053: Pilgrims and Strangers

The First 40 Miles: Hiking and Backpacking Podcast

Heather Legler

Hobbies, Leisure, Sports, Health & Fitness, Wilderness

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2015

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Today on The First 40 Miles, is it possible to pack an entire Thanksgiving Dinner in your pack? Nope. But there are a few things you can pack that’ll get you pretty close to it. Then on the SUMMIT Gear Review, you’ll learn about a unique way to light your camp space. On the Backpack Hack of the Week, we’ll share a secret ingredient that will make all of your backpacking dinners palatable. And we’ll wrap up the show with a little trail wisdom from Roethke.

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 53 of the first 40 miles.
0:04.4	If you're new to backpacking, or if you're hopelessly in love with someone who wants you to love
0:09.5	backpacking, then this podcast is for you.
0:12.7	We'll talk about the essentials,
0:14.3	how to lighten your load,
0:15.8	and how to make the most of your time on the trail.
0:19.2	I'm your host, Heather Legler.
0:21.3	And I'm Josh Legler. And this is the first 40 miles. Today on the first 40 miles,
0:29.2	is it possible to pack an entire Thanksgiving dinner in your pack?
0:34.3	Nope.
0:35.2	But there are a few things you can pack that will get you pretty close to it.
0:39.4	Then on the summit gear review, a unique way to light your camp space. On the backpack hack of the
0:46.1	week you'll learn the secret ingredient that will make all your backpacking
0:51.1	dinners palatable and we'll wrap up the show with a little
0:54.6	trail wisdom from Retky. Yes that's right. That's how you pronounce it? Yeah.
1:00.1	Thanks. All this and that's about it.
1:05.4	Today on the first 40 miles.
1:09.9	Well, November 26th is Thanksgiving this year.
1:13.4	In the US, and Canada celebrated it last month.
1:17.2	Well, we are lucky to have some journal entries
1:20.4	written by William Bradford that we're going to read through today because these are
1:25.1	fascinating. I mean in some ways when you're out backpacking you feel like a
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