Backpacking advice for 30 years later So, in my youth, I…
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Backpacking advice for 30 years later
So, in my youth, I did a fair amount of backpacking. Nothing major, but I did some bangers (Havasupai, Highline Trail along the Mogollon rim in Arizona, Philmont) but it's been 30 years, well over 100 lbs, a couple sedentary jobs... Basically, I'm in terrible shape. Now, however, I want to get my daughter's Scout troop (breaks my heart seeing them only camp where there are flush toilets available) into backpacking. I've got a few super easy hikes planned to start but I want to build up to at least a 5 day trek.
I've been watching a lot of YouTube and coping with how much conditioning I need to do before I try anything, but I'm wondering what advice any of you have that I might be missing. Like, the stuff I've probably forgotten, and what's changed out there on the trails since the ancient 1900s.
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So, in my youth, I did a fair amount of backpacking. Nothing major, but I did some bangers (Havasupai, Highline Trail along the Mogollon rim in Arizona, Philmont) but it's been 30 years, well over 100 lbs, a couple sedentary jobs... Basically, I'm in terrible shape. Now, however, I want to get my daughter's Scout troop (breaks my heart seeing them only camp where there are flush toilets available) into backpacking. I've got a few super easy hikes planned to start but I want to build up to at least a 5 day trek.
I've been watching a lot of YouTube and coping with how much conditioning I need to do before I try anything, but I'm wondering what advice any of you have that I might be missing. Like, the stuff I've probably forgotten, and what's changed out there on the trails since the ancient 1900s.
#activity #nature
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