Ice Age Trail Gear Review
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- His and her Ice Age Trail thru-hike Gear List.
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I'm planning on going in May.
You might want to rethink not having hiking pants. Ticks will be bad and permethrin pants would be a good idea.
Thanks. We are reconsidering… at least having the option.
@@ChicaandSunsets I have family that lives along the Lake Eleven segment and I’ve done a fair amount of hiking on the IAT. I would second the long pants idea. In addition to ticks, you’ll find lots of poison ivy, which I seem to be particularly sensitive to. I’m planning on doing the AT next year and hope to make it to your hostel! Good luck on the IAT!
WOW ! Still rockin those Ponytails !
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I'm getting a list and trying to get gear to do the hike with. How long did the socks last for? Did you use a phone app to navigate with and for resupply on the trail?
Socks lasted while thruhike. Used FarOut app for navigation and resupply.
I don't understand why so many hikers want to wear black clothing in mosquito areas. They are more attracted to dark clothing. Also in hot weather, it doesn't reflect the heat away from you like the light colors do. Am I missing some clue?
For us the choice was made because there was no choice. The OR Echo was only available in black at the time of purchase. You make good points though.
We use Justin’s holder too and would love to know about your straw.
I got the idea from Braids, I love it so much - I feel so lazy now:
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@@ChicaandSunsets thanks! I think it would help a lot. I’m not crazy about bladders. Have a great hike. We will be watching! Thx!
@@cathyjohnson9727 Thanks so much Cathy! -- Chica
Wonderful! Can’t wait to watch your progress. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍
Thank you!
Great video. Excited to follow your journey. Happy trails!! 🙂
Yayyyy! Looking forward to watching and the updates on trail. I'm in the Northwoods and would love to hike it in the future!
Awesome! We're starting out in the Northwoods - hope the mosquitos and ticks don't eat us alive.... ! :)
Awesome. Excited to see your trail videos
No liners for your quilts?
Nope.
Ordered a cool cloth but don’t like the feel and you have to keep it damp. What cool cloth do you use?
It’s like this one: amzn.to/3rfAzwy
@@ChicaandSunsets thnak you Jen. I'll check this one out. I don't like the feel of the one that I ordered.
Great gear! Excited for you guys and looking forward to seeing this trail!
Thanks Braids!!
YES! I'm so excited to watch you on this journey :) Also hope to be lucky enough to experience a stay at your Hostel during my 2022 Thru Hike! Best of luck in WI, and can't wait to see more.
Awesome - thanks so much and we certainly hope to host you in 2022 on your AT journey! And I love that you can't wait to see more ("Seymour" is our last name)....! :)
good gear rundown! Sunsets, Interested in that fanny pack, Is that the Versa model? I think that would be crazy handy, might have to get me one of those,, looking forward to following ya'll on the IAT,,Enjoyed the video , thanks
Yes, it’s. the Versa. I really didn’t expect to like a Fanny pack so much, but it is incredibly useful and makes access to oft used items easy and quick. A bit pricy but worth it in my opinion.
Cook kits? Cup/spork/stove or cold soak?
Stoveless and coldsoakless! We will have mainly gas stations for resupplies and be doing mainly bars, jerky, trail mix…
@@ChicaandSunsets That's great weight savings!! Best of luck on hike, looking forward to videos!
Love the bloopers! Happy Hiking
hope you guys have a great journey on the ice age trail . nice gear set up
Thanks!
Question for you Sunsets: what was your reasoning going with the CDT rather than the Ohm 2.0. I just got an Ohm since I love my Circuit but was never close to filling it up. Looking forward to your Ice Age Trail hiking vids. Stay safe and have fun!
The volume on the ohm is way too much for me and I really do not like the tall profile. With the CDT I get closer to my ideal volume plus I had the add load lifters and frame. We had a long water carry today so I had it to about 26#s of weight- the max of what I’ll ever need.
Hope this helps
@@ChicaandSunsets Makes sense. I went with the Ohm but will take one out of your playbook if I'm not liking it. I did not know Chris would customize even further other than colors and materials. ULA by far makes the best hip belts in the business, that's why I love mine. Great fit and support! Travel safe and have fun! I still need to get to your hostel for a stay!
Great equipment review! Only one question, how is it that Sunsets was the only one in the bloopers? 😄 Have a great hike and I look forward to the videos.
Bahahaha! Very interesting question!! lol 😂
Can’t wait for this great adventure!
Chica, are you going to use the Sawyer squeeze or the Be free?
I’ll have the sawyer squeeze and Sunsets will have the Be Free - we’ll see which we like better. Although if the Be Free continues to filter as fast as it does right now - I might just have Sunsets do my water for me too! 💦 😂
Just joined your Patreon team!!! Have fun on trail!!
You guys ROCK!!!!! Thank you so much!!
Cooking system?
None. We eat foods that don’t need cooking: jerky, but butters, trail mix, protein bars, etc
But butters or Nut butters?
Lol. Oops
I’m looking forward to following!
Can’t wait to watch your videos of your new adventures!!
Thanks so much!
Any special reason for Ursack instead of a bear bag?
We used the Ursacks on the Bartram and Colorado Trail thru-hikes and like the ease of just tying them to a tree (vs. throwing a bear bag and doing the PCT hang). Also - there are bears on the IAT, but they are not as used to people/food - so we feel more comfortable using the Ursacks.
I didn't hear you mention if you were going to hike the trail East-West or West to East? If you need ground transportation on the West end to or from the trail to connect with air transportation via MSP airport, I can be available to help.
So nice of you! We are going Eastbound but have a way to the start. Thanks !! ☺️
@@ChicaandSunsets Do you have plans for the east west option mid trail? Cool off in Wisconsin Dells?
We’re taking the east bifurcation. 😊
I’m seeing a lot of people starting to carry the skinny foam pad…I’ve not taken the plunge yet. I like the pass through on the HMG fanny. Have a fantastic trip!
Thanks KrizAkoni. The pass through is great and positions the Fanny pack perfectly (for me).
The Ice Age Trail is on my maybe do list. I'm excited to see your trip.
Awesome! Hope you enjoy following along.