The ONE Thing Every Hiker Needs This Christmas
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- Опубліковано 7 чер 2024
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00:00 Holiday Gifts for Hikers
01:01 The #1 Gift for Hikers
02:29 Mid Range Price Point
04:04 Special Discount Code
04:51 Stocking Stuffer
06:10 Our Favorite Hiker Gift of All
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Those reindeers on Adam's sweater look to be loving life !
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Haha they are "frolicking" for sure! ❤️
If you know the Wolf of Wall Street meme, where DiCaprio sits up in his chair and points to the tv.... that was me halfway through the video, when I (finally) noticed what those reindeer were up to!! I need to pay closer attention in the future 🤦♂
Hahaha have seen it, and that's perfect!!! 😂😂
That sweater is awesome! I've got a collection of Christmas sweaters myself! Lol!
A collection?!?! That is goals for me, Gary. Goals!!! --A
In the most respectful and non creepy way (if I have failed, I am very sorry), that thumbnail is hawt! ❤❤
Aw thank you! Channeling my inner Mariah Carey!
We have lost our snow baskets many times too. No super glue is needed. Just wrap a couple of thinly cut strips of duct tape below them after screwing on. They can't unscrew and come off . It works for us. You also have a small amount of duct tape for an emergency. This is my first ever UA-cam comment but I owe you for all of your great advice.
Thanks Denny -- that is very smart!! ❤️
What about Pop Tarts?! -Winter hiking in snowshoes or microspikes is wonderful!
Yes! The right winter gear changes everything, and makes winter into a great hiking season! And there is no denying that Pop Tarts make a great stocking stuffer. ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Wonderful suggestion! I most definitely agree!
Snowshoes changed my mind about winter. Full moon snowshoe hikes are killer. Great recommendation! 👍🏽
Yes Ray!!! In terms of being truly committed outdoors people who want to be out there adventuring all the time, snowshoes probably changed our lives more than any other single thing. So glad to hear it's the same for you! ❤️
Make sure you use an epoxy not so much a cyanoacrylate super glue for that cold!
Thanks Thaddee a couple of you guys have said that now, and we're definitely going to take that advice! It's not something I would have thought of, so I really appreciate the tip! --A
Adam...alittle bit of good beta...no super glue...id use JB Weld...it will mosdef lock those baskets in....my 2 cents.
Thanks Mike! I am really loving the sharing of excellent advice in this community. Have not made the poles yet and didn't even know about JB Weld, so will def look it up beforehand!! --A
Thanks for the gift ideas. I just purchased heated gloves for my wife! Thanks for the 20% off too!
That is awesome!!!! So happy you got them, and please let us know how she likes them. Adam really loves them, but it would be great to hear a female perspective on it as well! ❤️
I love your channel. You deserve to have a couple hundred thousand subscribers, and I can't figure out why you don't. But, God-willing, you will. Your genuine kindness as individuals...and as a couple, shines through every episode. And the breathtaking footage? Unrivaled! I only wish I lived out west, near the Sierras or Rockies, instead of the crappy mid-Atlantic states. I'm currently going through a long period of unemployment because of the war in the Middle East (I'm a tour guide by profession), so I have had too much time to watch UA-cam. Normally, I have no time. But your videos bring much joy and "escapism" to my less than optimal current circumstances. Merry Christmas...and wishing you a happy, healthy, summit reaching 2024!!
Steve that's so kind of you to say, and very sorry to hear about what all these international crises are doing to your business. Very glad we can inspire you with some of these adventures, and hopeful that this tough period is a part of God's larger plan for leading you westward one day! ❤️
How about a box of pop tarts as a gift? Lol. Merry Christmas and thanks so much for all the content!
