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Great job man!

As a bigger guy I found REI fits better. Is cheaper. Is just as warm as my Patagonia. Easier to layer with the fit on my REI. Maybe for those more fit the others are better, but I’m 340lbs and 5.10 trying to get active, so I need something that fits.

I buy gore tex shoes for autumn season during my long city walks in rain , my feet stay warm and dry !!1

There not that lightweight and the toe post is rubbing such a shame i think these are going back

What if i made grated eyelid holes in my gortex lined boots? Would that help with the water loged issue?

Just go to the gym and get a more supportive backpack. Weight isn’t as big of deal for me a 225 lb man than it is for my wife a 120lb woman. I’d rather have comfort items than silly ultra light inferior gear. Hiking is exercise- weight is more exercise. If it’s well distributed and comfortable, stop worrying about 2-5 lbs.

Love this short! Channel is dope

Beautiful and epic trail!!! And what a beautiful sky!!!

Wow, brilliant hike guys! Place looks and feels amazing! Epic 🥾🥾

Another epic adventure, another epic video! Thanks for capturing these for us, man.

Amazing job on this video, as always, man! I’ll remember that weekend forever.

Mike is a fucking trooper. Great video

What a phenomenal hike my friend, scenery is simply incredible!

Peakbagging!!!⛰️🌄

Just ordered mine today. Definitely will be testing it in the white mountains this winter.

Can GTX be a good option to run in rain everyday for 15-30 mins?

Not digging the paracord 'between toe' feel or the texture footbeds. I prefer Olukais for comfort. I wish Olukai made a heel strap version to provide more 'adventurer' capabilities. Olukai footbed and toe strap + Luna sole and strap system would be the best sandal.... Someone invent it please

Run into any griz on the adventures in the winds?

Buy then form your own opinions. Different for everybody.

A simple solution for the "bucket problem": (waterproof) gaiters or footbags can be used to keep water and/or snow from going into your boots from above.

Do you think the sole has enough squish to it? Or do you find it to be a bit hard? I’m debating between these and the xero h trails which seems to maybe be a softer sole.

This was very helpful thank you

one random guy says wear gore tex... another random guy says don't wear gore tex... seems nobody can agree on anything in the hiking world...

Was that Ken Jeong?

I am looking for some good football sandals and have been eying these. How are the on concrete?

What time of yea?

I really want a pair of these. My experience with Vibram has been great on boots. Just recently learned they make these sandal style soles too. nice review thank you.

Great recommendations!!

My asics gel sonoma 7 have gortex, after first long walk, my feet feel warm and sweaty i didnt know why. Too bad, i love shoes so much, they are most comforable shoes ever.

Beautifull

Do you use this gear or is it just a recommendation, as want information on gear that people actually use . Anyone can pick a load of gear out , that's all . I have seen same videos recommending same gear of other TH-camrs but don't actually use the stuff there recommending . 😅

Thank you so much for this! I live in Lander, and I will enjoy this over and over again.❇️

Great video, which model is this?

soo true lol.

I would love to backpack out west like that. looked amazing

Turns out… a titcomb is… a name 😂

I was debating buying a pair and thought I'd see if anyone had done a review. I'm diving in, thanks for sharing!

never experienced more sweating than other shoes

Yeah, I worn them quite a few times and they’re great one thing I just warn you about dogs shamus. Sandals has a model called mountain goats, so I don’t want legal stuff to get people in trouble socks still on my snap and both are great sandals, the Shama mountain goats are great and saw bedrock bedrock more comfortable I think because of the top one.

