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Regarding your food plan: I recently finished a 100 mile section of the Appalachian trail having 7 to 10% grade ups and downs in 6 days. I am 6' and 230 lbs and even with consuming 4500 calories a day I lost 5 lbs. Those 9000 calories don't seen to be nearly enough.. Assuming 5 hours per day down time you'll be hiking 2.5 mph for 100 miles. if you weigh 200 lbs with a 29 lb pack your calorie needs would be 22,000 with a 1% to 5% trail grade.

Pack weight is a moving target. It's something that you have to know for yourself. Ultralight backpacking has gotten to the point where it's seen as gatekeeping for the outdoors. If you can spend the money great, but there is no reason you can't do the trail with a 80lbs canvas rucksack on your back... just make sure you do enough training so your shoulders and back and hips are ready for it. Train with your pack and your gear that you can afford or manage and you'll be fine. Don't let the idea of being too heavy keep you off the trail.

I sooner carry a pair of water shoes . Syper usful for crossing rivers and can be worn as a normal pair of trainers around camp. Flip flops are to cold and no use as an actual shoe .

I've been using Leki poles. Mine are essentially 4 sections with the cable running through them. They adjust with the top section. They work great for my X-mid. After Durston rolled out these with no straps, I decided to take the straps off my Lekis to see if I would miss them. I haven't so far. I DO really like my cork grips on my Leki poles. I like that they came with baskets. I'm interested to see what Durston does with future versions.

Really nice honest review!

Durston really thinks his products through and is constantly innovating. I just took his Wapta 30 out for a day of fishing and hiking in the back country.

Sorry about the Alleghany 100 but hey you did better than I would have! I'm a huge Durston fan and these are very innovative. I think I'm gonna wait on the strapped version though. :)

Found out about this just after the registration deadline by seeing your videos and a few from others about the event. Decided to show up the day of the event and do the 50 miler nonstop. I wanted to see what my bad knees were getting into! Incredibly fun event with tremendous volunteers making it truly unique. I did the 50 in 21:01:05. Next year year maybe I'll shoot to improve my time or push out to 75 or 100. Good luck next year!

Hello Juan, it was great to meet you before the event this year. I hope you reached your goal to complete the 100, i was fortunate to complete. good luck with your upcoming hikes

I think he’s done with the QuickDraw 😂😂 Done, you hear me? I said “done”! Done!

How did it go? I met you at the beginning of the A100...hope it went well for you:)

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That sounds amazing! I've been looking more into stoveless meals myself, I'll have to see about some of these! I like the electrolytes idea - whay are those?

Nice kit. I like your flask & filter system. Good luck!

Respectfully, there is only merit with respect to two (2) of your underlying issues. Firstly, the bag is terrible and I wholeheartedly concur in this particular regard . Even if it doesn’t break, the dirty water side is too narrow and small to gather water at most streams efficiently. Get the CNOC dirty water bag. The filter is sold by itself and you don’t have to buy the bag too and the money you save you can go buy a better dirty water bag. Secondly, during the pandemic, Cascade designs had terrible customer service and was not resounding to emails and the telephone hold times were hours long. This has since been rectified. No excuse on their part and I appreciate your frustration in this regard. When I saw your video in the first minute I was like, did this guy buy when this filter was a year or less old? Then, the resounding answer was yes! Indeed, the filter speed was defective too when the first retail models were released. If you didn’t get this filter until its second year of production then there is going to be issues; however, the vast majority of the current production units for this model do not have any of these issues (save and except for the bag). I wish RUclips permitted user comment posts to post/ submit photographs because I would post a pic of my QuickDraw after hiking the PCT and no thread wear after five (5) months of use, day in and day out! The QuickDraw was also the most used and most popular water filter on the PCT last year and I was one of the votes that counted in that survey. I like the Katadyn BeFree filter too and use it as my day hiking and overnight filter; however, it clogs, gets really slow, really fast, and it can be hard to fill up at steams because of the narrow bag opening and there is no way to do an on trail integrity test (i.e. after dropping or freezing temperatures, etc.) unlike the QuickDraw, which is easier to back-flush/ clean on trail and can do an easy integrity check of the hollow fibres.

When the forecast is calling for rain I’m pretty sure the sun hat might not be needed JS 🤣🤣

Fantastic video my friend!

Very helpful video. I'm gonna work on backcountry trails for a month this summer in Yosemite, and Ill have time to fish lakes and streams. I haven't done too much fishing around Yosemite and was wondering if you had any specific tips?

