CDT Gear List - Post Thru Hike Gear Review
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- Опубликовано: 28 окт 2019
- Detailed CDT thru hike gear list, filmed post-trail. See what gear I used on my Continental Divide Trail thru hike, brief reviews of each piece of hiking gear and how it worked for me on my CDT thru-hike. Visit lighterpack.com/r/93yoxv for weights of every item in this CDT Gear List video.
My base weight, all my gear minus food and water, when starting the CDT was around 21 pounds. However, I carried 5 pounds of camera gear and electronics, much more than the average thru hiker. I finished the CDT with a base weight of around 20 pounds, or about 15 without the camera gear. Definitely not an ultralight CDT thru hike gear list.
Are you considering thru hiking the CDT, PCT or AT in 2021? Do you know what gear you will use on your thru hike? Watch this video to see my full CDT thru hike gear list, what hiking gear worked for me and which items I will leave behind on my next thru hike.
CDT Thru Hike Gear List:
Backpack: Osprey Exos 58
Shelter: Tarptent Notch
Sleeping Bag: HammockGear Burrow 20 Quilt
Sleeping Pad: Thermarest NeoAir Xlite
Water Filter: Platypus Gravity System with Sawyer Filter
Shoes: Brooks Cascadia 13s
...Complete CDT thru hike gear list written out, with weights of each item and links to buy:
lighterpack.com/r/93yoxv
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Fantastic gear breakdown link ! Well complied groupings, just really useful. Thank you !
Awesome man, i was curious. I loved following your cdt videos!
Thanks for the video. Appreciate the insights and your reasoning for the various pieces. Loved your cdt series-- the best I've seen!
Wow thanks, that's always great to hear :)
i really enjoyed your method of showing your gear and how you carried it in your pack. Thanks!
"Not a muderer" favorite hitchhiking sign. Thanks Night Crawler!
Really useful information and I'll definitely be utilizing ideas from your experience. Very interested in what you got coming up. Much appreciated!
Glad you found it useful! I'm making a few more gear changes than I planned on after making this video in an effort to reduce weight. If I don't get another video up detailing the changes before I leave for the GET in April, I'll definitely do an updated gear breakdown after the GET
Some really good tips here. Thank you! Best to you and yours.
Nice pack breakdown. Lots of quality gear and I am hoping to see on the trail soon.
Outstanding! I use an Osprey Exos 48 and while many of the items are the same, I did learn some new things!
wolson9 I just posted a video of my CDT Thru hike gear all packed up in an osprey pack love it works great!
I was wondering about the stove. Very interesting information. Thank you for sharing what you used on the hike. I'm going on a big hike next summer in the Big Horns first. I'm going to look at some of the stuff you used. Especially the tent. I like your lightweight ideas. I like Patagonia clothing. Great quality clothing. My hike is going to be a couple large loops connecting the upper big Horns with lower loop. Sorry I forgot to answer your question from last video. No I haven't hike in the Salt mountain range. Just have done some fishing trips and camping by my pickup. I do hear there's some beautiful trails in that area. Thank you for sharing your pack contents. Zip off pants are my favorite way to go. Plus the beanie hats. I usually sleep with one on at night. Keeps me warm.
Awesome job with the CDT!
Sheila
Awesome, glad you've got a good hike in the pipeline. It's good to have those things to look forward to. Winter is setting in here in MI and with snow falling it's time to start planning some hikes for next year. The Salt and Wyoming ranges seemed very tough to access without a high clearance vehicle. My little car only made it a little ways north of LaBarge. Can't wait to see that area on foot someday. Might even get back to the Winds next year!
Well it's about time!!!!...lol.. Great Video and good to hear from you!! Now I know why your videos and pictures are so Amazing!!! Nice choice of cameras!! Still watching your videos and a few others, and yours by far blows them out of the water!!! Look forward to seeing some new Adventures!!!!
I know, right? I'm a poor youtubesman, letting this video go for a full year after the hike! I'm glad to see the videos have stood the test of time haha. Thanks. I'm hoping to do a couple things next year, and my big new thru hike loop in 2021, TBA!
