I will be doing a Livestream on Sunday, September 26 @ 8pm ET / 5pm PT where I will be answering a bunch of your questions about my gear on the GDT! Go set a reminder for yourself for the livestream and drop a question here: ua-cam.com/video/Gfb3HNDYUwg/v-deo.html
Lol I’m from Sweden but it took watching a Canadian UA-camr to realize I could use the Swedish cloth (Wettex) to wipe off my tent, works like a charm - THANKS!
1:40 "might have saved my life" 🤣 more DEFINITELY saved your life. I hope to God I never get that close to one. I've seen countless documentaries on them. So beautiful yet unbelievably deadly. Safe travels for the future and am loving your gear setup. 🙏🏾
You are the real deal Justin. Well done for your professionalism in doing this straight after. Most of us would be sitting watching movies, eating chocolate , drinking beer and wallowing.
I love that you include an estimated food & water weight in your lighterpack! Gives me an idea of what the pack actually weighed full. That’s how I count too. Sure base weight is the comparable number but I’m interested in knowing if I can carry my total pack weight. Also makes it easy to see what percentage of their body weight that someone carries
Why would someone give you a hard time about bringing earbuds??? You’re the one hiking, not the keyboard warrior - when they can hike 30+ days…then they can leave the earbuds at home.
Amazing series Justin! Thanks for sharing and putting all this effort into documenting. I plan to do the GDT at some point and I’ve never seen any thing better out there. Side note, give the Norda trail shoes a try. I really really think you’ll like them.
Justin thank you for all of this great content. It was with your helpful gear lists and recommendations that I got myself some new gear for a 2 week backpacking trip I am starting out on this Sunday. And may the gear gods help me, but Decathlon just opened a store locally 😵 😉
Neat your Komperdell trekking pole. I have the Tracks Sherlite with the camera thread under the wood knobby cap. I use a stick-pick on the trekking pole tip to attach my little Coolpix for my meagre meanderings.
This is such an ACE resource! saved and faved! Only thing I add is these ultralight packs tend to be too short for me to reach the side pockets. I am 6 4 and my arms have difficulty bending up and back so high to grab water or bear spray. But they are still the packs I will continue to use, just ask my wife to grab my water or carry the water in the strap mesh in front.
Your BeFree is probably fine, because the test you did was incorrect. The same thing happened to me last week and I saw the same bubbles. I called Katadyn today and the correct test is with a saturated filter and empty bag like you showed in your vid, but instead of squeezing and getting bubbles, you blow through the outlet end and try to blow the bag up. If you can't blow up the bag through your wetted out filter, your BeFree is fine.
Such an informative video, thanks for sharing! Could we get a food video? Maybe a collaboration of meals or what you enjoyed most or got sick of etc? Everyone love the food videos. Also interested in the 8 day carry menu.
I have this video with all the food I brought (ua-cam.com/video/jx_SyH78MFo/v-deo.html) but will also be doing a "favorite food from the trip" video in a week or two!
Would you consider a separate (short) close up video on the Mayfly sandals? I was looking at GG Gear and yours looked like they were a little different. Also wondering if you compared notes with Jesse about his hike -- co-video idea?? He didn't bring you a watermelon, as trail magic 😂. Cant wait to try some of these things on my next AT section. I have been watching your CDT hike to help improve my gear and of course watch the beautiful view with you. Thanks for all your hard work.
surprised you brought the trekology instead of the hikenture pillow haha I just sent back the trekology and ordered the Hikenture instead based on your pillow video.
Great video! One note on shelter fabric differences: Silpoly doesn't absorb water and stretch like silnylon does. You mentioned that DCF doesn't stretch like silnylon or silpoly. Otherwise, great stuff!
Technically all 3 stretch, but DCF stretches the least, followed by poly, then nylon. Looking at spec sheets, the variability between fabrics, even of the same weight and type is crazy.
