She sat up shaking uncontrollably! So I got up and started the fire again so she could warm up. She was going into hypothermia, which I knew nothing about. She got her bag down and grabbed her goretex rain suit to put on to help warm up and sat by the fire a bit. Then she had to go pee, so she grabbed a flashlight and went for a walk in the pitch black to cop a squat. Next thing I know, I see her flashlight up on a ridge, as she was pacing back and forth, franticly calling my name! I responded a number of times until she heard me and I guided her back to camp. Not sure why she didn't see the fire below unless the lean-to was blocking her view. We managed to get through the night ok, but I had to watch the fire go out, again. The hike down the next morning was tough without having good rest the night before, but it was still beautiful. I wondered what the hell we would have done the night before if her hypothermia had gotten worse and we had a full fledge emergency. No cell phones or gps devices back then... and it was pitch black with a steep trail. I vowed to never go hiking with just one person, again. Stupid mistakes: 1. Carrying heavy food. 2. Not checking her backpack weight before day of the hike. 3. Not having an insulated bed liner under her sleeping bag. 4. Not wearing a wool cap on her head to keep body warmth from escaping. 5. Not changing her socks before bed. After hiking 5 miles up and walking around gathering firewood, socks were damp. Feet are also where we lose most body heat! 6. Drinking peach schnapps... alcohol lowers our body temperature! 7. Walking away from camp to cop a squat. She could have walked behind any nearby tree. In a pitch black forest she walked more distance than necessary and got vertigo...likely disorientation from hypothermia and she completely lost all sense of direction and panicked. 8. Not being trained for emergencies or the basics of wilderness hiking. Needless to say, I never hiked with her again! She led me to believe she knew more than she did and there was much I didn't know, still. Too many mistakes were made. Ultimately, I did sign up for Wilderness Basics Training and had amazing backpacking experiences with advanced hikers. I learned how to pack ultra lite, how to hike with the right gear, dress properly, and enjoy the wilderness knowing I was prepared if survival mode reared its ugly head. And I won't hike with anyone who has not taken the training, properly equipped, or in good physical condition for hiking, especially at high altitudes.
Put my pack on, didn’t clip my straps, bent over to fix a bootlace and my pack slid with gravity hitting me on the back of my head and knocking me unconscious. Try and be smarter than me.
I'm sixty-five years old, been backpacking since I was eleven. Still do about twenty backpack trips per year. I agree with most of your points. Number one is water and electrolytes. For food I pack very little and almost never have food left over. As for gear and weight, keep track of what you always use and what you like to make the journey enjoyable, and bring that and only that. Then you wont' need to worry too much about the weight. I agree trail-runners are the best 90% of the time. But more importantly is the socks. I haven't had foot blisters in forty years. Yes, beware of the weather.
Sorry to jump the gun on the poster. He has me by five years so I will yield to his experience . Darn tough for me for years. Never a blister. Now I do realize that this is not just the socks, but I have had great results with the DT's. Also, I am in hot, wet climate. Wool, despite its detractors, is perfect for these conditions. I wear them wet routinely and they do dry quick. Also, if you bought several pairs, you would never "need" to buy a sock again. Lifetime returns for new pair. This guy's advice is spot on. Food for thought...don't overestimate your ability, at any level. I can promise you that in an emergency your true ability raises it's head. OG got knowledge. Great post Kyle. I enjoyed! 👴
For years I used silk liners with a high quality outer. Now it is almost exclusively Darn Tough socks without a liner, but sometimes Smart Wool in cold weather. I live in Southern California so most of my hikes and backpacks are here or in Arizona and Utah in a warm dry climate with very low humidity. What's best for rainy, humid climate I wouldn't know. Also, I mentioned I take very little food. Well, at my age now most of my backpacks do not exceed three nights, far less than when I was young. So cutting way back on food is no big deal. I'll just eat a large pizza when I get home. @@dillydally1991
I maced myself with bear mace. This might be totally unique to me, but I didn't know that you need to replace your bear mace every season or it can seep and leak. In my case, I figured it out when I stopped for lunch, unzipped my pack, and BAM- face full of bear mace. Spent the next hour face down in a nearby stream, hoping no bear would think I looked like a spicy Lizburrito, and halfway hoping one did so my misery might end sooner! I had to quit my hike one day in because all of my clothing and some of my food were seeped through. Never got the stink out of that pack, either.
