I’m not a doctor.

Try adding a good full body warmup by rowing/jump rope etc for 5-10 minutes followed by a light weighted mobility drill like this https://youtu.be/liuvRkaVGhk?feature=shared

Do the warmup and mobility drills everyday. Your focus needs to be on having good form, its not about speed or strength its about the motion. Do an extra set of 20 slow, easy good mornings opposite your daily mobility work, ie if you work out in the evening do the good mornings in the morning. You will increase that hinging motion by hundreds of reps every week and that will improve your ability to DL.

Changing up your style of DLs after a progression cycle will help keep you from getting bored and incorporate different little muscles.

I use Olympia. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/olympia-your-fitness-trainer/id1504429102

Lots of pre built workouts based on experience and goals. Has gifs of exercises if you are unsure how to properly do them.

Hi Chews.

The only thing that makes sense to me is that they are flying, not checking a bag and therefore they are unable to bring their poop knife.

Enjoy having a lighter pack or get a https://www.rei.com/product/148036/rei-co-op-flexlite-air-chair or https://www.rei.com/product/158004/helinox-chair-zero. They are essentially the same but sit slightly different so if you have the option it’s worth trying them out in store.

A bidet is a game changer. On trail or off it makes everything better. Like others have said never try out new fear on the trail.

The best explanation I’ve heard is if you get shit on your hands are you satisfied with cleaning them off with just a paper towel?

For me hiking is a day trip and backpacking is at least one night. I would keep the two separate as planning and what’s required are different.

Go for a walk. It doesn’t matter how long or how far you go but simply getting up and moving resets your mind. Walk in a different direction, listen to some music, podcast or audio book to change things up.