@@JustinOutdoors but saying DCF doesn't stretch like nylon and polyester gives the impression polyester stretches when when, while it doesn't. Silnylon sag is well documented but Silpoly doesn't share that same characteristic. Silpoly does however, need to be seem sealed and doesn't exhibit as strong of tear strength characteristics as DCF. Additionally, DCF can suffer from shrinkage, deformation and creep under load. Anyway, just wanted to point out the distinction between silnylon and silpoly as I think your points on the strengths of DCF inadvertently sounded a touch misleading to someone who maybe hasn't spent much time reading into the pros and cons of dcf vs silpoly vs silnylon fabrics in shelters. Love the vids, awesome to see a Canadian making UL content. Keep up the good work!
@@matthewkenny2344 Thanks for the conversation and I agree that I don't present the information in the clearest way possible. It's tough to try and cram textile science into a 10s piece in a video! From my understanding the sag when wet for nylon is actually a different characteristic compared to the stretch. When wet, the nylon expands, which leads to the sag. I'm not actually sure if the stretch factor changes when wet though. I also couldn't easily find any data on stretch factors fabrics. I really need to get my Lab off the ground so I can start testing some of these things!
Loved your videos Justin! I wanted to recommend the Atlas Showa Best 282 gloves - They are not hiker specific but were recommended by Andrew Skurka. They definitely work for cold & wet and keep your hands dry! Also if you want to try a *non-breathable* waterproof jacket - check out silicone coated silpoly jackets - like from LightHeart Gear. A step above the Frog Toggs.
We’d love to help you create more content! Can we send you a 2.1 ounce tripod adapter with ultralight ballhead? You can turn branches, trekking poles, or even stakes into a fully functional camera tripod. Let us know if this sounds like something worth testing out. Cheers.
Thanks so much for the lighterpack list. I have been examining it with a fine tooth comb to see why on earth you can get 8 days of food into your Zerk and I cant even manage to get 5 in lol. Our gear is super Similar except different clothing brands but similar in weight. I think it was because I brought the Big Agnes 2 person tent instead of my Dyneema tent to get a bit more room for 2 people and its a bit bigger than your tent. I was also trying to use 2 separate DCF bags for clothing and sleeping bag inside my nylofume bag and I think its just not compressing as much as your method of putting everything directly into the nylofume bag. I am super scared of my stuff getting wet. I am going to try to stuff it all in the nylofume and see if it helps.
The free-packing of my quilt and clothing is probably what is doing it. I also had to store a day or two of food in the front pocket when carrying 8 days.
Hi Justin, We love what you do and all your videos. Actually, we are moving to Calgary in June from Sydney Australia and I was wondering if could recommend a camping shop in Calgary where to buy all the essential for camping? Thanks
Great video coverages Justin and a big warm thanks for sharing, your hiking learnings. How much fuel average per day for the stove during GDT ? Did you use the winter version?
I love Garage Grown Gear. But I wouldn't say their shipping is super fast lol. That may be the USPS too though lol. I have so many things from them!! The tooth brushes are the best lmbo!!!
Haha. True. USPS is slow. But I usually have my orders shipped same or next day, which gets the stuff here in 7-10 days from order most of the time! Faster than some Ontario orders I've had. haha
Hi Justin, congratulations on your accomplishment! I'm curious to know how well did the OR Astroman Hoodie worked for you as a next-to-skin active layer. Being made out of nylon, I believe it would not wick sweat as well or fast as a polyester garment? Love to hear your logic on this. Many thanks!
Hi Justin, I was curious, did you shoot this whole trip on a go pro? I didnt hear you mention much about camera gear but I may have missed it. Great content, subscribed for more!
Hi Justin, Great series of your expedition, I watched every morning while having breakfast here in New Zealand. How many gas cylinders did you go through?
Wow. Great list. You talked briefly about it, but more info on your planning. In particular reserving site. How did you manage it? Were there issues at some of the popular campsitrs? If you were to do it agsin, would you kerp the same pace?
I got lucky and was #400 in the booking lottery. And because I was moving pretty far each day, I needed fewer campsites in parks. I'd 100% do it at the same pace, it actually ended up being perfect more me. Pushed myself a lot but never felt like I was rushing.
i replace for a week my sleeping bag for a emergency blanket, it wasn't a bad experience to be honest, but i am looking a compact quilt now, how much do you carry?
