Completely agree. I just got a Sawyer about six months ago and went immediately to the CNOC bags, which provide a much more robust and flexible bag. I carry two bags, color-coded for untreated (orange) and treated (blue). You can squeeze from the orange bag into the blue one and have a reserve bladder to take back to your campsite. I used this system in the Winds earlier this month and it worked out well. When hiking, the bags roll up and stow away very light and small.
I have been binge watching your TRT videos. You ladies never gave up with all your small issues. Water, pups foot to her ankle. I love your attitudes and smiles!! Super excited to find your Channel. I hope to hike the TRT this summer
Awesome video. Love the tahoe rim trail. One of my favorite places to backbackin through. I've been doing it sections the last year or so. Can't wait to see more of your trip.love the pup. Have a safe and awesome adventure .
Just got into your videos and just keep watching 😍 I love my sawyer mini and use it every backpacking trip with those bags. Found that if I roll it up from the top, rather than squeezing, the bags last a lot longer!
Here in Turkey water is a huge problem. It's the only reason I bought lighter gear to compensate. I just could not carry enough water. I love it that you take your dog! Wish I could too.
Stoked for your first thru-hike! The Tahoe Rim Trail is high on my list. I feel like I learn something new on every trip I go on, no matter how many miles I've hiked in the past. The Sawyer bags SUCK!! I love my Sawyer Squeeze, but I had to stop using the bags. I use the CNOC Outdoors 2L Vecto bag and have had no regrets. I also love the wide mouth opening on the bag too which makes it way easier to collect water too. Yay for trail magic!!
I only had the one but filmed a lot on my osmo camera which has great battery life! I just love the look of the gopro shots but they use the battery so quickly... may have to bring a few spares next time though!
Omg yay! So excited for you! Such an amazing adventure! I hope to have most the episodes done before you leave too but water was the biggest issue on the first 4 days for us 🙌🏻
My wife and I had the pleasure of being the first to like as we watched on our large TV. Liked on my phone as well to help your following. Thank you for sharing your adventures. Stay safe.
Last week my friend and I were camping, comparing gear as one does, specifically comparing water filters. I have a LifeStraw collapsible bottle and he had some $350 filter. I've used mine all summer, his was on it's trial run. That night, my bottle got a hole (I have duct tape yet totally didn't think to use it). His filter stopped working for some unknown reason. Totally feeling your water pain.
Love the video! Thank you for sharing! I'm looking to hike this trail next fall. I wasn't sure if dogs were allowed but it looks like you were able to bring yours! Did you experience any trouble hiking with your dog off leash?
I didn’t have any issues with the leash thing but my pup did cut her paw and have to go home early so she was only there a couple of days of the hike 😭
Greetings Arielle! I just finished the AT and I’m looking for my next adventure. A friend I had met on trail highly recommended the TRT. I’ve just started my research and discovered your channel. I admire you spirit and look forward to taking in your experience. Would you happen to have any resources you’d like to share that helped you in planning and navigating this trail? Thanks so much✌️
Great video!!! I’m assuming that you started in Tahoe city and are going clockwise? Looking forward to your Q&A coming up to really dial in my setup for my TRT hike! Also are you using a GoPro all the time your video quality is awesome.
Yes and yes! Tahoe city and clockwise. And then i alternate between the GoPro and the osmo pocket for this video 😆 I’ll post the box for q&a in my stories later this week but if you have anything you want me to cover you can ask here too! So excited for you and your TRT hike! Such a good one!
Arielle Shipe One of my main questions will be what kind of battery pack were you carrying to recharge your cameras, watch and phone? Also was that sufficient?
I kept my overall weight down by having drop boxes at the major road intersections of the trail. like 50 over by Spooner, 207 on Kingsbury, 89 Luther pass, US Hwy 50 by little Norway, near lake Audrain. Baker Pass on the west side. North Shore Blvd. those 6 drops, took time to set however it let us eat well without carrying to much extra weight. had a great time looking forward to sprig 2021, my 5th thru-hike. granted I'm an old man now but I still don't see it as cheating. lol
That was a well produced video Arielle. Nice. Sawyer bladders are notoriously unreliable. (Platypus is a brand BTW, better to just say "bladder.") I second the CNOC Vecto suggestion. The orange version is usually used for unfiltered water. Pair it with your Sawyer and carry a few Smart or Essentia bottles. There's one thing I am curious about. With that huge amount of gear, I would think they would know all about ultra-light stuff, and be able to get base weight down to at least under 15-18 pounds....
Me and my dog Scout are looking for 2021 pct friends to help us make the dream happen. Just worry about the troubles of getting into towns and stores with my doggy. Waiting at a trailhead for a day or 2 while you take a zero would be no problem. I'm a practicing Buddhist so you wouldn't have to worry about me being too normal. Thank you so much for reading, any help would be much appreciated
@@ArielleShipe Ha! Yours wasn't so bad, it was Krissy's! I used to regularly have 50 lbs plus packs but then again my tent (REI Expedition) used to come in close to 8 lbs with the rain fly. Good videos. My last hike base weight was 11 lbs. Pretty happy with that but essential for an old guy.
