10 Hiking Tips I Wish I Learned Sooner
In this video, I share 10 important hiking tips that I’ve learned over time. When I started out, I used to make a lot of mistakes as a beginner hiker. But several hikes (and thru-hikes) later, I’m now more experienced. I want to share these backpacking hacks so that you don’t make the same hiking mistakes that I did.
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▼ TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00 – Intro
00:05 – Load Lifters
01:03 – Hydration Pouches
01:41 – Shortcuts
02:14 – Sponsored
03:30 – Weather
04:34 – Group Hiking
04:56 – Sleeping
05:44 – Attaching to Backpack
06:19 – Trekking Poles
07:00 – Snow Boots
07:28 – Navigating Offline
08:54 – Final Words
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2:09 That’s a shortcut downhill for sure…
4:49 So if you don’t wait for them, the next time you go for a hike you’ll not have to deal with those…
2026 and WikLoc paid mode is working fine offline, without any other app (jn Brazil)
i watch a lot of hiking videos and hike myself and is video is spot on.
This is nice advice. Glad someone said I don’t need to like water bladders. In terms of varying speed and abilities, I’ve decided to use a term from motorcycling: “Hike your own hike.” If I’m slower, I’m slower. If I need a break, I need a break. If others don’t like it, we learned something and won’t hike again.