I destroyed the worlds most expensive camping mattress
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- Опубліковано 18 кві 2023
- G7 Pod is hard to pop, but if you do apply the Type A patch on it without cleaning. The alcohol patch it comes with doesn't dry quickly, even if it looks dry, and can ruin your only patch. It is squishy when you step on it, but if you get used to it, it's the best ledge you can get. It's not too expensive at $800ish but that's for only one where as you can get a double for about that price.
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Setting it up
14:28 Doubling it up
22:40 Pop and patch Tests
32:59 Pull Tests
36:48 Final Thoughts
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Do you think the G7 is worth it? What are your thoughts?
Question, do you use three strand twisted rope much?
I have used mine once so far on a 4 day trip and have used a frame ledge a couple times only. It works surprisingly well and the weight savings are huge. We didn't have to weather a storm but the fly seems good/kept the bugs off. Doubled as an air mattress for our overnight de-proach and takes up way less room in a pack. I'm stoked on it, excited for the next mission. Also, big ups to Ryan for the super helpful content!
10:12 you did what 👀
Cut the cost in 1/2 and sold ...
@@TrueHelpTV Yeahhhhhhhh 😂
As a regular person who doesn't sleep on the side of a cliff I have to say that this is insane.
Terrifying 🫣
Insan is Arabic for human 😂
@@andreas_swissry very fitting actually. This guys and insane insan
Yes. Very crazy
Me to dude
Why are you, the one who's hanging on a cliff, wayyyy more relaxed than I am, sitting at home, simply watching you through a screen, knowing nothing will happen to you. I hate heights.
I’ve been climbing multi-pitches for a few years and I still feel like that 😅
The outdoors calms you down. Especially when barefoot, like a hobbit.
@@schneidaren if you want your feet to look like malformed tree roots, sure 😂
Because he's making a video. Gotta be concise.
Weaker genes
I love how this guy is product testing and informing his fellow climbers while the comment section is filled with people like me at home on the couch with elevated heart rate just watching.
Lol! Spot on
I was just twitching n shi when bro was bouncing up and down💀
Seriously. I'm doing deep breathing over here
Yup.
yeah, me too!
I honestly can't believe people do this stuff lmao it looks so terrifying to me
Reminds me of spelunking. I have no idea why people go into caves that have atmospheres capable of instantly killing them and I am equally as confused watching someone go into areas with thinner air, relying on ropes and spikes to keep them alive.
Let go of your fears and you can achieve alot
@@lyfehaxandtrix3481 at least in this one you have beautiful views and the sun hitting you
Feels, but on the plus side; you don’t have to worry about bears 🤪😜
@@lyfehaxandtrix3481 Welp you know what they say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger and what kills you just fuckin kills you. No risk no reward, right? ;)
Who else was terrified he was going to drop it at the beginning when he was basically throwing it around with one hand
Or when he was standing on the edge of it, I thought bro was gonna flip and we lost him
Yh
@nicholas-dv1mg The matress isnt when hes holding it
oh i was just terrified the entire time
no because then the video wouldn't be uploaded
Idea for testing leaks without deflating the pad. Use soapy water instead and spray it on the patch. You will get obvious bubbles if there's a leak.
That's how we test for leaks in tires or anything else. Im a bit surprised he didn't do that. It's not a secret and very commonly done.
yeah or submerge the whole thing in a pool or something. just gotta get the pool up to the side of the cliff
@@viktorhhh1 it really isnt hard to have a little dish soap and water
Yes, just like patching bicycle tires.
Holy cow. Even watching this, a voice in my head screams "noooooooo, go to the ground, we're not meant to cling to walls".
I like to climb. Didn’t know I had a fear of heights until I watched this video.
I think there's actually pretty convincing hypotheses that humans were very successful cliff dwellers, during our evolutionary history.
@@nos9784still, we’re not meant to live on sides of mountains. Maybe dead ppl 😭 but not us.
@@nos9784 Aye true but for the most part we've lived on coasts, rivers and fjords and have thrived in those regions for most of our history. But one of humankind's greatest evolutionary traits is our amazing adaptability and we've made settlements everywhere from the coldest mountains to the hottest deserts.
love how the first half of this video is just Ryan having a blast knowing he'll never have to deal with a framed ledge ever again 😂
YWNBAW
The amount of trust these guys have in ropes is wild to me!
And little skinny pieces of metal.
those tiny pieces can hold up to 1-2 tons, best just not to cheap out on gear@@ironman2326
"Knowledge and experience son."
