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Your First Overnight Hike
Pack Light, Eat Well, and Handle Blisters, Bad Weather, and Middle-of-the-Night NoisesBy Imad Muratspahic
Length1h 26m
About this audiobook
You have day-hiked. You have car camped. Now you are about to walk into the woods with your home on your back and spend a night somewhere off the pavement — and you are a little nervous about it. Your First Overnight Hike is the field manual for that exact leap. Written for the person who has never spent a night in the backcountry, it walks through why the leap from day hiking to overnight hiking is a different sport, how to choose a first route using five simple criteria, the gear you actually need (and the gear you have been told you need but do not), how to load and fit a backpack so the weight rides on your hips instead of your shoulders, how to sleep warm through a cold night, how to cook a real meal on a canister stove, how to find and filter water, how to read the sky and survive the weather that changes, how to prevent and treat blisters before they end your trip, how to navigate without getting lost, how to handle wildlife and the middle-of-the-night noises that will keep you awake, backcountry first aid, and Leave No Trace ethics. Filled with worked examples, honest gear prices, and a master checklist, it is the book for the person standing at the trailhead — ready to walk in, sleep under the stars, and walk back out.
Audiobook details
GenreOther
Length1 hr 26 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 3, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Before You Read This
2Why Spend the Night Outside
3Choosing Your First Route
4Gear — What You Need, What You Don't
5The Pack — Loading and Carrying
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6Sleeping Warm — The Real Skill
7Camp Cooking — Real Food on a Tiny Stove
8Water — Finding It, Filtering It, Drinking It
9Weather — Reading It, Surviving It
10Blister Prevention and Foot Care
11Navigation — Getting There and Back
12Wildlife and the Middle-of-the-Night Noises
13First Aid and Safety in the Backcountry
14Leaving No Trace — The Ethics of the Trail
15The Day Before, The Night Of, The Morning After
16Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
17Doing It Again — The Second Trip
18Gear for Special Conditions
19Solo vs. Group — Which First Trip
20The Master Checklist
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