Hey Hans. Just a little message from the UK. I discovered your channel recently and I have to tell you how much I enjoy your videos. I like to do what you do but in the mountains of Wales. I enjoy your opinions on the gear you use just as much as the way you present, your editing and, I think mostly, your personality. Please keep doing what you are doing. It is a real pleasure!
Hans, you should try the Wolf tarp from Wild Sky Gear. For the purpose you are using it for, you could go with 1.34 dcf @ 55g! Also, check out the new Octa fabric hoodys from The North Face or Zpacks (soon). Warmer than Alpha Direct at a small weight penalty.
Great gear Hans...i have a lot of the same stuff and layer up in a similar way, the only difference is i use Helly Hanson leggings and i use a Helly Hansen lift top on to of my senchi in camp which works really well and adds little weight and i only use the Montbell Plasma from Spring to autumn in the UK and switch for a warmer down in winter. I bought the Rab Mythic Ultra this winter which packs a lot of warmth for its weight and it would suit Scandinavian conditions really well too. I haven't been able to get hold of the Senchi leggings in 90 in my size but still trying, do you find they fit true to size ?
Hello Alan.... some great gear you have - must be needed for inclement UK weather ha ha - nice to hear that you also discovered Senchi Designs - the leggings I have got in size medium, I am 175 cm, and they are little to smal - but then I saved some grams compered to size large - ha ha.
Thanks for that Hans...i thought the size large was quite small on one of my Senchi Hoodies so i bought others in size XL but there is a big difference between the sizes:(@@hanskirk-hiking9697
Very important with information about how the sizes is different - there’s no shop to try it out - I thinking about getting the hoodie, and then I definitely need to go up one size.
I'm with you, Hans. When I die, there's going to be an entire room of gear to sort through and for someone to say, "why did he have twenty different gadgets to boil water?"
Jeg elsker dine videoer, Hans, dit setup appellere meget til min smag - så glæder mig altid til nye inspirerende videoer fra dig! 🙂 Dit setup med Durston X-Mid og Tarp, nærmere det sig ikke vægten på dit Big Agnes Copper Spur 2, eller er du stadig gladere for Durston? Og som de andre skriver, så vil det være fedt med en video med hvordan du kombinere tarp og durston teltet 🙂
Hej Mark jo det er ikke godt for vægten med den tarp ha ha, men ofte er jeg kun afsted en nat ad gangen og der kan jeg godt tillade mig at have lidt ekstra med så jeg kan kigge ud af teltet i dårligt vejr og så hjælper det også på kondens - noget jeg afskyr ha ha - der er flere der gerne vil se den tarp i aktion med teltet - så jeg tænker det skal være på min “nye” video liste.
Hej Søren godt at høre fra dig - ja den powerbank er super let - de laver også en på 10.000 mHa som skulle kunne klare minusgrader - der er et varmelegeme i 🏕️🥾😊🌲
Hi Gregory - I was thinking of a video showing the setup Dursten X-Mid connecting to the GraXpert tarp 🏕️🫵🏻 Would that be of interest? And thanks again for your nice comment
@@hanskirk-hiking9697 I think it would be there is quite alot of X-Mid people, I think I will buy this 1 Durston pole so I can also use it on my other Big Agnes Spur tent for my family of 3, so we can cook there underneath or relax in shade when very sunny. But then I am wondering how you tie a tarp guy rope or wrap or whatever to that pole since it quite straight if you know what I mean hmmm Ive got a 2x tarps/groundsheets from Aliexpres 160G(210x150cm) & 310g (210x300cm) so can use them for that setup also just need to check or experiment how its done with the tent outside. Awesome idea anyway when not crazy windy here in Scotland haha
There must be a lot of people theres interested in the X-Mid, its a great tent, but I also plan for testing out the tarp with my Copper Spur 3 - I guess it will work - but any tarp will do the trick, I guess. Making a video about it, is on my list, always nice withe some input from the hiking community
I absolutely love your voice, it has that asmr quality. I think if you experimented with shotgun mics you could find one that makes your voice sound crisp. Keep up the quality videos!
