McNETT® - Essentials for AdventureTM

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...!

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  • 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.
  • Hiking Tip

    Hiking 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.