How I Pack a Backpack for Hiking (with a PACK LINER)
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
- In this video, I demonstrate my packing technique when hiking and using a pack liner and multiple stuff sacks to compress all my gear, keep it dry and balance in your pack for easy hiking. As a strength & endurance coach, I know a little about balance and biomechanics - keeping your pack balanced around your centre of gravity is essential! Here's how!➭
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The important thing is to HAVE a system. It not only makes you more efficient, you're much less likely to make a mistake and forget something when you break camp. I also picked up several tips from this that I never thought of.. thanks.
Totally agree with that. Any system is better than no system
Damn good video! Finally, someone showing how they pack their pack externally. A picture paints a thousand words! I've still got my Airzone Pro 35:45 of 8 years too. Looks brand new. The new Airzone Trek looks interesting. Cheers 👍
I use the trash compactor bag as a pack liner. I used a compression bag with straps for my sleeping bag and then stuffed the tent in on top of that, tucking it into the dead spaces. I then measured how much space i had left. I repeated this experiment just stuffing my sleeping bag into the pack liner and putting my tent on top. I had the same amount of room left over, and maybe even gained a cm. Conclusion: compression sacks don't save space. It's easier to cram those bulky items directly into the pack and they'll fill the space more efficiently, while saving the weight of the stuff sacks, and depending on how fancy, the money. You don't need to organize your tent and sleeping bag.
About a year ago I moved from the Gold Coast to Switzerland - now a complete mountain convert ha.
These sorts of videos really help. Thanks for the e-book too.
Ha cool! I was based on the gold coast for a bit as well. Not bad but it's no Switzerland!
The one place I differ is the tent is near the top so that, in a heavy downpour, I can setup the tent while leaving everything else dry inside the pack. Once the tent is up I can unload the pack under the fly keeping everything dry.
Purchased the Lowe Alpine backpack through your affiliate link - loving it so far. Local shops stock a lot of exclusive backpacking packs or exclusive climbing packs, so I love that this is a great middle ground. Everything you need nothing you don't.
Thanks man!!! Appreciate that! Glad you're enjoying the pack!
Great idea to lay it out on the floor. Helps visualize everything.
This video was very helpful!!! Thank you!
This is great suff! I've been looking for good pack liners thanks!
Sea to summit and Exped are the best in my humble opinion :)
Advice,nice personaliti,shoving fast and prof. Best showing guide until now. 5 STAR.
Replaced my 35 years old Lowalpine Cerro Torre for a newer model. They rock for sure.
When 30 years ago in Oz I bought a MountainDesign rain jacket. It also did give up recently...a pity as I used it on so many expeditions for decades. And used and abused it from tropics up to the Arctic.
straight to the point essential info. thanks man
Your welcome brother!
Great video very helpful and informative
Great visuals! Love the diagram of what goes where.
Very nice job I'm using a couple tips I found here. Thank you
Youre welcome! Happy hiking!
Thanks man, I live in launie, Tas, just about to do my first camp hike. Came across your channel, great practical vid, keep it up👍
Nice! I was born in Launie, grew up in Devonport. Where are you headed? In Tassie its definitely necessary to have a liner!
@@ChaseMountains yeah cool, doing the o/land track, looking at weather, should get around 20mm in the first 3 days, trying to get system prep'd
Been looking for a guide like this. Very helpful, thank you.
PS I live and hike in Arizona. The whole state is a dry sack 🔥
Happy to help! Safe hiking!
I cracked up at that, too. I’m here planning a GC trek.
Thanks!
Thanks
Great vid. How would you set up your tent in the rain ? Looks like youd have to remove everything from the pack just to get to it ?
You know, i never thought of using a waterproof liner hey. I went and bought an Overboard bag. Nothing wrong with the bag, it's well made, and definitely watertight. The only thing i don't like about it, is there isn't really any provision for a hydration bladder. So i have a Camel Bak trapped to the outside of the bag. It works, but it's not close to my back as you suggested.
Thanks for the video!
What I find difficult about this concept is that the tent is so far at the bottom. So, when you arrive at your campsite (especially in rainy conditions) you'll have to take out nearly everything else first in order to set up your tent...
Fantastic movie!
I have that pack 👍🏼, it's an art packing for more than an over nighter 🤣.
Gear today is half the weight of what it used to be, 5.5kg vs 11.5, so now I just pack stuff how I use it. Everything is so light that I often forget I'm wearing a pack now anyway. Sleeping system, extra clothes, and puffy jacket go uncompressed in a nylofume liner at the bottom, while the tent, food bag, and cookkit go on top, along with a small nylofume bag to put clothes in that I'm using throughout the day. Everything else goes in pockets on the outside of the pack in ziplocks. Easy breezy. No stuff sacks or compression needed.
