Another great set of vids, always entertaining and full of info! keep up the good work shug!! already looking forward to the next ones! hope to see you on the trail someday.
cool vid Shug. Your videos of your last hike caused me to order the bushbuddy. Can't wait to get out and try it. hope you will be posting more vid's this fall!
Thank you, Shug, for sharing your trail knowledge with us. We immensely enjoy your life experiences...all of them. Hope to get in on the next Shug t-shirt campaign. W.B.
Great thoughts at the end about finding a pack weight your comfortable with & every trip is different. Some fellas like to bring every piece of gear they own & some go out only in their jammies. You hit the nail on the head about finding what works for you. Thanks Shug
Nicely done as usual Shug. I've got some work to do to get me weight down. Right now I'm usually around 40 lbs mostly because my gear is old school. Thanks for the info.
Hey Shug, Thanks for all the great tips I really enjoy your videos. Just about everything I know about Hammocking I have learned from watching. Thats good because sometimes learning first from experience can be unpleasant. Keep up the good work.
Shug, you are TOO funny!! I really get a kick out-a watchin' you! And Man do I miss the NORTH WOODS and Lake Superior!! Been campin' up that way many a time- hypothermia at it's best!! Thanks for sharin'! If you ever get my current way- you gotta try a solo bike camp on the C & O! Take care, Pete D.---
OMG, JRB Down Sleeves stuffing your neck pillow. Ingenious! This information is a lifesaver. Very cool. TThank you, Shug. A tip back atcha: add a very small, perhaps 1-2 ounce, spray mist bottle (usually available at cosmetics counters, e.g Walgreens) full of Febreeze. A couple squirts on the tighty whities and hiking garb, and fresh as a Scotch pine breeze by mornin'. Thanks again, Shug. Keep the videos coming. And plz have Karl do one; more Karl, more Karl.
Another great video. I need to slim down my pack weight a bit, but when I go out I usually go on a Kayak camp so I have a lot of room for gear and food. Typical extended weekend hikes/floats are what I'll do. You definitely need a show on the Outdoor Channel.
Glad I watched this video. I am doing a 12 day on the Superior Hiking trail near the middle (Caribou Falls waypoint to Wales with an out and back past the parking) on Sept 9th to 20th. I never considered long john type clothing since I can usually go through October without them here in Pa.
@@shugemery Thanks. Wales is Straight North from 2 harbors on Highway 2. It was kinda of a joke to those who asked were I was hiking. I told them from Finland to Wales. They thought I was going overseas to hike, then tried to figure out how I was getting from Finland to Wales on foot. ROFL. If you go up highway 2 to the SHT crossing, then the third road according to google maps, there is a road called Wales Rd., if your zoomed into just the right point, you'll see a label for Wales. I don't know if it is actually a town or not, but it is there. It would be soo cool to just happen upon Shug on the weekend of Sept 13-15 were I'll be staying at (13) fault line, (14) West or East Split Rock (depending on ability to cross), or Sunday (15) at Gooseberry River. I have decided to cut my hike a little short and leave for home on Thursday Sept 19 rather than Sat 21. I am an overseer for a section of the Mid State Trail in Pa as well as a Regional Manager. They are having a 50th anniversary celebration of the trail as well as a celebration of being awarded the 2019 trail of the year award on Saturday 21.
I envy you shug....Love your gear love your talent don't stop ....I expect to see you do this threw your 80's LOL But seriously love your vids ...Loved it so much I wouldn't shut up about it ...so me wife made me a hammock for me birthday ....Now just need to find some masqito netting and a good tarp (hard to find in me neck of the woods there ...Wooooo BUDDY!!
Damn boy you keep it funny, but seriously thanks for taking time and sharing what you know, I just added some of your good ideas to my checklist, whooooo buddy!
HEY SHUG ! Just finished up watching your latest videos. GREAT as always ! Thanks for all the laughs and tips. I have to confess i have stold your saying Whooooo Buddy as a saying around my kids and wife ; it drives them crazy . But isnt that what a dad and husband is supposed to do? LOL
Great stuff mate, the top quilt looks very snug shug lol, i only wish we could get some decent stuff for tree swinging over here in the UK. Buy the way, love the commercial great!! nasty in a can, i love the stuff.
