Comments on: Post-Trip Gear List https://pmags.com/post-trip-gear-list Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, and camping. Sun, 26 Nov 2023 02:56:55 +0000 hourly 1 By: Nathan https://pmags.com/post-trip-gear-list#comment-297744 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 09:50:22 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=5455#comment-297744 My wife ran shuttle for me on my last trip. I spent 8 hours hiking in the pouring rain and 40* temps to make it to our meeting place on time. She brought me dry clothes and a thermos of hot chocolate. Man, that was sweet!

]]> By: Steve https://pmags.com/post-trip-gear-list#comment-257091 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 21:17:18 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=5455#comment-257091 If a stream is around the trailhead I like to buy a couple of cold beverages and put them in a mesh bag and hid them in the stream so when I am done it is right there and no cooler. You can use a plastic bag you just have to make sure to cover it with rocks.

]]> By: Paul Mags https://pmags.com/post-trip-gear-list#comment-257082 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:45:49 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=5455#comment-257082 Thx for the kind words AND sharing some great tips!

]]> By: Brian https://pmags.com/post-trip-gear-list#comment-257077 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 15:52:31 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=5455#comment-257077 Great tips. I also like to add a full nalgene (either into the cooler – or if that’s not in the trunk – just in the duffel bag). It’s great to have a clean, full bottle of water so no additional filtering is needed. Also, my home water tends to tasted better as it’s what I’m used to.

]]> By: Peter "Chenango" Passalacqua https://pmags.com/post-trip-gear-list#comment-257076 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 14:52:35 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=5455#comment-257076 A couple of days ago I got from a few hours hiking in the Big Cypress Swamp on the Florida Trail. It was great to have cold drinks, clean clothes, and a towel. I also brought along a gallon jug of water to wash off some of the swamp mud. There is very little clean surface water down here to use for cleaning! In addition I had a pail to store the mucky clothes and shoes for the ride home. One cannot avoid all the sand in the car. Sand is easy to clean out, but swamp mud, silt, grit, etc. can really do a number on your vehicle. Great article!

BTW, I really enjoy the monthly trail show.

]]> By: digger https://pmags.com/post-trip-gear-list#comment-257044 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 01:32:39 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=5455#comment-257044 I like heat of my car. radio. orange crush. other than that I just want to see my wife and daughter . I have two great loves, my family and the trail.

]]> By: mike https://pmags.com/post-trip-gear-list#comment-257035 Thu, 13 Feb 2014 17:18:05 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=5455#comment-257035 I live in the flatlands, so it takes a pretty decent drive to get to anything resembling mountains. I try to spend as much time as possible on the trail (using the least vacation days), so on my last hiking day I tend to do a half day of hiking. A quick clean up, a good meal, and a 7 hour car trip home.

Truck stops are your friend. 15 bucks for a shower, and they provide the towel and washcloth. If that is not available, look for a secluded public bathroom with running water. It just takes a few minutes to freshen up after a long hike, but it makes the car ride home better, and you don’t quite feel like hiker trash when you stop for lunch.

I always take a trash bag for in the car. I sit on that until I get to the clean up location. Then I stuff my putrid hiking clothes and boots in it to block the stench from overwhelming the car.

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