A routine for long distance backpacking doesnt exist

Any response to this will be a meme response, and not one anyone has actually tried (because they don’t work).

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  1. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    walk

  2. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Why wont just do walks with heavy backpack lol
    You can just go shopping with backpack and walk back home
    Also remember school?

  3. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Weighted backpack + stairs

  4. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Just lift bro
    Recently did the entirety of the Eagle Rock loop in the heatwave and I don’t even do cardio.

  5. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >No routine
    The purpose of backpacking is to escape your routine

    If ya really need something to prep, load up a backpack with rocks and do hills, it's how my dad prepped for the John Muir trail back in the early 80s. Consider it "golden era" training.

  6. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    I used to backpack in high school with the scouts. I was out of shape and did SS plus running a mile twice a week before hiking season and it helped a lot. I didn't focus on improving distances I just did a few day hikes before overnights, then jumped right into week long trips from there.

  7. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    You feet need to endure the trip whitout blisters

    Try to walk back with fricked up feets

  8. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    People who train for SOF Q will usually go two or 3 times a week with a pack and fast pace and practicing navigation skills.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      I went to selection but didn't get picked. Trained with two long tabs. Every other day alternated between 12-15 miles loaded with 30 lbs and 3-4 miles with 80+.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        I'm training for next September. Gonna give it 3 good goes till my contracts up and hang up my boots. Crazy how they can still say no at the end.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          Yeah. And I thought they were hurting for people with my talents. I was coming from 12D and hoping to go to CDQC afterwards. I knew several people who'd done that just because the SF likes people who they don't have to train from scratch at underwater and diving shit.

  9. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >backpacking for exercise
    >backpacking routine
    >literally trying to meta-game touching grass
    what an embarassing post dude, please go outside today for your mental health. you can worry about physical later.

  10. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Train for a 50 mile run. If you can complete that the only obstacle is blisters.

  11. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Bands
    Saved your thread

  12. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    What's a good cheap backpack to put weights in for weighted calisthenics?

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Legit, just get a weighted vest. There's a 66 lbs one in Amazon (with weights) for 100$ or so. For that weight, it can't be beat. Works wonders.

  13. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    If you’re prepping for a long distance hike just do a shorter one once or twice a week for a few weeks ahead of time. If you’re already able bodied the prep is mainly mental. So like if you’re doing a 50 miler in a month do a couple 5 milers each week and do 10 miles on one day the week before or something.

  14. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    I did this by simply loading my bag and walking with it

  15. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >because they don’t work
    i guarantee i make more than you kek

  16. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Please tell me you're the moron who tried to backpack from Florida to Colorado to lose weight and you've come back to blame everyone else for your terrible life choices.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Wait, did I miss one? There was a schizo that tried to do that a few years ago who flew from Portland to Orlando and tried to hike back.

  17. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Just climbed the highest peaks in the range north of vancouver for 6 days, all I did to "prepare" was run ~5 miles every day or every other day in the few weeks leading up. Unless you're doing a serious technical route then you shouldn't need anything beyond some cardio and good shoes.

  18. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    ???
    Just load up your pack with whatever you need and go for it. If it takes more than three days you can use caches. It's not something you have to train for. Anyone with a basic level of fitness can manage.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      This is the kind of thing I’m talking about. You have no idea what the elevation gain or distance is.

      Every answer can be placed into one of two categories: just be relatively fit because it’s just walking, or just hike during the week.”No one has ever done either of these as a means of preparation.

      Hiking a couple of hours a few times a week in your neighborhood isn’t going to train you to hike a more strenuous route in the mountains. What kind of sense does that make? If you wanted to train for a marathon, would a twice weekly 15 minute jog suffice?

  19. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Tab once a week, run 4 times. Long distance, low exertion

  20. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    chicken soup and candy bars

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