Just want to say what a huge inspiration you are. I’ve watched all your Triple Crown videos, including your 24 hour challenge on the PCT. 61 miles!!!! 😳 I have a condition called Spastic Paraplegia (essentially MS). The side effects of which have left me with serious gate issues. While I’ll never be a thru hiker, or even a section hiker, you have inspired me to get off my butt and push myself. Tonight, I walked a mile. I just kept telling myself “If Dixie can hike thousands and thousands of miles, including over 60 in 24 hours, I can walk a mile.” Wasn’t a trail walk or anything rugged but I pushed myself and made it a little over a mile. Huge deal for this guy! Thank you for your informative and entertaining videos and for your inspiration! Keep kickin rocks my friend!!! You are amazing!
You have an extremely likable screen presence. You should look into getting an agent and see what sort of hosting and presenting opportunities in the outdoor products vertical might exist for you.
Six moons makes a nice telescoping umbrella. Really enjoyed the way you and Marty relate to each other. It was a beautiful trip. Thanks again for the treat
2:44 I’ve learned how critical that adjustment is on two packs I own. When it’s too loose, the pack weight isn’t locked to the hip belt and the pack sags, placing more weight on your shoulders. I’ve learned to look for that on new packs.
@@HomemadeWanderlust 3:05 watching you from the side it doesn't look that the load lifters at your pack work as intended - they should pull the shoulder straps upwards but can't because they are too low. Which means either your pack is too short for your torso length, or the hip belt sits too low in this moment.
@@HomemadeWanderlust How well are your new shoes fitting? I hear Altras changed manufacturing plants and now all their shoes are narrow and not good for hiking....
I like your list of gear. Thank you. I will bring only one piece of equipment for 5 weeks in the Rockies. The equipment is a fully stocked RV. Ahahahahaa. God Bless young lady. Thanks for the series.
Cudos to MarDee for taking on the FT as his first through hike. Congratulations to you both for finishing. Thank you for sharing it with us. The editing, as always, was award worthy.
Really enjoyed your FT videos. The adjustment on the waist belt is called the Delta Strap on most of the technical packs I’ve owned. It’s recommended that it as well as all other adjustments be loosened and tightened every time you doff and don your pack for proper fitment. There are some really good videos talking about pack adjustment by Hill People Gear and even Kifaru on RUclips. Even if you’d never use one of their packs they are pretty much the authorities on load carriage and may be a good watch considering all the weight you carry in camera equipment. Since you like neck knives you should check out the White River Model 1 Backpacker (2.5 oz) or the Knucklehead 2 (1.7 oz.). Never really cared for the UL movement and while I’ll never use a UL pack I have incorporated some UL gear into my pack. I like how you’ve mixed it up and you’ve won me over as a fan despite my best efforts to resist lol! 😂
I use the same stove, the burner was remarkably cheap. It does have a very concentrated flame, so the pan will catch easily and burn if there is any starch/sugar in the mix. The little control wire is capable of getting very hot if I use a windshield, but it easily turns using a fork/spork or similar tool. However the weight saving is impressive, will boil water very quickly.
I find it amazing, considering all the standing water y'all had to slog through, that you didn't get attacked by leeches. I went to FSU (many moons ago), and I liked to wade-fish a lot of the water around Tallahassee; the first time I tried it, I made the mistake of going in with shorts - within seconds, I had 4 or 5 of the bloodsuckers on me...after that, I wore old jeans.
Good Morning Leeches can be harmful in two ways. 1.) The suck blood out of you ( like a swarm of mosquitoes on steroids. 2.) If they have been in dirty ( a swamp ) there is the chance of infection at the " bite ".
@@RoyADane Quite right Roy. Never pull them off because they leave their mouth parts behind. Old school is to burn them off with a cigarette, but salt also works, as does identifying the mouth end and sliding a blade/edge slowly between the mouth and your skin.