Finally somebody is talking about it, that is insane how people are buying it, plastic bag

Good video man. Bedrock sandals are so so awesome & comfortable to wear all day long. I liked how you showed your bedrock sandals. It would have been cool to see them on your foot though. I liked how you showed how the footbed looked on your sandals too to show how well they holding up. I have a pair that I had now for 3 or 4 years now & they are Holding up very well. I am a chubby fat dude with big & very very Extremely wide feet 🦶 sz15 6E wide ( which is very very extremely wide feet 🦶 ) with very chubby fat wide toes that are Evenly straight across making my foot very very Extremely wide at 6 1/2 inches wide from my big toe to my lil toe. My foot outgrow shoes , socks , & boots when I was 18 years old & Flip flops 🩴 is the only footwear that will barely and I mean barely fit on my foot Because my toes are wider than the flip flops 🩴 straps. I have a lot of problems with my toes being in the way of the flip flops 🩴 straps so I got me a pair of Bedrock sandals to stop my toes from getting in the way of the straps. Having very very Extremely wide feet 🦶 with toes that are Evenly straight across is very very Difficult for footwear. Bedrock sandals stop all of those problems. The only problem that i had with my Bedrock sandals was my footbed had a very nice wide 4 toes worn-out smooth footprint on my footbed of my sandals. My 5th toes hang off the footbed of my flip flops 🩴 & sandals so i am use to that. But other than that I am very very Extremely happy with my Bedrock sandals. I have to wear them 365 days a year. Even in the winter time in 20° or 30° Degrees weather outside i am wearing my Bedrock sandals or my flip flops 🩴 but more of my Bedrock sandals.

You seem like a nice guy so i wont insult you but im not going to beat about the bush either👍 You're at best 25% correct here by scientifically provable fact. You were spot on when you spoke about extra layer weight and if any moisture gets inside the boot you have the added effect of any waterproof+breathable membrane/material that it either needs a long time to evapurate out or evapourate in as it will essentially act near enough the same in both directions for anything that isnt a vapour. However I'd argue thats a bit of a mute point based on the fact any footwear is going to get flooded out if you submerge it beyond its upper seams and be a long labourious drying out phase.. apart from one exemption, Fast drying footwear like the fishing or marine branded trainers etc that is basically a net equivalent of footwear that wil get swampled in about 30secs.. but equally dry out again in about 3 mins flat. True "Quick-dry" and true "waterproof" will never exist as a single material its a myth that any material can ever achieve this. That out the way i think the rest of what you claimed is easily wrong as if weight per layer of membrane is the issue then Gore-tex isnt the worst offender and i honestly think the manufacturers that know where to put it and how many layers on each part of the boot/shoe are using it right. The ones just buying older stock and layering it up as a "sock" inside the upper i think are the ones creating a plastic bag. Also, any decent gore-tex hiking boot you can get it too dry out quick wearing proper Merino wool socks but get the ones with 35+% merino and put up with the knotting after a few washes for the sake of extra merino. The Merino stuff that is less than 30% wont dry out gore-tex as fast as the genuine hunting socks will. I have older merino wool socks i got from Japan with 80% merino and they can dry off a drenched wellie boot in about 2hr mate so i suggest you try out proper merino socks sold outside the "hiking" range as you will be shocked. If you need any advice on what ones to use in even badly made gore-tex boots then im happy to share the ones i know of if i dont get comment removed for naming the exact sock from the exact brands?

Ya - Dad sandle are so 1999... & clunky as hell I can't believe how much heavier my Teva & Cacos retired) are compare to my BR or Lunas or any current running style sandal.

Ultralight backpacking conversations should never have the words "beginner" in them. In order for someone to safely backpack with less than 10lbs (+ food, water & fuel), they have to be exceedingly experienced in order to replace gear with skills. Also, ultralighting is a fair weather sport. One really can't camp out in cold conditions with under 10lbs. Once the temps hit subfreezing, it's going to take a lot more than just a quilt to remain alive. There's no such a thing as an ultralight 20 degree quilt or bag. They're 20 degrees rated IF you have a tent that won't allow wind to pour through and rob you of your body heat through conduction. Sub-20lbs is a very reasonable and doable weight for anyone even with limited funds and they can be comfortable and well equipped and more importantly, safe. Ultralighting makes you MORE tired because of the lack of support in your pack. Your body becomes the frame as the weight is then focused on points of contact instead of distributed through a robust harness system and you get hotspots. You become far more fatigued sooner too. More comfort is what equals more miles, not less comfort. The person that can't pack with 20lbs shouldn't be out on the trail. Fun fact: The OVERWHELMING majority of bodies recovered by SAR are of backpackers who didn't bring ENOUGH gear. Marinate on that.