Have you checked out Bergans Lightline Vapor pants at around 230 grams? Also, fun fact: we have the same name. I hear nowadays that people prefer to go with Topo shoes instead of Altra. Have you done some research into the most weight efficient smart phone, or different electronics setup where you dont use a phone at all? Phones seem to be getting heavier and heavier nowadays, but some of them have really buff battery capacity and would be a pretty smart hiking phone. I am using an old smartphone and save maybe 100 grams from it. Hiking in airplane mode, of course. I think there are a lot of traps of falling into systematic thinking where there are more efficient ways of doing it if you think "outside the box". Phones that are marketed as having high battery capacity are not doing so in terms of the actual electricity they are using, and so the total weight goes up. This is just one of the examples. Another example that may be relevant is the amount of layers you are using. I am not saying I have a better solution, but there may be some optimalizations there if you can find gear that serve more than one purpose and so am able to cut the total pack weight from it.
Don’t know the Bergans pant, I will check them out. I actually got this iPhone 15 hoping that I could skip 2 kg camera equipment ha ha but the video quality isn’t that great on the iPhone 📱 Maybe iPhone SE is one of the lightest you can get. The clothes show in the video is for wintertime, and I will not bring all of it for every trip - the clothes from Senchi Designs is so lightweight that it’s hard not to bring. I am a huge fan of wool, but it’s heavy and you can wear it for days without it is smelling.
Hello, just starting to get into hiking I'm going to buy this tent and tarp, how did you actually attach the tarp to the tent tho? Thanks Jarrad from Australia.
Hi Jarrad It’s a little difficult to explain, one of the tarps ends I have attached to were one of the guidelines are attached with a carabiner (near ventilation opening) the other end I have attached with a guideline to the ground with a stake - was that helpful. Thanks for your comment and good luck with the tent and tarp 🏕️
awesome to see your full clothing system, I have like 70% of the exact same items :). it's nice to see a realistic list for rough Scandinavian conditions represented on youtube. and totally agree about buying new gear, it's often not necessary but gets me excited about going out and trying new things in my setup. currently it's the Duomid which I look forward to using in Greenland this summer. where in Denmark do you hike?
Hi Vlad.... I guss you must have some clothes from Montbell, welcome to the Montbell club, there's not many of us, in Scandinavia. Awesome with a hike in Greenland, that's my dream - and Duomid is an excellent choice. I hike in Grib Skov, in North Zealand, 45 minutes drive from Copenhagen, the closest "wilderness" area in my hood. Thanks for your message and what clothes do you own from Montbell ?
@@hanskirk-hiking9697 I have the same Thermawrap jacket, the Plasma 1000, their rain pants, rain jacket, and I used to have liner gloves before they disintegrated 😅
Hi Andrew it was nice with the tarp - you don’t need to close the door when it’s raining 🌧️ Thanks for your comment, a video about the tarp setup is on my list 😊
Thank you Hans really interesting. I too have a similar top the OMM plus hoodie at 85g it’s very good. You are also using other things I would like. Thanks and ATB 👍🏕️
@@hanskirk-hiking9697 Hi Hans, I do like that small tripod your using I should get something like that as the one I use for my big camera is a Joby flexible one and it’s rather heavy. My main hiking interests are multi day backpacking. 🏕️👍
Nice bits of kit :) The Ultrapod 3 claims to have a weight limit of 10 pounds (4.5kg). I have been considering both of these as lightweight tripod options for a mirrorless system, especially with the strap for potentially mounting to trees with a light 24mm. From your experience with the Ultrapod 2, would you think either of these would be strong enough for use with a mirrorless + 70-200 weighing a combined 1.45kg, mounted to the lens not the camera. (Both for ground use and for mounting with the strap, although I assume it would only work for ground use)?
