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Show Notes: Episode 213
Today on the First 40 Miles, if you havenβt figured it out by experience, then weβll give you one more huge reason to begin backpackingβ¦the health benefits!Β The list of health benefits is huge!Β Then our SUMMIT Gear Review today is a 22 pound piece of gearβ¦ but hear us outβ¦ itβs 100% backpackable and incredibly fun!
Opening
Top 5 Health Benefits of Backpacking that Weβve Experienced
Structure
- Comes with pack, inflatable stand up paddle board, paddle, repair kit, loop for your foot, fin
- Adjustable Carbon Fiber Travel Paddle
- Dual Action High-Pressure Pump
- 10β² Coil Leash
- Click Nβ Go Standard Fin
- Premium iSUP Board Bag
- Repair Kit
Utility
- To use, pack it in, puff it up
- Pack doesnβt have room for other gear, so have another one of your hiking buddies pack the rest of the gear.
- Attach pump and pump it up on site
- Handles for easy carrying to the water
- Stretch band in the front so you can stow other gear like wind breaker, lunch, etc.
Mass
- 22 lbsβand that includes everything except the life vestβ¦which you donβt have to use if you use the ankle tether
- Length 11β6β (350.5 cm)
- Width 31β (78.7 cm)
- Thickness 5.9β (15 cm)
- Board Avg. Weight 20 lbs (9 kg)
- Weight Limit 260 lbs. (117 kg)
- Inflate to 18 PSI
Maintenance
- Repair kit comes with ISUP
Investment
Trial
- The Jimmy Styks Puffer Inflatable Stand Up Paddle Board is a piece of outdoor gear that comes in its own pack, can be hiked in, adds to the experience of the trip, and can be a feature activity, instead of the miles.
- Worth the weight for a day trip or overnighter
- Can fish from it
- Fun, low impact, LNT activity, so quiet, so peaceful, so calm
- We didnβt inflate ours all the way, just until it felt firm
Backpack Hack of the Weekβ’: Β βThe Absorberβ Super Absorbent Towel
- Found in automotive section
- Can be cut down
- Excellent for rainy hikes (December is rainy here), tent rain gear, etc.
- $12
- They can be used as camp-towels, to dry off gear, clean off condensation inside your tent
- Heather added a grommet to hers
Trail Wisdom (VOTE on the one you like best)
βThe sun shines not on us but in us.β
βJohn Muir
βThe wilderness holds answers to questions man has not yet learned to ask.β
βNancy Newhall
βIt is solved by walking.β
βLatin Proverb
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