Good tip to change and wash socks in the middle of the day! Never would have thought of that.
After watching so many ultra lightweight backpacking videos, this almost makes me feel like a minimalist. I have so much respect for people who vlog their experience. I could not commit bringing that much camera equipment, how would I make space for my chair 😀.
It definitely takes a bit of extra commitment. Kinda jealous of that chair though!
Thanks for the gear tour. Always good to see what others are doing for ideas you might not have considered. BTW you might want to check out the CNOC Vecto 2L water container for your squeeze bag. I just picked one up and really like it with my Sawyer filter.
Hey Perry, thanks for the head up on the CNOC Vecto. Looks like a good fit for what I'm after, I think I'll give them a shot.
Great video. Awesome channel. Thanks for sharing. ✌️
Thanks for the vid. Lookin’ fit brother!
Thanks! Had to put some meat back on my bones after the CDT 😁
My friends just finished the CDT Sobo on October 23rd after 118 days. Their base pack weights when they started were 16lbs and 15lbs. They used the HMG 2400 and Gossamer gear Gorilla backpacks and Zpacks Triplex tent to lower their base pack weight. They watched your videos and pretty much followed the same route except for your insane Winds detour :)
Awesome, congrats to your buddies! That's right around where my pack weight would be if I had no camera gear and electronics. That's cool they watched my videos for prep, but if so, how could they skip that Winds route? Haha ;) The only other hikers we saw in the northern third of the Winds, up on the glaciers, were former CDT thru hikers!
Thanks for sharing.
Interesting breakdown, looking at a lightweight kit, 20 or so, for kayak tripping.
Great video!
Great gear video and honest critique. I had been wondering what camera you used. Your videos last year, especially in the Tetons and this year in Glacier were vividly spectacular. Thank you for all your efforts.
Thanks Keith. I've been considering doing a "how I filmed my hike" video, if that would be interesting to watch
@@SeekingLost Sure, that would be interesting to me.
This was super useful and well put together. Thank you!
I love tarptents. I have the Stratosphire 2 and it's like a mansion for myself.
Amazing how much you kept drawing out of your pack! Like exiting people out of a packed Volkswagen Bug! ~~~ Nice review of your gear.
It's the clown car of backpacks! At least nobody can say I wasn't prepared :)
I was wondering where the cookware was, but I am hearing you with the cold meat / tortillas as to the noodles. I personally would really struggle without coffee.
The reason you had slow water flow with the Platypus was the Sawyer. Use a normal Platy filter and the water flys through it. Does for mine anyway. Lifting the clean bag up over the dirty bag and back flushing it helps as well. Sure you know that though
I have a few thousand miles on that same pack. I never had a single issue. I'm trying a lighter pack next month on the AT, my friend is using my exos he lives it so much.
It's a solid pack for sure. I've also gone lighter, just picked up the Zpacks Arc Haul. 20oz lighter!
For a towel and many other things i use something called a shemagh. Worth checking out, really light multi purpose piece of gear.
I've heard of these and seen a few using them, but always forget the name. Thanks :)
@@SeekingLost Bought mine at an army surplus store. Surely you could order one on amazon though. Good for the cold, good for dust, scarf, towel, gear sling, wipe up condensation on inside of tent in the morning, weighs 5.5oz
Thanks for the gear review....off the wall question. What kind of woodworking do you do?
very useful to say the least. Ill incorporate your ideas into my future endeavours ;)
Awesome, glad you found it helpful!
