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Common backpacking gear that is not easily understood. tent pole splint. orange mitten hook in backpack. Keys holder. extra zipper on tent vestibule. Backpacking in Yosemite national park. Hetch Hetchy. Yosemite Valley. California hiking.
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As an owner of a Mountain Hardware backpacking tent with vestibule zippers similar to yours, I EXPANDED on the venting capabilities by creating "air tubes" to insert at the top of the zipper to create a larger, smoother opening. :D 1: find an empty disposable plastic water bottle (20 oz or so works well) 2: Use a utility knife or similar, to cut the "firmer" and angular top section and bottom section off the bottle, leaving the smooth, even "tube" central portion. 3: Use scissors or similar to trim as needed to assure the ends of the "tube" are smooth and free of any "burrs" or sharp edges. 4: Open the top portion of the vestibule zipper, slide it down until there's room to insert the plastic "tube" from the water bottle into the opening, then zip back up until snug. (repeat process for 2 vestibules) * For added security, you can use something like a paperclip, tiny (paper/book type) binder clip, clothes pin etc. to help secure the end of the plastic "tube" to the covered part of the zipper on the inside and/or outside of vestibule door(s). That, along with a slight opening at the BOTTOM of the vestibule will increase airflow (and provide much-appreciated cooling in hot weather! :D) IMMENSELY! :D You can FEEL the hot air escaping out of the "tubes" at the top of vestibules! :D ** When packing up the tent, simply slip the semi-flexible "tubes" over/around tent poles, and secure tent/poles into storage bag as usual! :D But make SURE there are no rough edges/burrs along edges of plastic tubes to avoid any damage to tent/fly or tent bag during transport/carrying in/on pack etc. ! :D ENJOY your VASTLY improved ventilation! :D You're welcome! :D
Thanks
The pump sacks for sleeping pads also help reduce or avoid blowing condensation from your breath into your sleep pad.
Dude - I'm happy that more and more people are getting kids outdoors! I've always took my kids on adventures, I'm hoping they'll continue the tradition with their kids. Good job man!
@DanBecker - Another cool feature of the pump sack is that it reduces the moisture traveling into the pad from your breath, reducing potential mold from building up inside the pad.... Pretty neat!!!
1. Ok, those batteries are pretty badass.
2. You forgot to mention those little trekking pole fastener thingies. Took me years to figure out what the hell those were.
**The little para-cord ones, not the plastic clips.
Also nice for a fishing rod. 👍
I hiked part of the West Highland Way in October. I bought some trail runners that were on sale and when I did some pre-hikes to test out my shoes and new pack, I found that the shoes gave me a couple hot spots on my right foot. I remembered reading about the heel lock a few years ago so I tried it out. Doing that pulled my foot farther back into the shoe and cleared up the problem completely and they worked great after that! My buddy I was hiking with was having trouble with his new shoes as well, so that little tip pretty much saved our trip!
There's always something new to learn! Thanks for posting. Also happy to see teens in the backcountry, and especially happy to learn that your son's cousin's sister is, in fact, also your son's cousin. 😁
I have an old MSR Fusion Tent that I don't use too often but it's my only 4-season tent. I broke a pole on it so that short piece of tubing has become an essential piece of its structure. It's an 8-pound tent but it's fantastic for base camping since I spend my whole season camping out. The other thing I wanted to mention is that key clip. For me there is no vehicle. I don't drive. I don't own a vehicle. I surrendered my driver's license. I bike and walk. That clip is for my bike lock. My town is surrounded by forest here in Elliot Lake, a retired uranium mining town. It's all public lands here except for the private uranium company land reclamation properties. We have hiking trails all over the place. They are short trails but interconnect for long distance possibilities. I enjoy tuning into your programming. Thanks for the hints. Paavo.
Yosemite looks dreamy! What's up Dan, had a request for a new video. I am currently getting my family ready for our first camping trip and we will be car camping. I also have 5 children, oldest being 9 and youngest is 2. I've been learning about backpacking gear on your channel but I haven't seen many recommendations on the best gear to take car camping. Examples being big enough tents to hold multiple kids, the best way to cook food or best way to store perishables with coolers or mini fridges, etc. I'd love to see a video where you go over all the gear you take when you take your family out car camping or what kind of gear you would take to make it as enjoyable as we could for kids who have never been and a wife that might not enjoy it lmao! I love all the content man, you've filled me up with all kinds of knowledge I didn't have a few days ago lol. Thanks again for all the content, I know how tiring it can be and how much work goes into these videos. You're a huge help, sir! Much love, brother.