Yes Brian! And most especially if they are a rare or exotic flavor that the Pop Tart lover can't get in his usual grocery store!! ❤️
It took about 3 seconds to “see” the ugly sweater 😂 Love you two, Merry Christmas 🎄
Haha yes! Glad to bring you a December chuckle. Merry Christmas!! ❤️
Elise your hair is absolutely bangin👌🏼 great suggestions. I want them all🤣 happy holidays!🎅🏼🎄⭐️
You gotta get them! I know it's not cheap, but it's way cheaper than skiing and snowshoeing will utterly transform winter for you. Instead of a stuck-indoors season or a ski-slopes only season, it becomes a season of opportunity to visit some of the all time greatest hiking destinations with no one else around! ❤️
Thanks for advise!!! I got my husband the heated gloves for when he snow plows or rides his horse.
Oh heck yes, Cheryl! I no longer ride a motorcycle, but I would have killed for a pair of these back when I used to do mountain rides in the cold air and I bet they're awesome for horseback! ❤️ --A
Great list! Glad it didn't include a link for Adam's sweater 😃!!
Haha that's well said 😂😂
Hello Adam and Elise!! Holy cow....or, I should say, Holy Reindeers!! I can't believe another year has gone by!! It seems like 2 months ago that Adam was sporting his "out in nature Christmas Sweater". Awesome gift ideas, for sure!! A good set of snow shoes are totally worth their weight in gold!! Safe travels!!
Yes Alan! We were on a car ride about a month ago talking about the one piece of gear we truly couldn't live without. For Adam it was poles, but for me it was the snowshoes! It has totally transformed winter for me. ❤️ --E
Love heated gloves, almost as much as the boot heaters I have in all my ski-boots, snowmobile boots, and snow-shoe boots. Easy to install once you've done 1 pair or watched someone else install them.
Heated gloves are amazing, and have saved my butt on so many climbs that would have been miserable otherwise! E just got some heated socks for her feet -- hopefully they'll work as well as your boot heaters. We will def let you know either way! --A
Love the poster frame! It’s the present in the middle that everyone needs, right?? ;-)
Haha always!! 😂❤️
Great Positive Vid! Thanks! I've got tons of snowshoes.. My Dad built them.. So did I... Gone now..
Eric that is so freaking cool that you guys built snowshoes!! That is a skill I would truly love to have, and what a fun memory of your dad it must be! --A
Are you guys going to continue posting on your Renegade Retirement channel? I love the financial contents that you guys post too!!
Absolutely, Maggie! The plan is that we'll start posting on it weekly once Adam takes early retirement at the end of June and we embark on the travel adventure life! Until then he's still working super hard at his regular job plus all our LH2 adventures, so the R2 posts will probably be more like last year, on the winter weeks when we don't have an LH2 adventure. But once he's actually retired, R2 will be like LH2 and get a new post every week! ❤️
And merry Christmas, happy holidays and happy near year! Happy trails. I'll work on my husband for the snow shoes!
Merry Christmas! And yes I'm pretty sure you won't regret the snowshoes -- it is both of our favorite way to get cardio exercise even when we're not on a big adventure. Even just snowshoeing through the woods on a quiet day is so, so wonderful, and we get a LOT of use out of them. ❤️
What the heck are you doing to your snow baskets? Mind never have fallen off and I change them every season.
My poles are Black Diamonds if that matters.
Kudos for recommending the MSR snowshoes. Their side crampon makes traversing a snow slope really easy which is something that is really difficult with other snowshoes.
I think it's pretty funny that your sweater has two very happy male reindeers on it.
Haha I'm all about the deer pride sweater Ellen! Those boys are having a very merry Christmas! We gotta figure out what we're doing wrong with the snow baskets, because we've lost them on Black Diamonds and also on another brand of poles. It might have to do with the level of intensity, but it can't be the length of the hikes because they're always twisting off in the first few miles. We'll see what happens with this epoxy plan... And ya I love the grip on the MSRs as well -- we use them on all kinds of steep slick terrain and feel really confident. --A
How did Holiday Sugar Cookie Pop Tarts not make this list Adam????😳😝😂❤️😍 Have a great holiday guys! Love your adventures!❤❤❤
Wait Jason -- how did I not know about this flavor?!?! OK, that is a fantastic tip and most definitely now the first thing on my Christmas list!!! --A
@LiveHardxLoveHard Absolutely! Oh...and heated gloves...Best purchase I ever made. Cold hands when hiking are no bueno!
