Show This To Your Friends + Family If You Are Planning A LONG-DISTANCE Backpacking Trip or THRU-HIKE

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Show This To Your Friends + Family If You Are Planning A LONG-DISTANCE Backpacking Trip or THRU-HIKE

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00:00 Hey Y'all
00:32 Someone You Know Wants To Hike For 6 Months?
03:41 They're Probably Not Alone
05:38 It's Not A Vacation
06:58 Things You Can Do
07:11 Before They Start
09:23 Be Involved
11:09 Communication and Safety
21:52 Emotional Support
24:17 Care Packages
27:14 What To Do If They're Homesick
28:16 Visiting On Trail
32:17 Things The Hiker Can Do For Their Friends and Family
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@serenarae2359 2 жыл бұрын

One of the biggest things I learned after my year of living abroad was how important it is to also show an interest in the lives of your support team while you're away. You are off having incredible adventures, but their lives are still happening and they've got things to share with you too - make sure to take time to let them share those things with you and really put an emphasis on how much you care about the cool things happening for them.

@jeffpeters5347 2 жыл бұрын

This video, Dixie, is quite possibly the best one you have ever done. Being in my 40s and when I told my parents about my first 6-day/85mile trip, their first words were “You can’t do that!” Made me want to go even more. I’m going to have them and my wife watch this video. Thank you, thank you!

@ola_bandola 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeff! You can do it and you will. And then you will do it again 🙂 you’ve got this

@modestadventurers 2 жыл бұрын

Just believe in yourself and take that first step. I’m 52 and still crunching miles. My mother in law is 86 and did a 2 day trip with us last summer. Life’s to short for regrets. Sometimes it sucks and sometimes the views are so clear and beautiful it’s like looking directly into the mind of God.

@dustyc324 2 жыл бұрын

when you know you're going to backpack, nothing will really stop you. my family was and still does worry. I think theybare starting to come around. I'm 36. I'm planning a trip now and this time my family is excited instead of concerned.

@michaellafleur4146 2 жыл бұрын

I'm in my 40's as well and my parents were surprisingly supportive, though I'm sure privately they think I'm nuts :D Agree this video is awesome and I'll be sending the link to friends, family etc. for some help with the conversation.

@shelleyrochelle7596 Жыл бұрын

Same! I'm 44 and I'll be 45 when I start the AT. My husband, father and my grown daughter are extremely supportive. My mother on the other hand is a nervous wreck about it! This video is great to show her!

@m00nsplitter72 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jessica. I'm dying and will never be able to go on a serious hike again but am so grateful for all the enjoyment you have brought, not only to me but for so many people you will never meet, through your adventures. It's astonishing to see the transformation between the 'ingenue' Jessica from episode 1 of your AT hike and the confident woman that you have become. I say astonishing because the 'transformation' is not accidental and you were, and still are, you. Time passes so fast and I love your independent and mummy-defying spirit, as well as your devotion to your family. Keep plodding Jessica, and never look back.

@HomemadeWanderlust 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement 😭 I’m so sorry to hear your time here is limited, but I admire your courage to talk about it and appreciate your perspective ♥️ Sending you love! ✨

@texmexia49 2 жыл бұрын

Praying for your physical and emotional health. You are not alone.🙏🙏

@KimberlyGreen 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Loved One of a hiker. Welcome to this lovely person's channel. If your thru-hiker is offering this video to you, rest assured they know what they're getting into. Dixie is the absolute queen of this thing (and she's a darn nice person too!). Stick around here for your own entertainment too. You'll enjoy it.

@HomemadeWanderlust 2 жыл бұрын

Dang, thank you Kimberly ♥️

@jamesadams2334 2 жыл бұрын

Twizzlers! If your support team wants to send you things, tell them Twizzlers. If you don't want to carry them on trail, your tramily will have them gone before you leave the post office. My daughter sent me Twizzlers and a bottle of Jack Daniels every 3 weeks. Changed my mood and my tramilies mood instantly. Great video!!!!!

