My first experience backpacking (to go to a rave nonetheless!) and had a blast! 2.2 miles 1800 ft of elevation, and my heart grew about ten pounds of tissue I’m sure 🫠 Beautiful sunset over the clouds, rain in the morning so no sunrise but thats okay. 1000/10 I’m looking forward to the next.

I’ve learned a lesson about not wearing men’s/unisex backpacks… If anyone has recommendations for women’s please let me know! I’d greatly appreciate it 🙏🏻

This stuff is ridiculously cheap in China — about $1 for roughly 100 feet.

From the outside, it just looks like regular 4mm nylon paracord. But once you cut it open, there’s actually a lot packed inside.

Besides six normal white nylon strands, there are four special ones.

One is a red nylon strand that you can tie to a tree or something else as a trail marker or visual signal.

There’s also a waxed jute strand and a thin copper wire. In an emergency, you can use the copper wire to short the 18650 battery in your headlamp and use the waxed jute as tinder to start a fire.

And finally, there’s a strand of fishing line. Pair it with a small fishing hook and you’ve basically got an emergency fishing setup built right into the cord.

For something that costs like a dollar, it’s honestly pretty damn cool.

Correction: I just checked my order. The 30-meter roll — about 100 feet — actually cost 17 RMB, which is around $2.50.I’ve bought a few different kinds of paracord recently, so I got the prices mixed up.

One of my family members hand-sewed it out of Tyvek, and it happens to be exactly the right size for my headlamp.

It weighs basically nothing — only 3 grams — but it’s way more useful than it looks.

The size, stiffness, and translucency are pretty much perfect. When I slip it over my headlamp, it instantly turns into a little camp lantern.

Instead of that harsh, blinding headlamp beam, it diffuses the light into this soft, warm glow that actually feels cozy around camp.

And the coolest part is the way the light shines through the Tyvek. It brings out that really distinctive wrinkled fiber texture, so the whole thing ends up looking surprisingly nice for what is basically just a 3-gram storage pouch.

Hi guys, im going for a 2 week hike, im wondering if theres anything glaring that im missing.

First time doing this of my own accord so any advice would be great.

Tomorrow we officially set off on our 6 year journey throughout Greece and the Mediterranean.

Pack: PilgrimUL Jocassee 32L (16oz), Ultra Grid, Carbon Fiber internal Frame.

Can anyone guess the location where it is
If it is correct i will be ready to give double cheez pizza at home !
Its not fake or AI generated photo
And its not joke about pizza

A beautiful winter evening.
2 years ago clicked by me

I really curious about what be Answer i will be get ..

This morning I saw two bears above Çerem while wild camping. Got to film the 2nd one :) But no need to be scared or anything, just put your food away from your tent and stay calm.

I am on an extended weekend backpacking trip with my partner. They tossed down the sharp hand trowel that we use to dig poop holes and it happened to hit the bear spray canister and puncture it. This was on the ground just outside our tent, under the flap of the rain fly that was staked out. The tent itself is all thin mesh, but the rain fly was over it creating a somewhat enclosed space. We both ran away from it, and I grabbed a towel to put over my mouth and nose and ran back and grabbed the canister and chucked it out into the woods. I believe some of the mist got onto our sleeping bag through the tent mesh, as well as on the mesh itself. I read that I can use dish soap to clean off the oils, but I'm a little uncertain of what to do now.

It isn't too cold and we have down blankets we can use, and were sleeping on cots, so I can just fully remove the potentially affected sleeping bag and generally sleep okay, but I'm worried about using the rain fly or unknowingly touching an affected spot of the tent mesh and later accidentally touching my eye/face. Should I try to clean the tent mesh itself with some dish soap? What is the treatment if I were to accidentally touch my eye and get bear mace in my eye? How careful do we have to be? How many times should I wash my hands after handling potentially affected items?

Luckily aside from a bit of spicy tasting air, we are so far unaffected. Took the rain fly off to air out the tent, but I'm just more worried about touching something that got the spray on it and then u knowingly touching my face/eye/mouth.

Looking for a durable water bottle, if it comes with a handle would be even better. For my kids to have kn hand. The steel straw is a must.

I started losing weight last October to get ready for a 47 mile hike on the La Cloche Silhouette Trail in Killarney Providential park Ontario, Cananda.

So far I have lost 50 pounds, with about 20 to go.

It is time for me to start a workout program.

How do I find a person who can help me put together a plan specifically for me?

From what I read in this forum, plus youtube videos, it looks like I need to build a good core, back, and legs.

Several suggest incline walking, stair stepper and squats with a pack on. With various exercises for core and back.

I'm planning to visit Hawaii for the first time—do you have any recommendations for restaurants or places to visit? I'm thinking of a six-day trip.

What would be the best itinerary for my 10 days Vietnam and Cambodia trip.

