I love reading what other hikers/backpackers pack for their hikes, but would love to read what other women bring.
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@Chrissy Hi! I love a multi-day hike, especially on my own. Haven’t been away for a couple of years now but hoping to do something this summer. Looking forward to hearing about your adventures!
@Annaspanner Nice! Where are you thinking of going? I've only done a weekend hike solo, my week in the Netherlands in April will be my first long solo hike.
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@ravenbait I hope you recover soon, sorry to hear about your illness. Hope you're back to hiking soon. The Scottish Women's Walking Group sounds good but I'm not on Facebook, so I'll have to give that a miss.
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@gilraen79 I know, so many hikes so little time! And money
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I'm not very technical about pack weight but will check out that site. Thanks for letting me know!@Chrissy that website was a hike-saver for me. Once you start writing down all the weight of the gear you want to take with you, you realize how much useless stuff you can leave home. Also, if you're planning on sleeping in huts, you don't need a big backpack. I hiked with 30lt (I will upgrade it to 35 this year because of the dogs) and I had plenty of space.
Btw, thank you for this post, I discovered so many hiking women here
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@Chrissy that website was a hike-saver for me. Once you start writing down all the weight of the gear you want to take with you, you realize how much useless stuff you can leave home. Also, if you're planning on sleeping in huts, you don't need a big backpack. I hiked with 30lt (I will upgrade it to 35 this year because of the dogs) and I had plenty of space.
Btw, thank you for this post, I discovered so many hiking women here️@gilraen79 Good point about not taking a 55l backpack when we go to Norway. The backpack itself is already heavy enough so if we can cut that down that would be great. I don't think I take anything superfluous, but it wouldn't hurt to take another look.
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@gilraen79 Good point about not taking a 55l backpack when we go to Norway. The backpack itself is already heavy enough so if we can cut that down that would be great. I don't think I take anything superfluous, but it wouldn't hurt to take another look.
@Chrissy that was my list from last year. It's in Italian, but you can see what I took with me. Unless you need specific gear such as ropes and carabiners, a small backpack is more than enough and it saves you a lot of weight https://lighterpack.com/r/abzg2z?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPNTY3MDY3MzQzMzUyNDI3AAGnVN2cshHh_B0FyQoQjKQHnOUwseCRjQcN4pa530T0BeZ-B7Pb8HOs_lxUQmE_aem_oG85HYZ4qPB08QNBOlhJ5w
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@Chrissy that was my list from last year. It's in Italian, but you can see what I took with me. Unless you need specific gear such as ropes and carabiners, a small backpack is more than enough and it saves you a lot of weight https://lighterpack.com/r/abzg2z?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPNTY3MDY3MzQzMzUyNDI3AAGnVN2cshHh_B0FyQoQjKQHnOUwseCRjQcN4pa530T0BeZ-B7Pb8HOs_lxUQmE_aem_oG85HYZ4qPB08QNBOlhJ5w
@gilraen79 @Chrissy Is there always a possibility to sleep in huts? And do you need booking in advance? I have only done day hikes in Poland, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Norway etc. My longer hikes are all done in Finland. Here are two different kind of huts (in Lapland) , the ones with booking (and fee of course) and others for free. But for the latter there is a rule. First in, first out, meaning in case of too many people, if you came first, you must give you place for those who come later. For that reason I never go without tent or hammock.
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@gilraen79 @Chrissy Is there always a possibility to sleep in huts? And do you need booking in advance? I have only done day hikes in Poland, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Norway etc. My longer hikes are all done in Finland. Here are two different kind of huts (in Lapland) , the ones with booking (and fee of course) and others for free. But for the latter there is a rule. First in, first out, meaning in case of too many people, if you came first, you must give you place for those who come later. For that reason I never go without tent or hammock.
And another question
Do you hike during winter, when there is snow and the weather is cold?@Toukomay @Chrissy I can share only my experience on the Kungsleden in Sweden. On this trekking you have huts on most of the trail, only a section does not have them, therefore you need a tent. You can book in advance on the STF website, but they usually accept people also without booking. The free ones you talk about are bivouacs, and you should use them only in emergency (I'm talking about Italy). People are using them as "free hut" and they're trashing them [continue on another comment]
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@gilraen79 @Chrissy Is there always a possibility to sleep in huts? And do you need booking in advance? I have only done day hikes in Poland, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Norway etc. My longer hikes are all done in Finland. Here are two different kind of huts (in Lapland) , the ones with booking (and fee of course) and others for free. But for the latter there is a rule. First in, first out, meaning in case of too many people, if you came first, you must give you place for those who come later. For that reason I never go without tent or hammock.
And another question
Do you hike during winter, when there is snow and the weather is cold? -
@gilraen79 @Chrissy Is there always a possibility to sleep in huts? And do you need booking in advance? I have only done day hikes in Poland, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Norway etc. My longer hikes are all done in Finland. Here are two different kind of huts (in Lapland) , the ones with booking (and fee of course) and others for free. But for the latter there is a rule. First in, first out, meaning in case of too many people, if you came first, you must give you place for those who come later. For that reason I never go without tent or hammock.
And another question
Do you hike during winter, when there is snow and the weather is cold? -
I love reading what other hikers/backpackers pack for their hikes, but would love to read what other women bring. My feed seems to consist of mainly male hikers, but I would love to connect with more female hikers (especially those who are a bit older). Sometimes I feel like I'm the only woman in her late forties to do longer hikes which cannot be the case. I follow the #walking, #hiking and #backpacking hashtags but maybe I need to follow other hashtags.