@DrewBoswell 2 жыл бұрын

On the theme of emotional support, let me add one thing that those at home should NOT do: do not bring up problems at home if the person on trail cannot do anything about it. For instance, when I was out on the BMT there was a power failure at home and my wife called to tell me a certain piece of electronic equipment wouldn't come back on when the power was restored. There wasn't a single thing I could do from several hundred miles away. It wasn't enough of an emergency for me to get off the trail, so all that message did was make me worry and feel helpless. Do not do that sort of thing to someone out on a trail.

@thizizliz 2 жыл бұрын

I will never forget Cory's (Second Chance) start on the PCT. It took him 3 days to go 5 miles. He cried constantly. But he kept going and eventually changed so much! The trail, fellow hikers & his own determination has made him healthier, happier & better able to manage difficulties. I had to laugh at the guy in town showing how much too big his jeans 👖 had become. I really enjoy your videos Dixie because you are so positive and upbeat, you lift the spirits of other hikers & you don't judge those who have a different perspective from you. It is amazing how far Darwin hikes in a day but his legs are miles long. You could probably keep up with him on your normal length (but very strong) legs & that is due to your miles and miles of hiking! So impressive.

@rickijoy6337 2 жыл бұрын

Starting the PCT april 17th! Sending this out to everyone now. Thank you Dixie you're my inspiration to get out there

@jenniferlawrence1372 2 жыл бұрын

IF you are able, and if you care enough about your hiker that they feel you need to see this video, buy them the tech to be able to track them on trail. That kind of money is hard to shell out when you're the hiker trying to buy lighter gear which costs more money. It'll make you feel better, the hiker will roll their eyes and take it to shut you up, and it could save their life.

@CS-in3pg 2 жыл бұрын

Snickers Bars!!!! Always pack lots of Snickers Bars!!! 😋

@johnhelmuth9718 2 жыл бұрын

Great point made by Dixie on folks thinking it's just a leisure stroll with camping. When I cram a 50ish mile loop over 4 days (including the hours of driving eachway) in the high sierra, I'm beyond exhausted. Couldnt imagine the physical and mental toll during a long multi-month thru hike.

@joesmith4222 2 жыл бұрын

That's amazing how things have changed. When we started backpacking in the early 70's we had no cell phones. We took 5 cans of chili, 3 lbs. of granola, coffee, pot, acid, a Primus 2260 stove, and a tube tent.

@fukemnukem1525 2 жыл бұрын

That is a very impressive thing to say.... "I've hiked over 10,000 miles on long distance trails"!!! Hell YEAH! That is awesome Dixie. I've learned from....and taken vicarious trips with you now for a few years..... Thank You!

@dustyc324 2 жыл бұрын

I didnt know or forgot she has the triple crown. quite impressive. Florida trail isn't a short trip either.

@leo_714 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks god i have the whatsapp of my psychologist, sometimes we are the unlucky ones who don't have that kind of support of a "family". Nice video.

@HomemadeWanderlust 2 жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry you don’t have a support team ♥️ I’m glad you’re here and a part of this community, though.

@leahwhite6173 2 жыл бұрын

Just sent this to my little Momma. Thanks so much. I know she thinks I’m crazy, but like you said, I’ve been marinating in it for some time.

@120cabrini 2 жыл бұрын

Dixie, this was fantastic! So comprehensive. I think you covered everything even the, "don't send your hiker 3 pounds of trail mix." My mom would send me a lump of fruitcake every ten days or so and we communicated by collect calls and post cards. I never really liked fruitcake but she had read somewhere that it was highly caloric and good for hikers. Now I need it at least annually to satiate the nostalgia. Thank you so much for this and all your terrific videos!

@aviator01pilot 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this video. The link was sent to me by my daughter who will be starting her AT thru hike in March 2022. You've given me a lot of ideas on how to support her and make her journey more enjoyable and fulfilling for both of us. Thanks again and happy trails.

@jchambers1191 2 жыл бұрын

Incredibly well done! You're definitely the Queen of the Trails! Thanks for what you do, it is appreciated!

@KAFKUBA 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this Dixie! I'm starting AT March 19, God willing. I wake up panicking every morning...leave of absence from work, still paying bills... the physical walking doesn't phase me... it's the loneliness and uncertainty and missing my dog sleeping on me that gets to me. I've been watching you a while and appreciate all you taught me.

