Great gear review. You clearly know what you need. You are going to fly with this kit!! I will be hiking slower and hauling more, but as an older hiker, I need warmer gear and more redundancies to feel secure. Thanks for the helpful video and for sharing your travel ul philosophy. Hope to see you out there. Best wishes for your journey.
Great set up -jealous of your base weight but I find it hard in the colder weather starting out....hope to get it down some as I head down the trail. Hope to see you out there!
Yup, cold weather calls for more layers / changes of clothing. For me, i'd rather have a lower base weight so I can carry more food weight. I know as long as I have extra calories I can warm up, even if everything is completely soaked through.
Well I met many hikers with your setup and you will fly for sure. Just be careful when severe weather hits. I knew a hiker like you that hiked 35 miles in the Smokies by accident. There wasn't enough room for him so he just kept hiking till he found one much later in. So if you start early you will not have this problem but if you hike in a crowd it could prove challenging. Just be prepared.
This is a new item in my kit. I'm trying it out because I've heard of the amazing flow rate on this thing. And time is everything. My old filter was the versaflow. Which is similar to the Sawyer in flow rate. We shall see, if I don't like it I'll just send myself the old one.
