In this article on protein for day hiking, I’m going to be basing it around the International Society of Sports Nutrition’s (ISSN) protein and exercise recommendations, which is based on their review of 64 scientific studies related to the subject. This article is also for any type of hiker, including a backpacker or thru-hiker. However my examples are contoured around …
Maximizing Fuel Efficiency When Car Camping with the Prius Prime
Currently here in Southern California, it’s not uncommon to drive by the gas station and see some 6 or 7 dollar figures lit up on the sign, warning you not to wander off too far, unless you want to buy some Saudi oil prince a new Rolex. Let’s take a look at how we can maximize our fuel efficiency, so …
Sweat, Mineral, and Micronutrient Losses Related to Hiking in Higher Temperatures
When hiking in higher temperatures, it’s possible for you to incur significant fluid loss through sweat. However your sweat can also have important amounts of electrolytes in it, and even vitamins and minerals, especially if you’re not acclimated to the heat. Thus it’s imperative for hikers, backpackers, and thru-hikers to know what losses occur when, so they can replete there …
Day Hiker’s Total Daily Energy Needs Calculator and Reference Tables
My latest ‘daily energy needs for the light pack, day hiker’ calculator is a more comprehensive, more sensitive version of my older model – the ‘hike and chill’ model – dubbed that, as it assumed the non-hiking part of your day was spent in a state of low activity. The hike and chill model also tended to under report calorie …
Day Hiking Light Pack Calories Calculator
This is a day hiking, light pack (less than 10 pounds) calculator designed to let you know how many calories you expended, or will expend when day hiking, under the following conditions: You have a light pack (under 10 lbs) you are wearing appropriate clothing for the weather conditions you’re hiking in You have no underlying inflammatory conditions that would …
Energy Requirements for Day Hiking – Part 2 – Calories Burned On the Trail
Hey Hikers – I’ve now completed a Light Pack, Day Hiking Calculator that will let you input your sex, age, weight, and height, and how many minutes you’ve spent, or plan to spend, under different hiking trail conditions and hiking speeds. I’ve further added to that calculator and created a Light Pack, Day Hiking Total Daily Energy Needs Calculator that …
How Long Does Dehydrated Backpacking Food Last?
Commercially sold dehydrated backpacking food can last anywhere from a little over 2 years, to up to 30 years, depending on the brand and the meal. Backpacker’s Pantry Pad Thai with Chicken has the shortest shelf life (2.25 years) due to the peanut butter packet inside, while Mountain House Chicken and Rice has the longest shelf life (29.75 years). Introduction …
Toyota Prius Prime Battery Discharge Rate When Sleeping In Car With AC Running
How Long Will the Prius Prime Battery Last When Parked Using AC? I’ve started to collect data using my 2017 Prius Prime to figure this out. I’ve seen people asking this question in the context that they want to sleep in their car at night (car nomads and car campers), so I’m grabbing night time data as well as daytime …
How To: Prius Prime Car Camping at Reserved Campgrounds
In this manual, I’ll show you how we pull off tent based camping at formal campgrounds using a Toyota Prius Prime as our one and only camp vehicle. We mostly camp up and down the California coast (sometimes a bit inland, like Paradise Campground in Las Padres), but I will generalize this manual for any formal, reserved camping at established …
Which Gluten Free Backpacking Hot Foods Are Good for Day Hiking?
I have a small backlog of those backpacking foods that come dry in a bag, which must be reconstituted with boiling water, to provide a hot meal on the trail. My girlfriend has Celiac disease, and thus I have a few of the gluten free versions of these, which we intended to use for day hiking in the colder months …