@KAFKUBA 2 жыл бұрын

@@Mikehikes61 thanks!

@samgoeshiking 2 жыл бұрын

I just sent this to all my friends and family

@HomemadeWanderlust 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Hope it helps :)

@josephdragan7734 2 жыл бұрын

Well done Dixie! I wish this video was around when I first tried to somehow explain what my planned thru hike was all about when I wasn't even sure myself. For every question friends had I had a dozen more. But your very first video was my very first real inspiration for hiking the Appalachian Trial. The following season I was on the trail. Thank you for that first video, and thank you for your continued effort in helping so many of us to realize some of our own untapped potential.

@mauiboy9763 2 жыл бұрын

Dixie ... The The Olympic Peninsula, of Washington State has some wonderful backpacking trails and opportunities you might want to consider for future adventures. From coastal rain forests to Alpine meadows. Day hikes to weeks on trail. Love all your content, this one especially

@nyx5743 2 жыл бұрын

yesss way better than the cascades

@WanderingSwitchback 2 жыл бұрын

I love this! Thank you for making this! I'm at least 5 years out from a long thru hike, but this is super helpful, and I love that you included tips for both the hikers AND the support crew/loved ones. Keep doing amazing things!❤

@sarah-maudealie1835 2 жыл бұрын

I dont know when, but someday I will DEFINETELY hike the PCT. Its been my dream since i saw the movie wild when i was like 10 years old.

@michaelsakowich7026 2 жыл бұрын

Please give a thumbs up if you like the video and help out Dixie. Dixie, so well done! So comprehensive.

@TheMidnightModder 2 жыл бұрын

"need to do this" That sounds about right. There's just something inside of me, clawing at my heart, saying, "You just have to!" I want to as well, but it's one of those things that I fell like I'll regret it for the rest of my life if I don't go and hike the AT. But I am nervous I might get it in my head that I want to hike the PCT and CDT as well xD

@joemadre9550 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this. Moms and I don't speak the same language all the time, this video helped her worry less by breaking it down into bites she could chew. Appreciate it.

@kyriecollazoanderson9594 2 жыл бұрын

This is amazing - thank you!!

@frontierfrenchie2615 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for putting this together! Hope to meet you soon on an adventure

@livingsimplytosimplylive6817 2 жыл бұрын

Great talk, you have so much experience to share

@mercylessplayer 2 жыл бұрын

This an amazing, thoughtful video! Thank you so much for making it!

@jimmyjenkins9240 2 жыл бұрын

Your informational videos are a perfect example of giving back to the community. Thank you so much!

@gregkorgeski8159 2 жыл бұрын

amazing video! Thank you for this.

@Silkstep 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video as always! Love the two color braid. Thanks for allowing me to live vicariously through your adventures! :D

@NatureRocks. 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoy your channel so much! Thank you for all the info you provide.

@everhea9907 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video Dixie! I will definitely show my peeps this when I decide to actually do this! Thank you so much!

@redhorse8018 2 жыл бұрын

This was a very informative video. I feel encouraged to go out hiking

@birdcatmouse3469 2 жыл бұрын

love all your videos Dixie, you've been a real inspiration to me starting my hiking journeys..

@AliciaintheMountains 2 жыл бұрын

Great video - I’ve shared it with my friends & family to watch in advance of my AT thru hike this year! Thanks!

@rollotimasi1702 2 жыл бұрын

Great video dixie the information in your videos is always spot on.

@robertrockwell7581 2 жыл бұрын

very good info Dixie for all hikers and non hikers fears. stay safe and warm.

@dennissnyder6330 2 жыл бұрын

I love all your videos...... this one is definitely one of your best, thanks Jess

@kiera_kayaks7521 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@fabmothernature7324 Жыл бұрын

This is a great inspirational video for life.

@ronaldrose7593 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Dixie, thank you for sharing this timely video. You always have a wealth of practical information. The best to you for your good health and safety. 🤗

@EatCarbs 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video

@robertmray 2 жыл бұрын

Great info! such a smart idea to snap the tag of a hitch ride vehicle..stay safe and don't let the zombies catch you..Cheers from Tn.

