Backpacking: baby on board (the sequel)

Way to go, Nick, Fany and Flora! Congratulations–and also on the book!

You have my vote. Loved the video.

Thanks Nick, I can't wait for the article

Lazy kid. Where's HER backpack?

Just kidding, that's awesome actually. I hope I have the patience, and the time to give our daughter experiences like that.

My wife and I are already worried that a child will cut out the primitive outdoor activities we enjoy from our lives for a number of years. Gives me hope, we'll be getting the book to explore our options.

Amazing video. Was laughing very loudly in my office while watching. my 22 month old is just reaching the 1 mile trail limit of her hiking ability but can cross rivers and deal with stones the same way Flora does. How did you build up her stamina, whats the longest she can go and what kind of backpack carrier are you using? How are you dealing with diaper changes? Many questions, can't wait for our first overnight backpacks this summer.

I’m going to hijack my friend Nick Meynen’s forum post to add our experience on backpacking with a baby on board.

When our daughter was 20 weeks old, we took her on a extremely rewarding backcountry 45-day backpacking trip into Chilean and Argentine Patagonia. Ice-caked mountains, evergreen virgin rainforrests, eye-blurring blue and green rivers, golden rolling pampa, abundant wildlife, rare humans, vitamin D spitting sun, howling wind, freshes ever air and senses running overtime. Contrary to gut feeling, it turned our baby way more relaxed then when put between four walls.

A video report you find on my latest blogpost

Hi Steve

Adobe Flash is now blocked by most browsers, and for good reason too. It’s a security nightmare. You need to convert to HTML5 or post some nice stills.

Cheers

Hi Roger,

I don’t know what you mean. My blog is hosted on wordpress.com. And the video is on vimeo.com. Both platforms seem safe to me. What exactly is the problem?

A video report you find on my latest blogpost

Thx