How to Pack a Backpack || Hiking Tips 

Great tips Hayley! So glad I have found your channel, we need more Aussie content rather than the usual US based "I walked the PCT" stuff. Thanks for posting and giving Aussie hikers something decent to watch!

One thing worth mentioning is to let everyone in your hiking group know where you packed your plb and first aid kit in case there is an emergency

Thanks so much. This explains so much better than all the other 100 videos I've watched 😂🔥

A dry bag pillow,. what a great idea. I never thought that there would be anything like that around.

A thorny old topic well executed with a level head and some great tips.

I truly enjoy your content so much! Your content is the reason I got into hiking last year!! I am so happy that I found this channel ❤❤❤

Thanks for this video, everything makes perfect sense how you pack it. Looking forward to more dehydrated food videos, you look like you always have something yummy to eat on trail!

useful tips, super video, thank you for making it :)

Hailey, you have done it again... another great episode with your witty humor LOL. Thanks for being you

Was going on a hike this weekend, turned from a two day hike to a one day hike. But I will remember this video for summer and vacation! :D

glad i found your channel, im Uk based but heading to Australia in November to visit parents and i cant wait to9 hike over there

This video was the most helpful packing a backpack video I’ve found! I have several packs, but one in particular can hold the most accessories. I’ve been trying to find a way I can pack it for a combination of backpacking and fishing. Every time I’ve tried, the pack doesn’t sit right. But your idea of counter balancing makes so much sense I’m going to give it a try. And you are the only RU-vidr that I’ve seen even mention the counter balancing with the heavy objects.

Thanks Hayley, I never thought of standing the sleeping bag upright in the pack, will try it and see if it helps

Great informative and succinct

Great video! I’ve seen the how to pack a pack graphic so many times but I think that was the first time I’ve seen someone actually demonstrate it…nice touch showing the liner separate as well. What pack was that?

Nice one! Good tips

Great video as always 😃

Absolutely helpful. Thanks for sharing these tips. Guys I recommended you visit the himalayan mountains k2 and Nangaparbat view point from one place moses peak.add this sound in your bucket list.

we always love your con.....tent

Your tent is at the bottom but it will be the first thing you need when reaching camp. I see many people doing this but never understood it. Get a pack where you can lash it to the outside/rear bottom. This also leaves more interior space for long food carries.

Fantastic tips and so professionally presented my friend! Love your storytelling 👌👌

Great tips. I generally prefer to have the sleeping pad a bit lower so it doesn't snag if bush whacking. It can still bump into things lower, but around the hips it often feels like it throws you off balance less.

Super presentation!😮

That thumbnail is giving me major deja vu, I've definitely sat on that exact wooden table and walked through the tree's at 00:14... By any chance is it on a trail between two bodies of water that goes over a man's chair overlooking a flower petal?

I think tent should be at top last thing to pack away first thing to get out and ensure still have access to some food.

Awesome to see what other hikers use! What’s your base weight?

great vid hailey. good to see you making more content. I assume your internet is finally back lol

Great video. Only big difference that I do is pack the tent last. Since it is the first thing I grab when I get to camp it’s nice to have it on top of all the other gear. I know some people strap it to the outside bottom of the pack as well but I prefer inside the pack. However I might strap it to the outside top of the pack if it was really soaked from rain so the rest of my stuff stays dry.

Cool video!! Since I am mostly hiking in Europe I go to huts and get away with 30L, in summer with even below 25L. I missed a towel? On your list?

the orange snakes Haley, for the win. 😊

Loved the humor lol Good video... Well done :)

well done 👍

lovely ❤

Nicely done👍🏿..

I Love MJ too.

I’m only new to using a water bladder 😊 do you get a plastic taste with the one you use? Also just wondering what tape you use on your knee? Many thanks 😊

Milk Bottles? Come on Black Cats rule :)

May I ask how big and heavy your backpack is? You seem to be rather short so, when full, it must make up a comparatively big percentage of your body weight. I can imagine a subpar backpack to cause you issues somewhat early.

what is the total weight of backpack

great video, thank you

Thanks Harley. Great tips. Was that Lightwood Campground on the Mornington Peninsula by any chance?

Do you glue your patches onto your backpack or sew them on?

packing a bladder... having all the small bags and sacks around your items. nope thank you. for me also to many lose items in the pack at the end...

I carry more weight and regret. Climbing a steep mountain, i feel like throwing everything and hike nude. Life is not a piece of chocolate

The only thing I disagree with is your lolly preference 😁

Disagree

Like this chick knows anything about backpacks.

I hate those sacks with straps people call 'ultralight packs'... You literally can't pack them efficiently no matter how hard you try. Due to the fact you are just loading shit on top of more shit, you can't see if you've got massive gaps between items that could have been filled, thus showcasing you could have used a smaller, better-fitting bag. My 55L Tasmanian Tiger Modular Trooper Pack fits more in it than those 60-70L ultralight packs, chiefly because it's a clamshell-opening pack which allows me to see EVERYTHING as I am still packing. I will never get sick of making ultralight wankers jealous of my shelter, sleep setup and cooking gear at every stop - shit, I even took a lightweight fishing rod on my most recent 300km trek through the Arctic Circle at the beginning of 2023 and cooked up some delicious freshwater fish. Approximately 99.9999% of these ultralighters can't hike outside of the nicest, most temperate/comfortable months of the year. The more I hike, the more I realise why most people who call themselves 'thru-hikers' can't follow me to the kinds of places I hike... Next stop is the Dasht-e Lut Desert in Iran.