@@SeekingLost Ok. Yes Ive copy'pasted your lighterpack link and even captured it as a full page screenshot in case that page disappears. Now... Let me run through a few points if you haven o objection : ****1)socks rotation. How do you go about this when it gets cold, or snowy or rainy etc.? Where do you dry your socks and shoes? Cold and frozen toes on a trail is just a nightmare to say the least. If you place them in a plastic bag and in a sleeping bag with you they still will be wet =( drying next to fire pit will damage the shoes' form/shape and will likely cause blisters after that. Hmm.. Im not fully aware how to articulate this question but the idea is how to dry clothes and shoes (ESPECIALLY footwear plus socks) once you get into the northern states or up on the elevations where it is cold regardless of the season. ****2)Just one blister during the entire stretch? WOW! Impressive!! (I cant believe it to be fair) ****3)What will be your next through-hike? PCt? I guess we all can create our own long-distance trails which might be way more spectacular than the popular ones. But the popular beaten trails are way safer too in case of emergencies at least there is some traffic so to say. ****4)You mentioned soap and toothpaste... have you used some particular ones that are soil degradable and not damaging to the Earth? Or just any... And... since you mentioned soap, how do you do laundry? Again I know how in the hot states, but when it is cold you probably do that in towns? Im quite willing to be corrected, since I just dont know. Clothes must be so stinky due to all the sweat. =D ****5) what is your take on low cut hiking shoes versus trail runners? The reason Im mentioning hiking shoes can prevent the bottom of your feet from getting bruised on granite rock trails. Or any not well established trail for that matter. I would say the thicker the outsole and tread the more comfortable I feel. Have you felt stones and such with your feet? Also... snow on the elevations might hide something beneath the surface that can pierce your shoes... This is what Ive heard. Im not an expert by any means. ****6) cook-free? Omg - that is all I can say. Since we are on the subject, warm/hot meals can help to prevent hypothermia. I cant tolerate bone-chilling weather well as my physical structure just stop functioning, it goes out of order immediately =) Id not be able to beat the weather without my warm porridges. When it is hot no problem. But if it is windy and and close to freezing I need to warm myself inside out (I guess the majority of human-beings require it, am I right? =DD ) ****7)You mentioned odour proof sacks. Would it be also a nice idea to stop and eat some 30 minutes prior your campsite as an extra precaution ? So as not to worry about the ''Bermuda triangle'' camp base set-up. **** 8)hand-held GPS. Yes. Finally someone carries it. I would not go without it. As phone is too fragile and application as you said have limited area just a few miles along the pathway which is very disconcerting . I was looking at the garmin gpsmap 64ST as it has both Glonass and gps services, there were a few other pros but I cant recall it now. And.. Id take two way sattelite messenger too inreach explorer+ as a tool to send a distress signal and communicate. Since I dont carry ANY cameras gear I can stock up on navigation and rescue devices which makes me feel more safer. It provides peace of mind. May I ask why you havent had any distress equipment with you? And... let me make sure Ive got it straight - we can upload the trail into handheld dedicated gps units from point A to B and safe the whole track of that? And also I like the feature of inReach which is life tracking for your friends/family it is very comforting and may help SAR teams to find you easier... I dont know again, Im just speculating. ****9) have you been able to hit the gym after 6 months of hiking as you did before the trail? =D I can imagine that numbers go down dramatically. I doubt I would be able to lift ANY weight after 6 months of walking to be honest. Id guess even push ups for me would be excruciatingly painful. I dont like feeling weak, and hiking makes you weak muscle-wise as it is all cardio and too much cardio (especially day in day out) eradicates body mass. Did you recover well? Did you go back to basics where you started 5 or 10 years ago =DD ??? ****10)sony xperia is my favourite phone! I had it but it wasnt even a year when I broke it by dropping face down on the concrete floor. It held battery charge for weeks, it is extremely reliable in that sense but the cord issue yes I had it too I think it is common drawback - the connection cord. Do you have guthook on your sony ? ***11)you brought mini scalpel. Can we use just a razor blade instead? I wonder why mini scalpel specifically is there any specific reason. ***12)and last...you said you overkilled with the first aid kit, allow me claim to the contrary as you cannot overkill imho with the first aid items and navigation tools. There is no redundancy in my view with these things. So, I know it is long. But Im doing a research, hence it must have been written. I apologise for so much text. I greatly appreciate the time you spend dealing with all my queries, and Im looking fwd to receiving any feedback you are able to offer. Thanks a lot.
