I’d like to own up to the fact that I kinda talked Miranda out of getting the thermacell device for camp when we did an REI run before this trip. I didn’t think we’d need it. Oops. 😅
I commented on one of the community posts suggesting a video about bug repellent and someone recommended that. Does that mean they actually work well? The picaridin could not keep up on my last camping trip
@@TippiTappiI think the thermacell works. I prefer the backpacker model that connects to an isobutane canister. The portable one that requires the proprietary mini plastic fuel tubes doesn't seem to do the trick.
Just finished canoeing the NFCT and camped next to bodies of water for about 60 days to do so. We learnt some things about biting insects (especially as we're from the UK, and they are just not here in the quantities we saw in rhe North East US and Canada). 1. The original bug shirt. Not cheap, but they just work. Covers your face and arms, and you can wear a rucksack with it. 2. Gloves that are bite resistant (like leather), but supple enough to have dexterity to do things. 3. Thermocell. We got the gas powered one, well worth it. They work best in still air, so pop it under a tarp to get a bug-free eating area (as you will need to open the hood on your bug shirt). 4. A 2mx1m bag made of no-see-um mesh with a draw cord. We made these, but they really helped with keeping the bugs off of sensitive areas whilst going to the toilet. You kind of wear it and settle it around the toilet before removing the necessary clothing. 100% worth carrying, and they weigh nothing. 5. Bug repellent. Even 100% deet can only do so much, so spray it where it's really needed. Back of the neck, hands, and weirdly, under the brim of your hat - this helps the face, but means you don't ingest anything bad for you. 6. Bug resistant trousers. Not all trousers are created equal as we found out. Go for something thicker, or have been bug repellent impregnated. You can also spray they with permethrin (which also help with ticks). 7. Dealing with the bites. We like our anthisan in the UK, but its not your side of the pond. We did find stingeze (max if you can find it with 10% benzocaine) was great, along with hydrocortisone cream, helped with the itching. I think thats all or our learnings. Hope it can help!
For the 2mx1m mesh noseeum bags, are they essentially tubes of mesh that have a drawstring cinch on one side? So you settle it over you so it’s like a portable mosquito net? Haha, for some reason I’m having difficulty picturing it in my mind. Thanks so much for your comment though! Excellent tips, I really appreciate it!
This is my backpacking M.O. I often refer to it as glamppacking. The realization that not all trips need to be about cranking out miles was a revelation. Agree with going ultralight on the big stuff so you can bring the fun stuff like good food, boxed wine, a taller chair, and the big thermacell.
Backcountry Bathrooms episode please!!! In spite of the bugs, this one was super fun. I enjoyed the look into the crew’s equipment as well as your own :)
I take a mosquito head net on every backpacking trip. I’d never once used it for its intended purpose until one trip into the Sierra where the bugs were so bad they were literally flying into our mouths when we talked. The mosquito net was a godsend and I’ll never be without one, even if I never have to use it again.
The friendship between you three really shone through this video! Looks like a great spot, but maybe later in the fall, so you're not an open buffet for the mosquitoes...
The crew community & Miranda’s excitement about all the things makes these videos SO lovely. Sorry this trip got overtaken by skeeters but your attitude about it was great & set a great example for us all. I will say I agree with Miranda’s mom.
My biggest regret is not getting one!! Literally had it in my hands and then decided against it 😫 But that's so cool to hear that it really worked for you!! Next time 🕰️
We used two thermacell devices on a boundary waters trip in MN in June. I had no idea if they would actually work, but we heard the mozzies were bad and they did not disappoint. The thermacells were remarkably effective. I’ll never go without them again.
The backpacker is particularly effective and cost effective. It uses almost a negligible amount of fuel, the same propane that you would bring camping, and for what it does weighs very little. I use it when going backpacking and at home in the backyard.
Just hiked Pictured Rocks and took two thermacells. They don’t work while hiking because the “cloud” takes a couple minutes to generate but while sitting for a break or at camp we would literally watch skeeters fly into our bubble and then hit the brakes and fly out. Thermacells for gear win!
Thank you for making this video. I am just starting my hiking and outdoor journey and so many hikes seem overwhelming but I feel like this is exactly the level I'm at now. It is encouraging to see that you don't have to go out and do 10 miles but only 2.5 is perfect and you can have a wonderful time. Plus all the extra protein from the bugs lol!
I'm new to hiking and camping too. Right now my level is car camping at a State Park that has a lot of easy/intermediate trails that are usually under 5 miles. I'm 48 and not in the best shape so I don't want to overdo it and get injured. Plus, the whole point (imho) is to have fun and enjoy being outdoors 😊
Welcome back Abby!!! Sorry it was a bit of a bust. The irony of a luxury backpacking trip being hell due to bugs. Some tips for the future: 1) They're attracted to the carbon dioxide you breath. So either hold your breath or get a handheld fan of some sort; 2) Smoke will help keep them away. If the area allows, build a fire. If not, Miranda, fart some more. 3) As dorky as it may be, a mosquito head net is legit one of my favorite pieces of gear. Get one and rock it. No idea if theres an option for Tucker. 4) As tempting as it is, don't camp near water during mosquito season. Camp high and dry. Running water isn't as bad, but just try to avoid water all together. || Lastly, YES TO A POOP SEAT SERIES!!!!
