What to Wear Hiking in Any Weather! | Miranda in the Wild

Don’t know what to wear hiking? Worried about being too hot or too cold on your next backpacking trip? This video is for you! Learn what materials to look for when choosing hiking and backpacking clothes, how to layer for any weather, and I'll show you what I wear every time I hike!

Hiking clothing materials: 0:37
Layering for hiking and backpacking: 1:25
What I wear hiking and backpacking: 1:53

My hiking clothing:

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[rei]

Hey friends! Cold weather is around the corner and I’m getting stoked for snowshoeing and winter camping! Is there a winter gear or adventure video you want to see? Let me know below! - Miranda

[achookangaroo]

"I just found five dollars!" The best part of the seasons/outfits changing.

[elliottlagman]

Her bumper stickers are the real stars of this episode <3

[SapientPearwood]

Category 0: Desert! Wherein it's super hot, but weirdly you're covered from head to toe.

I have always found it sorta weird that there's this "bucket curve" of skin coverage vs. temperature. Obviously when it's super cold you need all your skin covered, but also when it's Super Hot you also want all your skin covered. Besides skin cancer, the external heating from the sun/desert will actually be more than what your body is producing, so it makes sense to cover up and reflect as much of that away as possible. I guess maybe in the middle of the bucket curve (i.e. moderate temperatures) our bodies are good enough at heat management to just let them do their thing. But at the edges of the curve (super hot/super cold) our bodies can't cope, so we have to take over with technology and just cover everything.

Pretty exciting though that in the near future we might start to see some high tech desert gear using passive radiative cooling paints. In other applications they can passively cool a surface exposed to direct sunlight by up to 10 degC below the ambient air temp, which seems like a pretty good fit for desert gear to me. Just thinking out loud, but I think if the inner surface was black, and the outer surface had radiative paint, then you would basically have a similar passive thermal control system as what's already used on some spacecraft to reject sunlight and dump waste heat (which is the same goal in the desert).

Even better, someday we'll all get stillsuits from Dune. Then I can finally hang up my sun gloves and not have to pack/cache tons of water for desert trips.

[deaddudegaming]

This girl is my hero. I've learn so much just from her. One biggest things I learned from her was to just pack my sleeping bag right on to my pack not put in to a compression pack.

[rosielenehan]

I love that fact about starting your hike as if it was 10 degrees colder thanks miranda

[davidyule]

I’ve been buying (or getting gifted) REI gear for over 50 years. (Back when it was Recreational Equipment Inc.) Miranda, you and your team make some of the most informative, funny (like laugh out loud funny) content available, anywhere. I don’t know how much you get paid to produce these videos... but I’m pretty sure it’s not enough. Thank you for brightening my day. 🌈🙏🏼🚐

[kellybiele]

Being raised in Florida and then moving to NY in my 20s, I never knew how to layer. I moved up north with a sweatshirt being my warmest clothing. I learned quickly that I was not made for the cold, but still here 18 years later. Taking my first cold weather backpacking trip Halloween weekend and finally bought myself some wool base layers for the trip. This is an informative and fun video as usual Miranda. Thanks!

[mercurials]

💯 once you learn layering hiking in any condition is a breeze. Also carry micro spikes if you’ll be hiking in cold conditions and there a possibility of ice or fresh snow on the trail.

[BrettVano]

I love this big-picture overview. I grew camping and hiking a little, but I'm pretty new to a more technical approach to dressing for outdoor activity. Wearing stuff that's a little more capable is an empowering feeling.

[craigevanswastaken]

Best advice I ever received for colder weather hiking. You should feel cold when you start. Once you start moving, you will warm up.

[tuesdayswithmysister]

My son and I love your show Miranda! He laughs so hard Everytime you say it's my show gosh darn. Keep up the good work👍

[leapintothewild]

A kayaker turned me on to SealSkinz gloves for winter. I bought a pair one size too large and layer them on top of my regular gloves to stay even warmer when my hands are stuck out in the open on hiking poles. As for socks, I've worn non-cushioned SmartWool quarter socks for years, layer them on top of knee-high liners when cold. Yep, looks pretty goofy, but I've never had a blister! lol The REI wool socks are also great, last just as long as SmartWool for me! I still need to try Darn Tough, but have had poor results with Farm to Feet.

[AlexisgFay]

Start your hike “comfortably cool” is what I was taught in my cold weather survival class in Alaska. So you don’t sweat. Also, mittens are always warmer so I always bring mittens because my hands tend to get very cold.

[Scor-ah]

Great advice, I took a marathon training class in Edmonton Alberta years ago..our first run was January 2nd and it was 40 below...we layered up and after 3 or 4 miles no one was cold and we ran 15 miles that day. Love your videos Miranda

[Nixier]

I got a few Smartwool cami tanks and it's totally changed cool weather comfort during hikes for me, my cotton camis have been keeping me cold and sweaty for over a decade because I couldn't give them up under long sleeves. Thanks Miranda!

[countrygirlbaker]

Thanks Miranda! Best fashion show I've ever seen!😊

[johngill]

AS always, thank you so much for making these videos! Super helpful and always proud to be a member!!!

[AllenSchubert]

Oh! Thanks to Miranda for clarifying some of the layering for me -- in an easy and informative way, too! I didn't know there was a difference between mid-layer and insulating layer, but that's why these videos exist!

[lilywhetsell]

I love miranda haha her videos are so informative and entertaining