The lack of trust you have in science backed up by rigorous testing and experiments is also incredibly moronic
Well, in the modern era, there has never been an accident where a rope just broke under completely normal conditions. So likely if the rope does just up and break, physics has completely broken on Earth and you have bigger problems.
as a person that rolls around while sleeping this would be a nightmare.
Luckily, not a long one at that
@@amahlaka !!!
@@amahlakathose dreams when you fall and wake up before you hit the ground💀
If you managed to somehow roll past the straps holding up the ledge, the rope would stop you from going any further. No different than climbing on a rope in general.
@@CheapFlashyLorisit still would be terrifying as fuck
I don't climb. I don't have any fear of sleeping on one of these on a wall, but the amount of work and organization for all of that gear is terrifying to me.
I see what you mean
Last time I scaled El Capitan, I found myself laying on a G7 about half way up, and the comfort, stability, and support made it feel as if you were standing on the ground itself. It was in that moment I realized the stability of the ground was what was comforting and what was my calling, I descended that day and haven't climbed since. Can't recommend this product enough, I've traded in my van that I would stay in on climbs, I used that towards a house, met a woman and started a family. If it wasn't for the G7 I'd probably be half way up on El Capitan right now with a kinked neck and a calf cramp, but now I have everything I ever could dream of! Thanks G7! I acutally use the G7 now as a floatie in my outdoor pool. Life is good.
lol
Climbers either retire and get married or die single lol
Back in military service there was that one guy that managed to fall out of his bed onto a chair.
This bed is definitely not for him.
How you casually stand there is friggin unreal to me. Cannot imagine falling asleep like that AND its dark.
what if eagle or alien come
@@xthexskrillex I'm just delighted by how these are equally weighted possibilities the way you phrased it.
@@picahudsoniaunflocked5426happens all the time
It's not lost on me that you're reviewing this Porta ledge on the side of El Cap. Beautiful work!
It’s not lost on anyone since he starts the video with saying that…
Nothing get's past you eh?
30:09 One metric inch? This was one of the coolest random videos to show up in my feed in a long time! Thanks for all the gorgeous views, and info! I don't think I'll ever sleep on the side of a mountain, but have mad respect for any who do!
as a none climber this makes me want to cry. this is some true psychological horror
For big cuts it may be good to quickly sew it together before the patch to get it structurally sound again.
That's what I assumed the "fishing line" was supposed to be for.
i assumed too@@zthecat
Imagine walking in the woods below and looking up to see a dude sleeping on an air matress hanging from the cliff. Blows my mind! So cool!
I was thinking imagine walking in the woods and looking up to see someone trying to take a shit while hanging from a cliff.
imagine u cookin food down there with no knowledge whats above@@zthecat
Your mastery of the information was helpful to occasionally pull me back from my fist-clenching terror imagining myself hanging off the side of a cliff while standing on an inflatable bag like a madman.
First time we used it with my partner, we put them side by side and laughed for 30min because it wasn't really stable and way less solid than what we expected but once you've settled this you spend a fairly good night
Learning curve for sure but when you get used of it other that haven’t tried are like woo be careful
@@wobblysauce with the way you wrote that I’d be real spooked if you set up my porta ledge 🤣
Cool fact: apparently a Canadian caving expedition used the G7s for multi-day cave camping during a huge exploration push... *and the G7s didn't die*...! 🤯
If it survives caving, then it survives literally anything climbers could do to it (sans catcii)
I want to hear from the climber that sleeps on it hanging in their van daily for a year and see if they still trust it on a big wall. I've been sleeping on a Hest sleep system for a year and its pretty much done.
I've done this except with a taco portaledge hammock. I used my taco portaledge hammock for my 7 day camp trip in Palomora and it was great. Very lightweight and compact, yet it turns into a nice flat rigid sleeping surface when you set it up.
whats catcii
@@ddjohnson9717cactus’s or multiple cactus. Spiky plants in the desert like a pine tree but often small and pear-shaped.
@@crakkbone ohhh cactii. I just realized thats how you spell it
I’m not someone that’s into climbing, but I really enjoyed learning more about the gear you use and how much thought goes into making said gear secure and safe for pretty much anything you’d throw at it. Also watching you dangle with the mattress pointing down from the ledge was horrifying :D
Interesting content on one-offs/specialty items like this really help with the whole comprehensive/A-Z Big Wall content. What to choose, what are my options, what are the pros and cons of each, and destruction testing for these types of things are all really interesting and help people like myself make informed decisions. Hope to see more content like this in the future. Thanks Ryan!