Love the lightweight big items to accommodate more luxury. That’s the true spirit of ultralight in my personal opinion. Some of us want a chair as luxury, some find comfortable hiking time to be the luxury
Miranda has sooo much personality and energy and silly irreverent happiness 😊 She totally makes the videos fun to watch, it's like we get to hang out with her on her adventures
This was perfect and right up my alley: a 2-4 mile hike, set up camp, have everything I want, and a 30-35 lb pack. Admittedly, I enjoy camping more than hiking, so I loved this trip you shared.
Hiked the Backcountry of Yosemite the other week. Tons of mosquitoes. I brought the Thermacell Backpackers Mosquito repeller 2.0. 15 mins after turning it on it worked amazing at camp. Worth carrying the weight & totally recommend it. Love you guys! Keep up the great videos!
The skeeters were terrible this year on my first backpacking trip of the season! The bug spray seemed to do almost nothing!!! I did use the thermacell device for one night, which helped (although just seemed to deter the swarm, not all of the bugs seemed to mind. And it didn't seem to do much for the flies) but I didn't bring enough cartridges for the whole trip. I love a combo of luxury and ultralight for backpacking -- I go light on the "big three", my tent, my sleeping bag, and my pack -- so I can bring more comfort items. The Flash 55 is a great pack for this. I'm only ever going for 2-3 nights, so I don't see the point in going light for ultralight's sake. (If I was thru hiking... different story!) I love to bring a pillow, my backpacking chair, the tiny air pump for my mattress, etc. Depending on the trip, I'll even bring all the supplies to make a proper pour over coffee in the backcountry. I've also started bringing a small water coloring kit so I can enjoy a quiet early morning with my coffee and some creative time. I'm always up first before everyone else anyway.
The bathrooms of the backcountry idea is great. Have you ever been to Valhalla Provincial Park in Canada? They have pit toilets with a conveyor belt, so you never have to see other peoples poop, and mostly don't smell it. Also somewhere (I forget where) there are composting pit toilets where you throw in a scoop full of cedar shavings on top of your poop to make it not smell. You have to go find these options before you do your video!!
Great video! Backcountry bathrooms is a great idea for a video, it’s the thing that I worry about most on long hikes. Really like LMNT as well. My favorite one is the lemon habanero.
Today's highlights the bug swatting dance 😂 and the Legally Blonde musical moment at the end 🎉. Thank you for another awesome vicarious camping trip they are always so much fun to watch. Video idea: backpacking with a disability either visible, invisible or both. I know that it is possible but would love to see a video. You dispell so many fears and myths about backpacking it would be so cool to add this one to the list 😊
These videos are just hilarious and generally speaking fun to watch. I keep smiling and sometimes bursting to a laughter here watching you and the crew. I think it's nice to have a backpacking channel that gives the vibe that this is not that serious hobby as many channels make it out to be. I've definitely gotten from you a completely new way of thinking my own noob backpacking hobby. Looking forward of more videos, the goofier the better and that toilet series definitely goes along those lines!
It's all in the attitude! My friends and I joke that 75% of the time, the weather/bugs/smoke end up making camping pretty miserable, but we keep going for that 25% of the time that it is glorious!
For the noobs & those who dont do tents- i know montana has many forest service cabins with very limited or no utilities, but a nice space to bunk up (usually twin size bunk beds), prep food, & hide from the outdoors as needed. At $40-80/night, they can be great deals. Im sure they dont exist in every state, but id check the intermountain west. It's a cheaper way to outdoors for beginners, and there are hike in cabins for backpackers who dont want to pack shelters. We've had such great times using the cabins for multifamily trips, in a state where most rentals are priced for wealthy people
That was the same campsite my son and I camped at with our scout troop 8 years ago. Many of our memorable stories came from that trip as we collectively had a lot of first timer failures. We love Anderson-Watson!
Y'all!! I finally am watching a video the day it comes out. Two items: CONGRATS Abby!! Your baby is beautiful! 💕💞❤ And also, i am floored with admiration that you're backpacking 3 months postpartum. lol all i can say is that at that time, i was not in a place to even hike. we have a picture of me taking my daughter a quarter mile into the local park once she was 3 months. she's a trooper now, so i can imagine what fun you'll get up to when your daughter is older. many, many kudos :) 2nd item: i love having the crew be a big part of a video. we love you Miranda, and it's definitely your channel, gosh darn - but the crew has such an excellent vibe. Bonus item: you guys filmed the mosquitos so well that i could see them swarming in many shots, and was getting itchy just thinking about it.
I don’t know if you read these comments from videos that were made so long ago but if you go out and get some smudge sticks of white sage and light them, place them around your campfire and let that smoke permeate the area, the mosquitoes will dissipate they don’t like that smoke
I hiked Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore earlier this year and the mosquitoes were SO bad just like that. I had a head net, long sleeves and leggings on most of the time. I love how you all still made the best of it and had a great time regardless! That campsite was so beautiful!
I love your great attitude about when the bugs come out. I've always wanted to do a "best scenery from a pit toilet" coffee table book, there are some thrones with amazing views. Keep up the great work.