I haven't noticed any difference between zero and 5mm drop on the downhills, but everyone is different. Legitimately glad you've found something that works for your feet because it's tough to do!
Polyester doesn't absorb moisture either, it's hydrophobic, unlike the hydrophilic of nylon. Just ainor correction. It weighs more than DCF but it's no more moisture absorbent
How did you assess the number and/or size of fuel canister you needed for your stove? I am guessing size based on what would slide into the pot. Thanks.
I know I use about 6g of fuel max to boil 500mL of water in that pot (tested at home). So just ended up doing the math. I actually could have gotten away with 2 or less fuel cans for the full trip.
As far as I know throw away plastic water bottles release micro plastics when exposed to the heat or sun which is extremely unhealthy to consume. I’m definitely not going to use them a anymore. I’m currently looking for bottles designed for long term use.
Hi Justin, thanks for your videos, they’re really helpful. I was wondering, what temperature rating is the enigma quilt you used in the gdt? Thank you!
Great presentation of all your gear. I also have Injinji socks and the Speedgoat 4s. I blew a hole in the top of my Speedgoats within 175 mles while on the Oregon section of the PCT. I was able to patch it using Gorilla tape on the INSIDE (since I need the tape to deal with the friction before it reaches the shoe's upper). Also, I developed holes in my Injinji's pretty much every 10 days ... so I ended up going through a lot of those. But I'm curious .. it looks like you're ONLY wearing Injinji's ... vs. (what I was doing) wearing the Injinji as a liner, and then wearing a Darn Tough lightweight hiker over that. So how did you like that system? What are the benefits of wearing ONLY a liner sock? Seems like they'd dry faster. But comfort wise ... they were okay?
I wear the injinji run light mini crews. The benefits of a thinner synthetic sock are that your sock AND shoe dry a whole lot faster. I also find that I have less moisture being kept against my foot. When I have a comfortable shoe, the thin sock is not a problem. Two socks, especially if one is wool, will take a very long time to dry out and the wool will get saturated very immediately and keep water near your foot if walking through water.
I just watched your gdt video. I was pondering... the military often put Gore-tex bivvy bags as their outer layer. Would something like that would have helped with your lightning bags?
Curious what bear spray brand you used. I used UDAP when solo hiking in Denali. That’s also the brand they sold @ the mountain store closest to the entrance. Didn’t see it in your links.
I will be doing a Livestream on Sunday, September 26 @ 8pm ET / 5pm PT where I will be answering a bunch of your questions about my gear on the GDT! Go set a reminder for yourself for the livestream and drop a question here: ua-cam.com/video/Gfb3HNDYUwg/v-deo.html
Oh no. That’s right when my son’s 18th birthday party starts. Hmmmm. What to do? Look forward to listening later. You the best!
whats the lightest most compact quilt?
@@user-nd9re8vr6l Enlightened Equipment Enigma with 7d shell fabric and 950 CUIN down in the smallest size you can get while still being comfortable.
@@JustinOutdoors what temperature rating did you get? 0°F?
I like how he just breezed over that he got charged by a bear lol.
Lol I’m from Sweden but it took watching a Canadian UA-camr to realize I could use the Swedish cloth (Wettex) to wipe off my tent, works like a charm - THANKS!
1:40 "might have saved my life" 🤣 more DEFINITELY saved your life. I hope to God I never get that close to one. I've seen countless documentaries on them. So beautiful yet unbelievably deadly. Safe travels for the future and am loving your gear setup. 🙏🏾
You are the real deal Justin. Well done for your professionalism in doing this straight after. Most of us would be sitting watching movies, eating chocolate , drinking beer and wallowing.
Your trip and documentation changed my life and will do so for many people in the future
If I fended off a Grizzly at 6 feet, the bear spray would be awarded the MVP. Guess those Hokas are awesome.
37 km a day. What an effort. Great video too. Thanks Justin.