What can u say about DD tent from DCF ? - is it worth to use it in autumn or it could be much better to use DD double layer ( Solid virsion). @@hanskirk-hiking9697
I appreciated a lot your channel since the xmid hacks. THank you so much for the tarp tips. It was my main frustation with this tent. Not sure i would bring it for a long trek , but now i know it's possible. Regards from france. (same rain jacket and rain pants mont bell, same gloves ;) O i tried the ultrapod but finally i prefer to use Cullmann Carvao 816TC carbon, because it's better for me at high altitude where there is no tree
@@hanskirk-hiking9697 Thank you for the reply. I wanted to get that one too and checked but it was already discontinued. Zpacks products are good for a long time. Very nice backpack😊
I too, have gone on an expensive weight reduction journey in the last year. I have an Ultra-TNT tarp that is 170g, Hyperlite Dyneema 35L backpack that is 650g. Zpacks Plex Solo tent which is 382g. Zpacks' 132cm carbon breakdown pole weighs 80g, of which the Plex Solo requires one pole. That's the highlights.
Panasonic G 80/85 lidt forskelligt glas Det er et gammelt kamera jeg har 2 og et brugt koster under 3.000,- kr så jeg er ikke bange for at bruge det til hiking
Hey Hans. Just a little message from the UK. I discovered your channel recently and I have to tell you how much I enjoy your videos. I like to do what you do but in the mountains of Wales. I enjoy your opinions on the gear you use just as much as the way you present, your editing and, I think mostly, your personality. Please keep doing what you are doing. It is a real pleasure!
Hi Mrcpilling really glad that you’re enjoying my videos
It’s comments like yours that keep me going thank, you so much for your support
yes extraordinary work Hans. Would love to see more videos from you
Thanks very much
Hans, you should try the Wolf tarp from Wild Sky Gear. For the purpose you are using it for, you could go with 1.34 dcf @ 55g! Also, check out the new Octa fabric hoodys from The North Face or Zpacks (soon). Warmer than Alpha Direct at a small weight penalty.
Thanks for very interesting recommendations, I’ll check them out
Great gear Hans...i have a lot of the same stuff and layer up in a similar way, the only difference is i use Helly Hanson leggings and i use a Helly Hansen lift top on to of my senchi in camp which works really well and adds little weight and i only use the Montbell Plasma from Spring to autumn in the UK and switch for a warmer down in winter. I bought the Rab Mythic Ultra this winter which packs a lot of warmth for its weight and it would suit Scandinavian conditions really well too. I haven't been able to get hold of the Senchi leggings in 90 in my size but still trying, do you find they fit true to size ?
Hello Alan.... some great gear you have - must be needed for inclement UK weather ha ha - nice to hear that you also discovered Senchi Designs - the leggings I have got in size medium, I am 175 cm, and they are little to smal - but then I saved some grams compered to size large - ha ha.
Thanks for that Hans...i thought the size large was quite small on one of my Senchi Hoodies so i bought others in size XL but there is a big difference between the sizes:(@@hanskirk-hiking9697
Very important with information about how the sizes is different - there’s no shop to try it out - I thinking about getting the hoodie, and then I definitely need to go up one size.
I'm with you, Hans. When I die, there's going to be an entire room of gear to sort through and for someone to say, "why did he have twenty different gadgets to boil water?"
Hi Thomas I’m addicted to buying tents ha ha 😂
Jeg elsker dine videoer, Hans, dit setup appellere meget til min smag - så glæder mig altid til nye inspirerende videoer fra dig! 🙂 Dit setup med Durston X-Mid og Tarp, nærmere det sig ikke vægten på dit Big Agnes Copper Spur 2, eller er du stadig gladere for Durston? Og som de andre skriver, så vil det være fedt med en video med hvordan du kombinere tarp og durston teltet 🙂
Hej Mark jo det er ikke godt for vægten med den tarp ha ha, men ofte er jeg kun afsted en nat ad gangen og der kan jeg godt tillade mig at have lidt ekstra med så jeg kan kigge ud af teltet i dårligt vejr og så hjælper det også på kondens - noget jeg afskyr ha ha - der er flere der gerne vil se den tarp i aktion med teltet - så jeg tænker det skal være på min “nye” video liste.