These are all great gift options, particularly the last one! I like that you focused on winter accessories since that is often not the time people think about exercising outdoors. Hiking is a year round activity if you prepare properly
Thanks very much -- that was exactly our thinking as well. Winter hiking season is drastically underutilized be people who love the outdoors because they're intimidated by the gear, but there's no need to be because snowshoes are SO easy to use! And then you have all those incredible trails basically to yourself! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Definitely, I just had a friend go to Yosemite and he talked about empty it was and so peaceful having the park to himself
Great ideas! I want heated gloves! Every hiker must do snowshoeing. I was at Red River NM trying to learn cross country skiing. My brain and legs failed to communicate properly and I kept falling on my face. They then gave me snow shoes, and I was hooked! In some ways it’s more beautiful than in the summer because often you are all alone in snow covered mountains. I even go by myself, because if I fall, I just go splat in the snow.
I totally agree, Monte. I've tried both as well, and much prefer snowshoeing for the variety of off-trail adventures you can do in them! It really is incredible to be out there all alone -- so glad that you know that joy. And yes, the heated gloves will change everything if you have cold-hand circulation issues, especially if you're trying to go to higher altitudes where it can get really dire. --A
Love these gift ideas!!! Heated gloves would be something for me 😂 I just had to get thicker surf boots because my feet were going numb!! Not the best feeling when you’re trying to balance on a surf board 😅
OK Arielle that is good to know, we're filing that info away for potential present for you! I didn't even know you were surfing -- so jealous. Learning to surf is def part of my early retirement plan. ❤️ --A
@@LiveHardxLoveHard YESS!! love it. would love to surf with you! so I started consistently going at the end of summer and just fell in love! I'm obsessed now!
ELISE and ADAM a hello from France. A short video in complete intimacy in the run-up to Christmas, it will undoubtedly serve lovers of winter hikes. With another year coming to an end, I can't wait to watch your next adventures of 2024, and thanks to these timeless moments of life that you make us discover, I can visit extraordinary landscapes. Thank you for a great year of discovery. Merry Christmas to both of you and Happy New Year. Kisses... DAN
ELISE et ADAM un bonjour de France. Petite vidéo en toute intimité à l’approche de noël, elle servira sans aucun doute les amoureux de randonnées hivernales. Encore une année qui s’achève, j’attends avec impatience de visionner vos prochaines aventures de 2024, et grâce à ces moments de vie hors du temps que vous nous faites découvrir, je peux visiter des paysages hors du commun. Merci pour cette belle année de découverte. Joyeux noël à vous deux et bonne année. Bises... DAN
Merci beaucoup, Dan! C'etait une 2023 merveilleuse, et ce sera une 2024 encore plus merveilleuse. Nous sommes tres reconnaissants pour ta gentillesse, et nous sommes excites de partager les aventures que nous avons a venir avec toi! Joyeux noel! ❤️❤️
What amazing year!!! Merry Christmas guys!!!
Thanks Miguel, it really has been a wonderful year -- Merry Christmas!! ❤️
Great gift ideas!
Merry Christmas guys!
Thanks very much -- Merry Christmas!! ❤️
Happy holidays! You gave me a good idea on the gloves I need them for when I running my snowblower in extreme temperatures!