@shugemery i hear ya....i tried to take my upright bass but alas.....lovely vids. My whole family loves to watch them. gonna take my two girls to the NH white mountains this fall. They will be going ultra light and ol' dad will be going pack mule....it's gonna hurt.
Nice! The only thing I do a little differently is I always keep my fire lighting equipment and my knife secured to my person. Just in case I fall in a river or something and lose my pack.
@shugemery I have some spare Greenhouse plastic left over from the storm damage I am going to cut a few sections up for my kits... great idea for standing on while changing!
Shuge can we get a tour of you man cave where all you gear is stored? I would love to see all the gear/toy/performing stuff you seam to have all over the place. Great Videos keep up the good work.
Just noticed your wncw sticker. So quick question... Best blue grass of 2013- step canyon rangers or Steve Martin and Edie birckel? I can't decide both great!
Thanks for the wonderful video. I'm just getting into backpack camping and I really love the idea of using a hammock. What was that rain jacket that covered your backpack as well? Thanks for the great video! You have a new subscriber!
Whooo Buddy! Thats a GREAT video! Lots of interesting stuff stuffed in that there pack. Looks like gear is different for all of us dependent on where we're located. We get like NO rain here so my pack is different than yours. I have a LOT of experimenting to do and a LOT of weight to pull out of my pack. Just getting started but certainly learn something with every video of yours I watch. Now if I could just stay up on a unicycle and juggle more than 1 ball :-) Is that considered juggling?..
Great video, as always. Would be interested in seeing your food layout a little more in depth but the rest was AWESOME! Well maybe not awesome but cool. maybe not cool but interesting. Maybe not interesting but relaxing. Anyway, Thanks!
Shug - love your work man. Just getting back into solo hiking after some years away and it's great. Curious - with all the rivers up on the SHT, do you ever take a little gear and do a little fishing?
Thanks for another great video. Your wind pants are they form a thru-hiker kit? Was your cook kit the same from you other videos, Bushbuddy with and Atomic? Glad to see you went croc-less
***** I am no compass expert but use my skills learned in Scouts. Compass, map and intuition. I recommend searching UA-cam for compass beginner course.
Shug, I was wondering what tea candle lantern you have there. UCO makes bigger candle lanterns but they seem bulky and heavy. Your set up looks to be light and compact!
I'm interested on how you go 4 days with only 3 ounces of fuel? I would like to see a video of your cook kit and maybe what you eat. I'm always looking for new backpacking food. Thanks!
I use a hennessy hammock and I carry a knife, canteen cup/canteen, firesteel, sleeping bag and what ever food I'm going to carry. Is this enough? Is it bad for the environment the more stuff you buy because it uses natural resources to make it?
Do you ever hang that tea candle lantern? If so, do you ever hang it inside your BBXLC in the netting? I feel that would be all kinds of cool, but I don't want to end up being a giant hanging hobo pack.
Hey SHug, I think you have tooo much stuff in your little shop there.....How bout I help lighten the load a little bit and take that stuff off your hands!! lol. I would love to have a shop like that. sad thing is, is your shop is probably larger than my little apartment lol.
shugemery The reason I ask is I take flea market find axes and hatchets that are rusty and dusty and make them like almost new. I'm watching you for awhile on UA-cam and I have a nice compact Hatchet would serve you well on the trail I would be glad to send it to you if you would use it. I feel sort of a kindred spirit with you. we seem to like the same kind of things outdoors music comedy. just wondering if you would be interested. thank you for all your entertainment. you are a natural Entertainer. keep putting out the good videos woo buddy!
@shugemery Oh man ! I mean WOOOOO BUDDY!!!!! I mean ....Well I don't know what I mean ..LOL that would be great Shug .....I have to ask does your wife hammock? didn't see her in any vids ....Like to see both of you maybe make a vid .....then again maybe she is like my wife ....scared of la camera .LOL Thanks !!
Hey Shug just a f.y.i for your subscribers there is a company that makes rain mits almost identical to yours.... ( mountain laurel design ) just google them event rain mits 45.00 just thought I would pass on this thanks tiredhiker/ aka-Shane
Really love your vids, Shug. Thanks for all your work and time.
Another great set of vids, always entertaining and full of info! keep up the good work shug!! already looking forward to the next ones! hope to see you on the trail someday.
cool vid Shug. Your videos of your last hike caused me to order the bushbuddy. Can't wait to get out and try it. hope you will be posting more vid's this fall!