Let alone the distance, the insane elevation every day is what truly impresses me
I was just thinking, be nice to find all this stuff in one place. That Garage Grown Gear site is neat.
I just ordered stuff from them. 😁
Love Garage Grown Gear.
Too bad shipping to Canada is 50 bucks…
Justin, I can’t tell you how informative your video is. I learned so much and your excitement is inspiring and contagious! Thank you!!
I like that most of the gear really has that used look now, makes it look way better now!
I love that you include an estimated food & water weight in your lighterpack! Gives me an idea of what the pack actually weighed full. That’s how I count too. Sure base weight is the comparable number but I’m interested in knowing if I can carry my total pack weight. Also makes it easy to see what percentage of their body weight that someone carries
Why would someone give you a hard time about bringing earbuds??? You’re the one hiking, not the keyboard warrior - when they can hike 30+ days…then they can leave the earbuds at home.
Jealous people are often petty people, sadly ...
😍
Right? How many people can say they've been in the bush for 30+ days?
@@870Slager literally dude I can do a week tops prop to this guy he’s a beast
Have you seen the ultralight community at its worst? 😂😂 There will be ALWAYS someone who has something to bitch about something if it has mass 😁
Awesome -- This is by far, the best gear-head vid I've seen so far. Tons of upgrade and substitution ideas here. Thanks!
That dancing at 16:23 was real. It made me happy to see.
Thanks for all of your time and expenses in order to take us along.
These Videos have really inspired me to “move my needle” and get out there. Thanks!!!
Amazing series Justin! Thanks for sharing and putting all this effort into documenting. I plan to do the GDT at some point and I’ve never seen any thing better out there.
Side note, give the Norda trail shoes a try. I really really think you’ll like them.
Inspirational. Thank you. You are an amazing teacher and role model.
Great full transparency kit breakdown! Super glue is good to carry.....🙂👍🏻
Great gear loadout man, congrats on the hike!
Justin thank you for all of this great content. It was with your helpful gear lists and recommendations that I got myself some new gear for a 2 week backpacking trip I am starting out on this Sunday. And may the gear gods help me, but Decathlon just opened a store locally 😵 😉
Neat your Komperdell trekking pole. I have the Tracks Sherlite with the camera thread under the wood knobby cap. I use a stick-pick on the trekking pole tip to attach my little Coolpix for my meagre meanderings.
I miss my forest hewn and decorated walking staff that I had for years and years.
Are komperdell trekking poles really that good? Their snowshoes are no good
This is such an ACE resource! saved and faved! Only thing I add is these ultralight packs tend to be too short for me to reach the side pockets. I am 6 4 and my arms have difficulty bending up and back so high to grab water or bear spray. But they are still the packs I will continue to use, just ask my wife to grab my water or carry the water in the strap mesh in front.
Dude...I just bought a befree filter based on your other video where you said it never failed :)
Thanks, mighty willow stomper. Nice vid.
Just came across your channel, and will now start watching your Great Divide Trail doc, really looking forward!
Another great video. You really deserve several hundred thousand more subscribers IMO. 👍
Awesome list. Thank you.
I’ve never heard of that Swedish cloth before. I will have to go check that out.
Great stuff Sir - Thank you
Your BeFree is probably fine, because the test you did was incorrect. The same thing happened to me last week and I saw the same bubbles. I called Katadyn today and the correct test is with a saturated filter and empty bag like you showed in your vid, but instead of squeezing and getting bubbles, you blow through the outlet end and try to blow the bag up. If you can't blow up the bag through your wetted out filter, your BeFree is fine.
This is gold!
Such an informative video, thanks for sharing! Could we get a food video? Maybe a collaboration of meals or what you enjoyed most or got sick of etc? Everyone love the food videos. Also interested in the 8 day carry menu.
I have this video with all the food I brought (ua-cam.com/video/jx_SyH78MFo/v-deo.html) but will also be doing a "favorite food from the trip" video in a week or two!
Well done, pal.