Hej Hans. Masser af nyt fedt udstyr. Så er du klar til ennu en vandre sæson. Især den lette powerbank er intersant. Hilsen Søren 😊😊😊
Hej Søren godt at høre fra dig - ja den powerbank er super let - de laver også en på 10.000 mHa som skulle kunne klare minusgrader - der er et varmelegeme i 🏕️🥾😊🌲
Appreciate all the time put into the video. Well done.
Hello Rodoutdoors - glad you liked the video and thank you so much
Superb video as always, id like to see more about this Durston set up and tarp and what you need that carabiner for hmmm
Hi Gregory - I was thinking of a video showing the setup Dursten X-Mid connecting to the GraXpert tarp 🏕️🫵🏻
Would that be of interest?
And thanks again for your nice comment
@@hanskirk-hiking9697 I think it would be there is quite alot of X-Mid people, I think I will buy this 1 Durston pole so I can also use it on my other Big Agnes Spur tent for my family of 3, so we can cook there underneath or relax in shade when very sunny.
But then I am wondering how you tie a tarp guy rope or wrap or whatever to that pole since it quite straight if you know what I mean hmmm
Ive got a 2x tarps/groundsheets from Aliexpres 160G(210x150cm) & 310g (210x300cm) so can use them for that setup also just need to check or experiment how its done with the tent outside.
Awesome idea anyway when not crazy windy here in Scotland haha
Love the videos! Yes I would be interested to see how you combine your xmid with a tarp :-).
There must be a lot of people theres interested in the X-Mid, its a great tent, but I also plan for testing out the tarp with my Copper Spur 3 - I guess it will work - but any tarp will do the trick, I guess. Making a video about it, is on my list, always nice withe some input from the hiking community
@@OllyBolleesecond that
Why am I smiling throughout your videos? I want to hike with you!
Hi Sparks ha ha... comments like this make me smile all day - thanks 😊
My feelings exactly!
Hi Hans
I'm from Thailand. I really like your videos.
Can I know please? The tent you use is the X-Mid 2 or the X-Mid Pro 2?
Thanks and greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰
It’s the X-Mid Solid version 💁🏼♂️
I absolutely love your voice, it has that asmr quality. I think if you experimented with shotgun mics you could find one that makes your voice sound crisp. Keep up the quality videos!
Thanks for the compliment maybe I will try a shotgun mic 🎤
Thanks for your content, really enjoy your kit as I tend to like the quality of Montbell and Durston as well.
Thanks so much for your support
Durston and Montbell are great brands 😊🇯🇵🇺🇸
Have you checked out Bergans Lightline Vapor pants at around 230 grams? Also, fun fact: we have the same name. I hear nowadays that people prefer to go with Topo shoes instead of Altra. Have you done some research into the most weight efficient smart phone, or different electronics setup where you dont use a phone at all? Phones seem to be getting heavier and heavier nowadays, but some of them have really buff battery capacity and would be a pretty smart hiking phone. I am using an old smartphone and save maybe 100 grams from it. Hiking in airplane mode, of course.
I think there are a lot of traps of falling into systematic thinking where there are more efficient ways of doing it if you think "outside the box". Phones that are marketed as having high battery capacity are not doing so in terms of the actual electricity they are using, and so the total weight goes up. This is just one of the examples. Another example that may be relevant is the amount of layers you are using. I am not saying I have a better solution, but there may be some optimalizations there if you can find gear that serve more than one purpose and so am able to cut the total pack weight from it.