Thank you, Shug, for sharing your trail knowledge with us. We immensely enjoy your life experiences...all of them. Hope to get in on the next Shug t-shirt campaign. W.B.
Aimee Watkiss Thankee. I wil do a video when i re-do the shirt campaign....stay tuned.
Great thoughts at the end about finding a pack weight your comfortable with & every trip is different.
Some fellas like to bring every piece of gear they own & some go out only in their jammies. You hit the nail on the head about finding what works for you. Thanks Shug
I think we weed a tour of the room you're in. Looks like a awesome place to hang out with all you gear.
Nicely done as usual Shug. I've got some work to do to get me weight down. Right now I'm usually around 40 lbs mostly because my gear is old school. Thanks for the info.
Hey Shug, Thanks for all the great tips I really enjoy your videos. Just about everything I know about Hammocking I have learned from watching. Thats good because sometimes learning first from experience can be unpleasant. Keep up the good work.
Shug: Thanks for taking the time to give us the details. I learned a few things, and I was able to answer the question, "What the heck IS that thing?"
Thank you for the video. I'm just getting brave in my old age, and the advice is appreciated! Thanks!
Laura Kangas Carry forth....WhooooBuddy
Another great video. Thanks Shug, helps us newbies a lot! Thanks Shug
That is a bag full of experience right there!! Thanks for sharing Shug!
Love watching your vids, Shug - really informative and funny!
Thanks Shug for the tip on the Wristies, they are a wonderful piece of gear.
I live by them. Thanks.
Shug, you are TOO funny!! I really get a kick out-a watchin' you! And Man do I miss the NORTH WOODS and Lake Superior!! Been campin' up that way many a time- hypothermia at it's best!! Thanks for sharin'! If you ever get my current way- you gotta try a solo bike camp on the C & O! Take care, Pete D.---
loved the plastic sheet, never thought of that... great video!
OMG, JRB Down Sleeves stuffing your neck pillow. Ingenious! This information is a lifesaver. Very cool. TThank you, Shug. A tip back atcha: add a very small, perhaps 1-2 ounce, spray mist bottle (usually available at cosmetics counters, e.g Walgreens) full of Febreeze. A couple squirts on the tighty whities and hiking garb, and fresh as a Scotch pine breeze by mornin'. Thanks again, Shug. Keep the videos coming. And plz have Karl do one; more Karl, more Karl.
Another great video. I need to slim down my pack weight a bit, but when I go out I usually go on a Kayak camp so I have a lot of room for gear and food. Typical extended weekend hikes/floats are what I'll do. You definitely need a show on the Outdoor Channel.
Thanks for making this video Shug!
Shug love that WNCW 88.7 sticker on your wall, Cool to see one way up in Minnesota. Lol. shows you are a true NC boy.
-Marc (Hickory NC)
Glad I watched this video. I am doing a 12 day on the Superior Hiking trail near the middle (Caribou Falls waypoint to Wales with an out and back past the parking) on Sept 9th to 20th. I never considered long john type clothing since I can usually go through October without them here in Pa.
Not sure I know where Wales is on the trail. Have fun up there.
@@shugemery Thanks. Wales is Straight North from 2 harbors on Highway 2. It was kinda of a joke to those who asked were I was hiking. I told them from Finland to Wales. They thought I was going overseas to hike, then tried to figure out how I was getting from Finland to Wales on foot. ROFL. If you go up highway 2 to the SHT crossing, then the third road according to google maps, there is a road called Wales Rd., if your zoomed into just the right point, you'll see a label for Wales. I don't know if it is actually a town or not, but it is there.
It would be soo cool to just happen upon Shug on the weekend of Sept 13-15 were I'll be staying at (13) fault line, (14) West or East Split Rock (depending on ability to cross), or Sunday (15) at Gooseberry River.
I have decided to cut my hike a little short and leave for home on Thursday Sept 19 rather than Sat 21. I am an overseer for a section of the Mid State Trail in Pa as well as a Regional Manager. They are having a 50th anniversary celebration of the trail as well as a celebration of being awarded the 2019 trail of the year award on Saturday 21.
thats really great, back in the 80's when I hiked packs were 60lbs to 80 lbs.
