Welcome to episode 27 of the first 40 miles.

If you're new to backpacking or if you're hopelessly in love with someone who wants you to love

backpacking, then this podcast is for you.

We'll talk about the essentials,

how to lighten your load, and how to make the most of your time on the trail.

I'm your host Heather Legler.

And I'm Josh Legler.

And this is the first 40 miles. Today on the first 40 miles, the top five new things that I would love to try on a future backpacking trip. The summit gear review

will show you the best place to take a nap on the trail. On the backpack hack of the

week we'll teach you a paradox of the trail how to clean with dirt.

Then we'll share some redneck style humor and wrap up the show with a little trail wisdom

from a man with the longest resume in the West.

All this and that's about it today on the first 40 miles.

Every time Josh and I record an episode,

or every time we get feedback from someone,

we kind of have this moment where we just look at each other

and just say, we love doing this.

Yeah, we talked about this a little bit last night in the kitchen and what's really cool to me is when the episode goes out and that people get something from it.

And so for me what's really cool is when I hear back from people over social media,

they contact us on Twitter or Facebook or they post a review on iTunes.

And I've just loved that interaction with the audience, learning about the things they're

doing and trying to help out with questions that they have.

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