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Everyday backpacker
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2019
A Montana based channel for the avid weekend backpacker!
I have been an avid backpacker for over 20 years, and I currently work in the outdoor retail industry.
The hiking community spans many different people, with different backgrounds and skill levels that all share a common love of sleeping in the backcountry. The majority of packers are people who work full time and try as hard as they can to hit the trail on the weekend. These are my people.
And they are the people this channel is for. The weekenders. Those who live for throwing their packs in the car and rushing to the trail head on Friday after work. Join me for a blend of tips, vlogs, and life lessons of the trail.
For inquiries or questions: everydaybackpacker@gmail.com
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I have been an avid backpacker for over 20 years, and I currently work in the outdoor retail industry.
The hiking community spans many different people, with different backgrounds and skill levels that all share a common love of sleeping in the backcountry. The majority of packers are people who work full time and try as hard as they can to hit the trail on the weekend. These are my people.
And they are the people this channel is for. The weekenders. Those who live for throwing their packs in the car and rushing to the trail head on Friday after work. Join me for a blend of tips, vlogs, and life lessons of the trail.
For inquiries or questions: everydaybackpacker@gmail.com
DeliciOats affiliate link:
delicioats.com?sca_ref=6271718.kCvTb8aQl6
Winter Camping in East Rosebud!
This is the full video of my winter camping trip to East Rosebud with two friends and one of the cutest puppies ever! Good friends, good food, good times!
I want to again thank the National Forest Service trail crews for the amazing work they did in restoring the trail and road after the flood.
I want to again thank the National Forest Service trail crews for the amazing work they did in restoring the trail and road after the flood.
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Epitaph To Destruction: The Rebirth of East Rosebud Valley
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This is a segment from a larger videos coming out later. I thought this turned out really good and has a good message so I decided to share it as a stand alone video. This trail was just repaired this summer. A HUGE thank you to the national forest trail crews that put in so much hard to rewrite the story of this trail!
CTUG’s BRAND NEW Bear Spray Holder For Shoulder Straps!
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Ok, this one was super cool. Over the summer I got to try out a prototype for Chicken Tramper Ultra lite Gear’s brand new bear spray holder for shoulder straps. BecauseI live and hike in grizzly bear county, the gang over at CTUG asked me to try out the prototype and see how it worked. Spoiler alert: I absolutely loved it! Get it here!: chickentrampergear.com/products/bear-spray-holder
Year End Gear Review! 2024
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It’s time for my annual end of the season gear review! In this video I share with you how the new gear for this season performed throughout the 2024 backpacking season.
Fall In Montana: Hiking the West Boulder Valley
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Hotpants, Phantom and I headed out on a Montana October weekend for some car camping and an absolutely beautiful fall hiking in the west boulder valley in the Absaroka mountains. This was the first time the three of us have hiked this area and it turned out to be an amazing and beautiful hike. One of the most amazing fall hikes we have enjoyed. This video is a big difference from my usual editi...
Public Lands Passion! With About The Journey! Trail Signs episode 7.
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On this episode of Trail Signs I am joined by Mike from @AbouttheJourney as we talk about his passion for public lands, overlanding through the deserts of Utah and his problem with wanting to adopt all the dogs! This was a really fun and informative episode! Mike is a great guy with a great message and mission as well as some of the most amazing videos out there! Join us for the episode and t...
TrailSigns episode 6: October Ghost Story Special with Jannette Quackenbush!
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I am super excited for this one! Tonight I am joined by my friend and Author, folklorist, naturalist and ghost hunter Jannette Quackenbush. We chat about all things ghost and spooky, so if you enjoy those things you will not want to miss this. I had so much fun! Enjoy. Note: my video sucked in this one but the audio is good so listen and enjoy! Jannette’s email for your ghostly backcountry stor...
Trail Signs Episode 5: Talkin’ the Colorado Trail with Tangent Trails!
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On this episode I am Joined by Jerry, trail name Hashtag from @tangenttrails to talk about his recent attempt at thru hiking the Colorado Trail!
Channel Update! I’m Still Here!
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Hey everyone, I know I haven’t been posting much lately but here are the reasons why! I am still in the game and have some exciting new projects coming up, just got to get through a little bit of life first!