The top zipper pull on the tent door is not only for venting (as you suggest) but also to unzip the door from the inside, making nighttime exits easier. Having to reach across the vestibule to pull up on a bottom zipper at ground level often causes a shoulder to brush against the fly which can have condensation. Using the top zipper eliminates that and lets you pull the zipper down as far as needed to step womb-like out of the tent. I love that my MEC tent has that feature and find it annoying on my other tents that are without it.
But if you step out of the tent 'womb-like' in your example, you're going to get that condensation all over you, not just on your shoulder.
@@disrespectify you don’t get wet if you widen the opening with your hands before you step through
... You don't get wet at all for the night nature calls if you pee in a bottle ... Yes girls you can do it too ... get a shewee,, pstyle or other devises and/or just a wide mouth bottle ,, 1 Liter nalgene hard or soft bag ...
... Thumbs up on the outing Dan ... getting teens to go camping with dad/uncle these days can be a rough bribe ... but once out ,, the phone calls start rolling in asking when the next time will be ... Nature has SO much to offer ...
Hey Mr Dan glad you enjoyed my neck of the woods!
Another good one. What cute kids! Especially the youngest one (I could be prejudiced). Oh, and you’re cute too! ❤️😀
Thanks mom
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this is the best comment ever on a Dan Becker video.
@@paulkhanna1 thank you
Nice pre-release OV jacket… so jelly. HIKE ON!!
You just blew my mind with that lacing bit...I never understood those things!!
That lace lock trick blew my mind!
The last time I camping (not even backpacking) in/around Yosemite all I wanted to do was sleep. Didn't realize that we were at 9,000 ft.
Get the black diamond that cycles thru multiple colors. Blue light is best, chatting and cards at camp in dark
What a great dad/uncle... very cool.
Thanks for this. I have a Gregory Stout backpack and always wondered what that hook in the brain was. 👍
I've actually almost lost my keys
on top of a mountain when they fell out of the pack. Luckily I noticed them missing and found them in about 10 minutes
Lost my keys for about 7 hours one time. Most frantic time I can ever remember backpacking. I had it narrowed down to about a 3 mile section of the trail and kept hiking back and forth. Another hiker came through and mentioned he thought he saw a set of keys wedged between two rocks off to the side about 2 miles back. He left them there in case the idiot that lost them came back for them. I would be that idiot.
Taught me a good lesson. Don't put things you can't live without untethered in a side pocket. Love the "hook in the brain" for that very reason. Thanks for great video!
Didn't learn anything new but these are all great tips.
Awesome the kiddo's were able to join you on your trek! Have the same head light - but am going to try the new batteries you suggested. I used lithium batteries and by the second night (in the 20's) they were about dead - looking forward to using these new ones ! BTY... love your OV jacket - good purchase!
Cool ideas Dan,
A quick note: Ikea currently stocks rechargeable li-ion AAA and AA batteries, and they also sell a dirt cheap $6 charger. Before each trip, I just throw a new set of AAA's into my headlamp and turn it off/on to verify no issues with batteries. It's one more step, but less change of failure than a battery with a microusb port and onboard circuitry!
The Ikea batteries are not li-ion, but Ni-MH. That is why they are 1.2V fully charged rather than 1.5V. The lithium batteries have power converters built in them to charge via USB and to step down the nominal 3.7V of a lithium cell to a fairly steady 1.5V when in use.
The black diamond headlamp is a beast. But i understand why he promotes rechargable cause it eats batteries like a beast. Red light is fine for hours and hours. But spot and flood is not really good if sunset is at 3pm and first light at 9am.
My wife got one and it has a yellow spot. Very annoying.
I was surprised that you didn’t do a surgeon’s loop/lock with the heel lock. You demonstrated. All you do after going through the loops and pulling back, is to double lace and cinch down before the bow tie. You just laced once and that tends to slip. If you lace twice and cinch down, the laces stay tight until you bow or double bow tie the laces. It is the only way I can keep my feet locked in hiking shoes and keep the laces tied tight until lunch time. Thanks for all your vids! No matter what Brice or the Schill Bros say about you!
Great Father.Great Son: Lot of love and respect from a solo mountain hiker from the Lower Chitral District of Pakistan.
Dan And Family Great Beautiful Video Thank You For Fun ❤😂
Great tips! The shoe lacing tip... 🤯 Yes!
Yosemite, possibly the most beautiful place on earth. Glad you got to experience it with family!
2:08 - I always wondered 😂 Thanks!
10:12 - Awesome, never knew that! Thank you!
Love the puffy.....