Yes Dave! They will be perfect for that. You can run them on hot for about 4 hours before the battery runs down -- plenty of time for a full day of snow-blowing with breaks. Happy holidays! ❤️
Great ideas! It reminds me of the one and only time I have ever tried snowshoes. I was visiting friends in the western USA (different places) but was on my own in Seattle and went on an organized (tourist) daytrip to Mt Rainier National Park (amazing rainforest). It was March so we didn't go high because of all the snow but, at one point during the day, the bus stopped, the driver unloaded a pile of snowshoes onto the carpark and basically said, "Off you all go, see you back here in 2 hours". Everyone else had disappeared by the time I had figured out how to get the snowshoes onto the bottom of my hiking shoes, and I just stood there in front of what looked to me like a wall of snow rising out of the carpark and thought, "You gotta be joking!" But I didn't want to spend 2 hours in the carpark, so I gave it a go and it was AWESOME - I just pretty much walked up that "wall", spent a happy hour shuffling around in the woods at the top and then, much to my amazement, just walked down the wall again back into the carpark. Who knew you could more or less glue yourself to snow!? Obviously it was very unserious compared to what you guys do, but it was such fun! I've never had occasion to use snowshoes again since, but I've often remembered those couple of hours with enormous pleasure. 😊❤
Yes Catherine!!! A lot of people don't realize that in addition to preventing sinking in the snow they also have excellent teeth on the bottom to prevent slipping on icy and steep snowy terrain. Very glad you had that experience, because it's kind of hard to understand until you try it. We're hoping everyone who feels bummed out about the approach of winter snows will try it at least once because, as your experience shows, it's a game-changer! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Certainly looking forward to seeing a new lot of your snowshoe videos this winter! 😊
Merry Christmas!! I hope Santa brings you both more amazing adventures for Christmas
Thanks so much, and according to Adam that is exactly what's going to happen. Apparently he is going to try to negotiate a good deal on an adventuremobile that will take us on hikes and climbs all over the US next year! Merry Christmas! ❤️
Great list, thanks for putting it together! Look forward to how well Adam's DIY project works 😉. Merry Christmas!
Thanks Paul! Merry Christmas, and we will absolutely update you on the poles once we get some big snows and the snowshoe adventures happening! ❤️
Love this video and all great ideas. I have been wanting snow shoes for a couple years - have the rest and couldn't agree more with the recommendations. Merry Christmas Guys - hope its a healthy, happy, and safe one for you both and your family!
Thanks Lauren, Merry Christmas to you too! Here's hoping you find some snowshoes under the tree, and def that 2024 is a great adventuring year for all of us. We have a really good feeling about it! ❤️
Hope you guys have an incredible holidays period coming up!!!
Thanks Carl, same to you! It's already been a pretty great holidays, because we got up to the Sierra this weekend and it was amazing -- you'll see in the video for this week! ❤️
I just don't get that sweater thing You Americans have.. the more dorky the better. Weird.. those snow shoes could be a nice one! At the small forest next to my house (literally those come 30m to our front door) there are 3-6 deer heard living and I tend to walk on their path. Your sweater brought that up... LoL!
One of those deer was eaten around a week ago.. there should be a lynx! Wow.. Im gonna try to track it because that is a beautiful creature! Luckily snow depth is under 30cm so normal winter boots are still enough!
Merry Christmas to both of You! 🌨🎅
Haha yes you are right -- the ugly sweater thing really is weird, but so much fun when you find a really uniquely ugly one and your friends just cringe 😂. Oh my gosh that is my dream to live right next to a herd of deer, and would love to see a lynx. You definitely should get some snowshoes so you can still go out exploring once the snow gets deeper, and please let us know if you do see the lynx, and send a picture! Meanwhile, Merry Christmas! --A
Just got myself some Tubbs Flex VRT mountaineering snowshoes right before watching this. Really, really excited to get out there and try them out in Colorado this winter.
Yesssss! That is so great to hear. Can't wait to hear how you like it (but know you will love it!), and please also let us know how you like those shoes once you've used them a few times!! ❤️
Love watching your videos, guys.
Do you guys use crampons? I find that unless the snow is knee to thigh deep, snowshoes are cumbersome and not necessary. Most of the time, having good traction on your hiking boots with gaiters does the trick, and provides for much better agility.
Keep up the awesome vids. Sending positive vibes your way for the holidays and beyond. Cheers.
