Joey, it is so good to see you and Andy out on an adventure together with Forest! It is hard to believe 18-25 year old young men could build such structures like that. Such a beautiful part of the world. Safe travels
Good video. Glad that you got out to enjoy some of the summer. $6,000 was more than a normal house cost in 1935. Most CCC projects used local materials to reduce costs. Have fun. Good Luck, Rick
The weight is great with Dyneema, but the wind, noise, greenhousing, and inability to 'stuff' it in a sack keeps driving me back to my SilPoly version ;)
I love the American West. Just got back from Colorado. We stayed with a friend and his wife in the northwest corner and then drove down to Durango and rode the train to Silverton and back. Fantastic scenery! Drove from Durango to Denver after getting back. I’ll never do it again at night. Those mountain passes are for the daytime (for me anyway). Lucky I rented a hybrid Jeep because I didn’t run across a open gas station after 8pm till we got to Denver. If I had been in mine we would have run out of gas.
That’s great! I made it with an Osprey Bite Valve and hardware store tubing. It’s basically the same as in this video, only I use a shorter tube for my shoulder strap water bottle: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kQww5cqh4_M.htmlsi=LdqjuUUciFJvj5e0
I am having SI joint pain with a lot of backpacks I use. I am curious as to why you chose a frameless pack and maybe this would be what could help me have less pain . Thank you in advance for sharing why you chose to go frameless.
I was trying to lighten my pack and a lot of the backpacks I tried with frames poked into my back and weren’t comfortable. I wasn’t sure if I’d like the frameless, but I took a chance I’m glad I did. It might be worth it for you to try one if your deer is relatively light and you’re OK with a minimalist pack design.
I recently went from an osprey to a zpacks, which I am really happy about. The one thing i am struggling with is where to put my tent. The Osprey has a zipper on the very bottom of the bag, so I would stuff my tent in there. It would be easy to access, but not getting any water or dirt inside my pack liner. Now I don't know what to do with it
If you can’t keep up with a group and they’re walking away, you’re with the wrong group. It’s just not how you act in a hiking group! You walk or travel at the pace of the slowest member of the group.
Curious what you use to pack out your used TP. I'm going to try using a bidet just so I don't have to pack out used TP. I think I'm going to try using the compactor bag instead of a dry bag for my quilt. I have a frameless pack and have been putting my down jacket between the bear can and my back. it helps, but it is just too rounded. Now you have me thinking... Have fun on the TRT. Maybe I'll see you on the trail!
Sadly no, although I started several times. Turns out emotions about my thru-hike were all tangled up with trauma from the unexpected divorce that followed. I’m finally getting to a place where I can write about my AT experience without it being overshadowed by that. Hopefully I’ll get back to writing soon. 🤞
@@JoyfulRambler Appreciate your candor. I’ve been binge watching your videos as I prepare for and dream about my hike next year - they are so helpful and valuable and I love your approach and style. Should you get back to writing consider one book pre-ordered :-)
Thanks for this video! It has really helped me a lot. Is that the 450 bear canister that you decided to keep? I was also wondering how much food you packed for in it? I need to get one and I’m trying to decide on the size.
Awesome! I also have a 40 liter SWD pack which is super comfortable. However, I can't get all my gear and tent into it. I pretty much pack mine in a similar order and also in layers. It was like watching you perform a magic trick when you got that bear cannister to fit inside. I use an Ursack. I am inspired to try to pack my 40 L SWD again. Otherwise, I will be taking my 50 L Zpacks pack which I don't find as comfortable. Thank you for the inspiration.
So I took my quilt out of the stuff sack and put my Therm-a-rest on the outside of the liner bag, folded flat and placed vertical. Then I put a folded 1/8 inch closed foam pad also vertical on the other side of the liner bag, up against my back. It worked. Nothing extra hanging outside the pack. I will be taking it to hike the Colorado Trail later this month. Thank you for this helpful video. Happy Trails!
New subscriber here - I also just purchased a bear vault (the BV450) to hike 50 miles on the TRT in August. My son is doing the whole trail and we are meeting up for TC CCW to echo chalet. When are you going? Thanks for the "traveling with your pack" video - I used your amazon link to order the IKEA 2 pack of covers.
I take one USB C cable and tip (no connecting cord) to convert that to the garmin watch connector and that has a key ring loop which I put a thin loop on to keep track of it. The power bank has both USB A and C. So for the USB micro items I only need a short cord for night charging. The charger only needs one USB C port so is much lighter than a multi-port one.
I did the TRT three years ago and I used an umbrella a lot. The sun is merciless, and with so much of the trail is exposed, I was thankful to have that umbrella. With the heat we have been dealing with over the last week, and the extended forecast, it might be something to consider. Yes - it adds weight and I know you are trying to cut back. LOL! How are you handling the water carries? Are you planning to stash water anywhere? I can drop off some gallon jugs of water if that is something you need, Have a great hike. It is an amazing trail!
yes, saving weight really takes looking at a lot of small changes - and as you said, has the added benefit of improving overall efficiency on the trail. A somewhat radical consideration that might save some noticeable weight is to consider a solar panel. Until recently, I thought that I would never use one, but I had a planned longer trip where I didn't want to carry more than one 20,000 mAh battery bank but just one would not have carried enough total charge. After some research, I did test a panel and decided to use it on the trip. Worked FINE !. I carried one 3 oz solar panel and one 3 oz 5,000 mAh bank - as well as shorter cables exactly as you described. I also eliminated the wall charger for a total savings of well over 6 oz (and possibly 8 oz). The panel claimed 10W, but was more like 5W and it does take at least 8 hrs to charge the 5,000 mAh bank. On my trek, it worked fine - and we had two days of constant rain (hurricane Hillary). It kept my SLR, watch, InReach, phone and MP3 player all fully charged and I ended the trip with a nearly fully charged battery bank. Good luck on the Tahoe trail !
Just discovered your video! Enjoyed this one. I would love to see your full backpack list! Do upload that and walk us through your entire system! Also keen to see your video of this hike using these gear :)
Hope it cools off a bit for you, it's been a crazy scorcher here in Sacramento for over a week. Really looking forward to your Tahoe Rim; it's so close for me and might be doable.