So glad you included kg in this video! I usually have four tabs open with conversions from pounds and miles and all the other silly measurements you use 😂 thank you for this awesome video! ❤
In the UK we 'officially' use metric measurements, i.e. kilograms, kilometres & centimetres... but us older farts still think mostly in imperial measurements i.e. pounds, miles & inches. I'm lucky that I am just old enough that when I was in school, I was taught both measuring systems, so I can think in either.
If it’s a luxury trip and the mosquitoes are bad. As a suggestion you could take or leave is maybe take the thermacell E-90 rechargeable mosquito repeller. It may work in your circumstances??
Oh I LOVE that you suggested this!! We actually *almost* brought one, and then last minute decided against it - and BOY HOWDY HOW I WISH WE HADN'T. It would have been perfect!!
OMG....I believe this is one of my favorite videos so far. 😂😂😂 I haven't laughed this much in a while. Thank you! I love living in the PNW. So many beautiful places to hike and camp. Thanks for sharing.❤❤❤
It's an extra buggy year! I don't know if this is a Canadian thing but when we go to parks in Ontario we call those outdoor toilets at campsites a "thunderbox" 🙂
If you're going to do the backcountry bathroom series, may I suggest the Windsor Lake camp site on the Powell River canoe route. It's exceptionally rustic but is located in a cedar stump.
Sawyer Permethrin Spray. Spray all your clothes and gear before you leave and dry them in the sun. (Clothes, tarp, hammock, sleeping bag, etc.) We've been backpacking where everyone else was getting eaten alive and we were fine - even in a hammock under a simple tarp.
I would really love to be your 100,000th subscriber, but unfortunately, I found your channel shortly after you launched it and I immediately subscribed to it. So I will have to console myself by just watching and enjoying all your very entertaining, informative and outright funny videos. Good luck to whomever turns out to be the lucky 100,000th subscriber, and I say to them better late than never!!!
Just recently came across your videos. So many are dry and overly tech...you are the reason i like to hike. Fun times and your videos are great. Keep up the great work!!
Way to make the best of your camping mesquite journey…. A negative mind will never give you a positive attitude… Enjoy your journey in life and spreading sunshine…
Awesome trip! My crew and I recently took a trip through pictured rocks and also suffered from waves of mosquitos....We have found that what works "ok" is loose clothes and a headnet. The repellents we had did absolutely nothing... The only good thing that did come out of it though were the funny pictures of getting bit.
Aww back in the day, my bping group used to do trips like this every Presidents weekend at lake Ozette to Sandpoint. We would have a potluck for dinner with real food, salad, etc. We had all kinds of luxuries like tarps to sit under, drinks, etc. It was always a good time. Well except the time the wind blew the rain under the tarps. And my friend put her pack cover on upside down and her sleeping bag got wet and we all turned back. I also recall a Merritt Lk hike with skeeters that were incessant. The worse. My favorite part of bping is the time in camp. ❤
Miranda, you camped exactly on the spot where I went on my honeymoon years ago! I was there in September and the mosquitos were bad then too, but 100% deet worked for us. The many waterfalls coming down into the lake were really lovely. The hike in near Mt. Baker is gorgeous!! And in September the area around there is covered with fat blueberries!! I swam in the lake to wash off the sweat, and it was shivery cold😬, but very refreshing. I remember a different pit toilet, up on a rise with amazing views 😯, and more privacy. I was happy to hear you knew the game cosmic wimpout, even though you didn't play it here! I have great memories of playing that when I was younger!
I do enjoy my MGO on Sundays. What a great group you have. I loved the videos when you were with REI, but enjoy them even more now. I'm the person that loves to see other people having fun. (I mean, I love fun too...) It's to dang hot to think right now, so in the meantime...it works.
The toilet that you showed is actually used at every campsite in Algonquin Park in Canada (and also all other provincial parks in Ontario). You should come visit up here and do a canoe camping trip!
My worst hike was in Washington state where you couldn’t get away from the biting black flies. While walking there would be about 15-20 following around and landing on you, if you stopped there were at least 50 landing and biting you. When you slapped your leg to kill them you would get 2 or 3. People who lived in the area said it was unusual. I’ve never seen that many since.
I never go anywhere without my bug net for my head and cap to keep the net off my face. I wonder if Anderson lake would have been better. I know the view to Mt Baker is amazing from there. And the Anderson butte hike is amazing. Closest view of Mt Baker without actually climbing the mountain. We hiked out and dropped our packs in the woods to do the butte hike before leaving. I don’t think it was very far. Maybe a mile total. Way to deal with the bugs. Loved your attitude. ❤
I did that 3.5 mile hike once with my then 3 year old and my then 8 year old,, but,, for 6 days annnnnd a wife who was not so enthusiastic about this walk into the woods. So,,, I took all the foods that the family was used to eating. Fresh everything,, jars of pasta sauce, bottles of wine,, Kahlua to mix in morning coffee, My pack required to trailhead friends help to get me vertical,,, and then half way to the cabin, in the rain the 3 year old wanted to ride on my shoulders. He snuggled back into the top of the pack like riding a sedan chair. The pack weighed over 100 pounds, how much over,, no idea,, , without the kid riding. Could not put it down,, because I had no way of picking it back up.