Don’t know the Bergans pant, I will check them out.
I actually got this iPhone 15 hoping that I could skip 2 kg camera equipment ha ha but the video quality isn’t that great on the iPhone 📱
Maybe iPhone SE is one of the lightest you can get.
The clothes show in the video is for wintertime, and I will not bring all of it for every trip - the clothes from Senchi Designs is so lightweight that it’s hard not to bring.
I am a huge fan of wool, but it’s heavy and you can wear it for days without it is smelling.
Hello, just starting to get into hiking I'm going to buy this tent and tarp, how did you actually attach the tarp to the tent tho? Thanks Jarrad from Australia.
Hi Jarrad
It’s a little difficult to explain, one of the tarps ends I have attached to were one of the guidelines are attached with a carabiner (near ventilation opening) the other end I have attached with a guideline to the ground with a stake - was that helpful.
Thanks for your comment and good luck with the tent and tarp 🏕️
Awesome videos! I love your editing!
Thanks for your reply it means a ton to me
That is a nice watch next to the powerbank, what is the name please?
Citizen Eco-Drive and thanks for letting me know 🤗
awesome to see your full clothing system, I have like 70% of the exact same items :). it's nice to see a realistic list for rough Scandinavian conditions represented on youtube. and totally agree about buying new gear, it's often not necessary but gets me excited about going out and trying new things in my setup. currently it's the Duomid which I look forward to using in Greenland this summer. where in Denmark do you hike?
Hi Vlad.... I guss you must have some clothes from Montbell, welcome to the Montbell club, there's not many of us, in Scandinavia. Awesome with a hike in Greenland, that's my dream - and Duomid is an excellent choice. I hike in Grib Skov, in North Zealand, 45 minutes drive from Copenhagen, the closest "wilderness" area in my hood. Thanks for your message and what clothes do you own from Montbell ?
@@hanskirk-hiking9697 I have the same Thermawrap jacket, the Plasma 1000, their rain pants, rain jacket, and I used to have liner gloves before they disintegrated 😅
Very nice choices 😂
nice production and gear. keep it up!
Hi Romi nice comment…. much appreciated 😊
Hi Hans ! I would love to know how to set up the tarp like that, it looks like so much fun !
Hi Andrew it was nice with the tarp - you don’t need to close the door when it’s raining 🌧️
Thanks for your comment, a video about the tarp setup is on my list 😊
Hej Hans, tak for ny video ;-) Jeg forstår ikke Montbell's parka på 265 gram? Du har jo dunjakken ;-) Tak. Dbh Morten
Hej Morten jeg bruger Montbell Parka til at hike i og dunjakken til teltet og pauser 🏕 og tak for kommentaren.
It must be freezing cold. You're cute as always!
It was very cold and windy 🥶
do you just put the tarp over the tent, or does it attach to the tent ?
I use one carabiner and one guideline with a tent peg, to attach the tarp.
Thank you Hans really interesting. I too have a similar top the OMM plus hoodie at 85g it’s very good. You are also using other things I would like.
Thanks and ATB 👍🏕️
Hi Dave glad you liked the video... OMM makes great clothes. What things are you interested in ? - and thanks so much for your message.
@@hanskirk-hiking9697 Hi Hans, I do like that small tripod your using I should get something like that as the one I use for my big camera is a Joby flexible one and it’s rather heavy. My main hiking interests are multi day backpacking.
🏕️👍
Ok - the Pedco UltraPod is really nice, lightweight and versatile
Nice bits of kit :) The Ultrapod 3 claims to have a weight limit of 10 pounds (4.5kg). I have been considering both of these as lightweight tripod options for a mirrorless system, especially with the strap for potentially mounting to trees with a light 24mm.
From your experience with the Ultrapod 2, would you think either of these would be strong enough for use with a mirrorless + 70-200 weighing a combined 1.45kg, mounted to the lens not the camera. (Both for ground use and for mounting with the strap, although I assume it would only work for ground use)?