As a backpacker I want the air mattress without the straps. That is crazy durable
We have that, it's called foam, it's way cheaper and doesn't feel like you're sleeping on a bag of potato chips.
Thank you so much for all you do for us! Appreciate it! And it's a joy to watch. greetings from Austria, Europe
i love being terrified that he's going to drop something even though i rationally know that everything is connected or in full control of a person at all times
Im slowly trying to get into big walls and your channel is already a great help in helping me figure out what skills and gear I need before I head out, this was really interesting as I never would have heard of it or considered this product but I definitely will once I start gearing up
This is awesome Ryan! It's great to see the durability and ease of repair of gear before purchase!
Already own a g7 but still happy to see someone putting it through all thoose tests. Thanks for the good vid !
Damn, I thought that I could never sleep on a mattress like that, but the fact that it has straps surrounding it that hold you in AND that you can still be secured while sleeping make it seem pretty cozy. Only thing is, I‘m not a climber, and while I have complete faith in the rope, the harnish and the connection of the two, what I cannot bring myself to trust are the screws in the wall. Just imagining falling as the lead and the closest screw popping out along with you…
Climbing anchors are heavy duty expansion bolts. There's a whole mechanism that's kind of similar to a dry wall anchor. They arent just screws into the rock. (Not a climber but your comment made me curious enough to look it up)
Well, if you look at other videos on the channel you'll see that the bolts can hold something like 40kN, which is a ridiculous amount of force and your body will break well before the bolts will. Massive Rock slide is a way bigger worry than the bolts breaking.
I'm glad someone brought this up and articulated it well. I'm not so much worried about the strength of the screws, but rather the rock that it's anchored too. Mountain faces are slammed with rain and wind for millions of years. Cracks appear, erosion happens, and rock becomes brittle. Sketchy
@@bowenbottorff1283 Rock Fall on El Cap is probably among the most monitored rock falls in the world. The chance of solid rock just up and breaking for no good reason is pretty slim. Rock that is about to break will not look, or sound (if it is knocked on) solid. But yes if there is a massive earthquake suddenly you might be fucked.
Rock anchors are super safe. As long as the substrate is stable. I have been anchored using nylon to a 32 story penthouse. It is terrifying, but you have to put probably over 8 tons of force to break something like that.
Having this and being able to go up a tree in places with dangerous wildlife that aren't arboreal, fantastic use case for the more acrophobic folks. Wish regular air mattresses were that durable. The bag pump idea is ingeniously simple! I would definitely call it elegant! The discussion of using it to take a suspended siesta while the sun is too much is a great use case explanation too. I'd love to have one of these.
"I slept like this one night" casually hangs off the side of the mattress
I definitely thought you were going to stitch with the fishing line not just lay it across.
Same, I thought it was supposed to be stitched
@@MassiveGamersHD That'd definitely work better... But also probably gonna be really hard to do considering how hard it is to pierce
Really nice to see in depth tests like this, even if it wasn't a throwaway unit, it wouldn't be wasteful in the slightest to learn all this.
30:00 “Metric inch”? Jks. This is one of my favourite videos you’ve ever done. I think Andrea (sp?) has really helped you feel comfortable and I think this video is an excellent balance of the ‘media voice’ and authenticity. Keep up the great work and thanks for the content (sleeping on a portal edge is a bucket-list item for me).
The inch is based on metric, so there is technically a metric Inch
I’m 2 min into the video and having an mini anxiety attack just thinking about standing where you are. I don’t know how you could sleep at all hanging on the side of a mountian. 😂😂
just imagine an ufo is right beside u while sleepin there in the night u feel all safe
Your review is so in depth! I love it.
Imagine waking up in the middle of the night and its pitch black, windy, and you’re 800 feet up on cliff side. 😅
I love this channel. Never big walled before tho one day, maybe I'll face that fear. Especially with all this good advice!!!
Great video. Very informative. The product looks well worth the money spent. Thank you. 👍👍
This kind of deep dive on a really odd (and expensive!) piece of gear is super helpful.
I hope you get the opportunity to do a bunch more like this.
I don't know why UA-cam recommended this video, I don't understand 80% of the terms used here, and I've only recently started climbing up walls at a climbing centre. And yet I found this interesting
**Reclines on two portaledges with euphoric smile**
"Take my word for it. Because that's what I did yesterday."