Great info Dan… thanks for sharing..I really like that jacket your wearing. I ordered one for myself and I’m really looking forward to receiving it from Outdoor Vitals. I wanted to ask you how warm was the jacket out in Yosemite? How cold did it get while you all were there? Watching your channel has inspired me to get back out into the woods and I truly appreciate all you do to promote this wonderful hobby. Stay safe and keep on camping😃. Sincerely Greg Roberts, Birmingham, AL
Thanks Greg! It’s very warm for what it is. I also wore the Ventus Hoodie as a mid layer. It got into the low to mid 20s F.
@@DanBecker I also bought that Ventis hoodie based off of your recommendation I love it!!! Thanks again!!
Awesome stuff, just ordered the batteries to take for a walk! Keep ‘em coming.
Why on earth someone lile Black Diamond still makes headlamps that are not rechargable? Or at least do what Petzl do. They let you use what you want: you can use three AAA batteries, or you can buy separatley a rechargable battery (Perzl core I think is the name) and use that instead.
Damm, I was just there Friday, Saturday hike to half dome, to the saddle of the cables. What trail
Racers loop… never knew that. Really cool! Thx!
Junk you so much for the “splint “ explanation… I had no idea and I even called Back country. And they had no idea either
Hey, Dan I actually go to church with the guys from Pentacle foods! Come backpack in Montana pleaseee!
Saw your comment on Inside Edition. You go!!!
Had NO CLUE about the lace locks. I just figured it was an extra adjustment for people with small/thin ankles lol.
I’ve never had a problem, that I’m aware of, they would help, but definitely gonna try it anyway. Could be a game changer.
Great video!! I did not know many of those things!! Thanks for the info!! Loved seeing you out with your kids!!
Those splints come in handy until the other pole snaps XD
Oh, yeah, the ginger runner posted the lacing idea, I have used it for 3 years, thumbs up 👍
Dude you are just living in that stitchless baffle coat aren't you 😆
It’s so nice!!
Great Outdoor Vitals jacket!
I had no idea about the pump sack. So cool!
Never knew what the extra hole was for ? Now I know thanks dude
Good tips Dan ... Especially last one was darn useful!! Thank you 🙏
Man, these batteries are a winner, respect
I always wondered what that extra hole on my shoes was for!
Some of those budget sleeping pads do come with pump sacks, I have one and it doubles as a compression sack for my arctic bag because it can actually be sealed which some of the more expensive ones can't
This gives me hope. My 12yr old hates backpacking, but maybe someday I can be the cool backpacking Aunt to my nephews. 🤣
Shoelace trick to prevent blisters.
Teen with blisters: "Oh, so Now you tell me ! ! ! "
lol.
... Surprised to hear that .... most teens don't untie their shoes anyway ...tie them once then push the foot in like crocs ....
Going to check out those batteries !!!
Did you do the Four Mile Trail from the valley to Glacier Point? It's a doozy for sure! I started that hike in the valley and it was 98 degrees!!
You must have read my mind!🤣 I just bought a tent and I had no idea what that little tube was for. Thanks! Also I'm excited to do the live stream with you. Let me know when and it will be fun. 👍
You can tell Plae Blue Earth that their sponsorship dollars are working. I just bought some of their batteries on Amazon.
REI lists that small piece of tubing as a pole straightener. You slip it over the bent pole as you straighten it and then leave the small tube over it for strength. Yosemite is an awesome place, but it's been devastated by fires recently, as have Sequoia and Kings Canyon.
Yoaemite hasn't been devastated by fires. Fires came close but did not enter the park. There were some controlled burns in the valley but that's it! :)
@@BackcountryPilgrim My error... I meant to refer to the mono wind event in Mariposa Grove
What on God's green earth!!!! Paleblue Earth batteries are recharge!!! The battery themselves!!!!
As a wildlife technician, I use over 100 batteries a year. Paleblue Eath is not just a game charger...they are an earth changer!!!!
The shoe one was neat, but everything else was extremely common sense, I guessed all of them and I don't even own any of them. I also liked how you were so excited as if you've discovered rechargeable AAA for the first time in your life. One little thing about the usb port, this may not be a huge issue, but I prefer ones that are capped, there are ones where you pry off or screw off an end to reveal the charge port, this keeps the port clean and more water resistant, not open and exposed to the element, or pocket lint.
For the shoe I had it. I run regularly and backpack and just plane hike and camp. But yeah a few of these had no clue especially the splint for the rods seriously never had a clue for it. Years of wondering why this was with my tent answered.
The guy who made the technology for the pump sack for pads was on Shark Tank a long time ago and invented it specially for this. Sadly he passed away and his family ran the business for a while but stopped and didn’t renew the patent. This is why sleeping pads in recent years have been able to use this.
Have you tried the batteries on winter conditions also, or just on the warm season?
