Appreciate your honesty on some of this gear! You just upgrade certain pieces of gear when you can. That's what i do. I'm planning on buying the zpacks vertice rain jacket. I'm currently using the frogg toggs extreme lite. Its a good jacket doesn't condensate too bad but it has no pit zips and the material is a tad thin. I'm on my second one now. Good idea with the large food bag doubling as a pack liner of sorts. I started out using the BRS stove when it first came out. Awesome little stove especially for the price but i upgraded to the pocket rocket 2 stove kit. Its a more sturdy stove and holds larger pots and pans better but... My one complaint is when screwing onto stove cannisters it sprays out the isobutane and the BRS stove never had that problem. That kinda blew my mind. When a $15 amazon stove acts better than a $40+ dollar stove does. My first stove ever was a pocket rocket original and it was bomb proof!! Don't know if i got a dud with the pocket rocket 2 or what? The deluxe looks nice. I also like the looks of the SOTO windmaster. Awesome setup man! Keep at it! Stay safe! hike on!!
Thx for gear review - I appreciate u provide the “what worked” and “what did not work/ not needed”. If possible keep providing ur feedback as it help build confidence in bring the right gear and/or being better prepared for the varying backcountry experiences/challenges.
I am not a through hiker. I am a walk in, destination for a week kind of guy. My bag wet weight is usually around 44-46 pounds. I do love watching ultralight videos however. If you can drop weight on something that is not crucial to your camp, then why not? I have learned so much from this and many other videos. Thanks!
Always interesting to see a different load out that’s a similar weight to what I carry. My typical bpw is 13 lbs without a chair but none of our gear is the same 😂. I use nitrile chemical gloves for rain protection. They’re a little thicker and longer up the forearm (that’s what she said). Also, shepherd hooks have never worked for me.
I recommend adding a bug net. We were hiking in VA a few years back and the bugs swarming, crawling in my ears and nose made a great trip miserable. The net weighs hardly anything, you won't even notice it in your pack.
So nice to see someone who isn’t getting all braggadocio about how light his carry weight is. You’re just laying out the facts. It’s hard to trust other you tubers who humble brag on how light their equipment is...when you know damn well there is other stuff they are “hiding”. I have some manzilla goretex gloves I use for windstoppers. If they get wet, they dry out fast, and keep a reasonable level of dexterity. I used to use mtb gloves, but they were just too thin.
Getting ready for in mid May to start a 100 mile section of the Allegheny Trail here in West Virginia. Planning on using my 40° sleeping bag hopefully it doesn't chill down to much but wanting to go light.
That tarptent is pretty nice I bought the iko core after your videos, I do lots of early morning hiking in the dark. It is still in the testing stage. The rest was just 👌 lol. Remember being wet sucks, just remember that.
Thanks for the video. Quality information as always. If you can add the gear list to the comments that would be helpful to people like me looking to see different gear to purchase.
I lost my subscription for some reason but I got it back. I just did a 22 mile hike to observe our Vimy Ridge memorial. A bit too much for someone who only hikes 5 miles a day. I am interested by your gear list. I am trying to keep my gear down to accommodate my recently acquired Hyperlite Porter pack. If it doesn't fit in then forget it. I am trying to keep light although I don't have any long trails in my area.
Super nice set up! For folks with the skills to use them, a quality baseplate compass (like the Swedish Silva Classic - 50g / 2 oz) and a hiking first aid kit (like the Adventure Medical Aid 3 - 85g / 3 oz) would make a solid addition. Sorry to say still too many hikers lose or fall off the trail on local walks.
Yes it's much easier to just toss the filter with ground into a trash bag, that's one reason. but I do it mostly so that the water runs through it slower. I feel like without the filter the water goes through too fast and doesn't brew very dark