1. For socks rotation, you can dry your wet pair of socks by keeping them in an outer mesh type pocket on the backpacking or strapping/clipping them to the pack during the day if it's nice out, you can put them in your pocket and body heat will dry them (takes the better part of a whole day of hiking). Often times shoes and socks are still wet in the morning. It sucks putting on cold and wet shoes for sure, but sometimes that's just the way it is on trail. After 5 minutes you forget about it. Putting wet shoes in a plastic bag and bringing that inside the sleeping bag is just to prevent them from freezing. If you think putting on wet shoes sucks, try putting on shoes that are frozen solid! Wet is better than frozen, and at least they'll be warm too from being in the sleeping bag all night. I only had 3 fires on trail, it takes too much time and effort usually, and over half the trail was under fire ban for me. Drying anything by the fire is a gamble... I've damaged gear this way and try not to do it these days.
2. Yup only a blister on day 1. The key is to build up a good base of calluses on the foot before starting the hike. Basically, toughen up your feet before the trail, get them used to hiking 5 miles a day for several weeks, and you won't have such soft skin on your feet that's prone to blistering once you hit the trail. That, and a good pair of shoes that fit your foot well.
3. Next hike is something I am creating right now actually. I am working on a new thru hike route that will be somewhere around 4000 miles or more, a big loop through Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Arizona. This is not a combination of existing major trail systems either, but an all-new route and a lot of off trail segments. I'm hoping by spring time I'll have a continuous route mapped out. I haven't shared many details about the hike yet, but what little info I have shared is here on my patreon page: www.patreon.com/seekinglost
This wouldn't be until 2021 though. Next year, I might do a "shorter" thru hike of something (ICT maybe), still thinking about that, and maybe another Wind River Range high route.
4. For washing hands, I use dr bronners, or just hand sanitizer. Just rinsing in a stream is good too. I really didn't use that much soap. Toothpaste, is just whatever travel size toothpaste is available at the store. When I get to town is when I do laundry, either in a laundromat (rarely) or hotel sink/tub (more likely). This is where I mostly used my dr bronners soap, works well for laundry in this way. Socks and underwear can be rinsed in a stream along the trail as needed (no soap), that works well enough for me.
5. I'm a big advocate of trail runners personally. I've been wearing them since 2014, and my knee problems went away. Sure you will feel more underfoot, and you will feel some of those rocks and boulders like you said, but you spend a lot more time on well groomed trail than boulders and such. I'd rather have the right shoe for 90% of the trail. Even when I know I'm going to be doing a ton of off trail hiking in boulders and rocks, I still take my trail runners. I just feel more nimble in them, despite feeling less protected from rocks hitting my feet or crushing my ankles, which is about the only thing I value in boots these days.
6. I know, cook-free, I'm a freak! haha. If you're cold in the morning, hiking 12-14 hours will warm you up, it always worked for me :)
7. Absolutely! A lot of people eat dinner an hour before camp or whatever. For those who cook, even better, keep those smells away from camp.
8. I was looking at the InReach before I started the CDT, but I didn't like the fact that the InReach really wasn't a capable GPS unit as well at the time. only sat communication tool. Now Garmin has got their act together, a little anyways, and combined the sat messaging with function GPS technology into one unit. They offer a few different models that feature both sat messaging and GPS now, and I will definitely be upgrading to one of them before my my 2021 hike.
9. I hit the gym about a month after I finished the hike. I was scrawny and weak, starting from scratch again for sure. It was hard! But after 3-4 months I was almost as strong as I'd ever been for many exercises. It was nice to start fresh I guess, with no nagging ailments that come with regular lifting.
10. Woah, someone who knows the xperia! Nobody knows what it is when I tell them haha. I've considered replacing the port that the cord plugs into, have you done this? I'm just waiting for the day I can't get the phone to charge at all. I do have guthook on the xperia, it worked well. Got to use guthook again when i hiked in Glacier last month, getting my money's worth!
11. I don't even know where that mini scalpel came from. I've had it in my first aid kit for years. I didn't specifically seek it out, just that I had it, so why not bring it was my thinking.
12. Fair enough. I think it just looked like a lot when it's all spread out.
Whew, that was a wall of text! I take it you're planning a thru hike of your own?
