Storm Smarts, Trail Love & Trail Toilets

About this episode

Shawnté Salabert discusses storm safety, relationship advice for hikers, and outdoor bathroom etiquette.

What should you do if a storm rolls in while you're backpacking with no shelter in sight? How do you convince a partner to join you on a longer backpacking trip if they’re worried about trail hygiene? And how exactly do you get comfortable… going to the bathroom outside? This week on Gear Abby , outdoor educator Shawnté Salabert tackles lightning safety and storm strategy in the backcountry, offer relationship advice for hikers dating non-through-hikers, and return to everyone’s favorite Gear Abby location: Poo Corner . Send your questions about outdoor gear, trail etiquette, relationships, or the weird stuff nobody else wants to talk about to deargearabby@gmail.com . Thanks for listening! Gear Abby is a production of Rock Fight , LLC.

People in this episode

Guest: Shawnté Salabert

Topics covered

• backpacking
• storm safety
• trail hygiene
• outdoor relationships
• bathroom etiquette

Keywords

• backpacking
• storm strategy
• trail hygiene
• outdoor education
• bathroom outside

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rock Fight, LLC

Places: Poo Corner

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