LOL ;-) you found the cause of the ULA squeak! And a possible cause of it not carrying well. That is for real! I had some carrying issues on the AZT and the squeak, although it didn’t bother me that much except maybe during my heavier mileage days with jogging with my pack as I was trying outrunning a snowstorm near the Utah border. Awesome discovery!
You know what would be interesting, combining pre-hike and post-hike gear review after a thru-hike. What held up. What took damage. What got repaired. What got replaced. Here is all the dirt I shook out of me gear at the end. Etc.
Thank you Dixie for sharing your hikes! I've enjoyed watching them and I think you are a brilliant person and filmmaker. Looking forward to watching your next adventure. Thank you from The Netherlands!
Thanks for the wrap up of the Florida Trail!!! I live in Pensacola, FL, so glad when you strolled in! End of the road at last! Great trip! Your walking partner was awesome too!!!!
I've also used black shorts for years. Soffe men's Dri running shorts. They are nylon and have a liner. They also make them in green, but when green gets dirty, it shows. I'll never switch out.
Congrats once again Dixie and Marty for completing the Florida trail. enjoyed so much. always interested in the gear review as how well it held up. thanks again and stay safe.
I first started watching this channel when I was looking for shoes. But I kept watching because of Dixie, her personality comes through. Where even when You don’t need her information for a while you are still there because of her warm personality. She is gifted storyteller and you want to know what is going to happen next and that she is okay.
Hey Dixie, Loafer here...I went with long OR Ferrosi pants which keep the sun and bugs off while being kinda cool. And I stuck with BD Alpine Carbon Cork trekking poles because I like the rubber tech tips that screw in for all the road walks and I've found the rubber boots for poles get sucked under the mud and disappear. Oh, and my Filson Summer Packer hat is my new favorite piece of gear.
Very much enjoyed the series, and all your videos. Something you could generate a program on is foot management on the Florida Trail. I read a lot of trail journals, the FT ones inevitably start with 2-3 days wading, followed by hikers feet falling apart with blisters once they start the levies. So either your feet are bulletproof, or you have some techniques on managing wet feet on the trail.
Wonderful video and always a thank you for lots of gear details. For camp shoes I hook a pair of Crocs on my pack. Easy to get at and comfortable to walk in plus the feet can dry and breathe in them. The FL Trail has to be a legend trail for you!!
I'm living in New York City right now, but grew up in a town along the PCT section hiking and doing shorter backpacking trips on weekends and school breaks in California up in the Sierras with my dad, who has backpacked all over the Sierra Nevada and knows literally everyone in that world--the guy who owns the Kennedy Meadows General Store is an old pal of his who watched me grow up, he's friends with all of the sporting goods store owners in the towns along the Sierra Nevada, and he knows just about every person at every pack station. I grew up high in the mountains with a pack on! I'm two years out of college and realized pretty recently how miserable New York is making me and am planning to leave in a few years when my student loans are paid off. In the meantime, I'm trying to figure out how to incorporate backpacking (not necessarily thru hiking at this stage, but maybe one day! I love weekend trips and trips that are a week or two or three for now), hiking, and camping back into my life. This channel has been so helpful for me to navigate that after a couple of years of not really having access to backpacking, and because my dad is a gear minimalist who has been backpacking all over the Southwestern United States since the 60s, when gear was just a lot different. He's old school and a minimalist, which is great, but means he sometimes has knowledge gaps or doesn't follow practices he should. This is terrible and not advice I think anyone should follow, but I have never in all of my life filtered water, and I've backpacked allllll over the place up the West Coast. He just never has, and I grew up thinking that was normal. Admittedly, I've never gotten sick, but my fiance has a theory that I have some kind of super stomach from drinking so much unfiltered water lol. So even though I'm lucky to have tons of survival/wilderness skills and know how to hike and pack a pack and live on the trail for at least weeks on end, I don't know that much about modern gear and practices like that. I've been learning a lot, as I'm getting ready to go back to California for the summer to work remotely and spend my weekends up in the mountains. I know it's a different kind of animal to thru hiking, but it's what I grew up doing and it's something I love. This channel has brought me so much joy and I've learned so much! Thanks, Dixie.
