I Tried Your Backpacking Hacks 

Loved joining in on the video. Great tips from your subscribers. Tip- always bring multiple sources for maps. Paper, iPhone etc…

I’ve pre-dug all my cat holes for my next 6 hikes. I’m like a poop-squirrel.

I like those tips except for the one about leaving your hiking shoes/boots out with loose laces. I use camp shoes. As far as the pee bottle tip goes, I keep neglecting to bring along a pee bottle and have so far been able to manage, but the last time I went camping there were extreme downpours on and off all night, mostly on, and I was holding my pee for hours, awaiting a break in the rain. It was brutal. My first tip is to use a Hemplight to help you light campfires, wood stoves and alcohol stoves. Alfie Aesthetics (an old channel) had a lot of fantastic tips in one video. One such hack is to bring bread bag fasteners (not the ties, but the plastic, square-ish clips) to use as clothespins. Another tip I have is that every backpacker should take along a small container of Vick's Vapor Rub and a sandwich baggie. You're going to want to use that Vicks vapor rub on your feet every night and every morning, You're going to want to use that sandwich baggie by which to apply it to your feet so you don't end up with Vicks all over your fingers. You want Vick's on your feet every night because it kills candida foot fungus which causes athlete's foot and toenail infections. You can get rid of athlete's foot. But trust me, I got candida toenail fungus from my parents' shower because my stepdad got it from his tennis club's showers, and I can't get rid of it over a span of 30 years and running. You never want to risk getting that toe nail fungus. It can can put you in the grave. My stepdad eventually came down with cancer, and I often wonder if it was because of his chronic candida toenail fungus infection. He also had it on his fingernails. He had it badly. Another way it can kill you is that you can get a cut near your toenail and if the fungus gets into your bloodstream it might kill you. It is common for backpackers to get cuts on their feet, so I would imagine a backpacker with toenail fungus has an elevated risk of this type of fatility. In the morning, I apply more Vick's to prevent blisters. I never get blisters if I use Vick's. And I use lightweight mid boots, which are reputed to cause more blisters than are trail runners. Besides that, you can use Vick's as an accelerant on damp firewood and as a mechanical lubricant, such as on bolt threads or to lubricate a squeaking pack frame. My final tip has more to do with etiquette. If you're lucky enough to know some other backpackers and one of them invites you to go backpacking at some destination that they want to reach, you can accept the invitation, you can decline the invitation, but you cannot be that person who then says, "Yeah let's go backpacking. But I want to go to this other place instead. Let's go there." I had a group trip fall apart this fall because of one such guy. He's a bit of a control freak. Good friend, but he wants to be in control all the time. Don't be that guy or gal.

Part 2 would be fun. I love having a groundsheet under my hammock to put my feet on when I get up to water a tree at night. I also use it to wipe my feet on before getting back into the hammock. Also clear a path of things that would hurt your feet at night so you can get from the hammock to the tree and back during the nighttime watering.

Awesome tips, my grandpa always told me to shake out my shoes in the morning. And I will be using my Hilltop Packs ground sheet next week on a hike. The signature idea is great!

I really enjoyed this, especially the tip about prepping the cathole. My body likes it's routine in the morning and don't need any extra work when things are moving in a hurry. LOL. Thanks for putting this together and sharing!

Solid advice and thanks for the laughs😁👍🏼

Hydrate before your trip is crucial for some of us! Pre-dug cat hole. Tomorrow’s clothes in your bag for the night- love that one too.

Something I learned in Boyscouts. Change into your dry clothes to sleep in. You will be warmer since you are drier, and you will already be dressed in the morning.

1. use your bug-proof head-net secured with rubber bands over your boots to keep bugs/frogs/snakes etc. out as they air out overnight. 2. If you bring a sit pad, place it under your sleep pad at your hips/butt area because that's where most of your weight will be - especially when you sit up in your tent. It helps prevent punctures. 3. If you're cooking pasta, cold soak it when you get to camp. This softens it and makes it quicker to cook, thus saving fuel. 4. If you use a pump sack, it can be used as a dry bag to carry clothing etc, then emptied out for use to inflate.

