Backpacking System, Extended Stay by Nutnfancy, Part 3

March 11th, 2010 | by admin |

PART 3 of 8:
A detailed review and philosophy about one of Nutnfancys backpacking systems. This system sides with the firepower side of my mobility vs firepower thesis i.e. that which will provide high capabilities for the given weight and bulk. The gear shown and discussed is designed for establishing a base camp near a high mountain lake about 8 to 15 miles deep into remote and steep Rocky Mountain terrain, at around 10,000 or more elevation. And yes there are still lots of places like this that still exist. This system generally does not represent a good hike through option (ie 10 or so miles hiked each day to different locations) as theres too much weight to be carrying in daily long distance hiking. However if your preference is to bivouac at a remote and secluded area, like Nutnfancy, you may find some new ideas for you here. In this original video series, you will see a selection of Nutnfancys clothing, cooking, water prep and storage, carry, knife and tool, fire making, sleeping, shelter, first aid, nautical (!), rappelling (!), and contingency options. Most of the gear shown has been proven effective for the purposes discussed and every selection is scrutinized for it merits and capabilities for its weight and bulk. Sure this all adds up to a heavy 80+ lb pack but the capabilities that it delivers in the high country will blow all other backpackers systems away (based on decades of real experience) and will provide memorable adventure. Yep, this IS an EIGHT PART series but as you will see there is A LOT to cover and its by request by my faithful subscribers. If youre a hiker, camper, backpacker, or outdoorsman you may find some gear and advice herein thats worthwhile. Its impossible to include every piece of gear and every consideration in the series so there might be a few omissions in the seriesI did the best I could! If the response and comments are good I may make more backpacking gear vids.

BRAND EQUIPMENT COVERED BY VIDEO SEGMENT—SOME MAY NO LONGER BE OFFERED BY MAKERS (especially LL Bean):
PART 1: Sevylor Trail Boat (inflatable raft), Stearns quick inflate PFD, Fiskars trowel, Ulitmax socks, Northface Class V hat, Underarmour fleece cap, 5-11 boonie hat, LL Bean Timberledge pants, LL Bean anorak
PART 2: EMS thermax, Polarmax thermax, LL Bean Wind Challenger fleece, LL Bean Primaloft, Moonstone Gore-Tex parka, REI Mistral gators, Black Diamond WindWeight fleece gloves, REI 300 wt Polartec fleece gloves, Mechanix gloves
PART 3: Katadyn Hiker water filter, Seattle Sports packcloth bucket, Brigade Quartermaster OD bucket, Outdoor Products insulated water bottle carrier, Nalgene water bottles, Nalgene Wide-mouth Cantene, Orikaso flatware, MSR PocketRocket, Coleman butane, Stanley bowl/mug, REI Ti Ware pot, REI hiking poles, Beretta 950 Jetfire .25 auto pistol, Blazer ammo, Uncle Mike Sidekick holster,
PART 4: Ontario SP5 knife, Ka-Bar Utility (Marine Combat) knife, Cold Steel SRK, Cold Steel Roach Belly knife, Leatherman S2 Juice mulit-tool, Victorinox Super Spartan knife, SOG Flash I knife, Sawvivor backpack saw, Victorinox Cadet knife, Ripoffs brand pouches, UKE flashlight, Spyderco Dragonfly, Roy Gonia whistle, Fox 40 whistle, Chisco lanyard, Gerber lexan signal mirror,
PART 5: Smith and Wesson flare pen, Mini Bear multi-tool, WalMart fatwood, Light My Fire flint and steel, Trioxane, REI Stormproof matches, BlackHawk medical roll, Adventure Medical Kits, Space-brand space sleeping bag
PART 6: Adventure Medical Kits Thermolite II Single Bivy bag (emergency use only), Docter 8×21 monocular, Zeiss Victory 8x compact binoculars, Timbuk2 cases, Daiwa Mini Spin fishing kit, Fenix L2D, UKE flashlight, Energizer Lithium batteries, Petzl Tactikka headlamp, Gorilla brand duct tape, Sorel Upland pak boots, Merrell boots, Teva sandals, Garmin GPSMap 60Cx
PART 7: Garmin Vista GPS unit, Suunto Thermo compass, Mountain Hardwear sleeping bags, The NorthFace Tundra sleeping bag, Kelty SuperTioga backpack, The NorthFace Boulder 33 tent, Thermorest sleeping pad, Slumberjack camp Quallofil camp pillow, Alta knee pads, REI closed cell pad sitting pad
PART 8: Coleman lightweight camp chair, REI mesh storage bags, REI Flash UL daypack, Voile snow shovel, Kelty K-9 Chuckwagon dogpack, GlowDog brand reflective vest, Thermarest Z-Lite sleeping pad, US Army rapelling rope, Black Diamond carabiners

Duration : 0:17:37


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  1. 25 Responses to “Backpacking System, Extended Stay by Nutnfancy, Part 3”

  2. By itsafrakinsamsquamch on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    Hey Nutn, what do …
    Hey Nutn, what do you think of the steriPEN water purifiers? They are lighter and seem to be less of a hassle than the filters, but I would like to know your thoughts.