@@SeekingLost I am here just to say thank you before I even read your feedback. Much obliged to you./ omg that was definitely a wall of text to say the least. As for the xperia, Id suggest to deal with the seller they theoretically must fix it for you as the device will need to be examined at an authorised service centre. Many many people struggle with the cable keeping falling off so they know how to fix it. As for the thru-hike... it is my dream. Either long distance hike or GDMBT bike trail from Canada down to Mexico. I am trying to figure out all pros and cons so as to when I am ready financially Id know what to expect. Im still hesitating one on hand on the other hand... maybe it is much safer to fly to Tenerife and make a hike around island in a few weeks slowly without rush, snowpacks, grizzlies, rattles etc. =D but again... Pct, Cdt, Gdmbr and PCBR(bike route) are captivating. In the US you have a unique blend of complete wilderness and easily accessible well established trail systems and campsites. You can find gorgeous mountains and forests and lakes in many places on our planet but there are no dedicated trail services available to look after all the pathways. I wish there were some in Russia, in some hot countries like Mexico, somewhere in Greece, Philippines etc. but in order to do that you probably would need to trail blaze yourself with 99,9% chance of not coming back home =DD There are some thru hike trails in Nepal and Panama actually. But I prefer pine trees and firs and all the evergreen coniferous trees to palm trees. Although beach hiking would be nice too. Just imagine beach hike along the whole coast of Brazil !!!
Sounds like you have some great options on the table. I'm sure it will be an awesome adventure no matter where you choose. I didn't realize we had it so well in the US with our trail system... always assumed it was just as good in Europe anyways, well established trails, shelters and yurts along the way etc. I would like to do some international travel but there is just so much to see closer to home, cheaper and easier logistically. Would love to do South America and New Zealand someday. Blazing new trails is fun though! In fact that's kinda what I like to do these days, get off trail and make your own way :)
Your comment about food and not cooking was interesting. Have you considered doing a video on what food you eat and how many days you carry?
I have thought about doing a "no cook, no cold soak" food strategy video, it's on my list. That's the kind of video that would make sense to film while getting ready for a hike(and during). Just need this lockdown to end!
Nice Video it was nice to see you had a 20lb or more base weight. I'm right about 20lb my self and was worried it was heavy. Your one of the only through hikers I've come across without some sort of insulated jacket. Do you not get cold easily, or how did you deal with the cold?
Nah 20 pounds is not too heavy, you got this! Good catch on the lack of puffy jacket. I use a fleece instead... with a base layer, my regular daily wear long sleeve, wind jacket, the fleece and rain jacket, I was never really cold. And, I would have only worn all those layers together at camp... on the CDT, the cure for being cold is to keep walking haha.
Finaly i found a reasonable gear list and not a "Darwin superlightweigth, I removed my left kidney to reduse weight, gearlist" this is still on the lighter side compared too what I'm able to get but it's the same reasoning behind it!
Haha I hear you. I've since gone a bit lighter, Shed off about 4 lb from this gear list and I don't think I've really sacrificed anything. I'm out doing in 1100 mile hike in Nevada right now, I'll do an updated gear list when I get home.
Darwin suxes.
Thank you for sharing, Your comments and feedback about the different items were very useful!
Just wanted to ask you, when wildcamping did you normally keep your food in the opsack inside your pack somewhere near you; and also how did you keep you upper body in shape throughout the hike, did you do some exercises here and there? 💪
Yup I would keep the opsak my pack at night, which was either in my tent vestibule or maybe or a rock or hung from a tree branch nearby. Personally I like having my food close to me in most situations. You can scare off an animal coming for your food if keep it close by, otherwise, if an animal did get to your food and you didn't hear it... you'e gonna be hungry. The only place don't like having my food that close to me is grizzly country, because it would be nice to have more than 2 feet in between you and the bear if you ever have to deploy your bear spray in the middle of the night!
Nope no upper body work outs while on trail, I'm not super human haha. I filmed this gear list video almost a year after finishing the CDT, would have been about 20 pounds lighter then :)
@@SeekingLost Hehe, thanks for the reply!
