Episode 6: BLEACH FOR BREAKFAST
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Date: 2020-08-18
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Sean
As someone who cowboy camps, if at all possible, to the point of pushing my luck against the weather, I almost always get to watch the stars at night. I think I setup my shelter on the PCT maybe 9 times. Not that I'm against night hiking, particularly when you can do so without using a light due to a lack of vegetation along the trail and the ground color being a light color so it reflects star/moonlight well. Hiking above treeline in the Sierra Nevada with all the light colored granite can be really magical at night.
But one thing I learned from all the cowboy camping I do, at night, I always put all my unneeded stuff that I care about inside my backpack, close it up, and cover it with my rain jacket (in case of dew or frost, including my water bottles which usually keeps them from freezing unless it's really cold. Late September 2017, on the JMT, on one very cold morning surrounded by a few inches of snow leftover from a storm the day before, my water bottles (which had not formed any ice overnight in my pack, started to freeze up sitting on the ground in the short 10-15 minutes it took to pack up my cowboy camp so I had a Gatorade flavored slushy with breakfast. Just shows you how even a minimal amount of insulation overnight helps against an unexpected freeze.
I'm really enjoying your CDT videos as I'm starting to think about hiking it, so it's great to see what I may be getting into.
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As someone who cowboy camps, if at all possible, to the point of pushing my luck against the weather, I almost always get to watch the stars at night. I think I setup my shelter on the PCT maybe 9 times. Not that I'm against night hiking, particularly when you can do so without using a light due to a lack of vegetation along the trail and the ground color being a light color so it reflects star/moonlight well. Hiking above treeline in the Sierra Nevada with all the light colored granite can be really magical at night.
But one thing I learned from all the cowboy camping I do, at night, I always put all my unneeded stuff that I care about inside my backpack, close it up, and cover it with my rain jacket (in case of dew or frost, including my water bottles which usually keeps them from freezing unless it's really cold. Late September 2017, on the JMT, on one very cold morning surrounded by a few inches of snow leftover from a storm the day before, my water bottles (which had not formed any ice overnight in my pack, started to freeze up sitting on the ground in the short 10-15 minutes it took to pack up my cowboy camp so I had a Gatorade flavored slushy with breakfast. Just shows you how even a minimal amount of insulation overnight helps against an unexpected freeze.
I'm really enjoying your CDT videos as I'm starting to think about hiking it, so it's great to see what I may be getting into.
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jackillin
I was exploring the Andaman Islands (India) about 20 years ago, myself and a German guy had heard rumours of a remote beach cave we could hike to and stay in. We also had the problem of finding a water solution, we bought local desert/sweets from a bakery in a small town & traded them with a local farmer in the area for water, we knew the secret beach was nearby. The farmer let us fill our water tanks from his water supply hose, OMG the beginning stuff came out sludgy green but finally flowed clear, we were on foot and managed to get our heavy tanks down the cliff side to the beach using ropes and after some exhaustive hiking, we found our cave! We spent several GLORIOUS days there fishing, swimming & hiking around naked all day like we were the only people on earth, we made fires to boil the water & cook, used tablets to purify it & had to add coffee because it was STINKING but we never got sick, thank goodness.
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I was exploring the Andaman Islands (India) about 20 years ago, myself and a German guy had heard rumours of a remote beach cave we could hike to and stay in. We also had the problem of finding a water solution, we bought local desert/sweets from a bakery in a small town & traded them with a local farmer in the area for water, we knew the secret beach was nearby. The farmer let us fill our water tanks from his water supply hose, OMG the beginning stuff came out sludgy green but finally flowed clear, we were on foot and managed to get our heavy tanks down the cliff side to the beach using ropes and after some exhaustive hiking, we found our cave! We spent several GLORIOUS days there fishing, swimming & hiking around naked all day like we were the only people on earth, we made fires to boil the water & cook, used tablets to purify it & had to add coffee because it was STINKING but we never got sick, thank goodness.
