What is Leave No Trace? || REI

What is Leave No Trace? || REI

Leave No Trace, or LNT, principles are a group of best practices for enjoying our wild spaces. In this video, Miranda talks about the seven principles of Leave No Trace and how you can follow them to leave the wilderness as beautiful as you found it.

Check out or videos on how to poop in the woods: https://youtu.be/ZaOKKzpCjgA
How to build a campfire: https://youtu.be/0O3Bj8JFcTc
And food storage for backpackers: https://youtu.be/TlF0JlwVYHo

To learn more about LNT, read our article: https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/leave-no-trace.html

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22 Comments

  1. @alexandraami on September 6, 2024 at 4:07 pm

    Hi classmate

  2. @MonkeyNAround on September 6, 2024 at 4:09 pm

    Great information. This video turned me into an REI subscriber on YouTube.

  3. @LazyRare on September 6, 2024 at 4:12 pm

    Can someone put the seven principles here in the comments so i don’t have to watch the video?

  4. @clemenciacaporalem.s.1811 on September 6, 2024 at 4:12 pm

    Leave No Trace is advocating not to shorten the phrase Leave No Trace to (lnt). When talking to others in the outdoors it is more inclusive to call it Leave No Trace, so others could be included. It takes no more energy to say Leave No Trace. People new to the outdoors are the folks who need to understand Leave No Trace, and just by using the full name you have already allowed them to understand more, instead of feeling excluded since you are using a three letter acronym.

  5. @economicgrapevine6607 on September 6, 2024 at 4:15 pm

    Informative video indeed. I have also written a piece on Leave no Trace principles. https://wolfnextdoor.com/leave-no-trace-principles/

  6. @Lotisgaming on September 6, 2024 at 4:22 pm

    great video Covered everything I needed to know!

  7. @ConanObrien22 on September 6, 2024 at 4:28 pm

    Some references from that movie ahah

  8. @kirk2459 on September 6, 2024 at 4:33 pm

    New rule, even if you dig a hole please, please go 200 feet out of camp not 5 feet away from where people set up tents to poop. I know you got your Instagram photo and are now done with this place forever, but seriously people, please stop destroying all the places we all like to go to.

  9. @onomanapua on September 6, 2024 at 4:35 pm

    *Brian ‘dirddy’ Laundrie* must’ve watched this, guys

  10. @LeaveNoTraceCenter on September 6, 2024 at 4:35 pm

    Really informative video REI. We appreciate you spreading the message and protecting our shared outdoor spaces!

  11. @JamieHitt on September 6, 2024 at 4:38 pm

    I practice LNT. Just wanted to get that out of the way first. But what burns me is this. In WV, …you essentially have no backpacking in state parks and state forests. Hiking yes, …but not backpacking. No overnight camping. Most close at 10pm, …everyone out. That leaves us with Monongahela National Forest. It is indeed amazing. But…

    They fully allow hunting and fishing. Please explain to me why a National Forest would completely abandon all aspects of LNT ethics for hunters and fishermen, …but yet expect it of hikers and backpackers? That goes against everything you said about interacting with the wildlife, staying on trail, …etc.

    And the worst part is, …Those areas are not "closed" to hiking/backpacking during those hunting seasons. Try not to get shot!

    Your thoughts?

  12. @spacemarine1637 on September 6, 2024 at 4:38 pm

    Yeah and the last time i remember your the one who makes trails and benches so why dont YOU leave no trace i asked a ranger that and he just refused to awnser bruh

  13. @riamirchandani5570 on September 6, 2024 at 4:40 pm

    LNT:
    0:21- Plan and Prepare
    0:48-Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces
    1:27-Dispose of Waste Properly
    2:22-Minimize Campfire Impacts
    3:35-Leave What You Find
    3:50-Respect Wildlife
    4:23-Be Considerate of Other Visitors

  14. @tarabravewolf3895 on September 6, 2024 at 4:40 pm

    Great video

  15. @AJauntWithJoy on September 6, 2024 at 4:40 pm

    REI, killin it on YouTube lately with all this content! As a female adventurer that blogs mainly to inspire and educate women to travel and get outdoors, I’m loving that your videos all feature a lady!

  16. @luisroman4675 on September 6, 2024 at 4:42 pm

    Me gustó el vídeo y más me gustó que Estée traducido al español

  17. @MaQuGo119 on September 6, 2024 at 4:42 pm

    #KickACairn

  18. @cindyneely6087 on September 6, 2024 at 4:49 pm

    good vid

  19. @leticiaferreiranetto3996 on September 6, 2024 at 4:49 pm

    Do i have to bring back even fruit peel?

  20. @memelephant on September 6, 2024 at 4:49 pm

    POV: You are here for a Merit Badge

  21. @NL-in1eq on September 6, 2024 at 4:51 pm

    Also: no not use Permethrin or DEET, that’s even worse than leaving trash!

  22. @thesouthernwoodsmanuk216 on September 6, 2024 at 5:01 pm

    we are a guest to these environments.

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