Post Hike Gear Review: Riksgränsen to Abisko via Vistas 2019 

Doug, your views / comment is straight from my own thoughts and conclusions, can't agree more. Thanks again for commenting mate 🙂

I think that I heard someone say that it was to make it easier to get in & out for example when you are half asleep at night and you have to get up to pee or something, but I don't know for sure. The zipper doors are nice. Sometimes I wish that mine could be two ways though.

@@BrianOutdoors for me velcro is easier to close tent when you outside, but when you inside it can be a real pain to close the door properly. besides, velcro is wear out much faster than zipper.

@@pR13S7 Yes, I was thinking the same thing with regards to wear & tear. My zipper is still going strong after all this time.

Thanks Gustitis. The puffy is a Cumulus product made in Poland. I have quite a few of their bits of gear. A quilt, a sleeping bag (custom), a synthetic jacket made with Apex 67, a wind shirt and this jacket that I took on this hike. My Cumulus Incredilite Endurance puffy has hydrophobic down (850 cuin) and weighs 320 grams. Like you noticed a mid-weight that I'll normally use together with a mid-layer through the winter season and at the end autumn & start of spring. I've owned it for 2 years. I knew that I would experience some low temperatures so it was packed. It got slightly damp on the first day but only on a little area and nothing really noticeable. The down still "puffed" up as it should and it preformed great. I love this jacket. I could of survived with the lighter Cumulus Climalite pullover made with Climashield Apex 67 (251 g) using it together with my mid-layer the Mountain Equipment Diablo hoody and save some weight. I was lucky with the temperatures ranging from 0℃ to 20℃. They could of been lower for that time of the year so far above the Arctic Circle. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@BrianOutdoors I also appreciated your gear review.

@@GustitisLaw Thank you!

OUHIKE2 Thanks, peanut paste works too 😀. Just seems to be only one size jar available here in Denmark which was an overkill for 5 days last year. The small tube of Vegemite was a great size. Can you buy smaller portions of peanut paste over your way or do you re-pack it into another container or bag?

@@BrianOutdoors We can buy 1.5 oz/43gr plastic cups filled with peanut butter and some small companies have started making similar size pouches that are convenient to pack and carry.

@@ouhike2 That sounds great. Wish we had them here.

Thanks Johan, I'm looking forward to seeing some pics on IG with your Ultamid 2 when you start using it 😀.

@@BrianOutdoors haha yeah got to try it soon! Just order some 1.2mm dyneema cords from nordiskt for the stormlines👍

Sounds great!