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INTRODUCTION TO BACKPACKING

INTRODUCTION TO BACKPACKING. Liz Westner. WHY. Reach more remote locations Extended stays Sleeping outside Waking up outside Complete trails. PREPARATION. Logistics Route Shelter and gear Weight is evil The big three Test gear at home Meals and cooking Physical conditioning. BOOKS.

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INTRODUCTION TO BACKPACKING

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  1. INTRODUCTION TO BACKPACKING Liz Westner

  2. WHY • Reach more remote locations • Extended stays • Sleeping outside • Waking up outside • Complete trails

  3. PREPARATION • Logistics • Route • Shelter and gear • Weight is evil • The big three • Test gear at home • Meals and cooking • Physical conditioning

  4. BOOKS

  5. WEIGHT IS EVIL • Ignorance is not bliss • Know what you are carrying • Postal/food scale • Multi-use items • Simplify, simplify, simplify

  6. LOCATION IS NOT EVERYTHING • Huts • Shelters • Established Tent Sites • Stealth Camping

  7. STEALTH CAMPING • LEAVE NO TRACE!!! • Only where permitted • Below treeline • 200 feet from trail, road, standing water • 1/4-mile from huts, tentsites, trailheads • Safe and comfortable • Level and smooth • Good drainage and wind protection • No dangerous trees

  8. SHELTER • Tent • Mosquito netting • Freestanding or staked • Ultralight tent • Bivy sack • Tarp • Hammock • Limited temperatures

  9. FOOD • Nutrition is your friend • One-pot meals • Safety • No food in tents • Critter/bear bag

  10. CAMP ROUTINE • Change clothing • Make it a home • Erect tent, unpack pad and sleeping bag • Find your headlamp • Collect water • Prepare kitchen, eat dinner • Put up critter bag • Before sleeping • Bring water and extra clothes into tent

  11. NIGHT ROUTINE • Use headlamp • Go to bathroom one last time • Wear a hat • Put extra clothing in sleeping bag • If you get cold, put them on • If nature calls, just do it

  12. MORNING ROUTINE • Wake up • Eat breakfast • Get water • Pack up • Make sure campsite is better than you found it • Double-check before you leave • Hike

  13. SAMPLE BACKPACK • AT – LT to NH – 45 miles • June 11-13 • 3 full days on trail • 3 lunches, 2 dinners, 2 breakfasts on trail • Car camp Thursday night – breakfast in camp • Car spotting • Road crossings – resupply

  14. MY KIT • BIG THREE • Shelter* – Hennesey hammock 44.9 oz. • Sleeping bag – REI +20 down 44.9 oz. • Pack – Gregory Whitney 5,700 c.i.105 oz. Total 194.8 oz./ 12 lb. 2.8 oz. * Starred gear indicates gear that can be shared between more than one person

  15. MY KIT – Cooking • Pepsi can stove* 0.5 oz. • Alcohol* 13.8 oz. • Pot * 11.2 oz. • Cup/bowl 2.0 oz. • Foon & fork 0.6 oz. • Matches/lighter 1.0 oz. • Bandana 1.0 oz. Total 30.1 oz./1 lb. 14.1 oz.

  16. MY KIT – Food • (6) Lamejun 12.0 oz. • Mac & cheese 8.2 oz. • Butter (1) stick frozen 4.0 oz. • Beans dehydrated 6.0 oz. • Dry milk (1) Qt. 3.6 oz. • Instant breakfast 3.0 oz. • Tea bags 1.0 oz. • Tang 6.0 oz. • Oatmeal 16 oz. Total: • Noodles 16 oz. 86.2 oz./ • Dried onion & beef jerky 6.0 oz. 5 lb., 6.2 oz. • Curry mix 4.4 oz.

  17. MY KIT – Hydration • Katadyn Hiker Pro filter* 15.3 oz. • 3-liter bladder (full) 107.2 oz. • 1-liter Pepsi bottle (full) 35 oz. • Gatorade 12 oz. Total: 169.5 oz./ 10lb., 9.5 oz.

  18. First aid kit* 23.6 oz. Compass* 2.4 oz. (2) Headlamps* 4.0 oz. Batteries 3.0 oz. Leatherman* 6.0 oz. Toilet paper 3.0 oz. Space blanket 2.0 oz. Fingertip saw* 0.4 oz. Para cord* 3.0 oz. Extra food* 18.4 oz. Cell phone* 3.1 oz. Car keys/wallet 3.0 oz. SPF 50* 0.5 oz. DEET* 0.8 oz. Headnet1.0 oz. Raincoat 19.4 oz. Bivy sack 7.8 oz. Total: 101.4 oz./ 6 lb., 5.4 oz. MY KIT –Emergency/miscellaneous

  19. MY KIT – Extra Clothing • Socks 8.1 oz. • Underwear 2.2 oz. • Turtleneck 9.6 oz. • Fleece vest 12.6 oz. • Knee brace 6.1 oz. • Hat 2.5 oz. 36.0 oz. TOTAL PACK WEIGHT – 618 oz./ 38 lb., 10 oz. (base weight = 25 lb., 4 oz.)

  20. Watch 3.1 oz. Underwear 2.2 oz. T-Shirt 4.9 oz. Zip-off pants & belt16.9 oz. Hawaiian shirt6.4 oz. Ball cap 2.3 oz. Sunglasses 1.0 oz. Socks 4.6 oz. Gaiters 6.3 oz. Boots 46.7 oz. Total worn: 94.4 oz./ 5 lb., 14.4 oz. MY KIT – Wearing

  21. MY KIT – Carried • Knife* 3.0 oz. • Whistle 0.4 oz. • Lighter 0.4 oz. • Map/notes 2.0 oz. • GPS* 4.7 oz. • Bandana 1.0 oz. • Hiking pole 12.0 oz. Total Weight carried – 23.5 oz./ 1 lb., 7.5 oz.

  22. NOT IN MY KIT • Car camping tent (heavy!) • Cotton clothes (rotten) • Lots of extra clothing and food (heavy) • Guidebooks (heavy!) • Make-up (useless – no one to impress) • Hard-cover books (HEAVY!) • Lots of water (heavy and easily replaceable on the trail)

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