Ultralight Backpacking Pt IV

Posted: January 25th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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ultralight backpacking etc

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16 Comments »

  1. The old guys gear was far better. We are not all 22 with good backs

    Comment by luvmyharleyfx — January 25, 2010 @ 8:38 am

  2. just use a water pump, Good Grief or a steripen and keep rolling. Stop making it harder than what it is. Try carrying a backpack through a bad neighborhood, i bet you’ll use a water filter then.

    Comment by afterthefox7 — January 25, 2010 @ 9:01 am

  3. Really great series! Not sure I can give up all my creature comforts, but I’d probably drop 7 or 8 pounds if I followed the kids advice!

    Comment by dlsoltesz — January 25, 2010 @ 9:45 am

  4. Good advice, but a couple of comments;

    1. Ultralight really is dependent upon terrain/location/season – one reason it is safest on PCT.

    2. Drinking untreated/unfiltered/unboiled water can work well … until the day it doesnt, and then it can be a trip ender, and even life threatening.

    3. Its largely a myth about down being useless when wet – any type of bag you want to avoid getting wet, and down loses more heat retention than syn when wet – but it isnt useless.

    Comment by BrerRabbitBDA — January 25, 2010 @ 9:48 am

  5. fantastic series. thanks for sharing!

    Comment by blamshiza — January 25, 2010 @ 10:05 am

  6. Fantastic series of vids…

    Comment by RoseSiegel — January 25, 2010 @ 10:05 am

  7. Another way to get rid of the chlorine taste is simply to let it sit for an hour or so with the lid off – the chlorine will separate out and evaporate. I have to do that to drink my tap water.

    Comment by motokitn — January 25, 2010 @ 10:13 am

  8. its that lil’ bit of extra security that makes people feel better

    Comment by Danzarr — January 25, 2010 @ 11:11 am

  9. I remember this place from my thruhike in 01. I vaguely remember getting my own gear check at MC in the beginning (started with 65 lb pack!). The item by item comparison was informative, but I was hungering for some numbers! A hanging scale or some post-production graphics would have capped this off well. The insole camp shoes are a neat idea.

    Comment by alienfromirth — January 25, 2010 @ 11:59 am

  10. If your going to boil the water you wont need chlorine tablets.

    Comment by MacBelak — January 25, 2010 @ 12:54 pm

  11. best pack video ever
    i have learned a lot from it

    Comment by rockrock8118 — January 25, 2010 @ 1:43 pm

  12. if your gonna use the chlorine tablets, you can boil the water to get rid of the taste.

    Comment by Danzarr — January 25, 2010 @ 2:36 pm

  13. this is part 4

    Comment by Carlsarv — January 25, 2010 @ 3:13 pm

  14. Awesome vid, thanks.

    Comment by Carlsarv — January 25, 2010 @ 3:58 pm

  15. Love the Video ! Makes me want to Hit the Trail ! What is the cat’s name ! A mini Mountain Lion perhaps ! I noticed you didn’t have a canister or ursack . Thanks …Coyote

    Comment by coyoteforce — January 25, 2010 @ 4:17 pm

  16. outstanding job. cheers from california

    Comment by oscarwfs — January 25, 2010 @ 4:49 pm

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