Yo Justin, If you can get your hand on…..I would love to see a review on The Mountain Hardwear JMT and Scrambler pack
Would you consider a separate (short) close up video on the Mayfly sandals? I was looking at GG Gear and yours looked like they were a little different.
Also wondering if you compared notes with Jesse about his hike -- co-video idea?? He didn't bring you a watermelon, as trail magic 😂.
Cant wait to try some of these things on my next AT section. I have been watching your CDT hike to help improve my gear and of course watch the beautiful view with you.
Thanks for all your hard work.
Maybe on all accounts! haha
Great video! Thanks for sharing! 🎒🏞🏕
Great vid. Liked all the stuff that I saw, and brands I've never heard of before. Thanks brohan!
37kms a day on avg for 1100 Holy! Nice setup Justin!
Loved your videos. Great Job!!
Thanks heaps for this. Can I ask tho, how do all you ultralight campers make coffee? 37 days no coffee feels like torture!
Wow great video wow great video
nice informative advice👍
Your weight for the fleece pants is off a little. You say 1.8 oz. The manufacturer on the Declathlon web site says 8.8 oz. Big difference.
surprised you brought the trekology instead of the hikenture pillow haha
I just sent back the trekology and ordered the Hikenture instead based on your pillow video.
It just came down to weight on this trip. There are a few items where comfort/features got trumped by weight (bringing the Xlite is another example).
Justin your series has been super helpful. Could you do a video on the technical side of getting the GDT gps file onto the Garmin and using it.
I'll see what I can do!
Good job
Great video! One note on shelter fabric differences: Silpoly doesn't absorb water and stretch like silnylon does. You mentioned that DCF doesn't stretch like silnylon or silpoly. Otherwise, great stuff!
Technically all 3 stretch, but DCF stretches the least, followed by poly, then nylon. Looking at spec sheets, the variability between fabrics, even of the same weight and type is crazy.
@@JustinOutdoors but saying DCF doesn't stretch like nylon and polyester gives the impression polyester stretches when when, while it doesn't. Silnylon sag is well documented but Silpoly doesn't share that same characteristic. Silpoly does however, need to be seem sealed and doesn't exhibit as strong of tear strength characteristics as DCF. Additionally, DCF can suffer from shrinkage, deformation and creep under load.
Anyway, just wanted to point out the distinction between silnylon and silpoly as I think your points on the strengths of DCF inadvertently sounded a touch misleading to someone who maybe hasn't spent much time reading into the pros and cons of dcf vs silpoly vs silnylon fabrics in shelters.
Love the vids, awesome to see a Canadian making UL content. Keep up the good work!
@@matthewkenny2344 Thanks for the conversation and I agree that I don't present the information in the clearest way possible. It's tough to try and cram textile science into a 10s piece in a video! From my understanding the sag when wet for nylon is actually a different characteristic compared to the stretch. When wet, the nylon expands, which leads to the sag. I'm not actually sure if the stretch factor changes when wet though. I also couldn't easily find any data on stretch factors fabrics. I really need to get my Lab off the ground so I can start testing some of these things!
@@JustinOutdoors Totally fair not to delve into technical details when doing a post-thru gear review! Looking forward to what you have coming up next!
great video
Nice gear
Loved your videos Justin! I wanted to recommend the Atlas Showa Best 282 gloves - They are not hiker specific but were recommended by Andrew Skurka. They definitely work for cold & wet and keep your hands dry! Also if you want to try a *non-breathable* waterproof jacket - check out silicone coated silpoly jackets - like from LightHeart Gear. A step above the Frog Toggs.
thanks for the video. I hope you have some bloopers to share 🤣🤣🤣
Lots of farting as I walk back to pick up the camera and lots of my pole/tripod falling over due to wind
Haha😄 sharing is caring
We’d love to help you create more content! Can we send you a 2.1 ounce tripod adapter with ultralight ballhead? You can turn branches, trekking poles, or even stakes into a fully functional camera tripod. Let us know if this sounds like something worth testing out. Cheers.