I envy you shug....Love your gear love your talent don't stop ....I expect to see you do this threw your 80's LOL But seriously love your vids ...Loved it so much I wouldn't shut up about it ...so me wife made me a hammock for me birthday ....Now just need to find some masqito netting and a good tarp (hard to find in me neck of the woods there ...Wooooo BUDDY!!
Never heard of sleeves before. Makes for some versatility I see. Thanks for another informative vid. All is secure in sector 3 (Utah) :)
I like 'em.
another top shelf vid young feller
Damn boy you keep it funny, but seriously thanks for taking time and sharing what you know, I just added some of your good ideas to my checklist, whooooo buddy!
Whooooo Buddy)))
Thanks for the link to the wrist warmers been eying them out. Heck of a gear room
HEY SHUG ! Just finished up watching your latest videos. GREAT as always ! Thanks for all the laughs and tips. I have to confess i have stold your saying Whooooo Buddy as a saying around my kids and wife ; it drives them crazy . But isnt that what a dad and husband is supposed to do? LOL
Great stuff mate, the top quilt looks very snug shug lol, i only wish we could get some decent stuff for tree swinging over here in the UK.
Buy the way, love the commercial great!! nasty in a can, i love the stuff.
Got a link from EDCF on how you organize your bag, thanks for the great and entertaining video !
I would love to see a video tour of your man cave there. Looks like you have some cool gear in the background too
gosh he has soo much gear!! I'm jealous!
Nice tour. Ive never seen sleeves like that before, I guess I need to get out more? LOL
Great vid. Thanks for the great info!
@shugemery i hear ya....i tried to take my upright bass but alas.....lovely vids. My whole family loves to watch them. gonna take my two girls to the NH white mountains this fall. They will be going ultra light and ol' dad will be going pack mule....it's gonna hurt.
Nice! The only thing I do a little differently is I always keep my fire lighting equipment and my knife secured to my person. Just in case I fall in a river or something and lose my pack.
Good idea.
It's awesome! I'll get there someday! :D
@shugemery I have some spare Greenhouse plastic left over from the storm damage I am going to cut a few sections up for my kits... great idea for standing on while changing!
I'd love to see you post a 3 day winter pack vid. Tis the season.
what size is that reflectics with tape on it? Looks like a great sit pad and added warmth for my hammock.
Shuge can we get a tour of you man cave where all you gear is stored? I would love to see all the gear/toy/performing stuff you seam to have all over the place. Great Videos keep up the good work.
great video, is that a plasma bag hanging in the back gorund? how dod you like it (if it is) one?
Thanks Buddy.....WHOOOO!
Just noticed your wncw sticker. So quick question... Best blue grass of 2013- step canyon rangers or Steve Martin and Edie birckel? I can't decide both great!
Thanks for the wonderful video. I'm just getting into backpack camping and I really love the idea of using a hammock. What was that rain jacket that covered your backpack as well? Thanks for the great video! You have a new subscriber!
I really like this video. I'm going to go hunt down some gortex socks for my kit. Cotten is aweful.
Another good vid. Thanks for sharing. What brand and model is your trail watch? I like that watch.
@shugemery oh yes we can get it here as well as another fav of mine corned beef.
it is a trail delight lol
Good stuff
An oldie but a lot of the same gear I still use.
very useful and fun video. Ever take your mando into the woods?
Did this video give anyone else organizational envy?
I go Irish neat.
nice shug
Whooo Buddy! Thats a GREAT video! Lots of interesting stuff stuffed in that there pack. Looks like gear is different for all of us dependent on where we're located. We get like NO rain here so my pack is different than yours. I have a LOT of experimenting to do and a LOT of weight to pull out of my pack. Just getting started but certainly learn something with every video of yours I watch. Now if I could just stay up on a unicycle and juggle more than 1 ball :-) Is that considered juggling?..
Great video, as always. Would be interested in seeing your food layout a little more in depth but the rest was AWESOME! Well maybe not awesome but cool. maybe not cool but interesting. Maybe not interesting but relaxing. Anyway, Thanks!
I spy a WNCW sticker...thats awesome
Did he say Possum Down at 7:04? That's quite an interesting material to make socks out of. I'm glad that's an actual name brand.
It is a real thing~
Shug - love your work man. Just getting back into solo hiking after some years away and it's great. Curious - with all the rivers up on the SHT, do you ever take a little gear and do a little fishing?
I don't. I film rather than fish. Never took to fishing really. May someday though.
good info.