Here’s a lesson: Make sure your dog has bionic legs to make sure he doesn’t hurt it and you don’t have to carry him like an 80lb baby all the way back to the car 2.5mi away. 😅 I love that guy.
Stop the SECOND you start to feel a hot spot on your feet. First time I did a 15 mile day I felt a blister forming at mile 5 and went “ah it’ll be okay”. By the end, my pinky toes were more blister than toe. Last mile hurt SO bad. I could’ve avoided the entire thing if I just stopped and put leukotape on
Yeah. After coming back from a hike with my heels red raw and bleeding a couple of times I figured out that prevention is better than just pushing through the discomfort.
Lost both big toe toenails, over a year to grow back. Almost died packing a big tent (20 pounder) on my very first backpacking trip. I tied it on top of my pack and was scaling a steep peak (hands and feet needed) stopped for a break and the wind gusted, the only reason I didn't fall off the mountain was my gf grabbed my straps as I was going over so slowly backward. No way to stop myself and the pack was buckled on 😮😅. Another one... Woke up floating in a stream that flowed into my tent after an unexpected rain in Arizona. (Don't camp in low spots, or even a shallow dip, in the Southwest)
Yep. I learned the heavy backpack lesson. I was 5’6” 63kgs and I decided to carry 30kgs in my backpack. It was only a 20kilometre round trip, but I learned my lesson. I lost nerve sensation in my shoulder for months. It came back!!!! 😮💨
Don't hike if you're sick or injured. Me and my dad did the bailey range traverse (extreme off trail 6 day hike in Olympic national park). I was in incredible shape and health, but he was 5 weeks out from 5 broken ribs and had a cold. Not to mention it was 80+ degrees with exposed slopes the whole time. I ended up pretty much carrying everything that could possibly fit in my pack (including all of the water), and we had several very serious moments where we nearly had to call in a helicopter rescue. The moral of the story is, don't hike unless you are perfectly healthy and physically prepared.
One time with a friend, there was an unexpected desert mountain thunderstorm. We dug a trench around the tent, which was on a slight incline, layed rows of logs outside the opening, under the awning to sit on, lit up the sterno stove and made hot chocolate. We didn't even get wet and we stayed warm. This was the best lesson for me!
There is such a thing as over checking your gear. I checked and repacked my gear so many times preparing for the Fjallraven Classic this year, stopped actually noticing things. Realised in the first night I had a tent and no tent poles. Managed to jerry-rig it with some broken poles we found and my trekking poles but oh my god the shame. Now my trail name is no-poles
Some of the worst mistakes I've seen were at Höllengebirge Mountains in Austria. We were staying in a hut where you needed to bring your own water, food, everything. But right beside it was a hut that usually is a restaurant and sleeping place but was closed that season for renovations. The amount of people that ignored at least 30 signs informing them of the fact that that hut was closed was ridiculous. Noone had enough water, everyone underestimated the conditions. Thankfully we could at least give people some of the rainwater we had collected and send them back, but since then it's obvious to me why so many people have to get rescued because they do not look at facilities they rely on being open and the weather. (Some of those people hadn't even checked up on the weather.)
First trip out my pack was 58 lbs. I thought I needed everything I bought. Post holing through areas of snow. Didn’t eat or drink enough prior to departure. I was done at 4 miles. Made camp and had a great time in the Trinity Alps for the weekend.
My first backpacking trip was when I was 10 years old with my brothers. We used our Sears-brand car-camping sleeping bags (the sleeping bag probably weighed 4 or 5 pounds), we brought cans of chili, oatmeal and apples (yes apples) for food. I had a cotton sweatshirt and jeans and a tee shirt. My backpack was a random external-frame one that we had for some reason but it didn’t have a belt so my backpack (laden with two days of apples and canned beans) really weighed me down.