I’m with you man. Things have changed for the better!
Great video, but the link to your Essential Gear Guide is broken. Is there a different link now?
Getting a 404 when trying to download the guide, FYI! Great content by the way.
Liners here in AZ? Well, rainy days are super for hiking. 😎
Great Video
Thanks !Apple Isle ey? Are you from Tassie?
@@ChaseMountains -yes i am matey-in Ulverstone for last 17yrs-moved from Sydney
Use SUFF STACKS!
We are fortunate our trip to Kilimanjaro to have porters to carry most of our gear, but you still need stuff sacks to keep everything organized. Also, in the past, we used plastic bags to keep gear dry, which is no longer an option as plastic bags are banned in Tanzania. Thanks for this video, really helpful!
@@PaulMcGuire128 wow that's pretty cool that Tanzania banned plastic bags. With my country would keep up with that level of progress. Enjoy your trip to Kili! Check out my training videos before you go!
@@ChaseMountains we do. I share them with our group on a regular basis. I shared this one with them this morning. Do you do any on sleeping bags?
Thanks for sharing man
@@PaulMcGuire128 nothing on sleeping bags yet, my sleeping bag it old so when I get a new one I'll do a vid. Got one on sleeping bag liners though!
Thanks for the info! Unfortunately cannot access to the Essesntial list link.
where do you put your tent , sorry if that’s a stupid question. I’ve been camping for years as an eagle scout, but as a young adult , buying all my own gear now and planning camp trips on my own now, with no parental help , i’ve realized i have so much still to learn.
Recommendations for a plb?
I was wondering, I bought a 33 L military style 3 day assault pack off of Amazon, and am just wondering how I can take extra precautions to keep my stuff dry. I’m thinking of buying a few dry bags. But, my question is, with a 33 litre pack, how many litres would the main pocket be? Once I can figure that out, I’ll know what size of dry-bags to buy for each pocket. By the way, I’m not in the military. I just like the military style packs due to the space and durability.
Great Vid! Thanks. What sleeping mattress (pad) do you recommend for low temps? Had one thermarest but just didn’t kept the air over night. Saludos
I have the sea to summit comfort plus. Best mat over ever owned! kit.co/ChaseMountains/my-sleep-system/sea-to-summit-comfor
@@ChaseMountains thank you buddy. I’ll give it a try 🍻
What is your (usual) baseweight? Do you even consider baseweight? Do you have any tips for lowering the overall baseweight of a pack? Your videos are great, keep 'em comin!
I really don't have a base weight because literally each adventure is different: hike, ski, climb, long/short. But on average I guess it's 30lbs/15kg
@@ChaseMountains no worries, thanks for the reply!
Hahaha, I am hiking in Arizona and I am most interested in keeping things dry. Going to hike by a river, so we will get wet, although things can dry pretty fast here.
Awesome! What trails did you do in Tassie?
By the time I left I did pretty much everything I wanted to do. Although Federation Peak still alluded me... one day!!
HI, great vid however, not seeing the link ?
Thanks for posting lots of good advice mate .
Never tried a bladder I’m in two minds , have you ever had one leak and what’s a decent make in you’re opinion? Cheers
I recently came across a Robens large pump bag £11 Uk .
It’s water proof as long as you roll up the outlet and at 35 Ltrs I found if I use it as a liner I can get everything I need to keep dry inside .
Plus of course three pumps and my air mat is fully inflated without moisture .
Yup you have to empty everything to use it but I’m a solo camper who always uses a 2 man tent and like to lay out my kit every night all of which I personally like to pack in super light Tyvek draw bags which I make so it’s only 6 things to pull out .
My tent is in a separate aqua sack in case it goes away wet.
Happy trails Lee
I actually had my running one leak yesterday, it was from decathlon so nothing expensive. I think the best in the world are Source, they're made for the Israeli army. Second would be a tie between osprey and of course Camelback.
What size in liters are the sea to summit evac dry bags you are using for food and clothes etc? Not sure how many of what size to buy?
I have a bunch of them, 5, 8 and 10 litres are the most useful sizes I think.
What size backpack do you use? And how do you decide between wearing hiking boots and mountaineering boots when out hiking? Trying to decide which to use when I go back to Chamonix for when hiking back to refuge Lac Blanc.
