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It’s great seeing your thumbnail pop up. Shocked that blanket did as well as it did.

Pretty impressive results. I was thrown off by you changing your channel name back.

I pushed the limits with my Get Out Gear blanket last weekend. I forgot my thermometer so I don't know how cold it got. Was supposed to be 45°F but I think it got colder because I was in a valley near a river and the wind picked up during the night. I think I would have been fine if it wasn't windy.

Is that the regular blanket or the mega?

Nice video. That's cool how you try to push the limits of gear. I've thought about adding more buttons to the blanket to convert it into a quilt or underquilt. It bugs me when my feet are cold. Lately I've been using the same blanket as like an extra hooded area around my head when car camping.

I have a similar puffy blanket (Puffer Wolf). I've used it as my only hammock insulation in the summer (underquilt aside). I'm impressed that you got this one down so cold!

bonjour so wich one is the best ?

Guten Tag! Können Sie mir bitte die Maße der Steine sagen?

I have seen these before. They look pretty cool. How much of the alcohol do you bring with you on a typical hiking trip?

I rarely bring one... but on a long multi-day hike or thru-hike ...sadly I have to cause I broke my tailbone and I need to sit well at some point cause I go in severe pain and this can make my life and health miserable.

great tent! Do you feel like the windows could become a lack of privacy issue?

Hey! What diameter are those eno bars? 15mm? And how long they are?

The idea of the two layers for the war bonnet is so you can use a sleeping pad. I have not used the ridgerunner or enos version but I have tried the enos and the brand does not compare. Like walmart to rei. Even though enos is sold there I would never buy one.

Stone mountain?

I’m a senior and love my Helinox chair. As a senior there is another reason besides comfort to consider. I find the small height above ground makes it much easier to get out of the chair for everything I forgot to bring close to me. In an afternoon & evening this can be many times.

Nice video, very informative and to the point. IMHO tarping has a very narrow and specific niche. As a biased hammock hanger here, I see that the greatest advantage of a tarp setup is the weight savings, but in general it combines many of the disadvantages of a hammock with those of a tent. Like a tent, you need flat hard ground to set it properly. If you have soft and irregular terrain with rocks, roots or vegetation, or on an incline, well... tough luck. In this case you have yours set up between trees, like a hammock, and you want that for ventilation, but if you don't have trees you would have to use your trekking poles, or some kind of pole, at that point you lose most of the ventilation. For me, if I have to use my trekking poles, I might as well go with poles I can hang my hammock from, such as the Tensa Trekking Treez, and not have to worry about ground dwelling, but again I'm biased toward hammocks. So I'm always going exhaust all the hammock options before I consider going to ground. Great video!

There are no ultralight couches. Poncho is good for a quick cuddle. Ridgerest XL is good for a slower one.

Good presentation ,Sir

I was told, damn you are good looking

Tarp and bivy are the best right after hammock camping. These two options are better than a tent.

That is an awesome setup. Love it. That is my favorite backpacking setup, tarp and bivy. Crow

That bivvy would work great under my warbonnet superfly. I could close up the doors on one end in crappy weather

I think this may be part of the evolution of tent camping. Having a UL tarp that can act as a rain fly and also possibly as a poncho (similar to the gatewood cape by SMD) but also being able to have a bug net underneath for a dual wall set up while being right around that 1 lb mark all in is very attractive. Versatility, multi-use pieces of gear while still being UL are slam dunk purchases.

Interesting bivy! I can see this being awesome for summer. Cooler, temp-wise.

I do like the looks of that setup. That would be great where you cannot hammock. However, for where you set-up I would prefer a hammock for the better sleep. Air flo is key during summer camping. Again, great looking set up.

That Bivy is rad! I may try this as a diy project.

Ey nice setup! The hammock tarp gives some nice coverage. That's a lot of space in there for the bug bivy. Very cool. I still have to try out the Paria bug bivy in bug season but kind of scared lol. Another advantage is the full 360 deg views if it's open like that.

Only way to camp

I’ve got a 1-man tent that looks like your bivy without my rain fly. It never occurred to me to put a tarp over it for extra ventilation & “openness”. I may try that! I could even bring the tarp up higher & sit under it if need be. Incidentally, I went backpacking for a night last week & had a nice bowl of Carter Hall in my cob.

Great video. Thanks.

It’s spelled Pinney Bridge, but it’s pronounced Penny Bridge

As you probably know I've been using this style of food bag for years! I never really liked roll top style food bags. Glad you found a good one, even if it wasn't mine! ha ha ha! Thanks for sharing man!

I've been using the bag called a cube from one of the ultralight companies. I like how it opens like a lunch box and everything is laid out in front of me for easy access.

first i used fuel tablets to cook water on my Bcb crusader Mk2 stove. great compact syteem. But 1 was looking to upgrade the heating source. Found this and it works great to cook water in the field.

Inflatable motorcycle seat pad.

Part of what makes Ben awesome is his ability to collaborate and root for other companies other than Hilltop. It's awesome to mix things up now and then!

Until I picked up a Hilltops food bag, I used a water resistant drawstring backpack for a food bag.

I've recently started using a bag like that for hammock accessories. I think they're cheap shoe bags. Same concept where there's a zipper down the middle. I also started using them for tarps since they're easier to stuff a tarp in there ( easier than the stuff sacks the tarps came with).

Might give that a try for shorter trips Do you happen to have a link to where you bought yours?

I tried to build one using a pumice stone but it didn’t work very well. I might try again with another stone material.

Lol for self defense on the trail I carry my ruger lc9 handgun

That's not a chair, it's a scarf. Or maybe pee pad.😂😂😂😂

The answer is to make a great backpack that also doubles as a chair

Hang on to that pack, gonna be worth something someday!

I use the eno skylight for backpacking on the Appalachian trail, its perfect for me

To reduce weight, I usually leave my workout dumbbells at home. I can save at least 40lbs that way. Instead, I just find some big rocks or logs to... pump... (clap)... me up.

Mark - what kind of weather are you dealing w/there ? We just returned from a multi-week trip in SC & Ga. and it was brutally hot until we got to the Mts at the end. (@ the end of the Foothills Trail) we needed some ice packs, UL be damned.

Ey nice tarp & bivy setup. I hope it works out well. I love Larabars lol.

I like it. I have some UL gear i just need to try to go ultralight. I still like comfort too much i guess 😂

I have 3 separate back injuries and problems with my neck and shoulder.. whether I'm travelling on my adventure, bike by car by canoe by mountain bike or just hiking, I will never head outdoors without bringing one or two options for sitting on. Every item has to have multiple uses . Gel seat pad on the motorcycle or canoe, can do double duty as a sit pad, when off the bike or outside of the canoe . A foam sit pad for hiking comes in handy sometimes specially for kneeling on But even with a sit pad packed I will always bring the chair when possible. Mine is a high back with a neck rest. And anytime I don't have the chair I bring a hammock . The hammock can be used as a chair.. The Hamic is also asleep system and a shelter But I also have tents that I'll use for shelters So if I'm bringing a tent, whether it be a one person or the four person then I'll bring either the chair or the hammock not usually both unless I'm Car camping. Bottom line.. Something comfortable to sit in is an absolute must if your nursing old injuries it's definitely worth the weight if it prevents your body from being too crippled up to move.. then someplace comfortable to sit and a comfortable sleep system becomes your ultimate survival gear.