>>664694here's what I'd suggest;
- Pack light. It's sometimes worthwhile to pack luxuries for an overnight, but you'll want to drop those luxuries in a fucking lake after the third day.
- Don't pack all those "just in case" things. Usually (In WA, at least) you don't need a gun, axe, flint and steel, solar panels, and heavy accident medical equipment.
- Instead, bring a fuel canister and a small stove for heating up water (which is all you should really ever use it for on a multi day hike, unless your're packing luxury food to eat on the first night). Bring a basic first aid kit with a synch, tons of ibuprofen, wound sterilizer, and blister tape.
- Don't forget blister tape. Also chap-stick.
- Don't bring deodorant.
- You don't need to know how to eat all those different plants and berries if you're not a dumbass. One time me and my friend forgot to bring an entire days worth of food, so we got up at 3 in the morning and hiked back to the car by 5. We skipped a bunch of lakes and breaks, but it really isn't that hard to walk far on an empty stomach, especially when you don't have all that fucking food to carry.
- Milsurp shit is way too fucking heavy
- Accept that you're gonna get wet. Here in washington, it's better to dry quickly and stay warm (blocking wind) than to try to avoid being wet. Waterproof shells are good for snow and low activity but if you're anything like me, you'll sweat so much that you've rained on yourself.
- Eventually invest in hiking/trekking poles. You might not want to seem like an old arthritic cripple, but they really do help tons
>>665343>>665243these guys know whats up
I tried to do a bunch of researching to go on multi day hikes but you really just have to go out there and make mistakes and then learn from them, it's the only way to really know what works best for you.