Great video guys

I dunno about taking a bath at the trailhead when you get back, but I usually keep a clean set of clothes in the car for my return.

Honestly have had a pit close enough to camp each time. However I love the idea of pre digging the cat hole!

Pre-digging a cathole is gold! 😄 Atypical Hiker taught me to set up my cooking area on my rain poncho. It's big, washable, and I'm carrying it anyway. I only wish girls could have a pee bottle. 😂 You're 💯 on that "feel good" feeling of clean clothes for camp and bed! I say "Part 2" is a must! 😁👊

Stringer and Jason always 10/10. About your hacks , can you imagine you prepare your cathole the night before, you go in the morning and find someone used it 😅, also here in malta is you leave water on your dashboard you can make coffee with it, today 18 oct is 30’c in the shade 😮

The tree bark one is a really good tip. Hadn't thought of that.

Pre-digging a cat hole insinuates I plan on using it at some point. Team never-poop!

Its crazy how many of you are sponsored by LMNT. Maybe if they didn't I could afford to buy more of it. ;-) I don't blame any of you and it doesn't stop me from watching any of your video's. Its just a little too expensive for me to buy it as much as I'd like.

This was a super fun video

Where I hike in Idaho I learned not to pee any where close to your tent. The mountain goats love the salt. Having shoes or easy slip on flip flops is good to have when you must go at night.

Great video! I'm with Jason on that pee bottle. That is a no go for me.

Great tips 👍

Keep your battery pack and phone in your sleeping bag to keep them warm. When they get cold, the battery drains much faster.

Oh, I wish you had a female counterpart to add perspective. :) a,Kula cloth a must, pitching your tent in a way so that, yes, you can go within your vestibule, picking tent spots with late night emergencies in mind and yes, pre-digging and finding a safe spot to do so prior to the event.

My biggest gear regret on my last backpacking trip was not bringing my collapsible Nalgene canteen that I use as a pee bottle (clearly marked). It wasn't just a matter of convenience, but also affected my hydration because I drank less in the evening so I didn't have to pee as much. BTW I'm 60.

Just a friendly alert. @JSH will steal your pre-dug cat hole. #unknowntrailfacts

Dig those cat holes, people!😂

Bring a small amount of nonseasoned meat tenderizer to treat wasp stings.

Don't just give us a part 2, make it a whole series . Always bring something to use as a coffee cup , whatever works for you but not your primary pot.

Pre dig your poop hole 👍 Pee bottle in tent 👍 Leave your shoe laces loose ready to go 👍 Also put your socks in them to keep out bugs etc.

If you predig a cathole, don't tell your buddies where it is or it may be 'refilled' when you go to use it. LOL

I put my shoes in a plastic bag. Roly pollies covered mine, once. Best comment: wet the bandana. This Texas girl says yes!

I learned to pre-dig the cat holes when I realized my young kids don't give much warning for needing to go.

I always predig my log grave and hope it's not prefilled by morning.

Or bring your clothing into your bag in the morning before you wish to get dressed. Only takes a moment to warm up.

You can get Tyvek free at a construction site. Most of the time, if you ask, guys will give a piece to you free if you tell them what you want it for.

Use medical tape to tape the back of the heel and toes before starting the trail. No blisters guaranteed.

instead of tyvek I use my pack cover to collect all my junk.

Pee bottle is needed in winter camping lol

My pee jar is a peanut butter jar. Easy to aim when im sleepy.

No pee bottle for me. Just get up and go.

.. Good video ,, sitting with the HULK ,, Huh??... Just hope someone else didn't find your cathole first and you have to dig another with your fingers ..

yes to Pee Bottle!

If I disagree with any comment, it’s because it’s trash, and my comments are better.

When are they going to develop powdered water ,just shake up and turns to liquid , I’m sure you could find people that would buy it and think it’s real