Sabrina on Mowser

The algorithm suggested me Mowsers channel. I got courious because it was a bit niche. Not the usual gear review content but more sharing experience. I am also in my fourties and hiking/ backpacking does change as you get older. One really helpful advice was not overpacing myself in the morning, making the first stretch a little shorter, and ad half rest days and eat after a set time. Also helpful was to read about "the map lied your legs knew it first". Dealing with natures circumstances is very different than just looking on a map, sure distance and elevation help but sometimes pathes are closed, bridges not there, one water source after the other dried out, trees have fallen onto tracks, areas fenced of, wet conditions can turn a path into a slippery slope...not finding a flat enough/ not dry enough spot to set up the tent... I used the meal planner to calculate my calories and that's really the amount of what I need on a hiking day. Thank you so much and happy hiking, Sabrina I saved almost up to an hour with changing my packing system. Little fun fact: when it's raining I am even faster due to not airing out my sleeping bag on top of my tent. I could also save about 1 Kg in packing weight, by optimising my gear in tracking how much unused stuff I brought back from the last trip and using the meal planner for my calories. I also lost the feeling of beeing guilty of making not 25 - 35 Km a day. Age, terrain, health is an individual factor, ejoying the trip and returning healthy is more important than numbers.

General. 8 September 2026