Welcome to episode 43 of the first 40 miles.

If you're new to backpacking or if you're hopelessly in love

with someone who wants you to 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. I'm your host Heather Legler.

And I'm Josh Legler. And this is the first 40 miles.

Today on the first 40 miles, learn about the upcoming trends in backpacking gear.

Then the headlamp that illuminates without a lot of complicated

button pushing. Next, the backpack hack of the week will show you how to sleep like a baby.

Then we'll wrap up the show with very little humor and a whole lot of trail wisdom. All this and that's about it. Today on the first 40 miles.

Hey at the end of every episode we have this line we say,

you know, follow us on Facebook or Twitter.

And I don't know if we've actually mentioned how to follow us on Facebook or Twitter and I don't know if we've actually mentioned how to follow

us on Facebook or Twitter. It's just the first 40 miles. So Facebook.com slash

the first 40 miles and 40 is just the numbers 4.

Or on Twitter at the first 40 miles.

And if you do follow us there, you probably saw back in August

this photo of Heather standing in front of two really large letters that were

bright orange. The first one was O, the second one was R, and she was at the Outdoor Retailer Show.

The Outdoor Retailer Show is in Salt Lake City in this huge palace.

They call it the Salt Palace.

It's a convention center.

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