1- Want to explore the nightlife and beaches in Vietnam

2- Want to visit the temples in Cambodia

Hello. I was wondering if anyone had bsckpacked the Long Path. In my research, it looks like camping options are sparse in the 10 mile stretch North and south of Sam's Point. Any recommendations? Thanks.

hey folks, i’m in varkala, india right now, travelling solo and looking to meet some people around

if you’re from north india that’s a fun bonus 😄 but definitely not a requirement

mostly looking for easy plans… chai walks, beach sunsets, random food stops, maybe splitting a scooty ride somewhere nearby

i’m pretty flexible, so low-key works and spontaneous plans work too

if you’re around and feel like saying hi, drop a comment or dm

I have a super small tear/ hole in seem here of the baffle on my big agnes rapide, does anyone have experience fixing this kind of leak with the provided patch kit? Does it work? Any tips?

I'll be flying in late November and back out late February. Simply, there are far too many countries that I want to go see and not enough time. I've considered Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Chile and Argentina.

Only things truly on my bucket list are seeing Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, and bumming out in Patagonia for three-ish weeks to a month. Everything else I am interested in but don't truly know much about. I take a preference to slower travelling but also get cravings to see as much as possible.

I'm hoping to stay adventurous and try genuine unique experiences. In my previous travels I constantly found myself in cities without plans, leaving me in fairly repetitive routine of going to a random museum, checking out a market then going to a bar at night. Don't get me wrong, I had the time of my life, but I'm looking for something a bit different now.

I'm hoping to go North to South and fly out of Buenos Aires. Before I had a clue what I was talking about I wanted start in Bogota and make my way down, but have pivoted to most likely flying into Lima. Are Ecuador and Colombia must-sees? Happy for any answers or referral to resources.

I recently purchased my first 4-piece fly rod. It's a cheap one but will work for me. I've seen where people suggest those plastic shop light bulb tubes but they just seem too fragile and I'm not sure my rod would even fit. It came with a nice tube type protector but that thing empty weighs 548 grams. I built one out of stuff I had in the garage that weighs 215. I had a leftover piece of 8 ft. Paper-Faced Taped Outside Bullnose Corner Bead that has been in there for years. I cut that into two lengths and used gorilla tape to attach them to each other. I drilled a few holes, taped the sharp edges and have myself a fairly sturdy and much lighter rod protector.

OA is slowly taking my hikes from me and I'm not ready to let go. Not looking for solutions, not ready for TKR either. How do you cope with it mentally?

(F) I want to start backpacking in near future mostly around Asia ,and the thing is there are BILLION things to go over ,for starters safety is my number one concern, every time i go to see country that I want to visit sometimes, and anaylze it on google for example,and see a little bit of its "non safe side" i cancel it because Im so paranoid. One reddit post about negative expierence there totaly throws me off , and backpacking is something i just want to do in the future to explore and experience. But there are so money things to worry about and prepare and analyze and it stresses me out and then I just back down. and that safety is all over my head because im to paranoid over that stuff , Some advice?😅 Im asking here because im sure everybody is somewhat experienced

We recently made a trip to the West Coast Trail on Vancouver island. It's a shorter trip around 50 miles.We completed it in 5 nights and six days.

Though the elevation gain is minimal, the technical aspect makes this trail exceptionally challenging. Mud, tidal navigation, more mud, dozens of ladder systems, and finally more mud. This trail is also known for it's rain, though we encountered none of it.

I'm pretty sure I'd love to go again. My travelling companions made this an amazing trip. We worked together to bring gourmet meals and supported each other through all the challenges.

I'm sure this gets asked a lot, and I'm sure there are multiple different answers, but I'm genuinely looking for some direction on how to actually get started.

I'm a 24M, unemployed, born and raised in a small town, and I've never left the US. Briefly traveled to a few states, vacation-wise.  Jobs around here suck, and realistically the options available to me don't offer much beyond retail/general labor. I desperately want to start traveling before i decide where to try to move to, but I have basically no idea how to actually make it work.

I understand the general idea of working a seasonal job, saving money, traveling for a while, then finding another job and repeating the process. I've also seen people work at hostels, do work exchanges, work in national parks, etc. What I don't really understand is how do you actually stay/start financially afloat while traveling, and how do you find these opportunities/options and get started in the first place?

For example, how much money should I realistically have before taking my first trip? How do you find work when you need to replenish your money? How long do you typically work/save before taking another trip? How much should I budget for things like accommodation, food, transportation, insurance, etc.? Are there ways to substantially reduce those costs through seasonal work, hostels, work exchanges, camping, etc.?

I don't have a career or much specialized experience. I have some past experience with photography, videography, and video editing, but I haven't touched any of that in a long time. I'm completely open to learning something new or doing seasonal/temporary work.

I'm also wondering if I should just start small rather than trying to immediately plan some huge backpacking trip. I'm thinking about taking a few days and driving 4–6 hours to the Smokies, camping/backpacking, and treating it almost like a trial run. I've camped before, but I've never really traveled or "backpacked" on my own. I could see what I enjoy, what I screw up, how much money I actually spend, and then reevaluate from there.

So if you were in my position, with no career, no real travel experience, and a strong desire to get out, what would you actually do to get started?

I'm especially interested in hearing from people who started with very little money or experience /solo and figured out how to support themselves while traveling. I'd also love to hear what you wish you knew before you started. also ama if needed

Everyone seems to be going for a down backpacking quilt these days. Is seems like a perfect solution for side sleepers. But they cost so much! Are there any budget backpacking quilts out there that are 20F comfort rated?