Did it twice.. If there’s no rain in the forecast I’d leave the tent and jacket behind , only take a poncho that can do double duty. I slept about five hours total. Food is most important.. there was plenty of water available.. Mental focus is by far the most important, once you lose that the game is over. Fitness and conditioning are important but will only get you so far. Last time I was 64. Best of luck to you!

I had an old election sign sitting outside for a while now. Knew id find a good use for it. I got some plastic tubing for a few bucks and made a pair of mayfly's with some paracord 😊

Where do i put my sleeping pad?

Thank You, I enjoyed that and appreciate that You shared so much perspective. G-D be with You

What soft flasks are you using? Or a link even better!

I see the hip belt is removable, but is it replaceable? How does it connect to the pack?

Great review on this Pack.

Saw you out there on my thru hike at end of July last year too! I really enjoy the video and only find myself wishing your self filming while out trekking didn't blur out the background.

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The shadowlight is also made of robic nylon and mine absorbs water like a sponge... not sure how yours is so water resistant.

I’ve been using mine for 2 years, 2500 trail kms. I had to check my threading to see and mine doesn’t have that weakening threading you’ve experienced. Also, pinhole leaks are a reality with literally every single water bladder especially when you’re squeezing and squeezing it day after day. Some last years some don’t. Lots of variables when backpacking that might not necessarily mean it’s the build quality or QC issues. I don’t know what to say about your “complexity” complaint. Other than laugh. Opening a cap and rolling it up? Why is that complex? Kind of sounds like you just have beef with Platypus because they wouldn’t work with you over the thread weakening. I’d take my QuickDraw over my BeFree (I have the three litre gravity version) any day. BeFree is ok if you’re only ever filtering from a highly clear perfectly ideal water source. Otherwise you better bring a backup way to filter your water on long trips because I do not trust my BeFree on long remote backcountry trips at all. Geez my BeFree almost completely clogged (lost about 90% of its flow rate) just from high tannins in lake water on one trip.

I’ve used mine for years with no issue. This is just drama for the views.

How do you compare it to the g420?

I wondered where you have been!!!

Quick and too the point! Great video! Thanks for the tips!

Sounds like you have some good plans for this year. Hopefully everything works out well for you. Have a wonderful day.

Awesome video, thanks for sharing this information. I saw you did your first resupply in Independence, then you stayed in Lone Pine. I think you said you hitched to Independence, did you then hitch to Lone Pine or is there a better way to get there? Thanks, there are way more stay options at better prices in Lone Pine and it looks like a better place for a zero.

What a great job of editing and presentation. You're a natural. I could never approach your skill-set in narration without a LOT of multiple takes. Your message comes across in how momentous an accomplishment this was for you. I followed you on this trip through the link you provided me but this fills it all in brilliantly. Your methods, technique, recommendations, strategy and personal message in how this affected you comes across the screen quite clear. Nice work. To accomplish this trek with all the physical challenges as they presented themselves and still grab the videos and conversations on the trail just simply amazes me. Don't have any clue why you couldn't have included live footage of the challenges in the chutes :-) JK!

God damn how loud is your swallowing? Do you blow giants?

nice job....more views less commentary

It would be helpful if you wear it and show how to use all those bells and whistles when the pack was put on.

Nice video thanks for putting this together. VVR is actually Vermillion Valley Resort not Ranch. When doing the PCT and completing all of the Sierra, VVR was my favorite stop in the entire Sierra. Independence was great too but as you know not fun having to hike over Kearsarge both ways. Now that I’m done with the PCT I’m doing the JMT this summer at a more enjoyable pace, not the thru hiker big mile pace lol. Hopefully will be much more enjoyable. Thanks again

Thank you for your review. Can I put a 3L hydration bladder inside? Is there a water spout holder for it?

What apps did you use to make /edit this video?

nice video. I will have to agree, you can do all kinds of re-arranging the weight, or what you call it, but the total weight you are carrying is all that matters.

Thanks Juan! Great video- I’m definitely considering this pack in the future

Finally someone that is light weight. Think I'm at 14oz for conventional. I use an ice fishing reel with half a dt 3 wt line. Also use a florescent light tube for added protection. I use a lanyard instead of a bag. Great setup. Time to make it lighter lol.

Nice review. Looks like a great pack. I've been looking into 30-40L packs with the vest style. I like the weight on this. I could use the hip belt on the Vagabond Trail pack too. Or maybe swap in the Airflow sitpad I used for the Mariposa 60. I might wait for a deal. The Aarn Pace Magic 40 looks interesting too.

You can pull the flint roller out on the clipper and have a nice little poker, or relpace when needed

How did you make out tenkara fishing?? Did you catch quite a bit??

They look nice! My Lekis have some miles to go but the review is valuable

Nice review. Thanks for sharing. 👍