On mont blanc I used trail runners up until about 3000m (basically the snow line) as soon as I'm on snow the boots come out generally. (And 40L pack generally) but have used packed up to 90L for self supported alpine/rock trips 😳 very slow and heavy
@@ChaseMountains Thanks for the response. I enjoy your channel and subscribed. Keep up the good work!
Why put your tent in the bottom of the bag? What happens when its pissing down when you set up camp? You'll have to empty your whole bag onto the floor to get to the tent?
Thanks for the video. But your saying the backpack Rain cover will not work at all??
I mean it works a bit sure, in like a little rain, but if it's really pouring down then it will get in there behind your back and the straps etc
A Kelty Trekker 3950, is my choice of backpack...
Are those Mammut pants?! They look super functional, and stylish on the trail. If you're ever in Washington state, there are some awesome trails you would really like
Ahh nah I think they are Simond
But yes, I'm dying to explore the PNW
Thanks for this just a quick question do you hike in trainers? If yes why and not walking boots 🤔
I do almost hike in trainers and I have a video coming out about minimal shoes and why I rarely use boots, coming in the next few weeks so keep an eye out for that!
@@ChaseMountains I start the Camino de Santiago (500 miles) on the 11th of May, please do it before then ;-) This video really helped too - thank you!
@@anniray1221 it will definitely be out before then :)
You put your tent right at the bottom? Mine goes right at the top so it’s the first thing I can access when I get to camp and I won’t have to take everything out to get to it 😀
side access in my backpack ;)
Where is your tent bro?
I might have missed it Chase but I did not see you with a tent? Only a ground cloth.
Very good video though Thank you
Just a tarp! My buddy was carrying it
The Military and Spec Forces use Heavy Duty Plastic Garbage Bin Liners for dry bags ... good enough for them, good enough for me.
Good enough for the environment though?
@@ChaseMountains Don't kid yourself mate - 95% of all these Companies Manufacturing is out of China, Sea to Summit, Mont, Recon, Thule, DD, TAS etc etc etc ... If you want to do something for the environment stop buying products MADE IN CHINA.
1:08 lol
The link to your essential gear guide is broken. Just to let you know :-)
Other than that, thank you for the video, informative.
Ok I think I've fixed the problem if you want to try it again! Thanks for letting me know
@@ChaseMountains Odd, I can access "the ultimate gear list" from your website, but the guide links, both from youtube and from your website, gives me a 404..
Where's the tent
So, your tent liner and floor are at the bottom of the pack liner- under everything else? I guess you turf everything out onto the ground in the rain to put up your tent!
Sure. It's all in dry bags anyway. Takes 5 secs to pull out a few to get access to the tent etc. But good point, if you're expecting rain it's probably a good idea to keep the fly or floor at the top somewhere
@@ChaseMountains How many extra weight have you counted?? You can waterproof with extra bag on extra weight, silly thing.
@@carefree167 Its less than 500 grams. I'm not that concerned with carrying an extra half kilo, I'm relatively strong.
Where's your tent
can not access gear guide... error 404
Sea to summit dry bags sucks ...not reliable at all I had many of them getting the seams open by just stuffing soft clothing ( especially ultra sil line ) if you wanna have peace of mind get the right stuff.
Cheers
Yeah some of them are less durable because they're ultrasil or ultralight. for sure, the ultralight ones are shite. I have no real alligence to STS, I have a bunch of exped ones that are also great. What brands have you found that are more durable?
hello. I like your tshirt. wot the name of company??? tall me pls.
I wish you all the best for you chenel)))
It's just a cheap one from Decathlon my friend!
decatlon is the best
good quality and good price. thx for answer's. I wish all the best
Disregard my question at the start of my post.
Just buy a heavy duty bin bag liner.
Crack !!
Why not just get a rain proof pack.
Because I already own like 6 backpacks lol. 5 packs too many hahahha
Jet boil and not Smart Water Bottles?? The Ultralight Community is gonna have an aneurism.
Hahaha yes they probably will. This is one of my older videos and I've certainly adapted my style to be more ultralight.
@@ChaseMountains I don't do ultralight, as I think the gram-counting obsession can be ridiculous. My baseweight is 14-15 pounds (6.3-6.8 kilos) and I have no issue with that. I also carry a 35L, framed pack.
There's a 404 error on your essential gear guide mate
Thanks for letting me know, just a question, where exactly did you see the error? On the download link or within the guide itself? I just checked the links they worked for me!
@@ChaseMountains when I click get the guide, it goes to a 404 error on basecamptraining.lpages.co/essentials-gear-guide/eFbwrNubGyXM8c5y3VENh2/
How to pack? Stick your stuff in until it's all in. Done. Sheesh.
No offence but people have been doing the same thing for years.