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Thank you for your review. I just bought this tent so I am curious what it will bring me. I still don’t quite understand the free stand part with the poles. But I see what this tent can or can’t. Thanks!
Wow ok that's a bit of vital info that nooo other video on diy pull out beds dont mention or know. The moisture thing, very helpful knowledge thank you...almost feel that should be common sense but if it was ide not see so many beds made with interlocking closed slates
I'd probably get a dry bag to put all that in or at least the cooker and pot in maybe the knife, spork, wet ones, oil, and water filter system, with matches or fire starter.
Hay buddy, this tent peaks my interest, but coming from the UK with alot of rain during winter and spring would you recommend it for here in England or just for here during the less heavy showers summer months..
I live in the Pacific Northwest where it rains 8 months out of the year pretty heavily. I would say it depends on your style. Are you doing long form multi-day backpacking trips? My only concern with the tent is using it consecutively wet days where you would be putting away a wet tent day after day. If I’m doing longer trips I prefer dyneema tents where I can wipe down the tent before putting it away. Other than that it holds up against rain like most double wall tents.
@@UltralightNerd amazing feedback thanks. I suppose both but there is often a break in the rain to dry it out here, believe or not so I'm guessing it would be a good buy. What was the full back weight again?
ref the water purify tablets. have kept them in my gear. my experience with them is to have the tablets expire before every being used. so they are no longer carried for that reason, do have a sawyer filter instead. if i need to chemically treat water a couple drops of bleach will do the job.
Honestly, I don’t think this mug is intended to throw in your rucksack if it contains a hot drink - I’m sure the nice people at GSI would agree. Buy a screw top mug if that’s what you want. I absolutely love this mug. Make a hot drink in it, put it aside as you break camp BUT leave the sipper open a tiny bit to allow for any build up of steam to escape. By the time your rucksack is packed, you’ve got a nice mug of hot coffee ready to send you on your way. Otherwise, it seems you love the mug as much as I do.
Sir have you ever thought of blueprints for that build and selling them? Would be cool to just cut all the wood and toss it in for sure❤ love your build though. I want to eventually get to that style
Nothing better than finding a tent you think is right after months of looking.... Then finding someone who has loads of hardcore experience that then assures you , yes that tent you finally decided on ? Its the one.
Nice video that gave lots of information, and good ideas. A lot of people in the comment section think so too! The most important thing that I didn't see anyone talk about is your MST3K shirt! We've got movie sign! Absolutely awesome!
Thanks for the informative video my man! 👍 It popped up in my feed and l couldn’t stop watching 🙂 Loved your laid back style and I’m now in the process of trying to put one of these kits together and it’s a shame you don’t sell it as a set ☹️ All the best from 70% raining UK 🇬🇧
Thank you for a nice run down on this. You talked me into taking my PR 2 and putting in my bounce box as a back up. I’ll stick with the BRS stove. More than half the weight of the PR 2. Thanks again.
I really love this idea! I am seriously considering it, so am really dissecting the instructions. When you drill the hole in the Nalgene bottle, you mention using a 1 inch hole saw bit, but at 5:10, you mention 1.5 inches. I looked at the dimensions of the spigot, and it looks like that area would be 1.57 inches, so I believe the drill bit is supposed to be 1.5 inches rather than 1 inch. Can you please confirm?
You do realize that’s the weight of like 2 passengers, right? Not to mention the weight is offset by the removal of the two benches. These vans have towing capacities, yo.
After googling up and down and left and right and thinking about things and stuff and kettles and pots.... this is going to be my first and probably only setup as well + the gsi 8" frypan.
The only part that I wouldn't spend the money on would be the dyeema bag. Since the cup comes with a bag, I use that. To me it's not work 20 bucks plus shipping to save 9 grams. Everything else is spot on and I use the exact same equipment. My own set also includes a tiny vial of soap and a very small sponge/scrubber.
For me the dyneema bag isn’t just about weight savings, but it’s a non-porous material that doesn’t soak up water or hold onto dust. For me this is totally worth it as I’ve had experience with the Toaks bag collecting a ton of dust in high alpine desert areas.
So, if you *actually* watched the video: I explain that it’s to keep my face warm. My hands were cracking from the dry cold, and so were my lips. It has nothing to do with viral transmission. And even if it did, why are you being mean? You don’t know if have an auto immune disease or a lung infection. Be better, and I hope you’re able to heal your heart.
I will do you one further being from the Puget Sound. I'll cook in the rain in just my shorts. I tend to not wear pants and a jacket while swimming. LOL
Dude this is AMAZING!!! Finally the stuff I’ve been looking for: lightweight practical packable solutions and not the bougie super heavy packing of non-hikers. Thank you so much for this! can’t wait to see more!!🔥
I based my Astro build off this build although I used a few different materials. This was the first build I saw that had the cabinet behind the driver's seat. I think it's a must for an Astro and I've seen more and more people incorporating it into their designs. 👍
