Welcome to episode 54 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, if you're looking for a way to avoid eye contact with raisins, we may have the perfect breakup option in our

top five list today. Then the Summit Gear Review turns into the Summit Smackdown, which is kind of dangerous this time because

there are knives involved. For the backpack hack of the week you'll learn about a

great resource for cheap backup eyeglasses to bring on the trail.

And we'll leave you with a little trail wisdom from someone who tries to make the road a little smoother for everyone.

All this, and that's about it,

today on the first 40 miles.

So Josh, have you heard of six-word memoirs?

Well, not before you prepped the notes for this episode.

Well, the idea behind these six-word memoirs

is you kind of compress your life into six words. Basically it's a

distillation of your entire life into either six solitary words or a couple phrases or just one short sentence.

So of course we're going to apply this to backpacking because that's what we do on this show.

So my question for you Josh is what is your dream

backpacking trip in six words.

Hmm.

Yeah, I consider myself a man of few words,

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