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Did I really say that?? Good content right there ha

Much appreciated thank you for checking out the vid! I probably only have about 200 miles on them so far so unfortunately I can’t speak to the long term mileage you are aiming for, but I can say with roughly 200 miles, the edges of the tread are basically unchanged and I’ve had these on some pretty sharp rock trails. Bedrock has a pretty cool re-soul and repair program as well! Cheers

Howdy there! I believe this was a 700ml bottle

Howdy there:) These shoelaces on the men’s…rock. They seem to be thicker, more give and they tie down / cinch down better and stay. For sooooome reason, at least in 2023, the women’s laces have less give, less cinch action. Double knot!! That’s worked time and time again:) Thanks for checkIng out the video! Cheers

Thank you so much Matt!! Very much appreciate you Cheers

Thank you Sean! I hope you get a pair soon…new version out :) Be well, cheers

Howdy! This is great information, thank you for commenting on this. A lot of folks are concerned about wet environment traction, so hearing about these experiences is valuable. Really happy to hear these shoes worked out great for you ! Cheers

Hi did you have snow anywhere? I’d like to know how slippery they are in slippery snow/ ice situations.

@@CaraKönigsblauI expect you’d need to use micro spikes for snow and ice. I’ve only used them in wet and muddy conditions that we get locally. These wouldn’t keep your feet dry.

Thank you ! appreciate you checking out the video. Ended up with the Anker Power Core 20K, so far this battery is impressive !

@@zacmagers Like button smashed ✅ and Subscribe ✅ keep up the great work and content.

Thanks for checking out the vid! Happy to hear you have your hands on one of these. This is exactly the right size to weight for a solo + dog adventure 100. Dan did a great job with this one for sure Hope you have some awesome adventures to come :)

@@zacmagers Thanks!

That no joke means a lot I appreciate you! 10/10 comment haha seriously I really appreciate the kind words. My goal with this is to just focus on being as natural as one can alone in front of a camera, try and find new angles of product review investigation you may not typically see, to dive into products I like ( or at least find worthy of a dedicated video ) and see if any companies notice and give me a shot at requested reviews of their products. The dream ! Appreciate you! Thanks very much for checking this out and your kind comment. Be well :)

@@zacmagers Zac, I'm going to be 100% honest with you here. If you started this channel with the hope to get freebies, then you're doomed and will become another unreliable RUclipsr like Justin Outdoors, Miranda the noob, Becker and so many others. Just so you know, the latest survey in the outdoor industry demonstrates that a vast majority of people don't trust the so-called influencer. Yup, you read that right! You're new in the outdoors (on RUclips), but yet, your video was excellent. You, by no means, tried to pretend to be an expert and/or a scientist. You also brought up the important facts and made some no non-sense tests that say a lot. Your comment/observations were spot on and the general feeling of the video was excellent. In fact, this video could be a reference for anyone wanting to do the same thing. My best advice to you is: Stay independent, stay 100% Honest, and keep making good videos. Then start a Paypal, a Patreon, sell merch, etc... If you don't then you will lose all credibility. You could get any freebie that you want, and be 100% in your reviews, that people still won't fully trust you just because you got the items for free. What counts is what people will be thinking of you, not what you are.