Thanks very much, and so glad you're enjoying the vids! Yes we definitely do use crampons especially for any kind of ice or steep packed snow, and totally agree with you that snowshoes aren't necessary unless the snow is knee high or more. But we usually get a lot of really deep snow in the Sierra, and post-holing through that stuff is a nightmare without snowshoes so sometimes we just have to bring crampons and snowshoes both! ❤️
I don't regret purchasing my MSR Lightning Accents. 4 years ago, I bought them for Christmas and started this fitness endevour. Have a happy holiday season!
Yes!!! You are way ahead of us. Hope everyone will do the same, because winter was made for hiking as long as you have the right gear! ❤️
I already asked my sister in law for new snow shoes and cross country poles!!!
Thanks for providing such invaluable advice
MN Dave
Heck yes, Dave! I used to love tromping around Northfield in the snow -- such an incredible way to get cardio in MN! Just remember to wear a face muffler on the really cold days!!
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Adam! That's so awesome!!! I love Northfield too
Well I know what I have on my list and thats the Nikon Z8. But I gotta wait till next year since I spent 25 thousand on a new air conditioning unit for my house. So you guys can get it for me for Christmas!! LOL
Wait WTF?!?! Is that really what an air conditioning unit costs?!?! I know real estate is a good long-term investment, but holy moly that's gotta hurt. Once I early retire and we leave Santa Monica for life in the mountains, we're hoping to have our entire yearly housing budget be around 25k 😂 --A
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Yep thats exactly what it cost me. However, that includes duct work that I had completely redone because the guy who did it 20 years ago f****d it up. I also got a new thermostat and vents.
Awesome! Didn't know the heated gloves with a turn on button even exist :) Kind of curious though why snowshoes need to be so expensive. Seems like a rather simple piece of tech, and the prices can be twice cheaper than what you've mentioned in the video. So, what could go wrong with the cheap ones? Would you be concerned about the quality of the fixtures or the lifetime of these things?
That's a great question. The ones we have are relatively cheap but work well -- maybe the concern with even cheaper ones would be that the straps that hold your feet in might not be super secure or easy to fasten and unfasten. That seems like the trickiest bit of tech. We've used ours a lot and so far they're still in good shape, but we figure even when we need to get new ones it's still a lot cheaper than skiing where the lift tickets just kill you! ❤️
And maybe marine epoxy would hold the baskets more securely than super glue. -But I'm not sure...
Thanks Mark -- I haven't made the poles yet, so I will look into that. --A
I need a California adventure-babe, who knows all the secret hiking trails of the Sierra Nevada mountains. That’s all I want for Christmas.
James we know at least one who we're going to try to get to do an on-camera adventure with us. When she does it, drop her a DM and get those digits!!
Never seen a doe with antlers before…
Haha you're right! 😂
Super interested in how the super glue idea works…snow baskets have been almost useless for me because you lose them in the first mile like you said
Ya losing the baskets is really frustrating. We are for sure doing the super glue experiment, so we'll report back after the first couple of winter hikes and let you know how it works. ❤️
I've had snow baskets on many different poles for decades, never lost a one. Are you using after-market baskets? I always buy poles that come with OEM baskets, then screw them on/off as necessary. Maybe mine stay on because they are designed for the specific poles I'm using.
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Merry Christmas!! ❤️
I know what I have to get you guys for Christmas…… wait for it…….
Picture hooks that hang pictures straight…..
😂😂😂 sorry I couldn’t help myself.
I’m gonna look into those gloves for my next trip to Nepal next year
OMG Andrew, the second I uploaded this footage onto the computer I thought of you and my stomach dropped because I realized both of us are such total spazzes that neither of us remembered to fix that dam picture in the background! LOL. I hope you will forgive us 😂 -E
@@LiveHardxLoveHard haha you guys are too funny lol
You wouldn’t wanna see my house haha
As long as it’s straight when I come over to the USA for a visit, I’ll be happy lol
Been watching videos of half dome, looks hard but I’m gonna clip in especially after that girl died a couple of months ago
Not a Winter hiker, so never heard of snow baskets, what's their function? BTW, left my CamelBack story on your vid about the trails of Yosemite. Merry Christmas
They're like the little flying saucers on the bottom of the pole so your poles have some bite in the snow -- you see them on all the poles of skiers. Will check the Camelback story ASAP! ❤️
Use LocTite Red. Versus Super Glue.
