Put your name, or initials,, and direction of travel on lose able things like poles etc.
Put clothes that are drying on your pack in a mesh sack, secure it to your pack
Use a Walmart Absorber towel the dry your clothes. Roll the wet item in the towel and ring it out. Try this at home. You will be surprised how dry you can get your clothes this way. I also use that towel to remove condensation from my tent fly in the morning before I pack it.
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. - Abraham Lincoln
you can use your digital camera or the camera on your phone to check the back of yourself for ticks when you hike alone
I have also found information in shelter journals and posted at hostels about up coming springs and water sources. Its handy to take a picture of those things for future reference
The "Tiger Trap": works best with freestanding tents: move your buddy's tent, dig a small hole, replace tent. Enjoy.
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