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This episode from the first season of the Emmy-nominated PBS TV series features host John Viehman explaining and demonstrating how to pick the right backpack, prevent dehydration, and properly select and set up a campsite. Highlights include a backpacking hike to one of the highest peaks in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park in Tennessee. Viehman is publisher of Backpacker magazine, the founding host of Trailside, and the series editor.