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Devin
Who is editing these videos? Were they coming out while you were hiking? They are very well done. Are your hikes basically paid for by your fans? If so, that really is awesome that you've managed to do this for yourself, while also putting out an actual PRODUCT which are interesting videos. You are killing it. I am looking to finish the triple crown in a few years. PCT and AT done!
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Who is editing these videos? Were they coming out while you were hiking? They are very well done. Are your hikes basically paid for by your fans? If so, that really is awesome that you've managed to do this for yourself, while also putting out an actual PRODUCT which are interesting videos. You are killing it. I am looking to finish the triple crown in a few years. PCT and AT done!
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Tim
Hey Dixie! Just found you on YouTube! Love what you are doing. Want to pass along a suggestion regarding night hiking. When you are night hiking where there might be mountain lions, wear a miner's light on the front of your head and on the back. Mountain lions typically stalk from behind and with a light on the front and back it will confuse them. Keep hiking!
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Hey Dixie! Just found you on YouTube! Love what you are doing. Want to pass along a suggestion regarding night hiking. When you are night hiking where there might be mountain lions, wear a miner's light on the front of your head and on the back. Mountain lions typically stalk from behind and with a light on the front and back it will confuse them. Keep hiking!
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Tokibear
love the vids. im about to do my own hike im going to hike from S. A Texas to the, A. T then hike the coastal from Maine to Washington then go southbound on the P. C. T then do the great western loop and then the C. D. T and back to Texas all in one trip and no money just basic survival gear will be one heck of a trip/.
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love the vids. im about to do my own hike im going to hike from S. A Texas to the, A. T then hike the coastal from Maine to Washington then go southbound on the P. C. T then do the great western loop and then the C. D. T and back to Texas all in one trip and no money just basic survival gear will be one heck of a trip/.
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Bill
Just wanna say that Aaron continues to grow as a video editor and apparently as a backpacker, too! Though I'm an Alabama guy, I've hiked a lot of New Mexico and really love it out there. Well, except for the wind - that just gets old. What is the name of the audio book? Sounds like good stuff!
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Just wanna say that Aaron continues to grow as a video editor and apparently as a backpacker, too! Though I'm an Alabama guy, I've hiked a lot of New Mexico and really love it out there. Well, except for the wind - that just gets old. What is the name of the audio book? Sounds like good stuff!
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Corey
You are an incredible person. Truly a pleasure to watch. The way you view life shows deep reflection and compassion, which seems to get lost in modern society too often.
Thank you(and Aaron) for the incredible content, and just for being you.
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You are an incredible person. Truly a pleasure to watch. The way you view life shows deep reflection and compassion, which seems to get lost in modern society too often.
Thank you(and Aaron) for the incredible content, and just for being you.
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Flashahol
Love your videos, they actually make me miss the trails so much I become very emotional.
It's not about the pains and struggles but, without them, the whole journey would be like anything you can get for free; ungratifying.
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Love your videos, they actually make me miss the trails so much I become very emotional.
It's not about the pains and struggles but, without them, the whole journey would be like anything you can get for free; ungratifying.
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MTBadger
Iron Maiden AND Willie! Your awesome! LOL
Great videos. I want to do the CDT so badly. Work schedule and company are not very time off friendly.
Thank you for posting these and sharing your experience.
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Iron Maiden AND Willie! Your awesome! LOL
Great videos. I want to do the CDT so badly. Work schedule and company are not very time off friendly.
Thank you for posting these and sharing your experience.
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Bill
I carry a small bottle of iodine. I will never trust ANY filter to do the needed job by itself. it's just not worth the risk of death out in the sticks, from horrific levels of puking and diarrhea.
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I carry a small bottle of iodine. I will never trust ANY filter to do the needed job by itself. it's just not worth the risk of death out in the sticks, from horrific levels of puking and diarrhea.
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