Welcome to California!! Hope you had fun!
I never throw batteries in the trash. I always recycle them. Batteries have a no landfill mark if you look carefully. Don't throw batteries away.
Great video and info!
Thanks, I learned something.
Double doolie flux capacitor reverse osmosis camo undies aren’t very well known by the average backpacker either. One could buy a nice used BMW for what is paid in camping gear. How has civilization survived without the expensive gadgets we are bombarded with now? Oh, the tent pole splints, if not needed for repair, made adorable martini straws.
USB chargeable batteries are the bomb!
Item 1: never had that come with any tents I've bought - if I had a broken tent pole, I'd have to make do with a hastily-located stick and some duct tape from my repair kit...
Item 2: yep knew that - I get royally pissed off if there *isn't* one in a pack or one of the pockets of my camping vest and will actually sew a length of webbing with a clip on it into one of the pockets just so I can secure my keys. I don't want to get back to the car after a camp and find I can't get into it and go home because my keys fell out of a pocket/pouch somewhere along the trail or while crossing a river... Secured on a clip *and* zipped up in a pocket - that's only ever used to hold things I don't usually need to access during the camp itself (like my wallet).
Item 3: I replaced all my torches and headlamps with ones that use single (removable) 18650 or 14500 Li-Ion batteries. My main torch and headlamp and the powerbank I use to charge my phone all use 18650s, my red map-reading torch uses a 14500. I can recharge the batteries so I'm not constantly throwing out AAs and AAAs and when the batteries stop holding a charge I can replace them with new batteries so I'm not throwing out the whole device due to a worn-out built-in battery. I prefer all my devices to use batteries that are rechargeable, replaceable and recyclable - if at all possible.
Item 4: depends on the model of tent - not all have that.
Item 5: knew what it was because I'd seen them on other channels. My Exped Downmat came with a small pump instead.
Item 6: That one, I've never experienced before at all.
Carrying a powerbrick to charge batteries that go in the headlamp. Seems like the USB rechargeable headlamp has an obvious advantage in this situation..
Hiked them all! Good on ya’!
You know, you can buy Big Anes, Nemo and Thermarest sleeping pads on Amazon.
ill tie my shoes different now untill i die lol
Ahhhh... a splint!!!
You can't trust the sleeping pad pump sack because some Nemo pads just don't come with one
I always thought the small tube is for pushing in the tent pegs 😅😅😅
Rancheria Falls? Nice video!
Yep! Was great
This guy reminds me of Zachary Levi sometimes. Like when he said "Welcome to Californiaaaaa!"
I'm so behind on your videos. I know this one is a year plus old and you may not see this comment, but that view of Half Dome in the morning had to be surreal. Yosemite is on my bucket list and maybe even the "cables" :)
The Splint Thing already know it from Yuru Camp (Laid-Back Camp) Anime, but The Rest of the Information is Useful, also those Pale Blue Battery are Cool..
first time see that kind of battery 😹👌
great info thanks.
Broo whaaaat. Those batteries though.
My backyard!!! Hatch hetchy is a sad story
are rechargeable batteries in the US really something new/special?
I didn’t know the shoe thing.
I wish Dan was my uncle
So can you answer why head lamps require 3 batteries but all batteries come in packs of two or four?
Whoa clip is for keys 🤯🤯
Hey Dan keep the great videos coming love ur channel. Can you review the sea to summit alto tent some more. If ur ever in southern Ohio hit me up. Shawnee state forest is one u haven’t done a video on.
Dan, are you packing a Benchmade knife on your trips now?
Not normally! Those things are so expensive and I’m afraid to lose it lol
1:34 is such a view!
I was a little shocked about the batteries. Standard nominal voltage for Li-ion chemistry is 3.7V while standard alkaline is 1.5V. I checked paleblue's website and they are indeed lithium ion but with an output of 1.5V which means they must be using some pretty fancy circuitry to step down the voltage. Nice find Dan!
They really are super cool! We’ve been using them around the house in all kinds of stuff. My son has been using them in his Xbox controller for several months and he loves them!
Dan discovered the advantages of Lithium Ion Batteries in 2022, lol :-)
Its the 21st Century! Who the hell is throwing away batteries in the garbage and not recycling them.
USB rechargable batteries!! Amazing. Add to cart.
I was just there !!
Sooo, thats a no on Colorado then? Great video, racers loop, whoda thought.
Well I bought the sea to summit alto after I seen on ur channel. Haven’t tried it out yet. Call bryce and the schills and come to Ohio for a meet up and hike shawnee state forest with me.
Pro Tipp: Read and understand the manuals of the gear you use :)