Mental & Physical Health
- Backpacking & Thru-Hiking, Backpacking Tips & How To's, Health, Mental & Physical Health, Post-Trail Depression
22 Tips for Thru-Hikers to Overcome Post-Trail Depression
Here are 22 tips for thruhikers to do before, during, and after their hike to help avoid and overcome post-trail depression.
- Backpacking & Thru-Hiking, Backpacking Tips & How To's, Feminine Care, Health, Leave No Trace, Mental & Physical Health
Pee, Poo and Periods
A Backcountry Vagina inspired chat Today is Easter Sunday, so happy resurrection to those of you who celebrate and happy spring to those of you who don’t! I have a feeling this is one of the strangest Easters many of us have every experienced, considering COVID-19 has changed the world as we know it. I have a feeling that you might have been a little shocked by the title (and the subtitle!). I was too when I was asked to teach a bunch of new outdoor recreation staff a class about personal care and health in the outdoors. Shocked and excited! I’d always wanted to learn a little bit more…
- Backpacking & Thru-Hiking, Backpacking Tips & How To's, Health, Leave No Trace, Mental & Physical Health, Safety
Sleeping Warm in a Tent
I sleep cold when I’m backpacking and I always thought it was just because it’s cold out in the wilderness and my body has trouble regulating its temperature. But, after a couple really scary experiences thinking I was going to die because I couldn’t get warm, I realized that that is not normal and I needed to figure out what I was doing wrong and what I could change. Below are four lists of things you can do to stay warm while backpacking. The first is a list of important things you ought to bring on your trip. The second list is things you should be doing during the day.…