Im really glad you brought this up...this gives me a chance to personally revisit my channel foundations, think it through and share my vision, lets dig into this : Before I refreshed the channel towards outdoors adventures and gear, I had a very humbling ( even embarrassing ) brief exchange of emails with Dan Durston. For months I had seen the writing on the wall at my previous decade plus employment, so in my office I started a concept window in my office. Full of dry erase concept notes on my interior office windows, post it notes everywhere, refined feedback from my professional coach and therapist, I was ready to launch my refresh towards the outdoors. Boldly, foolishly, I reached out to Dan to share my vision and asked if there was anything I could do to provide review / feedback on his new exciting product lines. Dan went on to explain ( kindly ) that I had quite a long road ahead of me, and the reviews that really matter to a business like his are from channels with significant influences and followers that can get the word out. He gave me examples of channels that he would do business with and what would you know, its the very channels you mentioned. I accepted that information and countered with the fact I was not looking for a hand out / free gear. I was happy to pay for shipping on a test product, hell Ill even buy the product, I just want a chance to collaborate in the sense of having a business backing in my review and special insight into their development and designs so I could maybe be of any help. The answer was no haha. That was an eye opener that I was venturing into something I wasn't prepared for and I had some choices to make. So I sold my car, and now finding myself unemployed, literally spent every dollar and more of my entirety of unemployment checks on gear I believed in. I was taking the long road on this and I made the moves to carve my own path. In my observations through watching Becker, My Life, Justin, Miranda, there was a observable difference in how they talked about gear that was obtained by mail in or sponsorship, and Ive discussed a few times on this channel that I did not believe that to be the best course of direction / goal for me. I respect what they have all accomplished, but A: that market is saturated heavily on YT, and B: "influencer" is not a goal for me or this channel. I don't even call myself a legitimate you tuber. A major portion of my professional background comes from supply Chain / Materials Management / design, and besides just starting up a new hobby and a mental way to recover from my career temporally going off course, my goal is to apply what I had learned to the area of outdoors gear. An example I would give relating to this video is, if I had a chance to offer suggestion to the Hest team, Id highly recommend they supply a carry case for removed foam. They have remnant fabric where they are having the pillow shell made, cheap labor and low cost, with a non water resistant YKK sipper and reuse of remnant fiber for foam storage an a high price tag item, they could have removed a potential sales objective. That kind of collaboration potential is very exciting to me. I paid money for the product, Im financially and mentally invested in this gear, I have some ideas I would love to talk with your team about, so on. That sounds amazing to me. Now back to freebies. I believe there is a genuine solid place for this. But I also see this only going one way if you want to remain credible and reliable. If I was to buy a product that I genuinely found to be a benefit to my gear list, actually a need or improvement to my outdoors experience, and the company behind that product was legit, how cool would it be to collaborate on design improvements, test out their next iterations, and establish a couple giveaways of the product tested or new product giveaway. Its a product I independently reviewed, helped with design iterations, and just want to get some of the product in the hands of someone that really could use a break with some free gear so they can enjoy the awesome outdoors. Everyone wins In this scenario. One random day I came across a product that interested me, I thought it was unusual but potentially an improvement to my load out and backpacking experience. I did an out of plan review, mentioned an improvement I would appreciate seeing as a user, and that company is now a paid member of the channel and one year later, that product improvement suggestion his the market. Now Im not sure if my suggestion was the reason this new product came out, but it did come out and I see that as success. I remain firm in staying independent in the sense of what gear I choose to discuss, how I achieved getting that gear, my genuine opinions of the gear, and I agree with you that this will show through in the videos, and your suggestions on channel direction remind me that there is a market of folks that want this, they are tired of paid actors essentially, so thank you for taking the time to recommend what you have and care. I appreciate you !

Looking back I should have at least filmed pulling it out of the freezer…this was a fun little vid to make tho :) The pillow is legit for sure, base camping for a week with my usual Nemo pillow would have given me some major neck pain, BUT, it’s $120 bucks and that’s a lot of money for a pillow. I’m not sure if that’s the cost of having a business in California or taking advantage of how camping gear general prices are really high, so as nice as it is, it’s still just a pillow and at that cost there certainly are better options. If it wasn’t for the 25% off labor day sale I wouldn’t have done it. If it’s in your budget, it’s certainly nice, but if it’s not, you aren’t missing out and you can certainly pick up a $30-60 pillow from Target or whatever and be just as happy, maybe even better off

Howdy there! Nice to see a comment from Netherlands nice to meet you. So the cork sole : In my Salomon Ultra 4 I got these inserts called SOLE. They are made from cork, and you put them in the oven so you can form them to your feet they are super nice! I tried them in the Lone Peak and they just don’t have to room for inserts at all so I’m back at the stock inserts. If they are too wide I’d start with checking out medium thickness socks and see how that feels. As far as wet surfaces : I too don’t put all the trust in the world in these. Not that they don’t have grip, they certainly do. Are they Vibram grip, no sir. In using the Lone Peak 8 a few times over the year so far, they honestly did fine. I’m just aware when I wear these they aren’t like my Bedrock sandals with a Vibram sole or the Olympus 5, and I’m just a little more cautious. Doesn’t mean you are all over the place slipping, just pay attention to your footing like you would be doing regardless. These shoes are great I think they do a pretty good job for the cost. Out and about on the dirt and whatnot, totally fine Thanks for checking out the vid!

So for winter usage with some snow it would be important to pick a shoe with vibram? Because i was thinking about buying the lone peak 8 for this winter, i’m usually wearing regular barefoot shoes, not trail running. But I really hate the thought of buying winter boots which i can only use 3 weeks a year.

I definitely should have kept the front fender … you barely touch a bit of water and you are wearing it…

Your tent blew away !!? That’s wild, that’s got to be a terrible feeling, watching your tent gently gain air speed and float into the unknown .. Glad you got another tent tho, but it’s a shame they are discontinued! I was in San Louis Obispo a few weeks ago and they had a Copper Spur 3 for like 35% off or something and I wondered ..is this a model close out sell or what? I haven’t seen what may be replacing it. That’s a good idea with the two separate eye and stake level indications actually, that might be better than replacing all this line ( which definitely isn’t reflective after checking later ) I may give that a go. But, during the last week in the Sequoias I was imagining this tarp with some reflective orange or red lines…that might look pretty slick as a color contrast!

@zacmagers yeah, I had it set up in the yard drying out after a wet trip, 6 stakes but empty. I noticed a storm popped up with strong winds so I went outside to collect the tent. Gone. I spent hours and walked miles. I live in the country and am surrounded by tall trees so it must have gone vertical quickly and picked up a strong crosswind. I often wonder who received a $600 tent that day.