Mosquitos can be maddening. I felt bad for you and your group since I've been on a few trips where the mosquitos were literally like flying clouds. The only escape was hiding in the tent.
Can we have a Day with Tucker camping. I always wanted to see his camping routine or if he goes bathroom at night or what to do taking a dog camping ect.
Love this idea of a Tucker focused video. The main challenges of taking Tucker out have to do with carrying the extra gear (another pad, sleeping bag, more food, and his food bowl), and carrying out his poo. The weight adds up fast and he can’t carry all his gear. Too much for him. That front range pack he uses has his food and poo bags in it only. When he goes #2 I’ll bury it if allowed or have him pack it out in his pack. At night he doesn’t need to go out but obviously each dog is different. He likes sleeping in the tent and just sleeps through the night until I wake up.
I love the alpine lakes in Colorado. Great Cuts, views, challenging hikes, and best of all solitude. Mosquito Netting is often forgotten until these little vamps are out for blood. After watching this I will add it to my packing list, it is so light and packs so small so why suffer? The only good thing about them, extra easy protein. Are you not glad this was just a one nighter? This was a fun video to watch and just enjoy.
Also I am in the Puget Sound area, the mosquitos this year are fierce. It's the worst year I can remember. Always a great day with a new Miranda video! Thank you guys for sharing your trip.
DEET 40! Nothing less. Learned this from a guy fishing at the lake just north of the Ft. Collins Visitor Center. 100F here. Would gladly trade. Miranda makes hiking and backpacking fun! Liking that Gossamer tent as well.
I just got back from a mosquito-y trip: i ended up using my rain gear effectively... i now call it 'my armor'. Living in Michigan, i always have my head net- have even been known to sip my tea through it! I may want to try a Thermocell device in the future. You all make some good videos!
Thank you so much!! Abby used a headnet and we all envied her. I have a particularly excellent photo of her sipping wine through it 😁 And yes - rain gear makes excellent (though sweaty!) mosquito armor!
I came here to say the same. I live in the PNW, my headnet lives in my pack from May through September. My rain pants and jacket are always with me because: rain and wind, but also mozzies/biting flies. Also keep my elk-hide work gloves handy for impromptu trail work and mozzies. The ThermaCELL is great unless it's windy and it's almost always windy in the Columbia River basin and surrounding mountains.
I'm not sure if they're global but you can get a thing called a thermacell that keeps bugs away, kind of creates a bubble around you and it's like magic. highly recommend
yes bathrooms pls plus best potty gear also. Pls consider headnets, which are ultralight and not expensive. GGG needs to carry them...pro-tip. I have a brimmed hat with a head net (the hat even collapses for some reason and pops open for use lol....)
Camp happy hour = campy hour…the best hour or two of the trip! 🍺🍷🥃🍸🍹 Love your channel! All of you made me smile while watching this whole video. My cheeks hurt from smiling. 😊
Mosquito head nets over a brimmed hat make aaaaall the difference. It's just so nice knowing they won't fly into your eyes and nose and mouth.
Sanity saver!
I was wondering why they didn’t had it, actually. Maybe not an usual gear?
I’d like to own up to the fact that I kinda talked Miranda out of getting the thermacell device for camp when we did an REI run before this trip. I didn’t think we’d need it. Oops. 😅
For the content!
I commented on one of the community posts suggesting a video about bug repellent and someone recommended that. Does that mean they actually work well? The picaridin could not keep up on my last camping trip
@@TippiTappiI think the thermacell works. I prefer the backpacker model that connects to an isobutane canister. The portable one that requires the proprietary mini plastic fuel tubes doesn't seem to do the trick.
@@slozim420 awesome, thanks for that suggestion!
😂😂😂😂
Tucker is the ultimate ultralight backpacker by far.
Just finished canoeing the NFCT and camped next to bodies of water for about 60 days to do so. We learnt some things about biting insects (especially as we're from the UK, and they are just not here in the quantities we saw in rhe North East US and Canada).
1. The original bug shirt. Not cheap, but they just work. Covers your face and arms, and you can wear a rucksack with it.
2. Gloves that are bite resistant (like leather), but supple enough to have dexterity to do things.
3. Thermocell. We got the gas powered one, well worth it. They work best in still air, so pop it under a tarp to get a bug-free eating area (as you will need to open the hood on your bug shirt).
4. A 2mx1m bag made of no-see-um mesh with a draw cord. We made these, but they really helped with keeping the bugs off of sensitive areas whilst going to the toilet. You kind of wear it and settle it around the toilet before removing the necessary clothing. 100% worth carrying, and they weigh nothing.
5. Bug repellent. Even 100% deet can only do so much, so spray it where it's really needed. Back of the neck, hands, and weirdly, under the brim of your hat - this helps the face, but means you don't ingest anything bad for you.
6. Bug resistant trousers. Not all trousers are created equal as we found out. Go for something thicker, or have been bug repellent impregnated. You can also spray they with permethrin (which also help with ticks).
7. Dealing with the bites. We like our anthisan in the UK, but its not your side of the pond. We did find stingeze (max if you can find it with 10% benzocaine) was great, along with hydrocortisone cream, helped with the itching.
I think thats all or our learnings. Hope it can help!