Nice gear review! Considered a UL backpack and if so which brand? Keep up the good work👍
Thanks! I haven't started shopping for a new pack yet. I know I can't go frameless, between my camera gear and appetite I'll always kinda be on the heavy side haha
Then Osprey might be the best alternative and why change a winning concept? My backpack is way to heavy an Arc’teryx Miura 50 (need to carry things for my kids though). Missed the metal in the latest vid, but perhaps a minority fan😜
Yup that's why I stuck with Osprey so long. I will consider a newer model and see if the shoulder strap doesn't bother my shoulder so much. I'm pretty open to possibilities for a new pack really. I guess we like our packs like we like our music... heavy! Glad there's at least a few other metal-loving hikers out there. We certainly are a minority!
Checkout the Gossamer Gear Mariposa 60. They let you pick your hip belts sizing if you are still having an issue with getting a good fit.
That was one of the packs I was looking at. I ended up buying a Zpacks Arc Haul. Osprey has since changed the design of the hip belt on the Exos I believe, but too late for me.
Seeking Lost
One to keep in mind for the future is the Granite Gear Blaze 60. It weighs about 3 lbs and handles weights up to 50 lbs. They may sell them at REI so could check it out there.
Hello
Granite Gear is having a 30% off right now. Would be good time to get the Blaze 60 if you are interested. It also has an adjustable hip belt and the torso length is adjustable as well. 60 liter capacity rated to carry up to 50 lbs. weighs 3 lbs.
Amazing how you can carry all the gear you need, for 5 months, on your back.
Great video! I will be hiking the CDT in 2020 and am curious to know more about the opsaks? If I were to get two of the 12x20 bags would that be big enough to hold the food I’d need for the longer stretches of the trail?
Hey Joshua, yup you should be good with 2 12x20 bags. There were a couple of times on long carries where I had something bulky like a family size bag of salt n vinegar chips that were never going to fit in the opsak anyways, and carried those outside of the opsak for a day or two.
Seeking Lost Thats great to hear! I’m so excited for the trail I can’t wait to start. Thanks for the advice and Merry Christmas!
Good luck on trail and enjoy your journey!
Awesome way to do the post trip review. Sorry to here that your pack didn’t fit just the way you needed it to. I use a women’s osprey pack , mainly because I liked the size and color but the hip belt was a huge plus compared to the men’s version. Thanks for sharing !
What was different about the women's hip belt, larger size or more padding? Osprey redesigns these packs all the time (every year?) and looks like the latest one has a different hip belt design than mine (2017 model). I believe the new hip belts took care of the issue I had with mine. Either way, I've moved on from Osprey and now have a Zpacks Arc Haul. I haven't had it on trial yet, only worn walking the gym and it feels good so far.
Seeking Lost the Renn 50 I have the hip belt pads are wider than the men’s (exos if I’m not mistaken) but not as long. If you know what I’m trying to say. So they fit better on a smaller waist line and since they are wider, in a way they feel more padded. All my previous packs are from Walmart so this thing is like the rolls Royce to me lol but I’ve noticed a lot of people moving to zpacks I hope it works well for you too!
Cool video...I like that your not crazy obsessed with weight. Buuuttt, could have ditched bunch of that little stuff, saved a pound or two at least.
Definitely. I've made quite a few adjustments after this video and so far have dropped 4 pounds from my CDT base weight. That'll be it's own video someday.
Easier to keep the Oregon powered than one's phone.
Agreed. Although I was using the phone mostly, due to guthook. Phone was new then and battery life was great. Today, not so much!
Haw haw, my bag of tylenol will be about 50 tabs!
I would get rid of: heavy sandals, towel, half of chargers, half of bandaid, wet tissues, large bear spray.
Condom? Is hooking up on trail a common thing?
What about food and water? How much was your total weight with that? Max
Right out of town, with 5 days of food and 2L water, I would have been around 35 pounds
Any condensation issues with your tent?
Not really. I had MAYBE one or two nights with condensation inside the tent on the CDT. I always camped high though and avoided low areas.
I know this is a rather general question,but, what is it like doing a thru-hike ????
