Experienced Adventurer Shares What It's Like To Backpack With a Cat

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    As an adventurer living a nomadic lifestyle, JJ Yosh barely had time to take care of his own needs let alone a cat’s, so raising a cat was far down his list of things to do.

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    So when Simon entered his life last year, it was a bit of shock.

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    JJ grew up with a cat named Rookie, whom he considered a brother. And after Rookie passed away seven years ago, he was a little reluctant to raise another cat.

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    So when the opportunity to raise a cat that would enjoy tagging along on his adventures finally struck him, he embraced it full on.

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    Obviously, when you’re backpacking, you need to consider this additional weight, but being someone who loves to train and get fit, he welcomed the extra weight on his back.

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    When they first started camping together, JJ would haul in a portable litter box and also the litter.

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    The most interesting part of hiking with Simon in the backcountry is the reactions they receive from passing strangers

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