Im not a fan of AllTrails either, but the one thing it has that no other mapping app seems to have is alerting the user via the app on the phone and/or SmartWatch that you’ve gotten off trail. This is especially useful when there are multiple trails in the area and you’re walking along a section where two or more trails overlap. If your trail is poorly marked or the branch is not well defined it can be easy to miss, especially when walking with a friend and in a good conversation. I also have a friend who is legally blind and backpacks. He gets along well for the most part, but when he takes the wrong trail / road it can be a while before he notices. It’s easy to say, “just check your maps often” but when you’re in a groove it’s easy to just keep going. I’d also rather pay attention to nature around me rather than always glancing at my phone.
@@andymytys wow. I didn’t know that. I often do what you said and go down the wrong trail. I have told my friends that I wished there was such notification.
It helps to wait for Hammock Gear's 30% off sales. Very reasonable prices for what you get. I picked up quite a bit of gear from them over the years. 2 quilts, hammock, 2 hammock tarps, down hoodie, underquilt.
@@NA-jv3dd Hm. I checked my last order for the 40 deg burrow. That was Feb earlier this year and there's a 30% discount. All the emails from the mailing list is showing max 25% though...
10:50 I used to have a Whisperlite stove. I sold it and converted to canister stoves. I haven't really looked back, though I will say that there is a bit of an art to priming the Whisperlite that does make it fun to use as long as you don't set yourself on fire. Haha. On that same topic, what pot do you use when it's cold and you're Whisperlite cooking? I don't think the pot supports on the Whisperlite would work well with the small diameter Toaks pot. 28:12 Ultralite Sacks makes Ultra Grid ditty long shallow ditty bags with waterproof zippers that run the length of the bag. You can see to the bottom and get to small items without dumping the contents of the bag out. I love them. Made in the USA. You can buy them from Garage Grown Gear or direct from the company. More color options on their website.
I have had quilts from EE, UGQ, and Hammock Gear. I think my HG quilts are the best of the three. I feel like the other companies get more attention based on branding. The name "Hammock Gear" typecasts them in the backpacking world, especially from the many who have never (like me) considered hammock camping.
The pump sack is fine when you can stand outside your tent and fill it with air, push said air into the pad, etc. When it’s raining outside and you’ve got to fight against a small area inside a UL tent to pump your sleeping pad up, that’s when the electronic pump shines. It’s like crack - use it once, and it’s hard to go back to more manual solutions.
Nice list of gear and I can tell you have your gear dialed in. Right now is a good time to purchase gear. Lots of sales. I just purchased a EE quilt for my dog and yes I will use it too eventually but it was on sale for 20 percent off. I went with the 10 D inside and out because it’s mostly for my dog and my 7D Zpacks is much thinner and more delicate. I will say my Zpacks quilt has held up great and I would not hesitate to get a 7 D fabric going forward. I also get the 950 down even for my dog. I have a thing against Durston and Outdoor Vitals, they charge like they are made in the US and they are made off shore. Backpacking gear is one of the few things we do can actually purchase that is made in the U.S. so I try to purchase homegrown gear if possible. I use the NItecore 10,000 and used to use the 20,000 Anchor. I stopped using the Anchor because for me it’s simple to heavy. Strange thing is my Anchor did not even last two years of light duty service. I get about 2.6 charges off the Nightcore. When I do the Colorado Trail this summer I think I will carry two Nitecores . I prefer the redundancy of two units and they are still lighter than one Anchore. I finally purchased a InReach so I need a little more power. I would be interested in your pack and its frame. My pack is the only thing I am still kind of chasing. I like all my packs but I have not found love yet lol mostly because of hiking with my dog and needing more room for her gear and food. I am sorry to hear about the hoody company going under. I was going to try one. Take care
Sorry to hear that your pillow has come to the end of its life, but there is a very equivalent option on the market now that’s far better than the S2S option: Goosefeet Gear Down Pillow with a Big Sky Dreamweaver inserted. Goosefeet Gear recommends the large size pillow on their website for the Dreamweaver, but I have that and a medium from Garage Grown Gear’s stock and it fits it amazingly well. This would be an almost direct replacement for your old pillow. It’s amazing. To make it even better I bought a cotton pillow case from Amazon that fits it perfectly too, and it’s as nice as my pillows on my bed at home now. Cheap to replace the insert if it stops holding air too.
