Backpacking Hygiene: How To Stay CLEAN and Comfortable

Backpacking Hygiene: How To Stay CLEAN and Comfortable

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43 Comments

  1. @ItsAdventureTime1 on June 8, 2025 at 11:11 am

    love the way you just go right at the awkward stuff. You’re the guy in a meeting that ask the question everyone is thinking but are afraid to ask.

  2. @jshalvorsen3D on June 8, 2025 at 11:11 am

    BEST THUMBNAIL EVER!

  3. @IPv6Freely on June 8, 2025 at 11:11 am

    Two great sanitation items I keep in my kit: dehydrated towel tabs. They weigh next to nothing and they work well. Just add water! Second, I keep a couple of dog poop bags in my poop kit to put my trash in. It’s nice because, well, you can’t see whats inside them. Oh and regarding the bidet, get something like HydraPak softflask that is easier to squeeze than a typical water bottle.

  4. @BackpackingwithBuckley on June 8, 2025 at 11:13 am

    Love the thumbnail bud! Enjoyed the video too!

  5. @chrismetcalf1261 on June 8, 2025 at 11:13 am

    Watched the last couple stops from Robson to Kakwa of someone doing the GDT and it looked rough. Just watching that part I wish you good luck on the whole trip. Going to be a doozy

  6. @agnostichaos on June 8, 2025 at 11:20 am

    Not poopy butt!!!

  7. @kylekylekyle505 on June 8, 2025 at 11:21 am

    P o o p y b u t t

  8. @oacy16 on June 8, 2025 at 11:22 am

    subscribed

  9. @mrridikilis on June 8, 2025 at 11:24 am

    Before leaving on your hike, consider doing some trimming in the appropriate area; you’ll thank me! Less hair equals fewer places for things to stick.

  10. @backpacksandtrails on June 8, 2025 at 11:25 am

    What kind of mic setup are you using in this video? Thanks

  11. @rok6203 on June 8, 2025 at 11:26 am

    these toothpaste tablets are awesome, started to use them after one of your videos. Thanks

  12. @katidebolt9989 on June 8, 2025 at 11:26 am

    PLEASE tell people to pack out TOILET PAPER as well! When it rains it floats to the top of the soil and no one wants to see it, especially on heavily populated trails.

  13. @musingwithreba9667 on June 8, 2025 at 11:27 am

    Whoa Justin that smoke is CRAZY! I hope the fires don’t delay your trip or cause you lung damage while you’re out there.

    We’ve got a lot of fires in Ontario as well and the smoke is blowing nearly 2000km down to Toronto. It’s not good. I’m going out for a 5 day trip this weekend and taking eye drops and throat spray with me because of smoke.

    Be safe! Happy trails 😊

  14. @NL-in1eq on June 8, 2025 at 11:27 am

    Funny, the Swedish cloth looks just like a German Schwammtuch we use in the kitchen, cut in half. I use tent tabs even at home. So much less water that needs to be shipped around.
    You talk about soap not getting Directly to the water, thanks for addressing that. One more thing that people always do hiking and no one talkes about the the even worse trace than soap is the use of permethrin. Would be great if you could make a video about it

  15. @worstuserever on June 8, 2025 at 11:27 am

    Justin, yours is the best outdoors advice channel. You discuss everything, cover it so well, and most importantly can clearly be trusted. I’m trying to take my hiking and camping up a few levels and my kit upgrade list is populated with items based on your recommendations. Also paying close attention to your guidance and experience. Thank you for all this excellent work.

  16. @johnnyjayzeboomboomroom9163 on June 8, 2025 at 11:33 am

    Can you use ocean water please don’t laugh at me Lol

  17. @adamrperkins on June 8, 2025 at 11:35 am

    I noticed a hazy background… you getting smoke from the Oregon fires? We had some down here in Utah the past few days, but today has cleared up some.

  18. @moe_1886 on June 8, 2025 at 11:35 am

    Some great little tips Justin. Like the Swedish Cloth and toothpaste tablets, so might see if I can get a hold of these down here in Oz. Cheers Mate.

  19. @AnetteChristiansen on June 8, 2025 at 11:37 am

    Poopy-butt is my new favourite word!:)

  20. @DoseofDirt on June 8, 2025 at 11:37 am

    Dude, this is a SUPER helpful video. So many good (and light!) ideas here to just make everything clean. Also, you have a skill of talking about poop without making it weird. 💩😆😆

  21. @brooksvenuti7490 on June 8, 2025 at 11:38 am

    That thumbnail got me feelin some type of way

  22. @EricTheDane on June 8, 2025 at 11:38 am

    Great video. I’d amend this with, "pack out all your paper, regardless if it is biodegradable." I’ve seen way too much paper that has been dug up by animals or in too-shallow holes. Might also be good to help people understand how much paper to use and how to use it. I can usually get by with 4-8 squares each use. Use less, then you can pack out less (or leave less, if you must).