I love how Taber (SP) started making her own bed as soon as you were putting up your own tent, CUTE!
wow that was an amazing gear room!! look forward to the rest of the trail
Sawyer changed the bags and now they suck even more than before. Invest in a CNOC Vecto! Great video!! Looks like you are having a ton of fun!
I'll look into it! The bag was such a joke haha literally exploded on my for the first use!
Completely agree. I just got a Sawyer about six months ago and went immediately to the CNOC bags, which provide a much more robust and flexible bag. I carry two bags, color-coded for untreated (orange) and treated (blue). You can squeeze from the orange bag into the blue one and have a reserve bladder to take back to your campsite. I used this system in the Winds earlier this month and it worked out well. When hiking, the bags roll up and stow away very light and small.
I have been binge watching your TRT videos. You ladies never gave up with all your small issues. Water, pups foot to her ankle. I love your attitudes and smiles!! Super excited to find your Channel. I hope to hike the TRT this summer
Awww thank you so much! ❤️
Awesome video. Love the tahoe rim trail. One of my favorite places to backbackin through. I've been doing it sections the last year or so. Can't wait to see more of your trip.love the pup. Have a safe and awesome adventure .
thank you!!
@@ArielleShipe your more then welcome.
So incredibly jealous of that gear room!
Just got into your videos and just keep watching 😍 I love my sawyer mini and use it every backpacking trip with those bags. Found that if I roll it up from the top, rather than squeezing, the bags last a lot longer!
Nothing better than hiking with your dog! My buddy Gus hikes everywhere with me..... Great vid! Thanks for sharing!
Loooove the gear closet, totally need one at my house.
Yess, it comes in so handy!
Just went through it with my dad earlier this year. Cool to look back at it through someone else’s eyes
Here in Turkey water is a huge problem. It's the only reason I bought lighter gear to compensate. I just could not carry enough water. I love it that you take your dog! Wish I could too.
I just found you . Can’t wait to follow your adventure . Stuck here in Ohio 👍
Wow that gear room is wild! Something I need in my future home. 😍
Haha right?!
Stoked for your first thru-hike! The Tahoe Rim Trail is high on my list. I feel like I learn something new on every trip I go on, no matter how many miles I've hiked in the past. The Sawyer bags SUCK!! I love my Sawyer Squeeze, but I had to stop using the bags. I use the CNOC Outdoors 2L Vecto bag and have had no regrets. I also love the wide mouth opening on the bag too which makes it way easier to collect water too. Yay for trail magic!!
Im stoked to check those out- a few people have recommended them!
Good stuff. Thanks for posting!!! Looking forward to the rest.
thank you! episode 2-3 are live and episode 4 comes wed :)
Loved this! I can’t wait for the next episodes 😍
yay! thank you :)
Great video! Trail looks like a fun one. Looking forward to the next episode.
Aw thank you! Next one goes live at noon mountain time on Wednesday 😊
Great vlog. The sort of quality I aspire to. I think this kind of vlog really inspires people to get up off their bums and go do it for themselves.
Thank you so much :)
Nice!! Love the views and puppy is adorable! Gonna be heading out west soon too and the vids are getting me excited. Happy trails!
Have fun out there!! and thank you!!
This is so fun! Curious how many GoPro batteries do you keep with you? I know ours die quickly sometimes. Looks like a blast can't wait for part 2!
I only had the one but filmed a lot on my osmo camera which has great battery life! I just love the look of the gopro shots but they use the battery so quickly... may have to bring a few spares next time though!
@@ArielleShipe Love it! Ya that's my only complaint about gopro is the battery life but I love the shots so much
I leave on August 16th for the TRT! Water source updates are a godsend, thanks for this content!
Omg yay! So excited for you! Such an amazing adventure! I hope to have most the episodes done before you leave too but water was the biggest issue on the first 4 days for us 🙌🏻
Is that really safe to take your dog on such a long hike? He has all that hair and also carrying a pack? And in hot weather?
My wife and I had the pleasure of being the first to like as we watched on our large TV. Liked on my phone as well to help your following. Thank you for sharing your adventures. Stay safe.
Aw thank you so much for the support! That means so much to me!! :)
I definitely wouldn’t use the bladders that come with the sawers, just use a smartwater water bottle
this
Did you go clockwise or counter clockwise? I like the route that you did.
Or CNOC. (On the pressure side.)
Shoot! I was like "she looks familiar," and realized I follow you on Insta due to all your hikes. I want to do the TRT soon (well, next year).
Oh man, too funny! You will LOOOVE the TRT. such a great hike!
Hey I’m looking into doing the TRT but I’m really bad with heights haha is this guna be an issue if so, what spots? Thanks keep up the great content
"Tabor! The internet watching!" 🤣 😂😂😂
😂❤️
Just over a month and I'll be CCW on the TRT! You and Jupiter inspired me to make it my first (>50mi) thru-hike, and now you're both on the PCT...