Crow and Sylvan lake overnight trip
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My buddy Alex and I head up a tough climb up to Crow lake in the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness in Montana. We camped there for the evening and then the next morning we headed back to Sylvan lake for a bit of breakfast before we headed back down to the trailhead. Music by www.epidemicsound.com Thousand Miles - Johannes Bornlof Forest Melody - Tellsonic Venetian Blinds - Mattias Tell
Trail Signs Episode 4: Why Do We Always Judge Gear? With Lost Again With Jim!
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On this episode of Trail Signs I am joined by my dear friend Jim from Lost Again With Jim as we discuss the fine line between observing a person’s gear and judging them for that gear selection. We talk about the difference in a new backpackers kit versus an experienced backpackers kit and how to approach someone in a gear conversation without being a gear jerk! Check out Jims amazing channel he...
Hike to Breakneck Meadow, Final Day: Raw Audio Edition
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Hotpants, Zak, and myself hike out of Breakneck Meadow on the final day of our trip. The Lads stop to enjoy some fly fishing on the way as I take in the view and read a good book! This is the raw audio version of the video.
Hike to Breakneck Meadow, Second day: Raw Audio Version
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Hike to Breakneck Meadow, Second day: Raw Audio Version
Hiking to Breakneck Meadow, second daily
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Hiking to Breakneck Meadow, second daily
Hike to Breakneck Meadow, First Day: Raw Audio Edition
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Hike to Breakneck Meadow, First Day: Raw Audio Edition
Hiking to Breakneck Meadow, First Day
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Hiking to Breakneck Meadow, First Day
Trail Signs Episode 3: Snackin’ with Snackbox!
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Trail Signs Episode 3: Snackin’ with Snackbox!
Best Piece of Gear I Have Seen Recently! CTUG Bear Can Key!
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Best Piece of Gear I Have Seen Recently! CTUG Bear Can Key!
Trail Signs Episode 2: Todays Suck, is Tomorrow’s Great Story. Type 2 fun.
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Trail Signs Episode 2: Todays Suck, is Tomorrow’s Great Story. Type 2 fun.
Trail Signs episode 1: The Trail Provides, But Are You Ready To Take The Leap?
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Trail Signs episode 1: The Trail Provides, But Are You Ready To Take The Leap?
Big Announcement! (For real this time): I’m Planning My Longest Hike Ever!
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Big Announcement! (For real this time): I’m Planning My Longest Hike Ever!
Vlog Style Update, April 2024: I’m Still Here!
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Vlog Style Update, April 2024: I’m Still Here!
The Channel Update I Never Wanted To Make.
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The Channel Update I Never Wanted To Make.
Moonlite Elite Chair from Nemo; A First Look!
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Moonlite Elite Chair from Nemo; A First Look!
GEAR SHORTS! Hilltop Packs Pot and Stove Stuff Sacks!
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GEAR SHORTS! Hilltop Packs Pot and Stove Stuff Sacks!
Cabin in the Snow: Celebrating My Birthday in the Mountains!
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Cabin in the Snow: Celebrating My Birthday in the Mountains!
My Pack: Revisited. A Look At How My Gear has Changed Since I Started This Channel 5 Years Ago!
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My Pack: Revisited. A Look At How My Gear has Changed Since I Started This Channel 5 Years Ago!
5 year anniversary of Everyday Backpacker!
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5 year anniversary of Everyday Backpacker!
Wow! What a set up! Great to have adventure buddies and a cute pup to boot😁Prayers for you, that your health would improve, that you would grow in your weaknesses and that you would see God’s Handiwork in a new light when you look at all the beauty around you😊SO EXCITED for you as you anticipate your MEGA TRIP (!) and anxious to see and hear all about it!
Thank you!
Not much snow there is this recent? Montana is the best state ever even in winter. So pristine
There is more snow now, this was shot at the end of December. It is definitely low right now.
I Love your interview with Spirit...sooo cute. 😍Very nice video! I love the hot tent. Makes winter camping so much more comfortable.
Definitely a great interview haha. It really was a great way to camp, and the first time i was ever the only people at that site!
Thanks for taking me along on your hike.
Thanks for joining us!
Beautiful Outing. I love hot tents. Thanks for taking us along.
Thank you for watching!
Beautiful area. Man, y’all were eatin’ high on the hog in camp there!
It really is amazing out there. And yes, my friends really know how to live it up in winter camping.
