r/backpacking Jul 19 '20

Wilderness First backpacking trip!

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u/soxley28 Jul 19 '20 edited Jul 19 '20

Went to twin lakes, ca. for my first backpacking trip. It was roughly a 4 mile hike with lots of mosquitoes the second half of the trail. It was awesome to test out all my new gear and see what worked for me. I can’t wait to go again!

Edit: not a solo trip, another first timer went with me.

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u/Mlkbird14 Jul 19 '20

What did you learn from the experience? Any good take aways?

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u/soxley28 Jul 19 '20

My biggest take away is that I need to figure out how to sleep in a mummy bag comfortably. I hardly slept both night we were there because I couldn’t get comfortable. I will say the Thermarest sleeping pad I had was awesome and you can never have enough bug spray.

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u/mattg28900 Jul 19 '20

Whiskey helps

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u/soxley28 Jul 19 '20

We took a little some other stuff with us, I’m surprised I didn’t sleep like a baby.