Looks like you guys had a great time out there! So cool that you just did a live comparison, I still cant decide if I want to go ultralight or a bit heavier with more comfort on my hikes. Especially with having all the filming gear (tripod, drone, etc.) with me, I tend to stay ultralight. Great video. And just in case you like solo silent hikes, you know where to find me ;) Stay safe out there. Have a wonderful day, Mario
$600 tent, $600 sleeping bag, $200 air mattress, and a $375 pack. For just a shade under two grand, you, too, can backpack like Eric! 😬 Kidding aside, thanks for the reviews. A lot of this stuff is "You get what you pay for ... but you definitely pay for what you get." Good stuff and I enjoy seeing you both talk through it. Keep up the good work. 19:44. Dan says the tent is $500 (March 2022). Less than a year later, that tent is $650. Either Dan was a bit off (totally possible, as he was on the trail and going off of memory) or prices have really skyrocketed. Wow.
New here to you both.. I know. Better late than never! Learning for emergency preparedness & camping. So entertained by your guys’ chemistry, humor & priceless knowledge. Thank you for carrying the camera & making these videos!
Great video. laughed and laughed. I own the Minnimalist backpack from Six Moon Designs which has a vest shoulder design to carry it. It's amazingly comfortable when carrying heavy loads.
I'm recently back to pack trips after years of physical issues. Equipping anew at present. Absolutely love your collabs. Funny & informative. More please
I have the Terraframe 50 for backpacking and hunting and was trying to decide to get the Hyperlite strictly for backpacking. You helped me decide (for now lol) to keep my Terraframe for both.
The two of you are totally awesome (not to use an overworked phrase). But, it is most appropriate. It is most informative and educational to watch and learn from both of your perspectives. True, there are some personal differences in choices of equipment--but both of your philosophies are the same. Both of you are giving information for the ultimate buyer to decide for themselves what is most appropriate. With the incredible amount of choices available on major backpacking categories, it helps to have you two cut through the "fog." However, making the ultimate buying decision remains a difficult process. It is almost comparable to buying a new car. Please keep up the excellent work! You providing a superlative service to those who are exploring into getting into backpacking, and I'm sure, to those who are already into backpacking.
Love watching you guys!!! Just like me and my buddies!! I’m a army vet did you guys know that our rucks on any given day weigh in at 69-80lbs. Could be more. We I was deployed in Afghanistan mine was pushing 90+ not including our body armor and kevlars.
The best thing I like carbon fiber poles are that they don't bend as easily as the aluminum ones, and their flexibility makes it very easy on my wrists and shoulders when I have to "pound" them on more solid surfaces.
Having just bought the Mystery Ranch Bridger 65 pack for myself, I can tell you that the website advertises the carry load at 65lbs. I've had several of their products, I'm guessing it could carry more in a pinch. They make excellent gear!
I just bought the Bridger 55 myself. I found it on sale at Huckberry for $197. I’m still torn on if it’s better to carry that 5 pound backpack or get a 2 pound Hyperlite. They both have pros and cons.
I had a Big Agnes Copper Spur tent Several years ago. One evening I sat down on the left end of the rainbow tub entry. In the matter of a blink, the tent pulled the tent pole towards the entry, it fractured in several places and tore thru the inner tent and rain fly and collapsed on that end….for sitting on the inner tent entry tub!? Long story short, in disgust it ended up in the trash, (which I thought fitting) and I replaced it with a Hilleberg, which is bombproof/not bearproof, which is another story!) The Copper Spur is fragile.
I'm trying to get into backpacking. Something I've wanted to do for years. Having a really hard time finding a sleeping bag for 15F. I get really cold at night and thinking about getting the therm a rest oberon.
Im pretty sure, with a new matress you need to use it a few times filled up. They stretch and appear to lose air but it hasnt. Sure enough, you'll need to top ot up a little untill they stretch out properly
I've enjoyed your videos, since I started following your channel. FYI!!!, Regarding your air mattress, cold weather, just like your tires on your vehicle, in cold weather. Indialantic Beach, FL. .🍻🐊😎
Hey Sam, thanks! Yeah I'm aware that mattresses can lose air pressure due to cold. However this turned out to be a leak in the pad I've since fixed. Cheers!
