Fabulous On The Trail
Many women on the trail feel the necessity and importance on keeping up with their appearance on the trail-or at least the first couple miles in. Many luxury items on hygiene include face masks, razors, nail-polish, lavish 'bath bombs' during hostel night trips.
Rachel Welch brings along multiple and colorful nail polishes to occasionally paint her nails and toes. Quite often she would have a line of hikers wanting to do the same. The nail polish also helped Rachel paint and mark her personal belongings to avoid a mix-up between other hiker's items.
Instead of packing extra items in her backpack, thru hiker "Artemis" creates bounce boxes filled with goodies of luxury items that make her feel feminine after a long week of hiking. Bounce boxes are dropped off at the nearest post office right outside her desired destination. The bounce box helped her enjoy and relax on the days she is in town. The idea of luxury items in the box also helped her motivate herself to reach her next stopping point.