Bless you. I agree, while other people sit in their shorts outside in the 50's , I can't do it. Once I'm not active, I go cold, and want good cover. It's not always the temperature, but the flowing colder air.
I absolutely love your channel and appreciate your genuineness. Your channel has motivated us to take our hiking to the next level. It's a great hobby, I never really had a hobby before, so it's great. I will continue to enjoy your wealth of knowledge as we set goals and challenges for ourselves. Thank you for all you do!
Thanks for sharing Dixie. I lived in south FL for 23 years, now live in Chattanooga. Not sure I would enjoy that hike. I’m more of a Smokies / AT guy but very interesting seeing what it is like.
I love your channel even though I am not an outdoor person. I don't even like a fly in the house so I know that camping is not for me and I have only been twice. I take your tips and apply them to my airline trips and I always remember what you say "you pack your fears". I take too much luggage and have been slowly pairing it down because I always think of what you said. Thank you for taking us inside people along on your trips.
I have to laugh...I have a ULA Circuit and I know what noise you're talking about....so I immediately went to look at my pack and ....I've never noticed that adjustment either. Thanks!
I have carried the ohm2.0 for a couple years. For 3season use I am around 20-24lbs total depending on food and it carries better than any pack I've ever used. But.....when I use it for winter and have to carry more clothing and heavier pad, heavier quilt, bag liner, gloves, beanie and hand warmers my pack tends to be over 30lbs. Once over 30lbs the ohm doesn't carry nearly as well, and that makes sense bc ULA's recommendation is under 30lbs
It’s been almost twenty years since I did any serious hiking. I think I may be hitting a trail this summer or fall. And I will blame you. Thanks sister.
I love the bloopers at the end! It is so relatable. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on your gear and your journey! I especially appreciated the part about shoes, as I have the Lone Peak 4.5s that will probably need to be swapped out sometime soon for the 5's. I previously got men's size 7 but it sounds like that will probably be too big for me with the new sizing. Will have to give women's sizes a try.
Hi Dixie, Topo Adventure 2 last shorter than the Lone Peak 5, trust me. Topo Adventure 2 have bit less cushion than Timp 5, if you considering Road walks. Try Nijmegen March at Nijmegen in the Nederland, its like around 80 miles or more on Road and bricks. Nijmegen is fantastic! Many people and such a walk party for 4 days. Highly recommend it. Across Norway, 63 degrees is 70 miles. try that too. Im doing that next summer You inspired me for el Camino, but the primitivo walk.
Love watching your videos! You inspire me so much to get out on the trails more! Would love to know your thoughts on the Altras… the 4.5s vs the 5s. P.S. love the outtakes at the end! 😂
I see you had walked in shorts. What are your suggestions for tick and flying bug protection? Going through all that water didn't it wash off the anti bug protection that you may have used? If using bug spray how often were you reapplying? With regards to water purification, contaminants like giardia, is on the outside of the bottle when you dunk it in the water, don't you need to decontaminate the outside of the bottle and your hands? Awesome vid!!! The Meltdownman
RE: Altras and their sizing - maybe they changed their form mold for how they made it, since most trail hikers size up anyway (from 1/2 to full-size up!) and decided to make them bigger to compensate. The way to check is.... look at the EU sizing - which in your case would be a 44 or so. So on your new Altras (or used by now!) if they are 44s and they said the same in your old ones... then there you go. I rarely go with the American sizing anymore just because of how divergent they are in their foot forms in designing shoes.
I’d love to hear more about how you dealt with having wet feet all day. My favourite trail here has some deeper creek crossings that leave me with wet feet all day, partly because the terrain and vegetation also requires heavier boots. After hiking like that for 6-8 hours my feet are in awful shape and I’ve yet to find a good solution!