Great advice
For the 2mx1m mesh noseeum bags, are they essentially tubes of mesh that have a drawstring cinch on one side? So you settle it over you so it’s like a portable mosquito net?
Haha, for some reason I’m having difficulty picturing it in my mind.
Thanks so much for your comment though! Excellent tips, I really appreciate it!
This is my backpacking M.O. I often refer to it as glamppacking. The realization that not all trips need to be about cranking out miles was a revelation. Agree with going ultralight on the big stuff so you can bring the fun stuff like good food, boxed wine, a taller chair, and the big thermacell.
I love how much more Rainer and Abby (and Tucker) we get these days!
Backcountry Bathrooms episode please!!!
In spite of the bugs, this one was super fun. I enjoyed the look into the crew’s equipment as well as your own :)
I take a mosquito head net on every backpacking trip. I’d never once used it for its intended purpose until one trip into the Sierra where the bugs were so bad they were literally flying into our mouths when we talked. The mosquito net was a godsend and I’ll never be without one, even if I never have to use it again.
It's a good day when MGO uploads!
woohoo!!!
YES to Backcountry Utilization of Toilets Tour!! 🎉
The friendship between you three really shone through this video! Looks like a great spot, but maybe later in the fall, so you're not an open buffet for the mosquitoes...
Definitely 😅 all-you-can-eat MGO team is a once a year thing. Never again.
I think this video was actually a more effective ad for thermacell than for LMNT
Hahaha! Yeah sometimes the ABSENCE of a product is the best way to sell it.
Looks like good times for sure 👍 Pesky skeeters aside of course.
The crew community & Miranda’s excitement about all the things makes these videos SO lovely. Sorry this trip got overtaken by skeeters but your attitude about it was great & set a great example for us all. I will say I agree with Miranda’s mom.
The thermacell backpacker is a trip saver! Just took it on a 4 day Yellowstone trip. It made it comfortable to chill outside our tents
My biggest regret is not getting one!! Literally had it in my hands and then decided against it 😫 But that's so cool to hear that it really worked for you!! Next time 🕰️
We used two thermacell devices on a boundary waters trip in MN in June. I had no idea if they would actually work, but we heard the mozzies were bad and they did not disappoint. The thermacells were remarkably effective. I’ll never go without them again.
The backpacker is particularly effective and cost effective. It uses almost a negligible amount of fuel, the same propane that you would bring camping, and for what it does weighs very little. I use it when going backpacking and at home in the backyard.
Really good outdoor video !!
Just hiked Pictured Rocks and took two thermacells. They don’t work while hiking because the “cloud” takes a couple minutes to generate but while sitting for a break or at camp we would literally watch skeeters fly into our bubble and then hit the brakes and fly out. Thermacells for gear win!
Abby's note and photos were SO SWEET
Thank you for making this video. I am just starting my hiking and outdoor journey and so many hikes seem overwhelming but I feel like this is exactly the level I'm at now. It is encouraging to see that you don't have to go out and do 10 miles but only 2.5 is perfect and you can have a wonderful time. Plus all the extra protein from the bugs lol!
I love to hear this!! You definitely don't need to do long miles. There are some amazing short hikes with gorgeous campsites even just half a mile in.
I'm new to hiking and camping too. Right now my level is car camping at a State Park that has a lot of easy/intermediate trails that are usually under 5 miles. I'm 48 and not in the best shape so I don't want to overdo it and get injured. Plus, the whole point (imho) is to have fun and enjoy being outdoors 😊
These are my favorite type of MGO videos. ❤
Yay!!! Mine too 💚
Welcome back Abby!!! Sorry it was a bit of a bust. The irony of a luxury backpacking trip being hell due to bugs. Some tips for the future: 1) They're attracted to the carbon dioxide you breath. So either hold your breath or get a handheld fan of some sort; 2) Smoke will help keep them away. If the area allows, build a fire. If not, Miranda, fart some more. 3) As dorky as it may be, a mosquito head net is legit one of my favorite pieces of gear. Get one and rock it. No idea if theres an option for Tucker. 4) As tempting as it is, don't camp near water during mosquito season. Camp high and dry. Running water isn't as bad, but just try to avoid water all together. || Lastly, YES TO A POOP SEAT SERIES!!!!
Love the lightweight big items to accommodate more luxury. That’s the true spirit of ultralight in my personal opinion. Some of us want a chair as luxury, some find comfortable hiking time to be the luxury
Miranda has sooo much personality and energy and silly irreverent happiness 😊 She totally makes the videos fun to watch, it's like we get to hang out with her on her adventures
This was perfect and right up my alley: a 2-4 mile hike, set up camp, have everything I want, and a 30-35 lb pack.
Admittedly, I enjoy camping more than hiking, so I loved this trip you shared.
Honest, yes on the back country bathrooms
Definitely do a privy tour! 😂 There is a jigsaw puzzle with pics of privies on the AT called the Crappalachian Trail. The variety is astounding. 😁
Hiked the Backcountry of Yosemite the other week. Tons of mosquitoes. I brought the Thermacell Backpackers Mosquito repeller 2.0. 15 mins after turning it on it worked amazing at camp. Worth carrying the weight & totally recommend it. Love you guys! Keep up the great videos!