Oh man! Looks like an awesome time! Cute pup, beautiful mountains (still super jealous!), and looked like a great time with the boys! Beautiful trail... something about winter hiking! Thanks for sharing! Wishing you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2025!
Thank you my friend! Wishing you the same with the addition of hoping you can make it out here and join me on a hike!
@@Everydaybackpacker Thank you!! And if you're serious... I will make that happen!
Well done! Great video of a place I’ve never seen before and your music choice was spot on! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you!
Wow! This is incredible! Fantastic video!
Thank you so much 🙏
Very well done video and update on this place. Cheers!
Very nice. 👍
Thank you!
Thank you for showing us such a stunningly beautiful place.
Thank you for watching!
Beautiful footage and sentiment.
Thank you!
Beautifully done! Many of the trails of my youth have changed because of flood, avalanche, or fire. It creates a new adventure and beauty when revisted.
Thank you! It’s so true, nothing is ever the same when in nature, not only has nature changed, but so have I!
Beautiful hike!
Thank you!
Excellent video! The footage, music and narration deliver a perfect package. Change is the only constant in the universe for sure. It looks like the trail crew did a great job of rebuilding the trail, too! I'll be looking forward to seeing the full video and I hope you had a happy New Year, Kalman!
Thank you! And happy new year to you as well!
Stunning views!
It really is beautiful!
Bravo to the trail crews! Excellent vlog my friend.✌️
Thank you!
YOU GUYS!!!🤣🫣🤭Since I’m a new follower, just seeing this now ☺️What an adventure! Happy belated birthday!
Thank you!
Very cool! I will be looking forward to the trip report! I found out that our son in Billings also follows you and he said he sees you walking all over and also in Town and Country 😁Also, I got my stickers in the mail - THANKS and Happy Trails!
Glad you got it!
Worst weather scare, I was camped at Lost Cabin Lake and summited Noble Peak. Storm rolled in on the summit and the lightning was all around me and level with me. Static so bad my hair was standing up. Ran down the mtn double speed, broke camp, and the lightning chased me the whole way down. What a trip!
What a trip indeed! I have to admit lightning is definitely one of my biggest fears in the backcountry. Sounds like you made some good and quick decisions! Good on ya and glad you made it through! Thanks for watching!
Great share, I actually have never had to use my bear spray and it is expired, I am glad I saw this before possibly doing the same thing. Thanks for being honest and sharing a lesson well learned.
Well if you can’t laugh at yourself 🤣 thank you so much! Yeah it was a mistake but also a really good lesson that definitely changed how I approach hiking in grizzly country in a lot of good ways. I definitely think that sharing lessons we learn the hard way is important as well. Thanks for watching!
Is the first aid kit from CTUG ?
No, my friend Devin from the channel backcountry exposure makes them and sells them on his etsy page.
I got hit directly in the face with bear spray. It hurt, but it removed a great deal of my confidence in it. Even worse, it still had the zip tie and safty plastic over the trigger.
Interesting, I can certainly understand how an accidental discharge or an auto deploy like that would challenge confidence. I personally had not heard of that happening except in extreme high temps but I am sure it probably has happened. What brand was it?
@Everydaybackpacker I realize I wrote that poorly. It wasn't discharge risk i was referencing primarily, even though that is one part of where my confidence was removed. When I sand, "it hurt, but it removed a great deal of my confidence." I mean primarily more that I no longer feel as confident it would save me from an aggressive attack from a bear and secondarily the fact it can discharge with all safety measures in place present a liability. The short version of the story is, I was assisting a disabled person at a mountain resort. The can they had blasted me directly in the face, I lifted them and carried them around 60 to 70 yards away from where it happened and once we were clear another person helped me flush my eyes for about 20 minutes. It hurt but, but not bad enough to stop me from assisting a disable person. I am not as tough as a bear. The brand was "frontier." I half joked to my family that evening, " If I can carry a person off into the woods after getting hit with bear spray, what's a bear gonna still be able to do?" Half joked, half serious. Would I want to get hit again? No.
Where is the trailhead and what is the exact name of the trail?
If you shot me an email to everydaybackpacker@gmail.com I will gladly share more details with you. I just don’t want to spread it out too much!
Tarptent Dipole, that is a sweet looking tent
You got it!
You made me nervous with that knife. 😬
You and several others including me haha.
Awesome! You got kinda close with that knife there. lol.