Injinji socks are truly a godsend on the FT. I had one pair that I wore the entire time (not recommended but still). They dried quickly overnight and I had no issues with blisters. Also make sure you empty the sediment out of your shoes when you can.
What is the little stainless steel thing with the pink plastic tip in your cup at 6:07? A metal straw? Also I wonder if you have ever tried the sun umbrella hats? Yes, they lmake you look like a dorky samurai, but if since they leave your hands free and are doubtless lighter than umbrellas with their handles I wonder if they would be worth considering...
I was so distraught at learning that while spending a few days in St. Marks you were nearby but our paths never crossed. Also, wondering if you have considered hiking the trail from Venezuela to the Rio Grande that’s so popular these days. Aside from that . . . Damn! What a woman.
@@timrobinson6573 yeah, man, only a creep would recognize what an attractive and interesting woman she is and hope to meet her by chance and chat on a hike. (Oops, unless you meant through hiking the migrant trail.)
Just want to say what a huge inspiration you are. I’ve watched all your Triple Crown videos, including your 24 hour challenge on the PCT. 61 miles!!!! 😳 I have a condition called Spastic Paraplegia (essentially MS). The side effects of which have left me with serious gate issues. While I’ll never be a thru hiker, or even a section hiker, you have inspired me to get off my butt and push myself. Tonight, I walked a mile. I just kept telling myself “If Dixie can hike thousands and thousands of miles, including over 60 in 24 hours, I can walk a mile.” Wasn’t a trail walk or anything rugged but I pushed myself and made it a little over a mile. Huge deal for this guy! Thank you for your informative and entertaining videos and for your inspiration! Keep kickin rocks my friend!!! You are amazing!
You are an inspiration, as well. Lots of one miles still add up to one thousand. Way to overcome.
Well done, mate ! Keep challenging yourself !
My wife and I agree that you're so awesome. And you've inspired my wife to want to go hiking.
Yesss this was the FT closure I didn't know I needed ❤
You have an extremely likable screen presence. You should look into getting an agent and see what sort of hosting and presenting opportunities in the outdoor products vertical might exist for you.
I have said this before.
Six moons makes a nice telescoping umbrella. Really enjoyed the way you and Marty relate to each other. It was a beautiful trip. Thanks again for the treat
2:44 I’ve learned how critical that adjustment is on two packs I own. When it’s too loose, the pack weight isn’t locked to the hip belt and the pack sags, placing more weight on your shoulders. I’ve learned to look for that on new packs.
Yesss 🙌🏻
@@HomemadeWanderlust 3:05 watching you from the side it doesn't look that the load lifters at your pack work as intended - they should pull the shoulder straps upwards but can't because they are too low. Which means either your pack is too short for your torso length, or the hip belt sits too low in this moment.
@@HomemadeWanderlust How well are your new shoes fitting? I hear Altras changed manufacturing plants and now all their shoes are narrow and not good for hiking....
It’s great when you include bloopers.
I like your list of gear. Thank you. I will bring only one piece of equipment for 5 weeks in the Rockies. The equipment is a fully stocked RV. Ahahahahaa. God Bless young lady. Thanks for the series.
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HYOH!
Cudos to MarDee for taking on the FT as his first through hike. Congratulations to you both for finishing. Thank you for sharing it with us. The editing, as always, was award worthy.
Really enjoyed your FT videos. The adjustment on the waist belt is called the Delta Strap on most of the technical packs I’ve owned. It’s recommended that it as well as all other adjustments be loosened and tightened every time you doff and don your pack for proper fitment. There are some really good videos talking about pack adjustment by Hill People Gear and even Kifaru on RUclips. Even if you’d never use one of their packs they are pretty much the authorities on load carriage and may be a good watch considering all the weight you carry in camera equipment. Since you like neck knives you should check out the White River Model 1 Backpacker (2.5 oz) or the Knucklehead 2 (1.7 oz.). Never really cared for the UL movement and while I’ll never use a UL pack I have incorporated some UL gear into my pack. I like how you’ve mixed it up and you’ve won me over as a fan despite my best efforts to resist lol! 😂
Just a thank you for getting me into backpacking. Your advice has helped me immensely.