As someone who's struggled with mosquitoes this year as well, I'd really love Miranda to do a mosquito video with a product like this.
The skeeters were terrible this year on my first backpacking trip of the season! The bug spray seemed to do almost nothing!!! I did use the thermacell device for one night, which helped (although just seemed to deter the swarm, not all of the bugs seemed to mind. And it didn't seem to do much for the flies) but I didn't bring enough cartridges for the whole trip. I love a combo of luxury and ultralight for backpacking -- I go light on the "big three", my tent, my sleeping bag, and my pack -- so I can bring more comfort items. The Flash 55 is a great pack for this. I'm only ever going for 2-3 nights, so I don't see the point in going light for ultralight's sake. (If I was thru hiking... different story!) I love to bring a pillow, my backpacking chair, the tiny air pump for my mattress, etc. Depending on the trip, I'll even bring all the supplies to make a proper pour over coffee in the backcountry. I've also started bringing a small water coloring kit so I can enjoy a quiet early morning with my coffee and some creative time. I'm always up first before everyone else anyway.
The bathrooms of the backcountry idea is great. Have you ever been to Valhalla Provincial Park in Canada? They have pit toilets with a conveyor belt, so you never have to see other peoples poop, and mostly don't smell it. Also somewhere (I forget where) there are composting pit toilets where you throw in a scoop full of cedar shavings on top of your poop to make it not smell. You have to go find these options before you do your video!!
I can't wait for the mosquito repellent review video that should come next 😋
😅 I’m not kidding when I say we used three different types of insect repellent. Maybe four.
Great video! Backcountry bathrooms is a great idea for a video, it’s the thing that I worry about most on long hikes. Really like LMNT as well. My favorite one is the lemon habanero.
Today's highlights the bug swatting dance 😂 and the Legally Blonde musical moment at the end 🎉. Thank you for another awesome vicarious camping trip they are always so much fun to watch. Video idea: backpacking with a disability either visible, invisible or both. I know that it is possible but would love to see a video. You dispell so many fears and myths about backpacking it would be so cool to add this one to the list 😊
These videos are just hilarious and generally speaking fun to watch. I keep smiling and sometimes bursting to a laughter here watching you and the crew. I think it's nice to have a backpacking channel that gives the vibe that this is not that serious hobby as many channels make it out to be. I've definitely gotten from you a completely new way of thinking my own noob backpacking hobby. Looking forward of more videos, the goofier the better and that toilet series definitely goes along those lines!
Miranda needs a 30min show every week
Absolutely stunning shots my friend! This upload is so atmospheric and breathtaking!
Thank you so much!! It was a gorgeous spot 😍
It's great you and your crew make even the miserable conditions fun, that's why I follow your channel. Good for you.
It's all in the attitude! My friends and I joke that 75% of the time, the weather/bugs/smoke end up making camping pretty miserable, but we keep going for that 25% of the time that it is glorious!
For the noobs & those who dont do tents- i know montana has many forest service cabins with very limited or no utilities, but a nice space to bunk up (usually twin size bunk beds), prep food, & hide from the outdoors as needed. At $40-80/night, they can be great deals. Im sure they dont exist in every state, but id check the intermountain west. It's a cheaper way to outdoors for beginners, and there are hike in cabins for backpackers who dont want to pack shelters. We've had such great times using the cabins for multifamily trips, in a state where most rentals are priced for wealthy people
Yes please give us a backcountry toilet series
That was the same campsite my son and I camped at with our scout troop 8 years ago. Many of our memorable stories came from that trip as we collectively had a lot of first timer failures.
We love Anderson-Watson!
Y'all!! I finally am watching a video the day it comes out. Two items:
CONGRATS Abby!! Your baby is beautiful!
💕💞❤ And also, i am floored with admiration that you're backpacking 3 months postpartum. lol all i can say is that at that time, i was not in a place to even hike. we have a picture of me taking my daughter a quarter mile into the local park once she was 3 months. she's a trooper now, so i can imagine what fun you'll get up to when your daughter is older. many, many kudos :)
2nd item: i love having the crew be a big part of a video. we love you Miranda, and it's definitely your channel, gosh darn - but the crew has such an excellent vibe.
Bonus item: you guys filmed the mosquitos so well that i could see them swarming in many shots, and was getting itchy just thinking about it.
I don’t know if you read these comments from videos that were made so long ago but if you go out and get some smudge sticks of white sage and light them, place them around your campfire and let that smoke permeate the area, the mosquitoes will dissipate they don’t like that smoke
Thanks for sharing your trip with us! I’m sorry the mosquitos were so terrible. Giving “two shots of vodka” vibes with the old fashioned 😂
Yes! I'd love to learn more about backcountry bathrooms!
Now there's a phrase I never thought I would read on UA-cam, let alone agree with... 😀
I hiked Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore earlier this year and the mosquitoes were SO bad just like that. I had a head net, long sleeves and leggings on most of the time. I love how you all still made the best of it and had a great time regardless! That campsite was so beautiful!
rainer’s laugh after vanna wipe made my day 😂
Cool, thanks! Yes, I’d like to know more about the poop pots everywhere.
the acronym segment was hilarious and why i love your channel
whoever editited this has a knack for it...very fun vibes all around!!