All these tips are good (and universally funny), but I would say be sure to have the ability for satellite communications if things go South. Be it a new iPhone, Garmin, whatever. Even just for a 1/2 day hike. Too many people die because they couldn't summon help because there was no cell connection.
silk or nylon dress socks tho inside your regular hiking sock will wick away the moisture and allow your feet to slide around without causing blistering. Did this on the 15k and 20k hike at the school of infantry and every hike after. Never got blisters and also got appropriate boots with a wide toe box
From working with scouts, ie. children: never let anyone else pack your bag! “I can’t find my mess tin!” “Well, where did you put it, buddy?” “Dunno.” “What does it look like?” “Dunno.” “Who packed your bag?” “Mum did.” “… of course she did …” 😵💫
Setting an hour timer to have a snack makes hiking easy, turns out I'm in way better shape than I thought I was, my skull jello just has to take manual control of its meat mecha sometimes.
Best thing I ever learned was that wool socks, wool base layers in different weights, really DO keep you warm even if wet. And I always used trailrunners...
I hiked the (1st quarter) of the AT in 1993. I ended up ditching my hatchet, 1,000 page hardcover book, and an extra pair of jeans in Hiawassee, GA. This was the time before ultralight backpacking, Also, some people were using ski poles as trekking poles; most others were still using hiking sticks. Most people were hiking 12-15 miles a day. The hardcores were hiking 20 miles a day.
My first 3 backpacking trips were at Philmont Scout Ranch in the 1970s. Cheap pack but used it for years. We learned to pack light and back then carried no sleeping pad. Still has fun and hiked 75 miles in 9 days as a 14 year old.
One of my friends was telling me today about when he took a twenty four pack instead of water on a hike in the desert. Search and rescue found him 1/2 a mile from his rendezvous point some time the next day after he hired up and down the mountain drunk in the dark. He had started the hike drunk before cracking into the 24-pack with his also drunk buddy who ditched him partway through then called S&R when he didn't see my friend again that day or night. Turns out my friend had hiked to the peak to see if he could see which direction the town was. Then he just started hiking down hill, Until he ran into a river in the dark, He decided to go back up to the top of the hill until it got light. (I say "hill", but it's rugged steep mountains (Wasatch Range)) Since it's also high desert, he was pretty wrecked when they found him. Pro tip, beer
Usually I'm super prepared for any hike, but one time I took a hike with my family. We figured it would be shady & there would be a water source on this 7 mile hike. Wrong! Sadly, the second part of the hike had recently been charred by a fire. There was no shade on a very hot day. The water source was out of commission due to the fire. Thankfully some wonderful rangers shared their water with us. Being that I live in CA, I now check to see if the areas we're hiking have been hit by fire or other natural disaster before heading out. It happens.
I did 🙂. I am only partially joking, I know his stance on them. When I was in the army I regularly carried 50+ pounds of gear if not more. Now I carry a lot less but I go to enjoy myself. I am 56 years old and I just started bringing one last year and the few ounces is worth it to me.@@Word187
Eating and drinking is a huge problem for me on difficult backpacking trips. When I’m really pushing myself, my body wants nothing to do with food. I have nearly no hunger and after a couple days, it becomes a real problem for me. My backpacking partner had to constantly force me to stop and eat every couple hours
@@juliefall2892 That’s not it. I’ve had all that checked. My appetite just goes away when I’m doing any sort of heavy exercise. Always has. I had to quit other endurance performance activities because of it.
I believe the best advice is do shake down trips before going on a real hike. I personally like 2 -3 small hikes before setting out. Helps get you in shape an make sure gear is right.
Here's one Kyle forgot. Wait until you are entirely packed, ready to start your morning hike before hitting the 420. Otherwise, it will take twice as long to break camp and you will almost certainly lose/forget something.
I always wait till I’m about an hour or 2 into my activity before I smoke anything. If I wake and bake I become useless to myself for a few hours, then I feel burned out for a few more.