@GarryCollins-ec8yo Haha someone is enjoying a Garry Collin’s free tent special ! It just was a gift from the sky… I’m sure someone snagged it, hopefully it found a good home.

That rubber band really tops it off!

I’ve been curious to try those out someday…I definitely will! Thanks for checking out the vid :)

@@zacmagers Alpaca fiber is 3 times warmer than sheep wool and twice as cool as cotton - The fiber is stronger, warmer, 1/3 the weight of wool, hypo-allergenic, and extremely soft - The fiber ranges in color from black, grey and fawn to white... and everything in between

Howdy there! Thanks for the suggestion… I haven’t actually carefully explored other Life Straw products that may work for this. I’m a huge fan of their “ replacement “ water filter but not a fan of the peak squeeze water system the filters are intended to be used with, so I think I just don’t bother to explore their other offerings .. I’ll look closer tho:) Thanks for checking out the vid !

Awesome!! I hope you enjoy them :)

@@zacmagers sure bro ! Ill buy the green one tomorrow … it’s difficult, almost impossible to get these shoes in my country ( Senegal west Africa !) but I see one guy in the marketplace of Facebook with all the Salomon boots ! He don’t even know the real price and buzz of these kinda shoes !!! I get them for nothing 😅🫶🏽>>> subscribed to your channel 👊🏽

Howdy there! One specific reason I switched to the ladies was no more liner. Not necessarily a weight thing just personal preference around the feel of it. Wouldn’t recommend around yellow jacket territory …

Haha that’s for sure!! I’ve been obsessing about this for about three weeks, had to get it out there so I can move on…now back to our regularly scheduled program …

Thanks for checking it out!

Thanks for checking out the vid! I honestly forgot I mentioned Dana until now, glad I did. Quite the legend! The Terraplane looks like an awesome pack…that 83L is no joke! I bet that was a beautiful experience :)

If you want an ultralight bank, Nitecore is definitely the way to go, but it’s a hit and miss on quality it seems. As heavy as there are…Anker for the win! Thanks for checking the video out :)

Howdy there ! This is the Thermarest NeoAir NXT( which is actually on a pretty good sale for Labor Day .. $60 off )

On this channel I’ve purchased a few items in spite of the bad reviews, and so far had great experiences ! I’ve just tried my best to really gauge if the bad review is because of misuse of the product, someone who is just seemingly really hard on product outside of design, or just straight having a bad day. If the product has a ton of 2-4 star reviews, I generally think that shows a very true response to a bad product, but if I see mostly 4-5 stars and some sprinkled in 1 stars…that makes me suspicious of potential negative vibe folks just looking to express bad vibes. For these shoes in particular, I can’t speak to long term use just yet, but they just took me to the peak of San Jacinto and they did amazing! Not a single sore spot on these feet’s whatsoever. So far for me, they rock and if they are on sale for Labor Day, definitely may be worth investing in ESPECIALLY if you are a weekend day hiker or just do a few trips a year, should be totally fine. Hope you find what works best for you! Cheers

@@zacmagers thanks for the reply!

Thanks for checking out the vid!!

Us vs them. We are not trusted with self protection as citizens. And citizens sometimes do stupid things like use it against each other in a fight over campsite parking spaces. Just a theory … The fact THEY can carry guns / tasers / paintball guns / spray and WE cannot, shows we either aren’t trusted or we messed up that trust. Well at least a couple people messed up the trust. So someone WILL eventually be severely injured or killed in Sequoia / Kings Canyon National Park and they will have to revisit this

@@zacmagers well that's the thing though, you can carry a gun with a CCW, but you can't carry best spray, the most effective deterrent to a bear attack and it will do no long term harm to the bear and probably teach them to avoid humans. There is like zero sense to it.

I’ll have to check that out! I actually haven’t seen anyone use this yet, this was recommended to me by a follower that has legit suggestions so I’m excited to give it a shot. I’ll be in Sequoias in a couple weeks for 5 days so it will be a good testing coming up!

Zac keeps it real 💯 I’ve been considering Petrel. Would fit Windmaster with Triflex. The lid is heavy on that one.

Is that the Fire Maple pot? I really dig the cut outs in the pot for stability, looks like a much safer set up for sure!

@zacmagers yes sir. It's proving to be very efficient too. Not being scientific here but using my Pocket Rocket deluxe water appears to boil in half the time.

Thanks Garry much appreciated! For a min there I think I started making a few vids that potentially suggested I had more experience than I do, so I’m making an effort to make sure if anything I remind myself I’m new at this:) And that’s OK, long road of discovery ahead of me, adventure awaits ! That’s funny I was just looking into that from the other comment about Petrel, I was wondering if that is the Maple Fire. The Toaks / stove set up always strikes me as the one heavy gust or dog running by disaster waiting to happen. The grooves on the Maple Fire look at least 50-75% better as far as tip over preventing, although enough push and the whole gas / pot is coming down but still this is an improvement. Swap out that lid and it looks like a winner to me! Plus if there is some efficiency build into the fins on the bottom = less fuel use, that’s a big plus right there. And protective handles!