009: Backpacking with a Blind Chicken

The First 40 Miles: Hiking and Backpacking Podcast

Heather Legler

Hobbies, Leisure, Sports, Health & Fitness, Wilderness

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2015

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Would you give a six year old child a box of matches and some stove fuel? The Leglers talk about how they decided what went into each of their children’s packs. Then, you’ll learn five recipes that will get you fueled up without unpacking your stove. We’ll review a multitasking piece of clothing that will change the way you keep your head protected! Then, we’ll share a no-cook breakfast recipe that comes in at 1,058 calories!

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 9 of the first 40 miles.
0:05.0	If you're new to backpacking or if you're hopelessly in love with someone who wants you to
0:09.4	love backpacking, then this podcast is for you. We'll talk about the essentials, how to lighten your load, and how to make the most of your time on the trail.
0:19.0	I'm your host, Heather Legler.
0:21.0	And I'm Josh Legler.
0:22.0	And this is the first 40 miles. Heather Legler. And I'm Josh Legler.
0:22.7	And this is the first 40 miles.
0:26.0	Today on the first 40 miles, the top five no cook
0:30.4	backpacking breakfasts, the Summit Gear Review will review my new favorite piece of
0:36.7	headwear. The backpack hack of the week, you'll learn how to make the world's fastest
0:42.0	breakfast and we'll wrap up the show with a little
0:45.1	trail wisdom from our good friend on the trail Rachel Carson.
0:50.0	All this and that's about it today on the first 40 miles.
0:56.7	As we were planning for our first backpacking trip
0:59.8	with our kids, we had to make sure
1:02.3	that they were as well prepared as we were.
1:05.0	That's tough to do, really.
1:07.0	We kept talking about how important it is to put ourselves in their shoes.
1:12.0	We were well prepared because just a couple months previously we had
1:15.8	taken a long trip and so we had everything we needed. And the challenge was to
1:20.4	really put ourselves in that perspective, the perspective of each of our
1:25.0	children and say, are they as well prepared as we are?
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