"I was super proud of my cat holes!" @9:01
Thanks so much for the lighterpack list. I have been examining it with a fine tooth comb to see why on earth you can get 8 days of food into your Zerk and I cant even manage to get 5 in lol. Our gear is super Similar except different clothing brands but similar in weight. I think it was because I brought the Big Agnes 2 person tent instead of my Dyneema tent to get a bit more room for 2 people and its a bit bigger than your tent. I was also trying to use 2 separate DCF bags for clothing and sleeping bag inside my nylofume bag and I think its just not compressing as much as your method of putting everything directly into the nylofume bag. I am super scared of my stuff getting wet. I am going to try to stuff it all in the nylofume and see if it helps.
The free-packing of my quilt and clothing is probably what is doing it. I also had to store a day or two of food in the front pocket when carrying 8 days.
Hi Justin,
We love what you do and all your videos. Actually, we are moving to Calgary in June from Sydney Australia and I was wondering if could recommend a camping shop in Calgary where to buy all the essential for camping? Thanks
MEC, Atmosphere, and Breathe Outdoors are good options!
@@JustinOutdoors thanks Man…
you always put out good videos. thx for the info. Good stuff.
mummy bags are the best right?!
Great video coverages Justin and a big warm thanks for sharing, your hiking learnings. How much fuel average per day for the stove during GDT ? Did you use the winter version?
Wondering what kind of eco safe powder soap you recommend for socks and underwear, as well as best practices or hacks for that routine? 🤔
you never mentioned what the temp rating for your EE enigma was
otherwise, great video
oops! 20F
I wouldn't want to tangle with you, if I saw you coming. I wouldn't mess around with any one tough enough to wear those flip flops! lol
Watched all of
Just makes one subscribe to this channel !
I love Garage Grown Gear. But I wouldn't say their shipping is super fast lol. That may be the USPS too though lol. I have so many things from them!! The tooth brushes are the best lmbo!!!
Haha. True. USPS is slow. But I usually have my orders shipped same or next day, which gets the stuff here in 7-10 days from order most of the time! Faster than some Ontario orders I've had. haha
Hi Justin, congratulations on your accomplishment! I'm curious to know how well did the OR Astroman Hoodie worked for you as a next-to-skin active layer. Being made out of nylon, I believe it would not wick sweat as well or fast as a polyester garment? Love to hear your logic on this. Many thanks!
It absorbs a bit more moisture than polyester but not much more. It is more durable than polyester though and that was a big consideration for me.
@@JustinOutdoors did you only wear it or you also wear a tee inside? is it a wind jacket as well?
Sweet
Thanks for the great video!
Hi Justin, I was curious, did you shoot this whole trip on a go pro? I didnt hear you mention much about camera gear but I may have missed it. Great content, subscribed for more!
I noticed experienced hikers don’t use backpacks with a hard back. Though, hard back is comfortable. Can’t get why. Only because of the weight?
Hi Justin, Great series of your expedition, I watched every morning while having breakfast here in New Zealand. How many gas cylinders did you go through?
I probably could have gotten by with 2 but ended up using 3 (none were empty when I replaced them).
My anker 26.5 mah battery 65w and anker wall plug 60watt are the heaviest items in my pack lol
Wow. Great list.
You talked briefly about it, but more info on your planning. In particular reserving site. How did you manage it? Were there issues at some of the popular campsitrs?
If you were to do it agsin, would you kerp the same pace?
I got lucky and was #400 in the booking lottery. And because I was moving pretty far each day, I needed fewer campsites in parks. I'd 100% do it at the same pace, it actually ended up being perfect more me. Pushed myself a lot but never felt like I was rushing.
Why not just strap a sawyer to the smart water bottle? I saw you filtering it. Advantage/Disadvantage?
i replace for a week my sleeping bag for a emergency blanket, it wasn't a bad experience to be honest, but i am looking a compact quilt now, how much do you carry?
Usually a 20F quilt
Hooka Speedgoat dont have Zero Drop, it makes going down hills decline hell for the knees. Altra all the way for me
I haven't noticed any difference between zero and 5mm drop on the downhills, but everyone is different. Legitimately glad you've found something that works for your feet because it's tough to do!