Excellent -- Thank you! You guys have def convinced us not to go with super glue. Will look into the LocTite for sure. ❤️
Correction. Use the Blue Thread, it’s Removable. The red is “permanent”
I just did a video on why I hate msr snowshoes, might want to check it out.
Haha what ironic timing 😂. But just like regular shoes, there are fortunately many different styles of snowshoes for different body shapes, styles, and preferences.
@@LiveHardxLoveHardya it really depends what you are doing with them but in general I find msr to be an old design that needs updating
Hi guys! Your video turned out great - it was very fun and positive, and Adam’s indecent sweater certainly lifted my spirits :)))
A big request to you - please highlight in some subsequent video what dangerous, predatory animals you encountered on your hikes and how closely you had to interact with them! Of particular interest are, of course, poisonous snakes, mountain lions, as well as wolves and bears! If you haven't seen these animals often or at all, I hope they won't come your way in the future.
Ya we'd love to do one on the animals we've encountered. Lots of bears and snakes and tarantulas, and also some amazing Bighorn sheep, mountain goats, and some Ibex in Europe! Somehow we've never seen a mountain lion in all our hundreds of hikes though. ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Yes, it would be just great to see a video like this sooner or later. I hope that it will appear on the channel in the near future :)) Well, the fact that you haven’t seen a puma is perhaps even good. After all, a big cat is a very cautious animal, and if it appears in your field of vision, then this definitely does not bode well, since it means that the puma was hunting you, tracked you down and came into line of sight, already to attack!
@@ERKENSSON Good point!
I hate my MSR Evos. MSR in general has outdated snowshoe designs. People should definitely look at something more modern with more careful design - like TSL. I've done Dewey with my EVos in fresh snow and really wish I had something with better straps, better designed teeth, and cool little things like climbing adjustments. Some of them are similar prices to the Evos.
Have you ever used any that have the climbing adjustments? I've been wondering about those because we're looking to get into some steeper stuff this season.We love how extraordinarily light and simple the Evos are, but going ultra-light and simple with everything is kind of our thing. Could def see why people would prioritize other features though. --A
That is quite the kinky sweater you have there young fella'.
Haha they're definitely having a merry Christmas! ❤️
I'm all about making things function well even though they don't. What if you just added some mini tethers onto the snow baskets or use automotive hose clamps to secure them? Also, am I the only one that noticed that those two deer are both male and that makes it a gay sweater?
Haha I think you might be, that's awesome! Deer pride! 😂 The hose clamp is a really interesting idea, but don't you think the same repetitive pounding motions that make the baskets unscrew might make the clamps unscrew?
@LiveHardxLoveHard I will probably be figuring this out in the next few months. Now that I know those things fall off. I will probably find some way to secure them before I go out. Also, thanks for the advice on the best snowshoes to purchase.
snowshoes help you to get out and be alone. The sweater does too 😂… naaah, just kidding.
Hahaha that is a solid point 😂 -- I think Adam actually loves both of those kinds of solitude! ❤️ --E
And the ugly sweater award goes to..................................................................
Haha yes! Some people like Christmas lights, I like the ugly sweaters -- but only in December. They go back in the box in January!! ❤️
Good on you for wearing it regardless.@@LiveHardxLoveHard
Hey guys, I bought a super expensive set of hiking poles from black diamond. They have twist on snow baskets and I used them heavily all winter last year and they never came off.
Wait what?!? We have Black Diamond poles and have lost like half a dozen snow baskets! Maybe we bought the too cheap version 😂
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Yeah, I bought their second best model. They were like $150 and the nicest ones are like $200. I wondered about them but they worked great. I think after turning they might actually snap in but I can't totally remember but I feel like it was something like that. I can check them out later and get back to you.
@@steveklick Please do, we'd love to know if there's a locking mechanism or something.