@@NoNORADon911 this is a fine moment of "people incorrectly correcting others". "Duct" tape is made of aluminum. "Duck tape" (though some brands call it "duct" to avoid trademark issues) is the cloth water resistant stuff we are referring to. The original tape was developed for the military, was slightly hydrophobic and was green. So soldiers called it "duck" tape. The name stuck.
@@MastaSquidge Duct tape (also called duck tape, from the cotton duck cloth it was originally made of) is cloth- or scrim-backed pressure-sensitive tape, often coated with polyethylene. There are a variety of constructions using different backings and adhesives, and the term 'duct tape' has been genericized to refer to different cloth tapes with differing purposes. A variation is heat-resistant foil tape useful for sealing heating and cooling ducts, produced because the adhesive on standard duct tape fails and the synthetic fabric reinforcement mesh deteriorates when used on heating ducts. Duct tape is generally silvery gray in color, but also available in other colors and printed designs, from whimsical yellow ducks, college logos to practical camouflage patterns. It is often confused with gaffer tape (which is designed to be non-reflective and cleanly removed, unlike duct tape). During World War II, Revolite (then a division of Johnson & Johnson) developed an adhesive tape made from a rubber-based adhesive applied to a durable duck cloth backing. This tape resisted water and was used to seal some ammunition cases during that period.[1] "Duck tape" is recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary as having been in use since 1899[2] and "duct tape" (described as "perhaps an alteration of earlier duck tape") since 1965.[3]
On the camp chair front, if you’re hiking somewhere with trees, bring a lightweight hammock instead of a chair. An Eno sub6 and straps is a little under 10 ounces, and will be way more comfortable than a flimsy camp chair. Also takes up way less room, and doesn’t make you look like Dan Becker on the trail
I do heavy-carry on my day hikes. Makes me stronger for the longer trips. Don’t think I’ll ever go UL, but you are right about carrying less on backpacking trips.
Same. I pack more water than I need, mostly just for the weight, but also incase I end up in an emergency and it takes longer to get back than expected. People slip and break ankles all the time.
LMNT is practically the only electrolyte supplement that doesn’t have some crappy amount of sodium as if the people buying these things were not exercising and bought an electrolyte pouch for flavor. Even liquid IV, suggested for people with dysautonomia, and specifically POTS where you need a stupid amount of salt, has about 1/6 of the amount of salt needed daily for the people on the lower side.
Last time I went hiking I had the right socks, put them on prefect, no creases and had the right boots, not a blister in site after 18 miles. But, I forgot to manicure my nails and by the end of the hike, I lost the toe nails off my little toes!!! So, clip the nails back on your toes before a hike, nice and tidy.👍👍
My first backpacking trip I thought I was pretty lightweight at around 25-27 lbs. less then 15 minutes into hike I begged my 6’ male friend to carry each others packs. Granted I had about 70% of the gear… tent . Stove etc. I really learned the hard way!
Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure. Not sure who said that but I like to set up my gear a couple times a year. When I set up my tent today I realized I needed 3 extra stakes and my zipper on door needed to be replaced. Also put yourself in the mindset while you do this that the weather could be crappy and you may feel very tired.
Well, I was going to show this video to our Scout troop as part of a presentation on backpacking for new scouts... Then I saw the last 30 seconds. 😄. Although the Scout motto is "be prepared," probably not the lesson needed to end the presentation. Thanks for the laugh, though, and for bleeping the f-bombs. I'm sure I can find a video on your channel which they'll enjoy and won't be talking about for the wrong reasons.
I did the south rim to north rim with a 45 pound pack September 15th of this year. I wanted to burn the pack in the last 4 hours trying to get out of the north rim while losing sunlight. I honestly brought a tripod with me!
Just did a backpack with no bear spray or way to defend against bears because we never had a problem but woke up to a big bear going into my friend's tent with her in it stealing the water in a platypus bag, the bear wouldn't leave but luckily wasn't aggressive, but be prepared in case you do meet up with aggressive wild animals.