  23. @neemancallender9092 on June 8, 2025 at 11:38 am

    I carry a folding bowl and two wash cloths
    One for my body the other for neather areas and feet
    Sea to Summit leaf soap
    Super lightweight and non messy
    50 leaves in a package
    This system also launders my underpants and tee shirts
    1/4 sheet of soap is good for after bathroom with a small amount of water
    Been using this method for donkeys years

  24. @journeyman7189 on June 8, 2025 at 11:38 am

    Hygiene is so important on the trail. What container did you put your dry soap in?
    Nate

  25. @hermeticallysealed on June 8, 2025 at 11:41 am

    meat teeth
    Meat Teeth
    MEAT TEETH

  26. @Sundheden on June 8, 2025 at 11:44 am

    Recently found out that the "Swedish cloth" is a… Swedish thing. We use them every day, so I never reflected on the world not really knowing about it. The brand Wettex you will find on amazon is the original, and by far the best! You can just toss them in the washer and they come out like new!

  27. @freeze1975 on June 8, 2025 at 11:44 am

    You dress to much in color. It does not look good 🤦 just to much man

  28. @BeatriceFiona on June 8, 2025 at 11:45 am

    Thank you so much for this vid! I’m about to go on a cycling trip and I need this info! Do you know if there’s a universal kind of soap for body and clothes possibly that I can use/exists?

  29. @jeffpeters5347 on June 8, 2025 at 11:45 am

    Good video Justin. BUT DUDE! I can’t un-see that thumbnail image. Never do that again. Never.

  30. @JoshuaJohnsonOutdoors on June 8, 2025 at 11:49 am

    Man, you have a lot of content that I tend to stumble on. Great content, Justin. I’m aspiring to a similar career path. lol. So that’s soap you say, and not detergent? Thanks.

  31. @alexcote8811 on June 8, 2025 at 11:52 am

    Nice video! What’s the orange jacket? Looks sweet!

  32. @BackcountryForward on June 8, 2025 at 11:53 am

    I gave up on the bidet after one use. I had to use just as much TP to dry off as I would have had to to wipe down. Plus I use a wet paper towel tab to tidy things up afterwards.
    But that soap has been a game changer! I’ve used it for clothes, hands, face, I have yet to use it on my poopy butt though.
    Where’d you get that little tube you have it in?

  33. @robertcolby8227 on June 8, 2025 at 11:54 am

    Excellent Tips!!!! 🏆

  34. @_68niou1 on June 8, 2025 at 11:54 am

    You’re looking lean man! Workouts and hikes are working! Great tips too. Thanks!

  35. @charityanderson8327 on June 8, 2025 at 11:55 am

    What size Poopmoji Bag is that?

  36. @Mr_J_J on June 8, 2025 at 11:56 am

    Great content Justin! I still feel the TP is “old school” and necessitates bringing a bulky item that needs to be packed out or buried and puts your hand in much more fecal contaminated areas than using a travel bidet. And as an added bonus you get a bath as well. A much more elegant solution in IMHO, and worst case it would need a few sheets of TP or a towelette, or half of a lightload towel. Pun not intended! LNT for life! Thank you!

  37. @ironpig701 on June 8, 2025 at 11:58 am

    TP should be either packed out or burned. Other than that another great video

  38. @beebopcola on June 8, 2025 at 11:59 am

    Great practical advise! Thanks!

  39. @MattyOutdoors on June 8, 2025 at 12:00 pm

    clicked video, hoping for slow motion shower scene. colour me dissapointed.

  40. @MiyagiontheTrail on June 8, 2025 at 12:04 pm

    Nobody likes the dreaded poopy butt. 😂 😂 😂

  41. @yessplease347 on June 8, 2025 at 12:07 pm

    Those thermal synthetic base layers are great but the don’t half start stinking

  42. @lakorai2 on June 8, 2025 at 12:08 pm

    Dude put your shirt on you’re scaring the chick’s away =)

  43. @OutdoorTherapy2020 on June 8, 2025 at 12:08 pm

    This is a subject that should be talked about more often! So glad you did.

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