Indeed haha. Ooops. 🤷♂️
I currently don't have a need for bear spray where I hike but if I ever hike out west I'm totally getting one of these holders! That is a well thought out yet simple design.
I 100% agree. It’s so perfect you don’t even know it’s there but you can get to it so quickly. It is far superior to other holders I have seen. Thanks for watching!
Finally! A practical way to carry spray. I’ve used the water bottle holder before. Not good.
Yes! This is definitely an improvement. It works really well.
That's awesome! It's really cool that you got to do some testing of a new product. Looks like a solid design too. When I'm in bear country, I carry it on my shoulder strap, but it doesn't deploy that quickly or easily. Funny you mentioned your bear spry incident...😳 that was the first of your videos that I watched.
Ha! Too funny. It’s definitely a corner stone of the channel. It definitely is a solid design and easy to use!
new gear, new gear, this changes everything, this gear is a game changer, buy new gear after new gear, new shiny game changing gear
Feel better?
Link?? Also- if the lock on your beer spray doesn’t have a tether- get one. I lost my lock at the beginning of a multi day trek busting thru brush… stressful few days afraid I was going to hit the lever while hiking 😅
I just added the link to the description! Sorry about that. And yes that is definitely a good point about the tether. I do usually have them but that was an older can and I think I took it off for another can haha.
But how do you know if it really works great if you have not had to deploy it to stop a bear charge?
Decent question, how effective the spray is would be determined by the spray itself not the holster. UDAP spray has been tested effectively in many real world scenarios. I have all the confidence in the spray. The holster test of pulling the spray out and putting it to a position that I can effectively deploy the spray shows me that I can quickly deploy it if needed.
@@Everydaybackpacker Don't mind my snarky comment. I hope you never have to deploy the spray in a real situation. It looks like a good product.
@@davidcooper8390 I gotcha! I must have missed it when I first read it haha!
Very cool design. I don’t often have opportunity or need for bear spray, but if I did, Tim’s would ideal.
It really is a cool design and very functional!
That's really cool to do some testing. That's a fast deploy. Hopefully you'll never have to use it 😅 I've been looking into EDC, borderline tactical gear lately. Picked up a super beamy tactical flashlight for dogs or people. Kind of laugh at myself at times seeing how fast I could deploy the light or folding knife lol
Nice! It’s fun to play around with things like that. As long as you don’t cut yourself or spray yourself with bear spray 🤣🤣
You look like a guy that says “interwebs”
Ok
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I always remove the trekking pole baskets after losing several.
That is a good way to fix it if you have repeatedly lost them.
Appreciate your viewpoint!
Thanks! I appreciate you watching!
None of those lamps ever stand up straight do they?
I’m not sure i follow your question, sorry.
I contacted Nemo about the issue with the chair. They told me after several emails that it would be fine for me to use epoxy to re-adhere the tips to the frame. I wanted to be certain it would not void the warranty. I was planning on discussing with our local Rep when I see him again,but he’s kinda new and he’s learning from me 😂 Solidly nice guy though!
Reps are always an interesting lot. Some are super knowledgeable, others are doing their best, while a very small amount you can tell are irritated they have to do rep work instead of skiing or mountain biking because it’s clear that is why they took the job haha. Fortunately our rep for NEMO is actually super knowledgeable. I will try to get ahold of him.
Timestamps are really handy for new viewers to your channel like me.
Excellent video! I have the same pad and poles, I agree with your review.
Thank you!
Love this!
Thank you!
Great video. Digging the new Nemo pad. Absolutely love the flextail pump as well.
Me too! Glad you like it! Thanks for watching!
Gonna add all this equipment to my Christmas list. Thanks for the great advice!
Thank you for all the support!
Nice year end review! Caution on the Flextail Zero. I packed mine for the CT and 3 days in I had it airing up my pad while I was putting gear in my tent when it sucked up a pine needle which seized the motor and burned out the unit before I could get it turned off. I had to exercise my lungs on the rest of my journey. lol.
Thank you! Good advice to keep in mind! That was a sucky deal for sure.!
That stake driver/shovel handle looks cool. I always just keep a soda pop lid in my ditty bag to drive in those hard to use stakes. I also have a couple of food bags from the Backcountry Exposure Etsy shop and they are well made for sure.
Soda pop lid is definitely a good idea as well! Yes Devin does a great job! Thanks for watching!
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