@ld71sc2 2 жыл бұрын

Another absolute gem. Thank you for all the work you put into these videos. They have helped me a lot.

@NickEDowning 2 жыл бұрын

Dixie, this was a great idea for a video topic. And it was well done too. Great job!

@VincentGroenewold 2 жыл бұрын

For me it's mentally for sure. Back in the city I became more and more frustrated over the years by my commute. Going from my stone and concrete home, over the asphalt streets to work in a concrete building and doing that 5-6 days a week. :) Add to that all responsibilities you have, all the rules (I'm from the Netherlands so we have micro-managed rules for everything) and you get a bit longing for NOT having all that. And hiking works a treat I have to say. To me, that's actually a vacation, even when you go through very physical annoying things... yes please! Finally :)

@smileycamel5635 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video Dixie....you bring so much to the community,....hope to meet you on trail some day...and you mom is absolutely wonderful to be so involved and supportive... she's ba treasure...happy trails.

@NavigatingwithNafe 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Dixie. I truly appreciate you sharing this highly informative footage. As a newbie to trail hiking, this, by far, has been the most helpful with all the great advice & guidance provided.

@scottgilsdorf2938 2 жыл бұрын

Dixie, Thank you for ALL the things that you do! This video is just one more example of the plethora of types of information you provide for us! Your information is always very thorough! ❤️

@vpmaddog1973 2 жыл бұрын

This is Gold, Thank you

@sarahs.6377 2 жыл бұрын

Another fantastic video! The hitch hiking advice especially - A+++! - so glad I'm subscribed!

@lizstrailsandtravels4624 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing. Will show my family as I leave for JMT in July. Thank you very much -

@1200airhead 2 жыл бұрын

Thx Dixie. Your video helped me to understand what my son will be going through. Bless u stay safe.

@gregmortonoutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

This is possibly the best video you've done. Thanks.

@doingitwelldotbiz 2 ай бұрын

This video made me cry in a very happy way. Thank you for another wonderful vid!

@cecileberberat 2 жыл бұрын

Great job and thanks for sharing your journey! I loved seeing you cross the finish!! Wish you the best :)

@adventureawaits5003 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@papajeff5486 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Dixie. This is truly a help. I will take a whole lot of this advice. Kentucky

@ronaldrose7593 2 жыл бұрын

Hello 👋 Dixie, sincere thanks for sharing this most informative video. I've shared your channel with several friends. Most of them have said a big 'thank you'. Continued sincere wishes for your good health and safety. I always look forward to your next exciting video. 🤗

@stevegustafson5505 2 жыл бұрын

Dixie, You warm my heart with your advise. Thanks for being you. I hiked the grand Grand Canyon rim to rim with confidence based on the info you shared in all your videos. You have inspired me to take adventures. Thank you so much!

@kandasimpson6717 2 жыл бұрын

One thing I learned while on trail, was to let my friends and family help. I had it in my mind when I started that it was my choice to be out there, and I did not want to burden them with expenses or things I needed. But the thing was they wanted to help me, and to help me make it. I did start letting them help and they felt like they was part of the journey.

@youflatscreentube 2 жыл бұрын

Great point. That was one reason why a dear friend of mine stopped his thru-hike nearly half way through. So many “fans” are hiking vicariously with you, it blesses them.

@sherrierifenberg2199 2 жыл бұрын

Dixie...THANK YOU for this info! This is great and well said for us folks who really do need help with a thru hike...Support system is so important!

$@adventureswithfrickandfrack$

@adventureswithfrickandfrack 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I shared it to the PCT groups 💝

@auntlouise 2 жыл бұрын

I am saving this video so that my family can watch it when the time comes for me to "wander off". This was super informative and honest advice!

@Bulbassador 2 жыл бұрын

im planning my first 2-week long hike and im definitely taking pointers here. thanks!

@andyledger2307 2 жыл бұрын

So much great advice here, Dixie. Thanks for sharing the knowledge you’ve gained from your own first hand experience, it’s going to be really helpful when I go off on a multi-day hike later this year.

@somedavechannel 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks!! Gonna be sharing this with the fam!

@somedavechannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again!!...They got a kick out of your enthusiasm!

