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Most of the Peak Refuel is quite tasty, and with Steve on the package, I thought it was going to be a banger. Glad Boober gave it to you and saved me $😂
@@BackpackingwithBuckley I used Tom dehydrate things like spaghetti sauce and take cans of tuna, among other things. I understand that many freeze dried packages are extremely expensive but tasty.
We will conver the buttetfly whisperer one day. Love my hammock! It's the only time I can sleep like a baby on my back. Otherwise I'm a side sleeper. That penne with Buffalo chicken sounds amazing. I'll need to try it
Don't you just hate it when an uninvited guest shows up 😂😂. So full disclosure, I'm (Shell) a vegetarian. Whilst I'm not about to follow a hunter, i do appreciate the points you made about filling your own freezer, and being driven by self sufficiently, not the thrill of the hunt. I was a little pleased the meal wasn't up to scratch though😂🙈. The other companies you mentioned are amazing, good on you for supporting small cottage businesses, more of us should do the same👍. Great video as ever, All the best, Shell and Pete 😊👊👍
I'm glad to have shared this so you can relish in the sub par meal with me! Lol. Being a vegetarian is very admirable and I could see myself trying it someday. Thanks friends!
Definitely worth looking at is the Superior Gear Hammock. I have a -20 degree model, haven't used it at those temperatures yet, but was incredibly warm and comfortable at +15F. I didn't need it on my Appalachian Trail thruhike attempt last year, so I took my trusted Hummingbird (bare bones ultralight) hammock which I slept in with an old Golite Feather-lite 40 degree bag pulled up over me. Coldest temperatures I experienced from April 1st to September 1st (when I had to get off trail due to a knee injury) was just below 30F. I am a warm sleeper and had on nearly every stitch of clothing and was just a tad cold around my face in a bag rated to 40F.
Thanks Daniel. It's good to hear your SG hammock performs well. You're even tougher for going without an underquilt on minimalist trips! You must sleep warm!
@BackpackingwithBuckley The sleeping bag wraps around my hammock with me in it. I lay diagonally until I find the spot where my sleeping bag tightens against my back, eliminating the air space under my body. I don't move around much in my sleep and I sleep in a position between on my back and my side.
I don't think you have recommended a bad company to me yet. I love my Hilltop Packs Raven UL and assorted other bags and storage things. And of course Superior Gear makes one sweet hammock. I hope the other Peak Refuel meals turn out better, we will see. A+ on your video editing too.
All the folks you covered are great! Because you seemed least personally familiar with Dan Durstan, just a confirmation that he is great. You can tell a lot about people by how they treat folks when they have nothing to gain. Dan (like Ben) will take time to explain, help, or educate anyone!
There are a lot of great cottage hammock makers, but superior gear has the best backpacking hammock, hands down, in the elite version. 29 oz for a hammock including the underquilt? Incredible. I don’t have a pack from hilltop yet, but I would love one. I bought both of the apex speed hangers, and they became my group’s favorite piece of kit on our trip to the boundary waters this year. I hung the cnoc 2l vecto, the sawyer squeeze, the backflush coupler, and the cnoc vesica, and had gravity filtered water in under two minutes. When it was time to refill, just pick everything up off the speed hanger, do one scooping motion with the cnoc vecto bag, and rehang. Whole thing takes 60 seconds to do.
Thanks for the comment! I agree on your points and the Speed Hanger is really handy for a lot of situations! Both Superior and Hilltop have my business indefinitely.
That was a big Bisen!!! Gotta love HillTop Packs. Great company and Ben is so awesome That is hilarious that you seen each other out there. Surely you knew Mike was coming 😁 Love the scenery and video brother 👊🏻
I'll be going on my first backpacking trip ever to Afton. I figured this would be a good place to start as a first time. For the firewood, do I need to bring my own saw or do they have saws there?
I like your realistic responsible attitude towards the topic at hand. I’m also a big outdoor person myself. I think it started with growing up on a cotton farm, and joining Cub Scouts, then Boy Scouts just made me more of a camping, backpacking, outdoor kind of guy. So seeing that we have appreciation for two of the same things I believe you have earned a sub for me. Thanks for the great video. Best wishes to you and your family. ✌️🇺🇸
Sounds like a tough trip, but sometimes those make for the best stories! Gear failures and rugged trails can really test your patience. Thanks for sharing the experience - it’s a good reminder that not every adventure goes as planned. Looking forward to seeing more of your content! Cheers, Simon - Tales From Abroad
That trail looked tough going! Gear failures too 😫. Still, we would take a day in the cursed canyon over a day in work anytime 😂👌. Always a pleasure to see you and Mike out and about 👍
I was on a canoe trip in FL once many years ago and set up for the night and in the middle of the night got a visit from a curious and aggressive bull nosing out tent
beautiful place...and always another crazy adventure when you go out into the wilderness..love it....I have to hike with cattle on a few places I hike in Florida too! Dang!...I need to get out there!...if there is not any craziness and wackiness out on a camping trip..it just is not an true adventure!..lol
Love the video! You have me sold on one now im just trying to figure out what i need. Im going to colorado in mid october could c temls from 0-70 whats ur thoughts on a 30° hammock a wind break underneath and a 15° comforter?
I started out in hammocks back in the 2000s. I just never got good sleep. I’m not a back sleeper at all but I suffered through it because they (at the time) were lighter and easier. Fast forward to now and I’m a tent guy. I can toss and flail all night long and sleep in any position. So yes not everyone is the same, and the great hammocks don’t work for everyone. Still miss the fiddle factor with hammocks though.