@@MidwestBackpacker I did like two weeks of research trying to pick a quilt out and I was originally leaning towards EE or HMG, but everyone on reddit seems to prefer Katabatic so I looked into them. They look sorta gimmicky at first but they have like 6 draft control features, they're body shaped, like mummy bags, they've got ExpeDRY down which is suppose to be permanent, and much more effective than other treatments, and lastly most people (including Dan Durston) report that they are suuuper high quality, even up there with Feathered friends and Western Mountaineering. I just ordered mine and they have a B.F. sale right now if you want to try one. I think it would make for a good review. Keep in mind that they comfort rate their quilts so their 30 degree is as warm as an EE 20 degree. Also I would add 1-2 ounces of overfill.
I think there's more to the Durston, Skurka story. Andrew has a YT video using a tent that is essentially the xmid from at least 7 years ago. It's on his channel.
Im not a fan of AllTrails either, but the one thing it has that no other mapping app seems to have is alerting the user via the app on the phone and/or SmartWatch that you’ve gotten off trail.
This is especially useful when there are multiple trails in the area and you’re walking along a section where two or more trails overlap. If your trail is poorly marked or the branch is not well defined it can be easy to miss, especially when walking with a friend and in a good conversation.
I also have a friend who is legally blind and backpacks. He gets along well for the most part, but when he takes the wrong trail / road it can be a while before he notices.
It’s easy to say, “just check your maps often” but when you’re in a groove it’s easy to just keep going. I’d also rather pay attention to nature around me rather than always glancing at my phone.
@@andymytys wow. I didn’t know that. I often do what you said and go down the wrong trail. I have told my friends that I wished there was such notification.
Hammock Gear doesn’t have Economy and Premium versions anymore. They went to one customizable version available in 850 or 950 recently.
It helps to wait for Hammock Gear's 30% off sales. Very reasonable prices for what you get. I picked up quite a bit of gear from them over the years. 2 quilts, hammock, 2 hammock tarps, down hoodie, underquilt.
Thanks for the info, when are these sales start?
Best regards
@@NA-jv3dd Hm. I checked my last order for the 40 deg burrow. That was Feb earlier this year and there's a 30% discount. All the emails from the mailing list is showing max 25% though...
Ah Okay so I will have to subscribe to their newsletter.. thank you again 😃👍
Hammock Gear quilts are also comfort rated. By the time you comfort rate a quilt from EE and others, it's way heavier. I love my 0 and 10 from HG!!!
10:50 I used to have a Whisperlite stove. I sold it and converted to canister stoves. I haven't really looked back, though I will say that there is a bit of an art to priming the Whisperlite that does make it fun to use as long as you don't set yourself on fire. Haha.
On that same topic, what pot do you use when it's cold and you're Whisperlite cooking? I don't think the pot supports on the Whisperlite would work well with the small diameter Toaks pot.
28:12 Ultralite Sacks makes Ultra Grid ditty long shallow ditty bags with waterproof zippers that run the length of the bag. You can see to the bottom and get to small items without dumping the contents of the bag out. I love them. Made in the USA. You can buy them from Garage Grown Gear or direct from the company. More color options on their website.
@@rungavagairun I have a different cheap bigger aluminum pot in the winter.
I have had quilts from EE, UGQ, and Hammock Gear. I think my HG quilts are the best of the three. I feel like the other companies get more attention based on branding. The name "Hammock Gear" typecasts them in the backpacking world, especially from the many who have never (like me) considered hammock camping.
Super interested in the pilgrim backpacks.
The pump sack is fine when you can stand outside your tent and fill it with air, push said air into the pad, etc. When it’s raining outside and you’ve got to fight against a small area inside a UL tent to pump your sleeping pad up, that’s when the electronic pump shines. It’s like crack - use it once, and it’s hard to go back to more manual solutions.
