Welcome to episode 2009 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,

have you ever given much thought to the names that companies give gear? The name of your pack or your tent

isn't just some random name they pulled out of a hat. Next, today's top five list is a whole

pile of hacks that I tested on my recent

backpacking trip. Then a little starry pen that is a backpacker's dream and a

quick hack that has been used on every single one of our backpacking trips.

All this?

And that's actually not quite about it. We have something else that we want to talk about.

Today on the first 40 miles.

Before we jump into today's episode 40 miles.

Before we jump into today's episode, we wanted to let our audience know that we'll be

wrapping up the first 40 miles in December.

And that was really hard to say without crying. I think we've shared the

information that we need to share. We've made some really wonderful connections

through the first 40 miles with our wonderful audience and we felt like

now was the right time to wrap things up.

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