@@JustinOutdoors You will when you age.
I have never used a single wall tent, but if you're quilt is getting wet on a dry night, that seems bad.
Single walled tents don't have any more condensation than double walled.
Polyester doesn't absorb moisture either, it's hydrophobic, unlike the hydrophilic of nylon. Just ainor correction. It weighs more than DCF but it's no more moisture absorbent
And sil-poly is more packable than dcf.
How did you assess the number and/or size of fuel canister you needed for your stove? I am guessing size based on what would slide into the pot. Thanks.
I know I use about 6g of fuel max to boil 500mL of water in that pot (tested at home). So just ended up doing the math. I actually could have gotten away with 2 or less fuel cans for the full trip.
@@JustinOutdoors Thanks
Thanks
Question about poles. Were you not planning on bringing the Cascade Mountain Tech carbon fibre poles on this great trek?
I was! But the kompredells just overall fit better into my systems for this trip. The CMT poles are great though.
Hey Justin, would you mind sharing what phone holder you used to attach to your pole?
no giz in the lower 48
As far as I know throw away plastic water bottles release micro plastics when exposed to the heat or sun which is extremely unhealthy to consume. I’m definitely not going to use them a anymore. I’m currently looking for bottles designed for long term use.
in the end , how much kg you had in this backpack?
Hi Justin, thanks for your videos, they’re really helpful. I was wondering, what temperature rating is the enigma quilt you used in the gdt? Thank you!
20F!
Ever have water get into the nyoflume liner? Always wonder if i should use a rubber band to help hold it closed lol
I haven't! I twist it up and tuck it in the side.
Great presentation of all your gear. I also have Injinji socks and the Speedgoat 4s. I blew a hole in the top of my Speedgoats within 175 mles while on the Oregon section of the PCT. I was able to patch it using Gorilla tape on the INSIDE (since I need the tape to deal with the friction before it reaches the shoe's upper). Also, I developed holes in my Injinji's pretty much every 10 days ... so I ended up going through a lot of those.
But I'm curious .. it looks like you're ONLY wearing Injinji's ... vs. (what I was doing) wearing the Injinji as a liner, and then wearing a Darn Tough lightweight hiker over that. So how did you like that system? What are the benefits of wearing ONLY a liner sock? Seems like they'd dry faster. But comfort wise ... they were okay?
I wear the injinji run light mini crews. The benefits of a thinner synthetic sock are that your sock AND shoe dry a whole lot faster. I also find that I have less moisture being kept against my foot. When I have a comfortable shoe, the thin sock is not a problem. Two socks, especially if one is wool, will take a very long time to dry out and the wool will get saturated very immediately and keep water near your foot if walking through water.
Very helpful! Sorry if I missed it...but what camera/lens? Looking at your camera pole guessing it was your phone?
Just my phone!
I just watched your gdt video. I was pondering... the military often put Gore-tex bivvy bags as their outer layer. Would something like that would have helped with your lightning bags?
I think this would have trapped a lot of condensation against my quilt.
Curious what bear spray brand you used. I used UDAP when solo hiking in Denali. That’s also the brand they sold @ the mountain store closest to the entrance. Didn’t see it in your links.
I had a Frontiersman, but they are all pretty much the same.
Where did you get the BeenCampin wash basin all I can find from them is a dog bowl.
It's actually the dog bowl. haha
i like your cringe operator hat you look very cool
Who knew it could be so expensive to simply walk in the woods!
Doesn't have to be but I am lucky in that I was able to put together my dream gear list :)
Was your BeFree new or used & sitting for a while?
Great drinking game! Each time the woman says lightweight take a shot!
Did you size up the shoes to allow for your feet to swell? Or did your normal size work?
What diddy bag is that?
great video. Looking at getting the enigma...what width is yours?
I have a reg and wide with one and am completely fine with just the regular
When bushwhacking so quickly, how to do you watch out for snakes? We're there alot on that trail?
No snakes on trail :). Maybe a couple of garter snakes I didn't see
hi! can the bear spray catch direct sun?