Welcome to episode 103 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, snooze, the sleeping episode. This does not mean that you can sleep through this episode.

However, you may sleep a little better on your next backpacking trip after listening.

On today's summit gear review we'll share a deal on down.

Then for today's backpack hack of the week a little less air may give you a little more comfort. All this and that's about it. Today on the first

40 miles.

This is a pretty ambitious episode because my goal in this episode is to help every single person

listening to experience a perfect night's sleep while

backpacking. You're sleeping in a completely foreign environment so

there are a lot of barriers to overcome and a lot of things we all have to figure out to get that perfect night's sleep.

It's a pretty tall order, really, to say that you're going to be in an unfamiliar place compared to being at home that's very familiar in a place that might have noises. familiar place

that might have noises

compared to being home that's completely quiet

and you're going to have maybe about three pounds of sleeping gear

compared to, I don't know know how much does our bed weigh you

know a couple hundred pounds I mean the difference in bulk and weight for what we use

as a bed at night compared to what we use on the trail is just huge.

Have you ever had like an epic night's sleep, Josh, where you just crashed, you slept comfortably in every way and you woke up the next morning feeling like a rock star.

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