Thanks!
Thank YOU!! 💚
I love your great attitude about when the bugs come out.
I've always wanted to do a "best scenery from a pit toilet" coffee table book, there are some thrones with amazing views.
Keep up the great work.
Any updates on those rocks y'all were polishing? Or was that just a dream lol I swear that was a video
You're all a trip and it's great how the crew shows all forms of camping because they're all awesome. Variety keeps it all fun!
So glad you included kg in this video! I usually have four tabs open with conversions from pounds and miles and all the other silly measurements you use 😂 thank you for this awesome video! ❤
HAHA! Oh my gosh, you are welcome - we are the land of silly measurements for sure.
In the UK we 'officially' use metric measurements, i.e. kilograms, kilometres & centimetres... but us older farts still think mostly in imperial measurements i.e. pounds, miles & inches. I'm lucky that I am just old enough that when I was in school, I was taught both measuring systems, so I can think in either.
@@J-Peterson777Same here in West Coast USA in the 1960s.
If it’s a luxury trip and the mosquitoes are bad. As a suggestion you could take or leave is maybe take the thermacell E-90 rechargeable mosquito repeller. It may work in your circumstances??
Oh I LOVE that you suggested this!! We actually *almost* brought one, and then last minute decided against it - and BOY HOWDY HOW I WISH WE HADN'T. It would have been perfect!!
I like short hikes with lots of comfort stuff. Fun stuff.
OMG....I believe this is one of my favorite videos so far. 😂😂😂 I haven't laughed this much in a while. Thank you! I love living in the PNW. So many beautiful places to hike and camp. Thanks for sharing.❤❤❤
Heck yeah on the laughing!
It's an extra buggy year! I don't know if this is a Canadian thing but when we go to parks in Ontario we call those outdoor toilets at campsites a "thunderbox" 🙂
If you're going to do the backcountry bathroom series, may I suggest the Windsor Lake camp site on the Powell River canoe route. It's exceptionally rustic but is located in a cedar stump.
Sawyer Permethrin Spray. Spray all your clothes and gear before you leave and dry them in the sun. (Clothes, tarp, hammock, sleeping bag, etc.) We've been backpacking where everyone else was getting eaten alive and we were fine - even in a hammock under a simple tarp.
I would really love to be your 100,000th subscriber, but unfortunately, I found your channel shortly after you launched it and I immediately subscribed to it. So I will have to console myself by just watching and enjoying all your very entertaining, informative and outright funny videos.
Good luck to whomever turns out to be the lucky 100,000th subscriber, and I say to them better late than never!!!
I am totally down for a series on backcountry bathrooms. Yes, please.
god bless whoever put in the metal gear solid sound. Abby's nails, go off!
It made me itch just watching on a screen from 1000s of miles away, but what a beautiful place!
Just recently came across your videos. So many are dry and overly tech...you are the reason i like to hike. Fun times and your videos are great. Keep up the great work!!
Way to make the best of your camping mesquite journey….
A negative mind will never give you a positive attitude…
Enjoy your journey in life and spreading sunshine…
Awesome trip! My crew and I recently took a trip through pictured rocks and also suffered from waves of mosquitos....We have found that what works "ok" is loose clothes and a headnet. The repellents we had did absolutely nothing...
The only good thing that did come out of it though were the funny pictures of getting bit.
A definite "YES" for tight-weave, loose-fitting clothing👍 Also headnets and leather gloves!
Aww back in the day, my bping group used to do trips like this every Presidents weekend at lake Ozette to Sandpoint. We would have a potluck for dinner with real food, salad, etc. We had all kinds of luxuries like tarps to sit under, drinks, etc. It was always a good time. Well except the time the wind blew the rain under the tarps. And my friend put her pack cover on upside down and her sleeping bag got wet and we all turned back.
I also recall a Merritt Lk hike with skeeters that were incessant. The worse.
My favorite part of bping is the time in camp. ❤
Miranda, you camped exactly on the spot where I went on my honeymoon years ago! I was there in September and the mosquitos were bad then too, but 100% deet worked for us. The many waterfalls coming down into the lake were really lovely. The hike in near Mt. Baker is gorgeous!! And in September the area around there is covered with fat blueberries!! I swam in the lake to wash off the sweat, and it was shivery cold😬, but very refreshing. I remember a different pit toilet, up on a rise with amazing views 😯, and more privacy. I was happy to hear you knew the game cosmic wimpout, even though you didn't play it here! I have great memories of playing that when I was younger!
6:49 Your awesome!
Nice to see a local trail / campsite- also, it’s even better in September when the blueberries are in season!
I do enjoy my MGO on Sundays. What a great group you have. I loved the videos when you were with REI, but enjoy them even more now. I'm the person that loves to see other people having fun. (I mean, I love fun too...) It's to dang hot to think right now, so in the meantime...it works.
“Hike your own hike”, ….words to live by.
The toilet that you showed is actually used at every campsite in Algonquin Park in Canada (and also all other provincial parks in Ontario). You should come visit up here and do a canoe camping trip!
🇨🇦 loves Miranda
My worst hike was in Washington state where you couldn’t get away from the biting black flies. While walking there would be about 15-20 following around and landing on you, if you stopped there were at least 50 landing and biting you. When you slapped your leg to kill them you would get 2 or 3. People who lived in the area said it was unusual. I’ve never seen that many since.