I think you the only one hiker the RUclips didn’t change.
I love me some Dixie for sure. Whoever else i watch you will always hold a special place with me. Wild boar bacon bean stew sounds amazing.
Im so glad you brought up the pack squeaking! My ULA catalyst also squeaks, now I need to go check the hip adjustment :)
Is the Catalyst as good as i hope it is?
I use the same stove, the burner was remarkably cheap. It does have a very concentrated flame, so the pan will catch easily and burn if there is any starch/sugar in the mix. The little control wire is capable of getting very hot if I use a windshield, but it easily turns using a fork/spork or similar tool. However the weight saving is impressive, will boil water very quickly.
You’re so real! Fantastic videos of the Florida Trail. Hope it brings more folks to our Sunshine State
Enjoyed the entire FL trail vids Dixie. Thank you for the vicarious trip..... Love from KY.
I find it amazing, considering all the standing water y'all had to slog through, that you didn't get attacked by leeches. I went to FSU (many moons ago), and I liked to wade-fish a lot of the water around Tallahassee; the first time I tried it, I made the mistake of going in with shorts - within seconds, I had 4 or 5 of the bloodsuckers on me...after that, I wore old jeans.
Pretty sure they had some leeches on them at some point. Is it bad for your health? I think they just picked the leeches off.
@@masimons165 Dixie pulled one off. I don't *think* they're harmful (someone correct me if I'm wrong), but they're creepy. lol
Good Morning
Leeches can be harmful in two ways.
1.) The suck blood out of you ( like a swarm of mosquitoes on steroids.
2.) If they have been in dirty ( a swamp ) there is the chance of infection at the " bite ".
@@RoyADane Quite right Roy. Never pull them off because they leave their mouth parts behind. Old school is to burn them off with a cigarette, but salt also works, as does identifying the mouth end and sliding a blade/edge slowly between the mouth and your skin.
I was thinking the bugspraying of shoes at 15:05 may have been an effort to avoid leeches.
So glad you did the Florida Trail! Godspeed on the next adventure!
“Not up my booty crack” LMFAO 🤣
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LOL ;-) you found the cause of the ULA squeak! And a possible cause of it not carrying well. That is for real! I had some carrying issues on the AZT and the squeak, although it didn’t bother me that much except maybe during my heavier mileage days with jogging with my pack as I was trying outrunning a snowstorm near the Utah border. Awesome discovery!
You know what would be interesting, combining pre-hike and post-hike gear review after a thru-hike. What held up. What took damage. What got repaired. What got replaced. Here is all the dirt I shook out of me gear at the end. Etc.
Thank you Dixie for sharing your hikes! I've enjoyed watching them and I think you are a brilliant person and filmmaker. Looking forward to watching your next adventure. Thank you from The Netherlands!
Thanks for the wrap up of the Florida Trail!!! I live in Pensacola, FL, so glad when you strolled in!
End of the road at last!
Great trip!
Your walking partner was awesome too!!!!
I love always hearing what gear you bring on different trails with you I find it so interesting!
I've also used black shorts for years. Soffe men's Dri running shorts. They are nylon and have a liner. They also make them in green, but when green gets dirty, it shows. I'll never switch out.
Congrats once again Dixie and Marty for completing the Florida trail. enjoyed so much. always interested in the gear review as how well it held up. thanks again and stay safe.
I first started watching this channel when I was looking for shoes. But I kept watching because of Dixie, her personality comes through. Where even when You don’t need her information for a while you are still there because of her warm personality. She is gifted storyteller and you want to know what is going to happen next and that she is okay.