  3. By 00ilan on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    what wud ull say is …
    what wud ull say is the best to pack when u want to hike for more than 15 days

  4. By johnmonk66 on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    Was waiting for the …
    Was waiting for the cookware section, very surprised you came up with almost full sized frypans. I have been stocking up on Snow Peak sets, all titanium, weigh almost nothing, has small frypan, pot, cups that can be used as pots. Hope you get to the point to buy a Snow peak cook set.
    Also the gas cooker, I can see why it tips over with your big frypans, but solid fuel tab solid fuel stoves are lightweight, surprised you don’t have any of that

  5. By HHSFHarry on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    As much as I like …
    As much as I like that fold flat thing, I like to take a metal mess kit, just cause I can cook my food and eat it from the same thing. One less thing to pack, and less clean up afterward. That’s just me though. ;-)

    Rock on dude.

  6. By HHSFHarry on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    Learned that in …
    Learned that in SERE. If there’s snow, usually you can store it under 8 inches and it’ll insulate enough so it won’t freeze at all! Pretty cool trick.

  7. By travisstrick on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    Yo dude! I spent 4 …
    Yo dude! I spent 4 years in Alaska in the army. Store your canteens upside down so the ice forms on the non drinking end :) Also, love the the vids. keep em coming

  8. By Kazic5000 on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    Love your videos …
    Love your videos Nutnfancy very thorough. But you’re not gonna shoot a Grizzly with a pistol lol just gonna em off

  9. By edgesuxass on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    that small olive …
    that small olive drab bucket can even double as a dog bowl

  10. By low49 on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    Thanks so much nutn …
    Thanks so much nutn, I am a real rookie, and with my work I pretty much know what I need ffor work but then I know that I really needed a crucial piece of equipment i.e. trial and error. This is one of those situations that I would not to notice that I was missing one of those pieces of equipment. Thanks so much for passing all of your years of back packing experience onto us. Plus thanks so much for all of your other videos as well. I bought some knives and tools that you have really endorsed.

  11. By nutnfancy on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    Awesome! Great tip …
    Awesome! Great tip! — Veri (Nutn’s sister)

  12. By annihilator1100 on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    Nutnfancy-
    I don’t …
    Nutnfancy-
    I don’t know if you were aware of it, but I learned this thick from my Dad. If you eat a lot of trout in the wild, don’t bother with a fry pan. Put the skinned fish skin side down directly on a burning piece of wood. Sounds crazy, I know. But it works. The fish will not burn, the skin peels right off. One thing I personally bring in the woods is a lightweight pair of tongs. Very multi-purpose.

  13. By huntinguy532 on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    Hey nuntn were did …
    Hey nuntn were did you get those mugs they look pretty cool and I like how there multipurpose.

  14. By samuel19641 on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    You remind me of a …
    You remind me of a guy that I met while thru hiking the Appalichian Trail in 06′. We trail named him “carryall”….. He was even carrying a generous supply of hard (big) cover BOOK’s…..No joke…..
    WAY to much stuff..

  15. By backpacker2009 on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    awesome vids would …
    awesome vids would love to hear more about how you plan your menu for a 5 day trip and what type of foods and meals you like to prepare, anyways thats just my 2 cents, love watching ya please keep em comin, us follows eat those vids up, thanks dude

  16. By 888nitrocircus888 on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    i think you can …
    i think you can still get them M.R.E. spoons in M.R.E.’s still im not sure though the M.R.E.’s i’ve gotten recently had them they might have been old though. oh well they were still good

  17. By kensho3 on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    allow for two …
    allow for two fifths of bourbon. More if its a three-day trip.

  18. By Stainlessb2 on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    hey nutnfancy you …
    hey nutnfancy you should really think about bringing a couple of onions in your kitchen surpplyes. i find that if your food supply is scarce then adding a little onion to a caurght rabbid makes a nice dinner seam bigger and has a little flavor to it.

  19. By altmegido on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    “Güevos rancheros …
    “Güevos rancheros with fresh tortillas” Your spanish is better than my english XD. Saludos desde mexico!

  20. By VideosByRaymonD on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    yeah dumbass how do …
    yeah dumbass how do you GET the coals?

    makng a fire? dummy

  21. By CPLBSS88 on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    not COAL, COALS… …
    not COAL, COALS…ya know the stuff that burning wood turns into?

  22. By VideosByRaymonD on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    pft howw are you …
    pft howw are you going to get the coal? with a fire lol

  23. By CPLBSS88 on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    not really, get a …
    not really, get a good bed of coals and its accualy jsut as easy.

  24. By deathmarch5 on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    Instead of burning …
    Instead of burning coals use stones that are heated up keeps a temprature hot relitivly for a long time helps to keep you warn inside a tent too the more massive the rocks the longer it stays warm.

  25. By VideosByRaymonD on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    its harder to make …
    its harder to make a meal with an open flame than you think……..

    anyway nutn said he has a open fire anyway

    its just more efficient with a stove

  26. By bestabac on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply

    instead of a stove …
    instead of a stove use an open fire

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