@plequere 2 жыл бұрын

I hardly ever comment on KZfaq videos but this was stellar. You nailed it. Excellent points all around, very thoughtful and well presented. Thank you!

@guylockhart4597 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video, very helpful.

@musingsatmidlife5278 2 жыл бұрын

This was an awesome video and a subject I wouldn't have thought about! Hopeful Class of 2024 here, and I'll make sure to loop my people in better than I had planned, so thank you!

@trailnameroadblock 2 жыл бұрын

This was such a good video. I’m planning a 220 mile section hike on the AT in May. So many good tips for communicating with my kids and my mom. Thank you 😊

@jameshewitt7000 2 жыл бұрын

As always, Excellent!

@Swimdeep 2 жыл бұрын

Nicely done Dixie🌿As you approach in a few short years, the 10K+ that have taken decades to acquire, compiling these experiences in a single video is a feat in itself. Keep HYOH.🌀🌿✨

@jcs1090 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! Worried about my daughter who will be starting and I believe and hope finishing the PCT this year.

@dennisbrown2395 2 жыл бұрын

Great advice. I made sure my Wife (POC) watched it with me in preparation for my next long distance hike. Keep up the very informative work you do!

@mattbryenton1580 2 жыл бұрын

This is awesome, thanks! The 1st video I showed the folks was Julia "Rocket" Sheehan's documentary on the AT so this is also going to be a great resource 😃

@russellphillips4979 2 жыл бұрын

Dixie thank you sooo much, I'm doing the AT this year and I can't wait to watch this with my mom and dad. I'm 35 but still lol :)

@johanedenberg3533 2 жыл бұрын

You are such an inspiration and I have been folowing you on your channel for some years now. I are so authentic and not over acting like many youtubers. Love your hikes and videos. / Johan, Stockholm, Sweden.

@kevinhaynes9091 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dixie. Really informative. I'm in the early stages of planning for the Camino. We don't have really long trails here in the UK, but am planning on doing our Coast to Coast, to get some much needed experience before heading off to France and Spain..

@Allan_aka_RocKITEman 2 жыл бұрын

*GREAT video, Dixie!*

@ArcticFamilyMN 2 жыл бұрын

One of your best and most useful videos!!! Our significant others will likely absorb this better coming from you than even from ourselves!?!? Especially, the sentiments about the 'need' to make this hike and the significance of this hike building w/in them for years. Well done! HYOH !

@grevedanko 2 жыл бұрын

You are such an inspiration Dixie! Thanks to you I want to hike the AT, and I live in Sweden, is 42 yo and overweight.

@scottyerecic4589 2 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate the shoutout for My wife Rigga’s Mom Cathy.

@HomemadeWanderlust 2 жыл бұрын

She was amazing! Such a joy ♥️

@MarkusSenior 2 жыл бұрын

Great Video Dixie. Thanks for sharing. This year will be my year on the PCT ... and this video will help a lot :-) Cheers from LA.

@justingarnick6021 2 жыл бұрын

Haven’t watched one of ur videos In a while. Doesn’t come up on my feed. Weird. Glad to watch it

@duaneschultz9230 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this video Dixie. I have been suffering with an illness for a long time. I really would like to do some thing to restore my faith in myself. My self-confidence. This is a big help. God bless you and your family.✝️

@Mountain_Climb 2 жыл бұрын

This is full of amazing tips.

@jimyakley2513 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You Dixie. Now I know what im getting for my wife's up coming birthday. Planning a thru hike of the Ohio and Erie Towpath. She got me the companion guide to the trail. I'm gonna get one for her. TYIA...

@irismora5704 2 жыл бұрын

Tips for the support system's point of view to help the hiker out, is a genuine idea. I get it, to help the hiker complete the trail.

@debbywiens9736 2 жыл бұрын

This is a much needed video! Thank you! I think folks that don’t hike wonder why we like to hike just to hike! Sometimes they’re clueless. You have been my inspiration for years Dixi!

@rockjohnson2879 2 жыл бұрын

Love how you say hikers..

@christinesandusky9580 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this video! I got my PCT permit for April 2022 and many of my friends and family think I'm heading out on a death march ; ). I will definitely be sharing your video.