Hey Dixie, Loafer here...I went with long OR Ferrosi pants which keep the sun and bugs off while being kinda cool. And I stuck with BD Alpine Carbon Cork trekking poles because I like the rubber tech tips that screw in for all the road walks and I've found the rubber boots for poles get sucked under the mud and disappear. Oh, and my Filson Summer Packer hat is my new favorite piece of gear.
Very much enjoyed the series, and all your videos. Something you could generate a program on is foot management on the Florida Trail. I read a lot of trail journals, the FT ones inevitably start with 2-3 days wading, followed by hikers feet falling apart with blisters once they start the levies. So either your feet are bulletproof, or you have some techniques on managing wet feet on the trail.
Wonderful video and always a thank you for lots of gear details. For camp shoes I hook a pair of Crocs on my pack. Easy to get at and comfortable to walk in plus the feet can dry and breathe in them. The FL Trail has to be a legend trail for you!!
I love these videos you put out! Such great information on what works and what doesn’t. Thank you! 😃✌🏻
Socks that develop holes should be promoted to sleeping duty after a light repair with thread and needle
I'm living in New York City right now, but grew up in a town along the PCT section hiking and doing shorter backpacking trips on weekends and school breaks in California up in the Sierras with my dad, who has backpacked all over the Sierra Nevada and knows literally everyone in that world--the guy who owns the Kennedy Meadows General Store is an old pal of his who watched me grow up, he's friends with all of the sporting goods store owners in the towns along the Sierra Nevada, and he knows just about every person at every pack station. I grew up high in the mountains with a pack on! I'm two years out of college and realized pretty recently how miserable New York is making me and am planning to leave in a few years when my student loans are paid off. In the meantime, I'm trying to figure out how to incorporate backpacking (not necessarily thru hiking at this stage, but maybe one day! I love weekend trips and trips that are a week or two or three for now), hiking, and camping back into my life. This channel has been so helpful for me to navigate that after a couple of years of not really having access to backpacking, and because my dad is a gear minimalist who has been backpacking all over the Southwestern United States since the 60s, when gear was just a lot different. He's old school and a minimalist, which is great, but means he sometimes has knowledge gaps or doesn't follow practices he should. This is terrible and not advice I think anyone should follow, but I have never in all of my life filtered water, and I've backpacked allllll over the place up the West Coast. He just never has, and I grew up thinking that was normal. Admittedly, I've never gotten sick, but my fiance has a theory that I have some kind of super stomach from drinking so much unfiltered water lol. So even though I'm lucky to have tons of survival/wilderness skills and know how to hike and pack a pack and live on the trail for at least weeks on end, I don't know that much about modern gear and practices like that. I've been learning a lot, as I'm getting ready to go back to California for the summer to work remotely and spend my weekends up in the mountains. I know it's a different kind of animal to thru hiking, but it's what I grew up doing and it's something I love. This channel has brought me so much joy and I've learned so much! Thanks, Dixie.
Hats off to you for doing that whole trail. Many parts are so brutal!
Omg the outtakes though 😂 The look on your face and pause when you realised what you said got me good 😂
Bless you. I agree, while other people sit in their shorts outside in the 50's , I can't do it. Once I'm not active, I go cold, and want good cover. It's not always the temperature, but the flowing colder air.
Good video Dixie. Full of very good information. Really enjoyed watching. Steve from England 🇬🇧
from the looks of it, this would be a trail made for a hammock.
Yes, to be deployed 15 feet up in the trees!
@@oldschooljeremy8124 lol
Thank you for a great kit video Dixie. Your Florida Trail videos were fantastic. God Bless
This is good information! Planning on trying to do the Buckeye Trail in the next few years and these tips are very valuable.
An excellent comprehensive video! You really put the work in!
Clothe sizing can change between colours too, I believe it is because they are using different jig's.
I absolutely love your channel and appreciate your genuineness. Your channel has motivated us to take our hiking to the next level. It's a great hobby, I never really had a hobby before, so it's great. I will continue to enjoy your wealth of knowledge as we set goals and challenges for ourselves. Thank you for all you do!