**Awkward laugh**
"This is golden!"
Ryan, you're funny even when you probably aren't trying to be. You're so upbeat. I love it.
Also, Andrea did an amazing job at filming! Even considering the stabilizing function on modern cameras, she was extremely level and steady the entire time!
Thanks for the in-depth video. You truly have a passion for climbing and the gear you use.
Looks like the future of portaledges! Great update! Keep up the great work 👍
Don't think I'm likely to be in the position to need a blow up ledge while clinging to a rock face but this is an interesting piece of kit for sure.
Closer to the ground it's maybe not worth the price versus a good hammock but certainly does give a lot of options.
I came back to point out that even for camping it could be a nice purchase. At 235D for the base material its way more rugged than any camping mattress I've seen. Throw that down with a rainfly and you can skip carrying an extra tarp to protect the mattress. Might not be $800 nice though, but interesting thought.
You have no idea how tense it makes me watching you do all this that high up!
This has re-invigorated my desire to big wall in the next few years. Thanks!
its nice that people still make things that last a lifetime
which is ironically short for people that sleep hanging off cliffs
@@TheIrishMugFug youre probably more likely to die in a car accident than a climbing accident
@@TheIrishMugFugnot really, rock climbing deaths are quite rare
@@TheIrishMugFug Rock climbing is one of the most statistically safe sports, significantly safer than pretty much any "team" sport like football, hockey, baseball, etc.
@@PIECEofTOASTsource? Are we talking nominal or relative (and by what measure)?
I have never climbed a mountain and have no intention to ever climb one, but I found this video so fascinating and watching to the end!!
I can strongly suggest tenacious tape for permanent fixes to most air mattresses. Not sure if there is something about the surface texture on these that would make it less effective, but it’s worth a look. Basically ripstop with a contact-cement like adhesive, so it’s lighter, thinner, and at least as strong as the type a patches. I usually carry a small roll, because it’s also good for patching jackets, tarps, etc. The alcohol is to remove skin grease, so use your judgement, but when you need it, you definitely need it.
Awesome break test! I love these! And yeah, my blood pressure doubled as you were walking all over the edge of that thing 😂. I kept twinging thinking you were going to unclip the wring rope lol
As a regular person who prefers to have her feet firmly on the ground unless being in my bed or lounging on a couch, this was both terrifying and fascinating to watch! I could never see myself hanging off a cliff in any way even if I wasn’t disabled, but it sure does look like a pretty comfy (but expensive) hammock for a porch, balcony or garden 😅
I don't know why I subscribed, watching this makes me sooo anxious
This is so informative!!! Fantastic video; I love this kind of content!🌻🌼🐝
That was the best review I have ever seen for a product… ever! The g7 pod is super cool.
I think so amazing how humans have all kinds of hobbies, like this guys stays up in the heights for a lot of time, So interesting.
The thought of ever needing something. Like this terrifies me. If I was on the side of a cliff, I wouldn’t be sleeping. I’d be screaming.
Thanks so much! Im definitely buying Type A-patches now :P
Imagine going to sleep in your bed as normal and then waking up here.
Thanks for this. I have been considering the G7 for a while now, but wasn't sure if it was worth the price. This answered a lot of the questions I had that I couldn't find elsewhere. I'm gonna go for it!
I imagine it's waaay harder to blow up a mattress at a high altitude so that's quite impressive.
I had to do it a few times above 18,000 ft in the Himalaya. Its freaky because it doesnt take more effort it just makes you insanely lightheaded very quickly. It kinda sneaks up on you, good trick is to inflate it before dark so u can track your tunnel vision.
This was absolutely amazing. Thank you thank you thank you Ryan! Loved it. I've been debating getting a G7; I'm no longer debating. :)
Hit me up! I just got a couple we can take up the N side of LG
All the gear reviews. This is great.
I laughed like hell when I was watching you put the tear-aid on. Been there - done that.
Maybe it's the fact that I can't see your rope set up, but this video just makes my stomach turn lol. Stay save ya'll, and take your time. God Bless!
Epic piece of kit!