Hi. What to do when this happens and the puncture on the pad is difficult to locate while hiking unless you dive it in a pool to look for the air bubbles.
Hi Eric, I currently use an Osprey aether 70, it's about 12 years old, still a great pack. do you think the Mystery Ranch Bridger is a good upgrade. for an overnight trip i usually go out with about 30 lbs. last year's Cirque of the towers 5 days it was 45 lbs. at the start. i usually carry the food for 2 on longer trips. Thanks
Heck yeah!! Love the comparisons and having those options, yes I know there is more out there than what you showed but still I liked the video. Dan, what's a ditty bag and what do you have in it?
OK I know you guys didn't bring it but I'm sure you've used it, would you prefer the thermarest xtherm over the pads you brought here, and is it really as good as they say it is? Just got 1 myself but haven't had a chance to try it yet. Just wondering. Thanks n keep up the good work
Ryan, are there other sleeping bags that incorporate the strap system that your thermarest bag has. I know big Agnes has this whole sleep system where it literally wraps around a pad, but that looks like more unnecessary weight. I love those straps though and like that the bag you showed was a tiny bit bigger allowing for that tossing and turning, and also the hood being big enough for your sea to summit pillow. Thanks guys. I follow both of you and Devon from backcountry Exposure who is near you in Utah. Three great channels.
No one talks about zippers . Like dual zippers, being able to lock zippers to reduce quick ideam theft in certain camping scenarios. Half door window. Or ventilation/ vents for condensation. Most of all the negative or positive of camping by a loud snorer or farter🤭
Eric (and Dan), How do you determine how much water you'll need for your planned trip? Five liters per person seems a little bit much if it's only a single night. Is there some equation or just an educated guess? I agree with everyone else, you guys are great together!
Figure one gallon per 24-hour period per person. I hike all the time where there is no water e.g. Big Bend, Guadalupe Mt. and that is the amount always suggested. Water is 8 lbs./gal.
I assume the Mystery Ranch Bridger is a better 2-5 day pack than the Mystery Ranch Terraframe? I was leaning to the terraframe before watching your other videos on the Bridger. Now the terraframe seems a bit like overkill for routine backpacking. Do you agree?
Thanks for the gear reviews and entertaining video ... W/respect to the Sea to Summit "Watercell X Reservoir" ... Curious if you have you tried using the shower nozzle?
That mystery ranch pack is amazing! Definitely see myself having a reason to waste money on a new bug out bag 🤣 just gonna stick to my windrider for backpacking though
I used to guide and for three years all I did was tarp camp. I am fond of it! My dog would be very restless without the tent walls keeping him from wandering and chasing after every nightly noise though!
@@BackpackingTV I know weight ain't everything in a backpack and the Osprey Aether 65 or the Aether Plus 60 are in the same ballpark. Then again, my Bergans Helium v5 55l backpack weighs ~1kg/2.2lbs, has an internal frame, padded and removable hipbelt (together with the toplid you'll have a fanny pack). Obviously you wouldn't want to haul around 45lbs let alone more - the frame isn't made for that kind of loads - but 30-35lbs are still comfortable. Zpacks also have some ultralight backpacks with internal frames on offer well under 2lbs. I had a Berghaus 90+10+10l expedition pack with around the same weight as the Mystery Ranch pack. Of course, at the end of the day as long as you're happy with your backpack and it's comfortable that's all that matters.
Most gear should really be long term items. Backpacks, tents, sleeping bags, mattresses, stoves, boots, headlamps, all that stuff should be able to last for years, if not decades. Although gear does require maintenance to last that long.
@@BackpackingTV my lifestraw water bottle filter is 7 years old but used only a few times… I expect it to still be good along with some other things which is why I ask
Lol, I'm a nobody, I had to buy every single thing in my gear closet, I've only been doing this for two years, and I'll still take my setup over both of yours.
free will isnt true cuz God is 1 and his purpose is eonian and not eternal like it was changed to over 190 times in 150 ad by the latin transcribers of pauls letters because it didnt fit their fore-ordained ideas of free will and earthly pursuits and making up hell doctrines and again free will instead of God's doing errythang including their disbelief haha ps in store for the sequel it all is and a comedy of errors on purpose for character creation hehe