I'd like to know about some of MarDe's gear, let us guys in on it!
Wow, this info is very helpful. Thanks Dixie girl!
Thanks for the great entertainment, love your excitement and drive!
Thanks so much for all you give so we can be more prepared. Love all the videos
Thanks for sharing Dixie. I lived in south FL for 23 years, now live in Chattanooga. Not sure I would enjoy that hike. I’m more of a Smokies / AT guy but very interesting seeing what it is like.
My Black Diamonds required adjustment after loosening up as well, so maybe it’s the luck of the draw.
Glad you are both back safe and sound. Looks like it was a great thru-hike!
My latest pair, merrell trail glove 5, you need to order a half size smaller. Sometimes it happens.
Good summary of your equipment. Thanks for sharing.
Re: baby powder. My guess is the Florida trail deserves the full upgrade from baby powder to fungal powder. :)
As always, thanks for sharing!!
Was definitely looking forward to this breakdown of gear. Very informative and gave me ideas. Thanks
I love your channel even though I am not an outdoor person. I don't even like a fly in the house so I know that camping is not for me and I have only been twice.
I take your tips and apply them to my airline trips and I always remember what you say "you pack your fears". I take too much luggage and have been slowly pairing it down because I always think of what you said. Thank you for taking us inside people along on your trips.
Any tricks or tips on filtering water on the Florida Trail? Any nuances on where to avoid water on the Florida Trail?
Thanks Dixie for the review! I really appreciate your honest reviews and equipment suggestions! You rock!
Another great video Dixie. When you are in north Alabama come try out Bankhead National Forest and Sipsey Wilderness.
War Eagle!!!
I have to laugh...I have a ULA Circuit and I know what noise you're talking about....so I immediately went to look at my pack and ....I've never noticed that adjustment either. Thanks!
Yayyyy! 🙌🏻🙌🏻
My ULA squeaks like a prairie dog. I'll have to look for that adjustment.
Awesome I been following u since the AT and love ur advice and videos 😉
I have carried the ohm2.0 for a couple years. For 3season use I am around 20-24lbs total depending on food and it carries better than any pack I've ever used. But.....when I use it for winter and have to carry more clothing and heavier pad, heavier quilt, bag liner, gloves, beanie and hand warmers my pack tends to be over 30lbs. Once over 30lbs the ohm doesn't carry nearly as well, and that makes sense bc ULA's recommendation is under 30lbs
The zero drop shoes definitely aggravated my PF. Going to the Hoka ATR Challengers with the 8mm drop definitely helped.
We have plenty of swampy trails here in Pensacola if you ever want to relive the adventure..The beach is 15 minutes away too..
Is nobody going to mention the coffin at 15:09 just casually sitting on the ground?
It’s been almost twenty years since I did any serious hiking. I think I may be hitting a trail this summer or fall. And I will blame you. Thanks sister.
Now following you so on catch up enjoying yr vids
Very helpful! I just went on my first backpacking trip and am deciding which gear to invest in.
I love the bloopers at the end! It is so relatable. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on your gear and your journey! I especially appreciated the part about shoes, as I have the Lone Peak 4.5s that will probably need to be swapped out sometime soon for the 5's. I previously got men's size 7 but it sounds like that will probably be too big for me with the new sizing. Will have to give women's sizes a try.
Z-pack's is headquartered in Melbourne FL, I would hope their gear is state friendly.
I love polenta (grits) with bacon bits and red pepper flakes for my breakfast
i see new generation of wanderlust-hiker is lurking and testing the gear in the backyard :)
Love the logo on the tree branch in the intro.
Lol! Other than the pot, we have the exact same kitchen set up. Love my BRS stove!
Hi Dixie. Sorry I missed you. I was busy walking. :D
I have a crap tonne to cover it looks like.
For camp shoes try - xero shoes sandals. ztrail or ztrek. Super light weight.