You didn’t cover the fly, if you have two pods bunk bed style does the fly still work or does it need to be in side by side orientation? Also how waterproof/ abrasion resistant is the fly?… asking for a friend
My wife and I were half way up Crack in the Cosmic Egg, a climb in Zion a few years ago. I set our double ledge up on existing anchors. 3 drilled in pins, the original anchor system. We both got comfortable sitting with our feet out, back against the wall, dinner in hand, and a 600 foot dead vertical view of the ground below us. When All of the sudden we dropped 2 inches. My wife causally looked over at me. And the look on my face shocked her to the core. HOW ARE WE NOT DEAD!!, was written all over my face. I forgot that when I got to the anchors there were 2 D-rings sideways all slings came off of them. They were tensioned so tight that I could not rotate them and I forgot about them. I’ll never forget that feeling of why aren’t we dead.
How’d ya get hold of the only, singularly unique sudden? Also, how’d u not die?
@@brabhamfreaman166 he was still attached. He's not meaning the slings literally came off the ring but rather that's where they ran from. The d ring was sideways and it turned ( lengthening the straps 2" when they did )
Love the science of the garage but dang do I love the filmed on the wall content! 👏👏👏
Great review!
Great review! There seems to be very little out there on the G7. This helps!
Finished watching it, and I'm never going to need this as I'm probably never going to sleep on a wall.. But weighting 240lbs, I do feel some of these number are low. I mean if I were to be careful it would do the job, but stepping at the wrong place seem to potentially be close to the damage part. You got to respect and be gentle with gear like this I guess.
3:45 oh yeah
22:28 is where yor resting heartbeat can DROP a notch!
Always love your videos. You should test the Edelrid Kaa
This is giving me sooooOOOoooOoo much anxiety. But I admire the mastery it takes to have this level of comfort doing something like this. But it’s straight up terrifying to me lol
All you need now is a portable TV to rest on the bare rock face and you've got a whole dam living-room up there with you! xD
I watch so many movies on my phone while big walking. Keeps me awake as a belayer!
@@HowNOT2 getting inspiration from movies like free solo 💀
I work at an REI-like store, and I sell Tear-aid type A for basic repairs all the time. I've personally patched a sleeping pad, a dry bag, and my puffy jacket with it, awesome stuff!
Not me flipping on the inflatable bed trying to adjust it. 💀
What happens if something hot touches it when inflated? A cigarette / gas stove or something
Hammock
I get anxiety just watching you climb around that gear! lol
It'd be way too difficult for me set that up properly due to the fact that I'd be paralyzed with fear.
Cool gear review!
Thinking about it logically, for a really big rip the best way to repair it would be to stitch wide webbing inside to maintain the structure with heavy duty thread and a curved needle, then just patch on top.
I'm not really afraid if heights but this video makes me uneasy thinking of sleeping on a cliff
I have no idea why this was recommended to me but i watched it till the end. i was interested :)
nice test and fun to watch for sure.
Man I like watching your videos. But I could never do that kind of stuff man. I find myself getting more and more afraid of heights as I get older. And my stomach has been tight this whole video!! I’ve even gotten the vertigo feeling a couple times when you move really quickly and or don’t seem to be really tied into anything. I mean I’m sure you are somewhere. But I don’t know anything and definitely not enough to actually see where you are. Which makes me so nervous! Huge props to you and everyone who can do that sort of thing like it’s solid ground. Love seeing it, couldn’t ever bring myself to do it. lol.
Don‘t you think that maybe the fishing line was for sewing it shut?
With a hole as big as that one it would increase stability immeasurably if the two sides at least held together tightly.
I wish that sharp drop off heights were nothing to me. You really trust your equipment and preparation. Kudos for that! A gradual climb isn't an issue for me, but the prospect of a straight up rock climb would have me noping in the opposite direction, in quicktime. Hopefully without that pesky vertigo giving me bambi legs lmao.
Always love seeing footage of people climbing bc unless it's a drone or whatever that means there's at least another person doing the same climb as the in-camera guy...but while semi or fully professionally doing film + sometimes sound.
Metric inch! Is that like "0.3937-something" fetisch inches?
10:12 you did what 👀
Why did I had to scroll so long to find someone talking about it 😅 He could have just said: Yep you safely can f*ck on this thing.
@HowNOT2 would you still recommend a regular double portaledge for a first-timer?
depending on the nature of the adhesive maybe using some aquaseal around the fishing line to help fill the void around the line and tape.
Never climbed in my life except for maybe a tree. Do not have the interest to start since im as nimble as a refrigerator but i keep get these recommended to me and i can't stop watching even tho im not knowing what i watch. Also now you are telling me you guys sleep on a wall of some mountains?
I cannot imagine waking up in the morning, and with bleary eyes, coming around, and suddenly realising that Im hanging off the side of a cliff.
Ive had nightmares like that...