20 Tips NOBODY tells you before your first Thru Hike...

Trail Tales - Thru-Hiking & Backpacking

Kyle Hates Hiking

Wilderness, Sports, Sports:wilderness

4.9 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2024

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Thru hiker Hunter Musgrove joins the show, and we go back and forth on our top thru hiking tips for first timers. From very specific hitch hiking tips, to general attitude/vibe tips, we cover it all, and sneak in plenty of stories along the way. Hunter's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hunterstrip/ Subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@KyleHatesHiking Follow me on Instagram 📸: https://www.instagram.com/kylehateshiking/ For sponsorships, business inquiries, or guest/episode ideas reach out to: trailtalespod@gmail.com My Gear spreadsheet: https://lighterpack.com/r/9qjh18 BIG FOUR 🤘 Backpack: https://ula-equipment.9xrw.net/x9oX1x My FAVORITE Tent: https://zpacks.com/products/plexsolo-tent?aff=99 Sleeping Pad: https://amzn.to/35rlMIw OTHER SLEEPING STUFF 💤 Pillow: https://amzn.to/3he3mgX FOOD & WATER 🍴Filter: https://amzn.to/3pfZ25j Stove: https://amzn.to/3simgd1 Cook Pot: https://amzn.to/3LSjqmJ Spork: https://amzn.to/3shROja Water Storage: https://amzn.to/3sinBk3 CLOTHING 👔 Shorts: https://amzn.to/3sdiQrL Socks: https://amzn.to/3M2nPUi Rain Jacket: https://amzn.to/3JPMBoy Down Jacket: https://amzn.to/3UrHG2Q ELECTRONICS 🔌 Power Bank: https://amzn.to/3t4fDds Headlamp: https://amzn.to/3M9yrke Wall Plug: https://amzn.to/3pa3JNJ MISCELLANEOUS 🤘 Trekking Poles: https://amzn.to/3hqT39n Ultralight Knife: https://amzn.to/3t0m3dL Trowel: https://amzn.to/3CL0Ys6 Shoulder Pocket for Backpack: https://ula-equipment.9xrw.net/kjAQm0 This video and description contains affiliate links, which means if you click on one of the product links, I'll receive a small commission at no cost to you. This helps support the podcast and allows me to continue to make episodes like this. Thank you for the support!

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0:00.0	Try not to leave your gear unattended when you're in town.
0:03.2	For a lot of people, if your entire backpack gets stolen, your hike's probably done.
0:06.8	Don't get involved with the wrong trend.
0:08.3	There was way too much drama.
0:09.6	There was way too much couple in fighting.
0:12.0	Take your phone and or GPS with you when you walk off trail to go to the bathroom in case you forget how to get back to the trail. Geraldine Large. Older lady went off trail to go to the bathroom,
0:21.3	couldn't find her way back.
0:22.2	And she died.
0:22.8	You look straight in the camera.
0:23.8	If you're a purist, why, you know?
0:26.9	You could have looked right at me, dude.
0:30.8	How's it going, everybody?
0:32.0	Welcome to Trail Tales.
0:33.8	My name is Kyle Grady.
0:34.9	I am A.
0:36.1	I'm a huge hiking nerd, dude. You don't even understand. Well,
0:38.8	you probably do if you're watching this show, actually. Every single week on this podcast, I chat
0:41.9	with other hiking nerds about their experiences on the trail. And we're going to have a good one.
0:47.8	In this episode, me and my guests are going to be going through tips that people don't tell you, sometimes they do tell you,
0:55.9	but a lot of people don't tell you about through hiking, things that you might not have heard
0:59.2	before you through hike, or just tips for through hiking. Because I know we have a lot of new
1:04.7	or first time through hikers that listen to and watch this show. And even if you're not a new through hiker,
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