@@andymytys 😂
Fantastic. Great list, good insights on some gear I had not hear of before viewing. Keep up the great content for enjoying the outdoors.
that is what i use too. but nobody i know uses it. they all us all trails.
Great info thanks!!
Nice list of gear and I can tell you have your gear dialed in. Right now is a good time to purchase gear. Lots of sales. I just purchased a EE quilt for my dog and yes I will use it too eventually but it was on sale for 20 percent off. I went with the 10 D inside and out because it’s mostly for my dog and my 7D Zpacks is much thinner and more delicate. I will say my Zpacks quilt has held up great and I would not hesitate to get a 7 D fabric going forward. I also get the 950 down even for my dog. I have a thing against Durston and Outdoor Vitals, they charge like they are made in the US and they are made off shore. Backpacking gear is one of the few things we do can actually purchase that is made in the U.S. so I try to purchase homegrown gear if possible. I use the NItecore 10,000 and used to use the 20,000 Anchor. I stopped using the Anchor because for me it’s simple to heavy. Strange thing is my Anchor did not even last two years of light duty service. I get about 2.6 charges off the Nightcore. When I do the Colorado Trail this summer I think I will carry two Nitecores . I prefer the redundancy of two units and they are still lighter than one Anchore. I finally purchased a InReach so I need a little more power. I would be interested in your pack and its frame. My pack is the only thing I am still kind of chasing. I like all my packs but I have not found love yet lol mostly because of hiking with my dog and needing more room for her gear and food. I am sorry to hear about the hoody company going under. I was going to try one. Take care
Sorry to hear that your pillow has come to the end of its life, but there is a very equivalent option on the market now that’s far better than the S2S option:
Goosefeet Gear Down Pillow with a Big Sky Dreamweaver inserted. Goosefeet Gear recommends the large size pillow on their website for the Dreamweaver, but I have that and a medium from Garage Grown Gear’s stock and it fits it amazingly well. This would be an almost direct replacement for your old pillow. It’s amazing.
To make it even better I bought a cotton pillow case from Amazon that fits it perfectly too, and it’s as nice as my pillows on my bed at home now. Cheap to replace the insert if it stops holding air too.
Are you saying the medium fits the dreamsleeper better, or just that it also fits well?
@ I have both a medium and a large and I think it fits better in the medium.
Gia confuses me. Would you be interested in doing a tutorial video on Gia?
Do you not use your Knox mini speaker anymore?
Nice list. Solid gear. Yeah pots are timeless. I haven't changed mine in 15 years.
@@durstongear sorry I didn’t get the name of your tent right. 😳
In which situations would you choose to wear the alpaca hoodie vs the Wuru hoodie? I'm looking for a stink resistant hoodie for BWCA trips....
@@brianadventures9622 Wuru is a much thinner warm weather base layer and my alpaca hoodie is heavier and a mid layer for cooler temps.
Have you tried Katabatic quilts?
@@CombatBanana no
@@MidwestBackpacker I did like two weeks of research trying to pick a quilt out and I was originally leaning towards EE or HMG, but everyone on reddit seems to prefer Katabatic so I looked into them. They look sorta gimmicky at first but they have like 6 draft control features, they're body shaped, like mummy bags, they've got ExpeDRY down which is suppose to be permanent, and much more effective than other treatments, and lastly most people (including Dan Durston) report that they are suuuper high quality, even up there with Feathered friends and Western Mountaineering. I just ordered mine and they have a B.F. sale right now if you want to try one. I think it would make for a good review. Keep in mind that they comfort rate their quilts so their 30 degree is as warm as an EE 20 degree. Also I would add 1-2 ounces of overfill.
Can you link the base layer shirt?
@@shannondouglas1366 which one? Wuru or Brynje?
@ must be brynje I just couldn’t figure out how to spell it right when i searched it 😂 thanks!
Cool story bro.
@@robpelton 😂
Maybe this will encourage Skurka to design his own tent or do you know something we don’t? An Easter egg dressed up as a moronic error.
I think there's more to the Durston, Skurka story. Andrew has a YT video using a tent that is essentially the xmid from at least 7 years ago. It's on his channel.
I believe he had a hand in designing the High Route from Sierra Designs.