I think you could make it work, use the top of the tripod to find the right balance.
I use a set up, that weighs 0,9 kg.
Thanks for your comment.
@@hanskirk-hiking9697 definitely worth a shot! Thanks for your feedback :)
Abjectly underrated editorial skills
Thanks Daniel much appreciated 🤗
Thanks for the video! What size are you in the Senchi and Montbell? And how tall are you?
Hi Daniel
I’m 175 cm and I use size medium except for the rain jacket; it’s size large.
If I could I would choose the Senchi products in size large.
@@hanskirk-hiking9697 Okay great, thanks!
You are welcome 😊
Very nice Hans! Don't leave us without your videos! hahaha
Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷
Hello Thiago ha ha thanks so much, greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰
Very interesting thanks from Russia ❤
You are welcome thanks from Denmark 🇩🇰
What can u say about DD tent from DCF ? - is it worth to use it in autumn or it could be much better to use DD double layer ( Solid virsion). @@hanskirk-hiking9697
I appreciated a lot your channel since the xmid hacks. THank you so much for the tarp tips. It was my main frustation with this tent. Not sure i would bring it for a long trek , but now i know it's possible. Regards from france. (same rain jacket and rain pants mont bell, same gloves ;)
O i tried the ultrapod but finally i prefer to use Cullmann Carvao 816TC carbon, because it's better for me at high altitude where there is no tree
Hi nice with a satisfied viewer, I checked the Cullmann tripod out, seems like it is a good option, thanks for the tip 😊
I love your videos.
Could you tell me what manufacturer the orange backpack you are using is from? I've been curious about it for a long time.
Thanks a lot - the backpack is from Zpacks, the Arc Haul.
@@hanskirk-hiking9697 Thank you for the reply. I wanted to get that one too and checked but it was already discontinued. Zpacks products are good for a long time. Very nice backpack😊
You are welcome, it’s 6 years old and still going strong 💪🏻
I'm gonna have to look into those fleeces 👍
Hi…. Mr Fowl - do that you wouldn’t regret it - it’s a game changer if you are into light weight hiking 🥾
I love your videos, Hans! 🙏🏻
Hi DobTriple... thanks very much and I love comments like this 😀
Very interesting video, I learned a lot from it. Thank-you.
Hi Mark thank you 😊
I too, have gone on an expensive weight reduction journey in the last year. I have an Ultra-TNT tarp that is 170g, Hyperlite Dyneema 35L backpack that is 650g. Zpacks Plex Solo tent which is 382g. Zpacks' 132cm carbon breakdown pole weighs 80g, of which the Plex Solo requires one pole. That's the highlights.
Hi Mark that’s some serious you got, UL on steroids do the poles from Zpacks only weighs 80 grams
I always enjoy!
Received 😊
Hej Hans - Tak for dine videoer.
Hvad bruger du af sovepose/quilt?
Enlighten Equipment Revelation quilt
Tak for din kommentar
@@hanskirk-hiking9697 Takker. Undskyld nysgerrigheden, men hvilket kamera og objektiv bruger du? Det står skarpt :)
Panasonic G 80/85 lidt forskelligt glas
Det er et gammelt kamera jeg har 2 og et brugt koster under 3.000,- kr så jeg er ikke bange for at bruge det til hiking
@@hanskirk-hiking9697 Cool! Tak for de gode videoer Hans. :)
That "reverse striptease" was cool! 🤣... and at the same time informative.
Ha ha …. reverse striptease that was funny 😄
Soto sells a special igniter repair kit for the Windmaster, so yours is probably not the only one to stop working😮
Hi Take yes I know and I was debating with my self to get it - but my Windmarster is 6 years old so I decided to get at new stove all together
In your case it probably gets a lot of use, so that makes sense. Love your videos BTW.
Thanks Take