I'll post my own packing list for my upcoming trips (Netherlands in April and Norway in summer) when I get closer to my trip date. Meanwhile, if you're a woman over forty doing multi-day hikes, please say hi!@Chrissy @paparatti my wife fits this description but she’s not on Mastodon =(
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@gilraen79 @Chrissy Is there always a possibility to sleep in huts? And do you need booking in advance? I have only done day hikes in Poland, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Norway etc. My longer hikes are all done in Finland. Here are two different kind of huts (in Lapland) , the ones with booking (and fee of course) and others for free. But for the latter there is a rule. First in, first out, meaning in case of too many people, if you came first, you must give you place for those who come later. For that reason I never go without tent or hammock.
And another question
Do you hike during winter, when there is snow and the weather is cold?@Toukomay @gilraen79 From what I have read about the huts in Norway, there is always space and you can't book in advance. You need to be member of the Norwegian Trekking Association to get a key for the unserviced cabins but not for the serviced ones. The huts are large and have a lot of space. They also have bedding but you have to bring your own sheets. I'll be able to tell you more once I've been on the hike.
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@gilraen79 Depends on what backpack I wear. I usually use the hip belt for the pack, and put my dog leash on that belt. If I dont wear a backpack with a hip belt, I use a dog trekking belt that is cushioned (from baggen belts). @Chrissy
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@gilraen79 Depends on what backpack I wear. I usually use the hip belt for the pack, and put my dog leash on that belt. If I dont wear a backpack with a hip belt, I use a dog trekking belt that is cushioned (from baggen belts). @Chrissy
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@Chrissy I'll say hello anyway, even though I haven't done multi-day hikes since my teens, my longest just over eight hours last June. I'll turn 67 in a few months, and am in western Montana. Anyway, hello, and you're right, there are few women on this hashtag, and certainly none in my neck of the woods.
@CA_Hawthorne Hello! Somehow missed your reply to me, sorry. I thought I followed you, but I always see your posts on the hiking hashtag. You live in a very nice area!
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@CA_Hawthorne Hello! Somehow missed your reply to me, sorry. I thought I followed you, but I always see your posts on the hiking hashtag. You live in a very nice area!
@Chrissy Thank you, it is scenic here. It’s easy to miss replies. It was meant for you, so that’s great that you saw it.
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I love reading what other hikers/backpackers pack for their hikes, but would love to read what other women bring. My feed seems to consist of mainly male hikers, but I would love to connect with more female hikers (especially those who are a bit older). Sometimes I feel like I'm the only woman in her late forties to do longer hikes which cannot be the case. I follow the #walking, #hiking and #backpacking hashtags but maybe I need to follow other hashtags.
I'll post my own packing list for my upcoming trips (Netherlands in April and Norway in summer) when I get closer to my trip date. Meanwhile, if you're a woman over forty doing multi-day hikes, please say hi!@Chrissy You are not the only one by far. I hike remote paths and if i meet anyone its mostly 40+ woman.
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I love reading what other hikers/backpackers pack for their hikes, but would love to read what other women bring. My feed seems to consist of mainly male hikers, but I would love to connect with more female hikers (especially those who are a bit older). Sometimes I feel like I'm the only woman in her late forties to do longer hikes which cannot be the case. I follow the #walking, #hiking and #backpacking hashtags but maybe I need to follow other hashtags.
I'll post my own packing list for my upcoming trips (Netherlands in April and Norway in summer) when I get closer to my trip date. Meanwhile, if you're a woman over forty doing multi-day hikes, please say hi!@Chrissy hi! I just turned 50, love a good ultralight hike with my husband. We did the Laugavegur in 2021 and have been hiking a 4-day, 40-mile thru-hike in the Uwharrie Mtns of NC (US) each fall.
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@sarahdalgulls Hello! Nice to meet you. I'd love to do some more hikes in Scotland, my son and I did the Hebridean Way two summers ago and it was amazing.
@Chrissy I write occasionally about hiking on https://sarahdal.github.io/, I've really been enjoying long multi-day hikes these past few years. I like walks with lots of things to look at too!
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@Chrissy I write occasionally about hiking on https://sarahdal.github.io/, I've really been enjoying long multi-day hikes these past few years. I like walks with lots of things to look at too!
@sarahdalgulls Oh cool, I'll check it out. I love reading about other people's hikes.
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I love reading what other hikers/backpackers pack for their hikes, but would love to read what other women bring. My feed seems to consist of mainly male hikers, but I would love to connect with more female hikers (especially those who are a bit older). Sometimes I feel like I'm the only woman in her late forties to do longer hikes which cannot be the case. I follow the #walking, #hiking and #backpacking hashtags but maybe I need to follow other hashtags.
I'll post my own packing list for my upcoming trips (Netherlands in April and Norway in summer) when I get closer to my trip date. Meanwhile, if you're a woman over forty doing multi-day hikes, please say hi!@Chrissy
I'm a female backpacker almost 69, and the ultralight gear craze has extended my backpacking years maybe by decades. Love my 1.5 lb Tarp Tent . And my 6 oz klymat sleeping pad. I've had my whisper light stove for decades. And those new fangled Sawyer mini water purifiers. That I can have my base weight down to under ten lbs, and still be comfortable is a marvel. -
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