Exciting. Overwhelming. Rewarding. Inspiring. Completely free. Lonely. Mentally draining. A true test of your determination and drive. Rollercoster ride of emotions... best and worst day of your life in the same day. It's an amazing feeling to wake up everyday somewhere beautiful, and have nothing to do but walk. But, all you ever do is walk, using every available hour or daylight. You see so much but never seem to have enough time to enjoy it the way you want to. Most people you meet along the way are amazed at what your doing, and are interested to hear your stories. The moment the hike ends, you're just another guy, your moment has passed. But in that moment, you feel like you're doing something great and inspiring others. It made me see the good in people, at least until I returned back to the real world. Almost everyone you meet along the trail is good people. Kind of a rambling answer, as I'm still searching for the right words to describe the experience. It's just too big and profound to explain easily!
@@SeekingLost thank you !!! I think u did a great job in answering my questions 👍🏼😃
The word u r looking for is " ineffable " ☺️
Thanks for the sharing with us.
The time for recording. The mucho time to edit !!!
It's greatly appreciated 😊👍🏽
I have to say, the Walmart shirts work well and they’re cheap!
Why did you give up on the foam pad
Hey Kevin, I never really slept great with the foam pad. I only brought it for the first few sections because I was worried about it popping an inflatable in the desert. I've had that happen before, not cool!
what about water proof socks ive heard they are good
I haven't tried them on trail. I bought a pair before the CDT to try on, and I thought they felt extremely thick and awkward. They just didn't feel "right" for me, and I returned them. I brought turkey bags instead (forgot to mention that in the video), but only had them for the Chama to Pagosa section in Colorado and the Glacier NP section. They seemed to work well when I used them... kept my feet dry (other than sweat) and warmer than they would have been otherwise.
@@SeekingLost Would you be so kind as to elaborate on ''turkey bags'' Ive tried to google it I cant find the link bewteen backpacking and turkey bags on feet =DD
I think I just might make a video on turkey bags in the future. So, you put on your socks, then a turkey bag over your socks, then slide your foot into your shoe. The turkey bag acts as a moisture barrier, keeping snow/water from reaching your socks. This will help keep your feet warmer in cold/wet conditions by preventing water from soaking your socks, and trapping body heat in a bit. Of course, your feet will sweat and can saturate your socks anyhow, but they'll still be warmer this way. It DOES work. In a pinch, you can use grocery bags. But the turkey bags are much more durable.
@@SeekingLost ok another reasonable advice. Thanks for taking the time to reply.
Please please don’t use the same disposable bottle the whole trail . It’s good gatorade makes a good bottle and it lasted but switch it out , even if you can’t see it it has mold, especially if all you clean it with is nature soap.
Love to see more data on the loksaks .
No doubt they accumulate some gunk in them. I would imagine though, with the slow build up, your body is kinda immune to it. But someone who just drinks out of a months old dirty bottle without have done so everyday for months, I can see that causing issues. Either way, you're right, it's a bit silly not to just replace the bottles with a fresh one every now and then.
I don't have any data on the opsaks, not sure how to quantify it's odor blocking abilities, I just know that they seem to work well in the field. Years ago I had some food out in front of a dog, and right in front of the dog I put the food into the opsak and zipped it up. The dog sniffed the bag a few times and walked away. I've also set an opsak full of food on a rock in the middle of a field with hundreds of mice running around overnight, and they never touched it. That was good enough for me.
What is your base weight?
20 pounds. 5 of that was camera gear. Making some gear changes and should be 15-16 pounds including camera gear for the next hike.
20lb base weight?
Yup, that includes about 5lbs camera gear. I've since shed a few more pounds
Geez, half the rei store in that pack. Lol
Haha right? I wanted to show EVERYTHING in the pack, since a lot of gear videos seem skip over the small stuff that adds up
Did you ever feel the need to carry a gun when you were in grizzly country?
Nah not really, had me bear spray ready to go though
Holy weight hikerman
This gear list is 5 years old. I've since dropped to 12 pound baseweight, not including camera gear. But I'll never be ultralight, and I'm totally cool with that. I carry more weight in camera gear (10lbs on my Greenland trip) than some hikers have in their entire pack!