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Crazy adventure, glad you made it back out! That reminds me of a several different situations on hikes or camping trips over the years where things went way different/worse than planned and became differnt types of survival situations. Lukily they also all turned out OK. I thought I might see a Kni-Co stove, though your collapsible stove made more sense for your trip because it packs smaller and probably weighs less than my Trekker. I have been camping right by my car while I have been getting used to my stove.

yikes...

Whatabout faceweight? I always carry my face so if somebody looks at me I can look back

As a casual backpacker, 1-2 trips a year, I go for tough trail comfort camp. That keeps me motivated and wanting more plus every night is a joy, fire, food, starlight and a comfortable nights sleep.

i use pack wizard to help me figure out the weights of things, my pack is about 5lbs empty but its comfy, (i only do over nights so far) and my pack weights about 28 lbs with food water and comfort items... Dont buy an expensive ultra light framless pack if you are a beginner and plan on shoving 28 Lbs of stuff into it.. your better off with a cheaper framed back pack!

I’ll also add that everyone backpacks for different reasons. I’ll never be a thru hiker because I don’t do it for the challenge or distance. My perfect trip is to backpack into an awesome spot and enjoy camp and do some day hikes from camp.

My favorite is when they use a fanny pack and don’t count it in their base weight 😂.

Thanks for sharing. Nice video. I believe the concept of base weight is not meant to be used alone. You should always know the total weight of your backpack before you head out the door. Base weight is useful to compare apples to apples between different systems you've used on one trip versus another, or to compare it with someone else's system. For example, if my friend and I are going on a week-long trek, and both of our packs weigh in at around 20Lbs, but his pack is 7 Lbs base weight and 13 Lbs consumibles, whereas mine is 12 Lbs base weight and 8 consumibles, that's a reason for concern. Either he's packing way more food and water than he'll ever use and maybe not enough gear, or I'm packing too much gear and not enough food and water. In a situation like that the easiest way to spot the inconsistencies is to have a closer look at the base weights, and then the consumibles and compare. But if we don't know in detail what we're carrying, we might just get complacent and assume that everything's fine because we're both carrying about 20 Lbs each.

I only want to know how much my pack weighs at the TH.

I completely agree.

Baseweight don't matter because the most important thing is to get out on the trail. But it is easyer to walk the trail with a light backpack, so weight matter. The lightest gear that does the job of keeping you warm, dry, safe and comfortable enough is the gear to pick😊.

When i compare the weight of things nowadays vs 20 years ago, weight is never a concern for me 😅

Thanks for this - I stopped watching any videos that had to do with base weight ages ago but clicked on this immediately! I do what I can to make my pack light, but there are luxuries I sometimes won't do without, plus I hike with a dog, which means I'm carrying all his gear & food. He's too small to carry his own - he is only 12 lbs - but eats a lot of food to have the energy to hike all day. My biggest complaint about all those 'base weight' claims, is that often it really is NOT base weight, it is their 'big 3' weight - no clothes, no rain gear, no headlamp, no water bottle, no water filter... I have the weight of every item I might take on any given hike or backpacking trip, entered into a spread sheet. Then I 'build' my pack based on where I'm hiking, how many days, weather, etc. I decide which pack I'll need (40L or 60L) and do a test pack of the gear I've selected, and weigh my pack with my empty bear vault and empty water bottles. I do include my alcohol for my stove and all other consumables other than food and water in this test pack. When I weigh the pack, I consider THAT to be my 'base weight'. I know I'll start with x number of days of food, and hopefully full water bottles every morning. As long as my 'base weight' is below an amount I've set for myself, I know I'll be good to add my food and water. I may have the gram weight of every item I might take, but I've never tried to get my 'base weight' down to some 'bragging level' like so many videos you see out there. My pack weighs what it weighs. LOL

I am 68 retired 7 months winter backpacked when I was in high school. Getting back into winter backpacking/camping (20 to 30 deg F) traveling just 5 miles per day. I walk about 2 miles take a break for about 30 min then continue until I get to camp, so an easy walk. Last winter I started testing my equipment. For an overnight my pack weight is 35 lbs. I carry a few extra items because I like to be warm and comfortable. 2 person tent, large 85 litter back pack, 3 sleeping pads, 2 sleeping bags, a stick stove and a camp chair. I love my stick stove because I like having a fire while I drink my tea and eat my cookies. Just changed my sleep system so I will be testing my gear tonight. Weather here in Northeast Ohio will be light snow low of 14 Deg F.