Omg congrats!! 🤗
Last week my friend and I were camping, comparing gear as one does, specifically comparing water filters. I have a LifeStraw collapsible bottle and he had some $350 filter. I've used mine all summer, his was on it's trial run. That night, my bottle got a hole (I have duct tape yet totally didn't think to use it). His filter stopped working for some unknown reason. Totally feeling your water pain.
the struggle is real!! haha I've gotten a lot of comments about those sawyer bags though!
I’m trying to plan my TRT hike and I read that bear proof containers are required but bear canisters are not. Curious what you did? Thanks as always!
What sunglasses were you wearing? I love them!
Thank you! They are called the Oakley "latch"
Love your videos! I'm wondering what your checkered shirts are made of? Are the cotton or something else? 😊
Love the video! Thank you for sharing!
I'm looking to hike this trail next fall.
I wasn't sure if dogs were allowed but it looks like you were able to bring yours! Did you experience any trouble hiking with your dog off leash?
I didn’t have any issues with the leash thing but my pup did cut her paw and have to go home early so she was only there a couple of days of the hike 😭
@@ArielleShipe awww I saw that in the next video! Poor pup. Thank you for the response :)
Greetings Arielle! I just finished the AT and I’m looking for my next adventure. A friend I had met on trail highly recommended the TRT. I’ve just started my research and discovered your channel. I admire you spirit and look forward to taking in your experience. Would you happen to have any resources you’d like to share that helped you in planning and navigating this trail? Thanks so much✌️
Great video!!! I’m assuming that you started in Tahoe city and are going clockwise? Looking forward to your Q&A coming up to really dial in my setup for my TRT hike!
Also are you using a GoPro all the time your video quality is awesome.
Yes and yes! Tahoe city and clockwise. And then i alternate between the GoPro and the osmo pocket for this video 😆 I’ll post the box for q&a in my stories later this week but if you have anything you want me to cover you can ask here too! So excited for you and your TRT hike! Such a good one!
Arielle Shipe One of my main questions will be what kind of battery pack were you carrying to recharge your cameras, watch and phone? Also was that sufficient?
I kept my overall weight down by having drop boxes at the major road intersections of the trail. like 50 over by Spooner, 207 on Kingsbury, 89 Luther pass, US Hwy 50 by little Norway, near lake Audrain. Baker Pass on the west side. North Shore Blvd. those 6 drops, took time to set however it let us eat well without carrying to much extra weight. had a great time looking forward to sprig 2021, my 5th thru-hike. granted I'm an old man now but I still don't see it as cheating. lol
it’s definitely not cheating, it’s just being smart. definitely helpful especially for water on the east side
If you're not purposely going "unsupported", anything goes!
That was a well produced video Arielle. Nice. Sawyer bladders are notoriously unreliable. (Platypus is a brand BTW, better to just say "bladder.") I second the CNOC Vecto suggestion. The orange version is usually used for unfiltered water. Pair it with your Sawyer and carry a few Smart or Essentia bottles. There's one thing I am curious about. With that huge amount of gear, I would think they would know all about ultra-light stuff, and be able to get base weight down to at least under 15-18 pounds....
My base weight was 17lbs :) and thank you for the tip! I definitely need a new bag now haha
omg, i need a gear room!!
Right?! Her gear room is an inspiration
I have a gear cubbie. Man I need to get a second job 😂
that gear room!
right!? amazing!
Me and my dog Scout are looking for 2021 pct friends to help us make the dream happen. Just worry about the troubles of getting into towns and stores with my doggy. Waiting at a trailhead for a day or 2 while you take a zero would be no problem. I'm a practicing Buddhist so you wouldn't have to worry about me being too normal. Thank you so much for reading, any help would be much appreciated
How are you tracking water locations?
there's an awesome app called guthooks!
for me its the safeway parking lots . shoutout to 24 hr safeway parking lots.
Where did you start?
26 lb base weight! What is this, the '70's! Ha! Anyway just pulling your chains. Great video.
Haha base weight was 17lbs 😜 it was 26 with water and food 😆 either way I’d love to get my base weight down to under 15
@@ArielleShipe Ha! Yours wasn't so bad, it was Krissy's! I used to regularly have 50 lbs plus packs but then again my tent (REI Expedition) used to come in close to 8 lbs with the rain fly. Good videos. My last hike base weight was 11 lbs. Pretty happy with that but essential for an old guy.
0:01 is that a room or an REI? lol
Guayaki!
im obsessed!
Can you clean your vehicle windscreen 😁
new subs here!
Yay! :)
My pack is 30-32 lbs with food and water for only 2 nights! Granted I am carrying for 2 people because children are little leeches.
haha even carrying tabors stuff was heavy! I can't imagine carrying for human children!
@@ArielleShipe the key is to not go very far😂
Those Sawyer bags are junk. That happens to everyone.
the worst! I need a new bag for sure!
Holy moly! A 26lbs base weight?! My goodness 😳
😅😅