Only have 1 night backpacking under my belt... it was in the Upper peninsula michigan in winter... so 52 lbs I had sucked but felt i needed on first trip and solo. I did 17 miles on 100% snowshoes in 2 days. Getting ready for a trip Dec or January to Utah for some back county adventures. Hope I'm still in shape!!!...
... If you are hiking in snow .. add a pulk sled to your gear ... winter camping can add several pounds to the list ,, just don't put it on your back .. pulling a pulk is SO much easier and then you have a sled for afternoon playtime as well .. and winter camping in the backcountry calls for a hot tent to make the experience the best ..
Don't bring gear that you don't use unless you're doing a review on it. Fire tinder boxes are stupid and prone to moisture. Any old candle(or brick of parafin wax)and a magnesium fire starter, and you can start a fire in rain with wet wood. If one thing gear wise to invest in is a really good water filter. You can still get sick on boiled water. I second your mix drink plug! Best wishes, great channel.
A lesson I learned, not from a personal hike, but from another hiker (famously) Aaron Ralson, ALWAYS TELL SOMEONE WHERE YOU'RE GOING AND WHEN YOU'RE GONNA BE BACK. (And dont deviate from that plan)
My first backpacking trip with my kids did the AT from Springer MT to Neels Gap my pack was 70lbs but mostly because my kids couldn't carry as much was hard but done
I told my brother in law he should take the sleeping bag directly from Amazon out of the plastic wrap that was strapped to the bottom of his backpack. He said I'll do it later. Later at hikers midnight he noticed it was not there.
A lot of these lessons also apply to bikepacking. Double check your stuff, take care of your feet, fueling, hydration, all that goodness. I've also forgotten to pack a lighter. Fortunately there was a gas station/convenience store halfway to the destination where I could buy one.
I am not only stupid hiker myself but a stupid mom of a hiker. When I took my son to his first backpacking I put a way too much stuff to his backpack. And he was miserable and don't want to go on backpacking again.
Don't carry too much weight is a rule I learned the hard way. A few years ago I hiked the Inca Trail and packed at least 10 lbs worth of stuff that never came out of my pack. Ten pounds doesn't sound like a lot of weight, but when the altitude bounces between 8 and 14k feed it feels a lot heavier. And I also packed a roll of duct tape...still not sure why.
3 expert climbers went up mt Hood w/minimal gear & were caught in a snow storm. They all died. So many with better sense die when they divert from what they know. PS 19 lbs is a heavy backpack
My new lesson from past trip here in Scotland: Dont leave your Mars bars(or any snacks) in your hip belt pockets and food in the corner of you inner mesh tent or else you will wake up with holes everywhere lol...rodents & critters...and it was raining very badly that night also! My poor X-Mid and Gregory Focal pack :D Anyway to fix I got tenacious tape(worked great to fix gear) and bought that critter proof steel Ratsack and will hang them outside inner tent on my trekking poles or just leave it in vestibule area inside another smell proof bag.
I am an overpacked no matter where or what I am doing. I really piled too much on. I never got past that first trip. I need someone to teach me. But I am 70 now and I think my backpacking days are over.
Don't smoke your Mary Jane until your done navigating for the day...And I've learned that lesson repeatedly while hiking and elk hunting..Almost nothing is worse than being lost/confused in the wilderness...My pack in the forces was over a hundred pounds depending on circumstances...No joy...
I keep pulling out my backpacking gear to use for regular life then I either wear it out or can't find it when I go to plan a trip. Same with my backpacking clothing because it's mostly the same as my normal clothing. I use my camp chair all the time too.
Sorry to be serious but I would love to know when and how much electrolyte drink to use ... in the morning before hiking, while hiking, later after hiking ... and just how many electrolyte drinks per day ... the reason I ask this is because there was a guy who drank 6 Gatorades and used several other LMNT type drinks and he still complained of being dehydrated .... is there such a thing as too much electrolyte replacement??