The flash 55 returns!
I never go anywhere without my bug net for my head and cap to keep the net off my face. I wonder if Anderson lake would have been better. I know the view to Mt Baker is amazing from there. And the Anderson butte hike is amazing. Closest view of Mt Baker without actually climbing the mountain. We hiked out and dropped our packs in the woods to do the butte hike before leaving. I don’t think it was very far. Maybe a mile total. Way to deal with the bugs. Loved your attitude. ❤
I did that 3.5 mile hike once with my then 3 year old and my then 8 year old,, but,, for 6 days annnnnd a wife who was not so enthusiastic about this walk into the woods. So,,, I took all the foods that the family was used to eating. Fresh everything,, jars of pasta sauce, bottles of wine,, Kahlua to mix in morning coffee, My pack required to trailhead friends help to get me vertical,,, and then half way to the cabin, in the rain the 3 year old wanted to ride on my shoulders. He snuggled back into the top of the pack like riding a sedan chair. The pack weighed over 100 pounds, how much over,, no idea,, , without the kid riding. Could not put it down,, because I had no way of picking it back up.
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Mosquitos can be maddening. I felt bad for you and your group since I've been on a few trips where the mosquitos were literally like flying clouds. The only escape was hiding in the tent.
Yes to the Vana Wipe series!
Can we have a Day with Tucker camping. I always wanted to see his camping routine or if he goes bathroom at night or what to do taking a dog camping ect.
Love this idea of a Tucker focused video. The main challenges of taking Tucker out have to do with carrying the extra gear (another pad, sleeping bag, more food, and his food bowl), and carrying out his poo. The weight adds up fast and he can’t carry all his gear. Too much for him. That front range pack he uses has his food and poo bags in it only. When he goes #2 I’ll bury it if allowed or have him pack it out in his pack. At night he doesn’t need to go out but obviously each dog is different. He likes sleeping in the tent and just sleeps through the night until I wake up.
@@RainerGolden I always wonder if you dig him a cat hole or carry his poop lol.
I love the alpine lakes in Colorado. Great Cuts, views, challenging hikes, and best of all solitude. Mosquito Netting is often forgotten until these little vamps are out for blood. After watching this I will add it to my packing list, it is so light and packs so small so why suffer? The only good thing about them, extra easy protein. Are you not glad this was just a one nighter? This was a fun video to watch and just enjoy.
Love from Canada... The original bug shirt. Trust! 👌🏽👌🏽
the video and the views is getting better. i love watching it
It was so cool to see everyone's setup!
Some tips for Washington this time of year:
• treat all your gear with permethrin
• get a permethrin treated bug head net
Loving this group camp vibe! 💕
OMG! YES! Please do back country bathrooms!
Also I am in the Puget Sound area, the mosquitos this year are fierce. It's the worst year I can remember. Always a great day with a new Miranda video! Thank you guys for sharing your trip.
DEET 40! Nothing less. Learned this from a guy fishing at the lake just north of the Ft. Collins Visitor Center. 100F here. Would gladly trade. Miranda makes hiking and backpacking fun! Liking that Gossamer tent as well.
I love the fun you guys bring to this channel! ❤️
always excited to get a notification. it's funny that you are considering a pit toilet tour, but I'm not surprised. it is what it is.....
I just got back from a mosquito-y trip: i ended up using my rain gear effectively... i now call it 'my armor'. Living in Michigan, i always have my head net- have even been known to sip my tea through it! I may want to try a Thermocell device in the future.
You all make some good videos!
Thank you so much!! Abby used a headnet and we all envied her. I have a particularly excellent photo of her sipping wine through it 😁 And yes - rain gear makes excellent (though sweaty!) mosquito armor!
I came here to say the same. I live in the PNW, my headnet lives in my pack from May through September. My rain pants and jacket are always with me because: rain and wind, but also mozzies/biting flies. Also keep my elk-hide work gloves handy for impromptu trail work and mozzies. The ThermaCELL is great unless it's windy and it's almost always windy in the Columbia River basin and surrounding mountains.
I'm not sure if they're global but you can get a thing called a thermacell that keeps bugs away, kind of creates a bubble around you and it's like magic. highly recommend
yes bathrooms pls plus best potty gear also. Pls consider headnets, which are ultralight and
not expensive. GGG needs to carry them...pro-tip. I have a brimmed hat with a head net (the hat even collapses for some reason and pops open for use lol....)
Great to actually see Abby. 😊
OMG! Cosmic Wimpout! U. Mass. in 1975! Loved it. Yahtzee with dice
Hi friend!❤❤. Super enjoy watching you guys, more vlog with you guys.
OK, I’m back to packing my head net on every trip. I’d say that one met the type two criteria. Thank you for your service!
This is the best Miranda video yet! ❤❤❤
Great mosquito video Back country bathroom sounds good
Camp happy hour = campy hour…the best hour or two of the trip! 🍺🍷🥃🍸🍹 Love your channel! All of you made me smile while watching this whole video. My cheeks hurt from smiling. 😊
Rainer's raucous laugh makes the video every time it happens
Tucker gives me life!!!