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A comment on My Dumbest Backpacking Mistakes (2018) [video].
* Running out of food is lame
* Carrying way more food than you really needed is lame
* Forgetting means to light a stove is really lame
* Little critters will chew through whatever to get to your food, so keep it outside your tent (hang it high off a tree)
* (Mountaineering) Exposed skin will be scorched by sun reflected off the snow
* Separate your "keep me dry" layer from your "keep me warm" layer, don't go cheap
* You need to drink more water than you think you do
* Unless you have guaranteed means/opportunity to dry yourself/clothing, avoid getting wet (avoid cotton, jeans)
* Everyone should know the route, if there's a fork or ambiguity in the trail, everyone needs to be together
* Have a backup means of filtering/purifying water
* Always tell someone where you're going and when they should expect you back
* Check the weather and recent trip reports
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* Running out of food is lame
* Carrying way more food than you really needed is lame
* Forgetting means to light a stove is really lame
* Little critters will chew through whatever to get to your food, so keep it outside your tent (hang it high off a tree)
* (Mountaineering) Exposed skin will be scorched by sun reflected off the snow
* Separate your "keep me dry" layer from your "keep me warm" layer, don't go cheap
* You need to drink more water than you think you do
* Unless you have guaranteed means/opportunity to dry yourself/clothing, avoid getting wet (avoid cotton, jeans)
* Everyone should know the route, if there's a fork or ambiguity in the trail, everyone needs to be together
* Have a backup means of filtering/purifying water
* Always tell someone where you're going and when they should expect you back
* Check the weather and recent trip reports