Ultralight Backpacking Pt IV

July 29th, 2010 | by admin |


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  1. 19 Responses to “Ultralight Backpacking Pt IV”

  2. By MikeSkiera on Jul 29, 2010 | Reply

    thats pretty crazy not treating water. id be too paranoid.

  3. By SWave79 on Jul 29, 2010 | Reply

    Re. water treatment: just bought a SteriPen. Uses ultra-violet light. weighs just a coupe ounces. Haven’t used it yet but I’m hopeful…

  4. By takepills on Jul 29, 2010 | Reply

    is that a marmot helium bag? i just ordered a three season QUILT/bag from “jacks r better” called the “No Sniveller”. its reversible (black/olive). u can even wear it as a pancho. it’s got a resealable hole in the middle. it’s down but u can put water repellent on it. weighs 23 ounces and fits ppl over 6ft.$280. golite makes a good one too. got a silk liner off ebay $20. for rain, pancho tarp tent. wear black only 2 look sharp. we’re all just camping on earth. might as well do it ultralight :)

  5. By luvmyharleyfx on Jul 29, 2010 | Reply

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

  6. By afterthefox7 on Jul 29, 2010 | Reply

    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.

  7. By dlsoltesz on Jul 29, 2010 | Reply

    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!

  8. By BrerRabbitBDA on Jul 29, 2010 | Reply

    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.

  9. By blamshiza on Jul 29, 2010 | Reply

    fantastic series. thanks for sharing!

  10. By RoseSiegel on Jul 29, 2010 | Reply

    Fantastic series of vids…

  11. By motokitn on Jul 29, 2010 | Reply

    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.

  12. By Danzarr on Jul 29, 2010 | Reply

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

  13. By alienfromirth on Jul 29, 2010 | Reply

    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.

  14. By MacBelak on Jul 29, 2010 | Reply

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

  15. By rockrock8118 on Jul 29, 2010 | Reply

    best pack video ever
    i have learned a lot from it

  16. By Danzarr on Jul 29, 2010 | Reply

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

  17. By Carlsarv on Jul 29, 2010 | Reply

    this is part 4

  18. By Carlsarv on Jul 29, 2010 | Reply

    Awesome vid, thanks.

  19. By coyoteforce on Jul 29, 2010 | Reply

    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

  20. By oscarwfs on Jul 29, 2010 | Reply

    outstanding job. cheers from california

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