Congrats on FT. Appreciate your vids.
Hi Dixie,
Topo Adventure 2 last shorter than the Lone Peak 5, trust me. Topo Adventure 2 have bit less cushion than Timp 5, if you considering Road walks.
Try Nijmegen March at Nijmegen in the Nederland, its like around 80 miles or more on Road and bricks. Nijmegen is fantastic! Many people and such a walk party for 4 days. Highly recommend it.
Across Norway, 63 degrees is 70 miles. try that too. Im doing that next summer
You inspired me for el Camino, but the primitivo walk.
Hello from IRELAND 🙋♂️
Very helpful! Thank you! ❤️
Love watching your videos! You inspire me so much to get out on the trails more!
Would love to know your thoughts on the Altras… the 4.5s vs the 5s.
P.S. love the outtakes at the end! 😂
I see you had walked in shorts. What are your suggestions for tick and flying bug protection? Going through all that water didn't it wash off the anti bug protection that you may have used? If using bug spray how often were you reapplying?
With regards to water purification, contaminants like giardia, is on the outside of the bottle when you dunk it in the water, don't you need to decontaminate the outside of the bottle and your hands?
Awesome vid!!!
The Meltdownman
Thank you so much for these tips!!!
RE: Altras and their sizing - maybe they changed their form mold for how they made it, since most trail hikers size up anyway (from 1/2 to full-size up!) and decided to make them bigger to compensate. The way to check is.... look at the EU sizing - which in your case would be a 44 or so. So on your new Altras (or used by now!) if they are 44s and they said the same in your old ones... then there you go.
I rarely go with the American sizing anymore just because of how divergent they are in their foot forms in designing shoes.
Now do the opposite of FT and take on the Hayduke Trail!
Excellent !
You didn't mention a snake bite kit...or a 44 Magnum hand gun to fend off Crocogators.
I enjoyed your trip on the #FLT a lot, having just watched FCM go north right before you. Thanks for all the critter shots!😁👍
You have the coolest accent!!! Country girls are awesome!!!!! Be safe and thanks for the content!
Those fuel canisters really are rare here. Some walmarts have them in the camping section but I've never see them anywhere else.
I’d love to hear more about how you dealt with having wet feet all day. My favourite trail here has some deeper creek crossings that leave me with wet feet all day, partly because the terrain and vegetation also requires heavier boots. After hiking like that for 6-8 hours my feet are in awful shape and I’ve yet to find a good solution!
Injinji socks are truly a godsend on the FT. I had one pair that I wore the entire time (not recommended but still). They dried quickly overnight and I had no issues with blisters. Also make sure you empty the sediment out of your shoes when you can.
Yesss I have been so curious about this.
Topo has yellow and red options for the T2.
I think the swamp wading, the bugs, the snakes, the alligators, and the dead manatees will make it some time before this becomes a popular thru-hike.
What is the little stainless steel thing with the pink plastic tip in your cup at 6:07? A metal straw?
Also I wonder if you have ever tried the sun umbrella hats? Yes, they lmake you look like a dorky samurai, but if since they leave your hands free and are doubtless lighter than umbrellas with their handles I wonder if they would be worth considering...
Thanks for the video. That straw you are using is great. Where can I fine one?
So what's next???? BMT? MTS? Thanks so much for sharing your adventures!
Nice review. Thanks 😊 🙏
i enjoy your videos so much,, keep them coming
I was so distraught at learning that while spending a few days in St. Marks you were nearby but our paths never crossed. Also, wondering if you have considered hiking the trail from Venezuela to the Rio Grande that’s so popular these days. Aside from that . . . Damn! What a woman.
that's kind of creepy
@@timrobinson6573 yeah, man, only a creep would recognize what an attractive and interesting woman she is and hope to meet her by chance and chat on a hike. (Oops, unless you meant through hiking the migrant trail.)
@@guermeisterdoodlebug7980 imma guess he meant the politicized migration over titties and rear.