McNETT® - Essentials for AdventureTM

Backpacking Tips

  • Hiking Tip

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    • Map Tip

      From the top of the ridge you can see your car at the trailhead far below. Do you take a compass bearing and try to hold to it as you scramble down through dense forest? If you drift off your bearing, even slightly, you could miss the trailhead and wind up lost in the forest. By “Aiming Off” you could deliberately choose to take a bearing that will intersect the road then walk to the trailhead and your car.

  • Backpacking Tip

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    • Backpack Tip

      Steps to Lifting a Backpack
      1. Lift to bent knee.
      2. Slide onto one shoulder while swinging slowly around and slide other arm in opposite strap.
      3. Fasten hip belt, then snug up other straps and off you go...!

  • Packing Tip

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    • Backpack Tip

      Proper Backpack Weight Distribution:
      A. Small, “Quick Access” Items i.e.: sunblock, head lamp, etc.
      B. Heavy Weight Items i.e.: food, water, fuel, etc.
      C. Light Weight Items i.e.: rain gear, clothing, etc.
      D. Medium Weight Items i.e.: tent, ground sheet, etc.
      E. Sleeping Bag

  • Ultralight Tip

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    • Going Light Tip

      Going Lighter – The “Big 3” Gear Items
      To dramatically reduce the weight of your fully loaded backpack get the weight of your “Big 3” gear items down. The “Big 3” are your tent, sleeping bag and backpack (empty) combined.

Find more great tips like these in our Repair Guide

  • Eliminate Odor from Footwear

    Eliminate Odor from Footwear

    To remove foul odors from boots and shoes, spray with ReviveX® Footwear Odor Eliminator Spray. Thoroughly spray all surfaces – inside and out, including the tongue where odor causing bacteria likes to hide.
  • Fire Building Tip

    Fire Building Tip

    One of the easiest campfires to build and maintain, the “lean-to” fire is a simple pyramid-shaped lean-to built against the side of a large piece of firewood. Build up the lean-to using pencil-sized wood first followed by progressively larger wood. Leave a gap to insert tinder into the interior. Cover the gap with small wood once the tinder is alight.