In the desert where you can't find water, and it's 30°C you're gonna need twice that amount of water unless maybe you hike only around dawn. So yeah in those conditions, baseweight is totally negligible. What's hilarious is that I follow the channel of some guys who hike in southern France and have fun bringing the most comfort possible. Usually not in terms of bedding or tent, but in terms of cooking. So they'll bring a cast iron pan, a T bone steak, a magnum sized bottle of wine, a 1 kg block of cheese, fancy knives etc... And they still do 1000 m of elevation gain per day, they just do it slowly. But they're extra motivated coz they know they have this amazing reward at the end of the day. So like you, I 100% think that depriving yourself of comfort for the sake of packing light is counter productive. A propper inflatable sleeping pad is definitely worth it. A good pillow, same thing. And that ultra light gear is so ridiculously expensive and fragile, it's not worth it. Joey from My Own Frontier will bring beers, like 2 or 3, and again, that keeps moral high. Instead, maybe remove that drone, that heavy 4K camera.

My favorite starter gear: Backpack Decathlon MH500 40l 75€ Naturehike for tent, sleeping bag and mat. Tent is a Cloud up 1 which weighs 1,3kg (2.6 lbs) for about 130€, sleeping bag CW400 for about 100€ and is just below 2 lbs, mat is nameless with R=3.5 for about 60€, weighs about 1lb. Campingmoon stove for 65€, 100gr. Toaks pot, 100gr. Sea to summit Alphalight cutlery, 23€, 22gr. Any headlamp. That's it. None of it expensive, all very much functional above 0°C (32F). I'd consider it 3-season gear for normal moderate weekend use.

Exactly, rather make wait base😂.

I totally agree about base weight. To me my pack weighs as much as it does on the first day when I’m about ready to hit the trail.

No headlamp is too ultra light for me.

you can pack to hike or pack to camp...you can't do both. I tend to think about total weight of my pack vs base weight. with that being said, I'm more comfortable with a total weight under 25lbs for a 3 day 2 night trip.

Not sure where everybody gets 42 miles, but the route I took was slightly over 38 miles.

Saw a guy in the cast iron sub reddit, used blue shop towels for seasoning and wiping oil from his pans. When the towel was spent, he'd stuff it in an empty paper towel tube. When he could cram no more towels inside, he'd saw it into little pucks. Nice and long burning.

Hey Chris, awesome video. I never knew this trick. Very cool. I’m gonna try it thank you! I don’t have a lot of fires when I’m backpacking, but I’d like to start having more of them.

Howdy y'all!

I totally agree. Mindset is everything. I really like your thinking Chris

Thanks Chris! It's been over 30 years since I was in the scouts, many mind altering chemicals ago. I used your video for hanging my food bag this past summer, it was a super slick setup. Both of my tents have been 2nd hand with lines attached, but I'm needing a tarp at some point. Happy New Year! 🎉

Thanks Chris. I need to relearn the knots! The truckers hitch is my favorite

Have you done the west coast trail on Vancouver Island? I'm looking for a good trip for my 40th birthday this year and I'm going to look into the 40-mile Timberline trail so thanks for the recommendation!

What's your favorite trail? Do you have a Bucketlist trail you want to experience?

the west highland trail is on my bucket list, hopefully next year

Winter is the best time to camp no bugs. My trusty western mountaineering sleeping bag keeps me going

love the regular groundhogs for camping above the polar circle and above the treeline, they can take a beating and hasn't bent the 70 days I've been in the mountains the past two years. not lightest or smallest, but pretty light and bomber.

Checking in from Salem, I throw my water filter in the fridge in my garage. Easy to keep track of it and prevents freezing.

Here in the mid Atlantic there’s always a freak weekend or two where it gets into the 60s or 70s in January or February. I’ll be looking for those weekends! Thanks for the video. Great tips

…or Arizona. We backpack year around. It’s desert backpacking season now. It’s amazing. Especially when the water starts flowing in about a month or so.

December is the beginning of the best time to go camping here in the frosty northeastern corner of the country. Pulling a pulk, cooking over fire, ice fishing.

Great video for people who might have some hesitation on how to use these. That hiss always scared me when I first started using these.

I don’t know about other places but here in NY the NYS dec website has tons of info on hiking trails also the ADK clubs is another option. I am sure other states have similar resources. I also always bring my little folding saw only use it maybe every third trip or so and then mostly for cleaning up blow down. If they are in season I think eating some berries is fine, I know around here ramps are sort of controversial review your local regulations.

Nice seeing you, keep up the good work.

Going out with partial fuel canisters freaks me out! Nice video Chris

I think its a combination of things. Tent/pad/bag/clothes/hot water bottles? I looked at fill weigh over temp rating, 2 years ago when look for a bag. Ive taken my 0 down to -17F testing in back yard. Nemo sonic 0, dont think they make it anymore... id love to get a -20 in same stylenthatbwas made back then!

Not hard to be better than their other previous line. One step better than those isn't saying much.

Thanks for the info Chris. I also like that little table!

Great video. Appreciate this insight.

Very helpful. Marc told me one time, that he just jumped in the tub with his and took a bath with it. Lol 😅

Thanx, another great job Chris