1-2 max, depending on your sodium intake/ heart conditions... if you have a heart condition 1 pkg has almost all your RDA. young folks sweating out lots of salt and not getting a ton replaced by meals..? not taking in enough water that is not laced with supplements? i worry that folks are overdoing it with some supplements: especially on the trail, especially if dehydrated meal already has 50% plus RDA sodium. Magnesium and potassium in these suppled foods/ beverages? it's a whole new world but i am sure we may see some kidney/ heart issues if users are not watching intake... read the labels. Thanks for asking: i think about this a lot lately with all the LMNT ads😺
I usually end up packing doubles of stuff and get back from a ruck or day hike thinking "what's in my ruck making it so heavy?" Seriously, I ruck with close to 40 pounds of gear in a medium military pack. None of my stuff is ultra-light. Now I need LMNT from just thinking about it.
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Bonking is slang for farKing in all English speaking countries except America. It's already taken. Find another word for miscalculating the amount of energy needed. Here are some to start you off; hit the wall, drained, stale, spent, flagging, very tired, over extended, pushing it, close, etc
Sorry, but we Yanks have been using "bonk" (mostly in running and long-distance bicycling circles) forEVER to refer to hitting the wall due to too few calories. I don't think your proposed alternatives are going to take. I do think some of us say "boink" (with an "I") to mean, ahhhhh, sampling the physical delectations of another human body. So, kind of close. :D
@maxinemead8918 Yes, as I said, it's already taken. I was just offering some alternatives. I think the rest of the world will muddle through somehow continuing to ignore the 'long- distance bicycling circles'( surely you jest?) of 'Muricur.
@maxinemead8918 Yes, as I said, it's taken. I was simply offering some alternatives. Never mind, I am sure the remainder of us will muddle through, somehow ignoring the 'long distance bicycling circles' (Surely you jest!) of Murrica.
@@lccsd2392Relax, I was just poking some fun at us Americans. I lived in England for four years, and the occasional idiosyncrasies of our "not-so-common language" were often kind of fun to encounter.
I’ve gone with 65 pounds of gears before in an osprey 65L rook. Knees gave out going up hill and I rolled down a valley of Harriman State Park in NY. Didn’t bring trekking poles, very bad time. I made it without the debt chopper though.
Dan Stenziano hikes with dress socks! But I guess I remember that rather obscure fact from a RU-vidr's gear list video because it struck me as a little out of the norm.
Remember that forecasts are only good for three days, max. If you get a forecast before an 8 day backpack, I can guarantee that the weather is going to change on you in sometimes dramatic fashion. So pack for wet, pack for heat, and pack for cold.
Great points Kyle. The biggest mistake that I always see people make when they go hiking is that they never carry the proper things that they need for survival. I cannot stress enough that you should never go hiking without all of these items. 1. Compass 2. Stainless Steel Water Bottle 3. Two Fire Starting Devices with Kindling 4. Lightweight Tarp/Shelter 5. Saw/Hatchet/Machete 6. Gun and finally 7. Extra Food Rations. As long as you carry those items and have common sense, you can survive just about any situation. And of course you should always dress appropriately for the weather conditions.
I disagree on the stainless water bottle. A 1L smart water bottle for example is popular and nearly indestructible, and weighs virtually nothing. Everything else is 11/10 information. Bonus points for a water resistant map of the area, and of course having a compass and map means nothing if you don't know how to use it.
I feel like every year I do a trip with to much weight 😂😅. I always bring to much clothes but my biggest fear is being to cold or getting wet and not having any dry clothes
May I add that whatever and wherever you drink, you should take time mixing your saliva and do not just pour it down like a waterfall. It was a physician's advice. Makes a lot of sense. Just like with food, it is best if you chew it properly.
Yo! Pro Tip! 1. At break time, take off shoes and socks. 2. Remove shoe liner and place in sun (like antibacterial radiation.....or you can pee on them for deep cleaning). 3. Pack each shoe with two wet wipes....Clorox if you run on the gross side. Dance in your shoes, walk, or sit and scrunch toes for 10 min. 4. Remove whipes, get barefoot, and spoon your buddy! Heck yah! OR Zippy.