Your shed looks like a warehouse at Campmor.
Thanks for another great video. Your wind pants are they form a thru-hiker kit? Was your cook kit the same from you other videos, Bushbuddy with and Atomic?
Glad to see you went croc-less
Hey Shug, You mention your compass in this video. Would you consider doing a video on using a compass, maybe as a bonus video on your next trip...?
***** I am no compass expert but use my skills learned in Scouts. Compass, map and intuition. I recommend searching UA-cam for compass beginner course.
Would you ever be interested in selling a tarp? Your awesome Shug...like a rolemodel.
Shug, I was wondering what tea candle lantern you have there. UCO makes bigger candle lanterns but they seem bulky and heavy. Your set up looks to be light and compact!
Shug, What was that tea light lantern? Did you make it or buy it somewhere, looked pretty sweet.
I'm interested on how you go 4 days with only 3 ounces of fuel? I would like to see a video of your cook kit and maybe what you eat. I'm always looking for new backpacking food.
Thanks!
down sleevies baby!
er, I mean, bUDDAY!
whats the name of your tea candle lantern, and where did you get it?
thanks
nate
I use a hennessy hammock and I carry a knife, canteen cup/canteen, firesteel, sleeping bag and what ever food I'm going to carry. Is this enough? Is it bad for the environment the more stuff you buy because it uses natural resources to make it?
Do you ever hang that tea candle lantern? If so, do you ever hang it inside your BBXLC in the netting? I feel that would be all kinds of cool, but I don't want to end up being a giant hanging hobo pack.
Jordan Kuykendall I never hang it off the hammock or even the tarp line once I crawl in. Usually sit it on the ground or off a limb.
What Mora do you carry? I keep the mora black for fire and small jobs.
A Mora clipper.
great video LMAO!!!!!!
how are you attaching your mora knife? Looks like a zip tie maybe?
Shock cord and an s-biner.
Shug I'm still finding some of your vids that I have not seen, it's like Christmas morning when I do....
A "Pro Pack" :)
I wanted to see what's in the food bag.
thanks
wink hvac Y'elcome.
now what is a pod for your hammock?
Hey SHug, I think you have tooo much stuff in your little shop there.....How bout I help lighten the load a little bit and take that stuff off your hands!! lol. I would love to have a shop like that. sad thing is, is your shop is probably larger than my little apartment lol.
Shug can you recommend boots for hiking in winter an summer.
Shug,
What stove are you using on the trail?
I use the Fancee Feest....ua-cam.com/video/dKAFAsPfC4s/v-deo.html
Do you carry an axe on the trail? I would think camping in your neck of the woods in the winter time it would be a helpful tool.
I do not. Only a knife and sometimes a saw.
shugemery The reason I ask is I take flea market find axes and hatchets that are rusty and dusty and make them like almost new. I'm watching you for awhile on UA-cam and I have a nice compact Hatchet would serve you well on the trail I would be glad to send it to you if you would use it. I feel sort of a kindred spirit with you. we seem to like the same kind of things outdoors music comedy. just wondering if you would be interested. thank you for all your entertainment. you are a natural Entertainer. keep putting out the good videos woo buddy!
You mentioned Campmor.. you from Jersey?
No but always had their inked catalogue and ordered stuff. Still do.
how big is the owm backpack?
Yep was good hep it were.
Right good to hear.
how much water do you pack?
@shugemery Thanks Shug. Picked up one for my gf and I for our first overnight together.
@shugemery Oh man ! I mean WOOOOO BUDDY!!!!! I mean ....Well I don't know what I mean ..LOL that would be great Shug .....I have to ask does your wife hammock? didn't see her in any vids ....Like to see both of you maybe make a vid .....then again maybe she is like my wife ....scared of la camera .LOL Thanks !!
23 lb wow. I am just not that disciplined. Ill keep working on it. :) Like the guy below me
chitlinray said I hike like it is 1983!
Hey Shug just a f.y.i for your subscribers there is a company that makes rain mits almost identical to yours....
( mountain laurel design ) just google them
event rain mits 45.00
just thought I would pass on this
thanks
tiredhiker/ aka-Shane
Why do you not use a eno hammock
@bushbumming29
I hang mine, or at least spread them out so they can breath.
foist
holy crap is that a 400 dollar marmot sleeping bag behind you? expensive bag to not ever use.