Great video liked and subscribed. Yeah I have gone lighter ie 12lbs but refuse to sacrifice my pole tent (MSR Freelite 2) and large SS Aeros pillow. Your right though by cutting down weight on your back so I've been able to go from hiking boots to trail runners which has halved the weight on my feet !!!

Nice video! I’ve definitely been lightening my gear over the years but I don’t know if I’ll ever go ultralight. The cost as well as lack of durability is definitely a turn off. If I was going to do a few weeks on a thru-hike I would probably reconsider. I’ve actually been able to lighten my gear quite a bit recently and do it in a budget friendly way. Picked up a Mountainsmith Scream 55 (older version) for $95 including tax and shipping that’s in the 2lb range , got a Teton sports 20 degree sleeping bag for $55 that’s in the 2 LB range, and grabbed a Kazoo 1-person backpacking tent off of Amazon for under $90 including tax and shipping that’s in the 3lb range. Always look for deal and keep an eye out for good deal!

My main problem with the UL mindset is that it’s all about weight reduction that you’ll likely never notice in the field. For example, if I pack my Osprey Kestrel 38 for a 3-day May-Sept outing, total weight for everything but water is 22lb. (I live where there’s a lot of water so I bring a 1l BeFree and drink at each water source until late summer. At the last one before my campsite I also fill my 2 empty 1l bottles, for an extra 5lb pack weight.) I have pretty light gear - WM EverLite, SMD Deschutes, and NEMO Tensor to name a few, but I don’t use flimsy raingear like Helium because I bushwhack through dense forest a lot and I always bring a down jacket and merino baselayers because it’s not uncommon for temps to drop into the 30s F in summer. Now, let’s say I buy an HMG Southwest 2400, which weighs 28oz in white. My Kestrel is a lot heavier at 68oz, but 99.5% of people will NEVER notice the 2.5lb weight savings on their back. Dan Becker played a prank on another backpacking TH-camr and put an extra liter or 2 of water in his pack, the guy carried it all day without noticing the extra weight. A 2.5lb total pack weight reduction isn’t going to let you go farther, reduce the chance of injury, or be less tired at the end of the day. Now, I have gone with a lighter pack than my Kestrel - a Granite Gear Crown2 38 - but the 2 main reasons are that my 15F bag (Sierra Designs Mobile Mummy 15) fits in its cavernous main compartment but didn’t in the Kestrel, and the GG lid is removable while the Osprey isn’t. The price was lower than anything else so I bought it. I would have went with another “heavy” pack otherwise. Price is another reason, I’m not one to tell anyone how to spend their money but spending $400 for a 33oz 55l HMG when you can go to Backcountry right now and spend $100 for a GG Crown2 60 that comes in at 36oz and 55l without the brain is just foolish. Think of what else you could have done with that $300! Unless you just want to be able to say “look at me, I have a $400 backpack that I have to be careful with when setting it down on rocks.”

Very professional and polished video. The editing was great and the photography was beautiful. Great job.

Just my opinions and some generalized facts. 1. Fair. For people who sweat a lot GTX can be too much, but most people I have hiked with are completely fine with GTX boots. 2. GTX does not dry slowly. Maybe a hair slower, but not by much. Water evaporates and vapor is what GTX lets out. Sure if you leave a boot that is full of water then it's not going to dry like a non GTX boot that leaks all that water out, but no one leaves their boot full of water. Those tiny droplets that would stay in regular boots turn into vapor and come out of the boot either from the shaft or through the membrane like it would on a non GTX boot. River crossing is legit issue with GTX, but I simply dump the water out after crossing and the heat from my feet dries the boot. Hooray for merino socks and feet that don't sweat a lot. Most of the time what people take as GTX drying slowly is the cushioning holding water. 3. It's not necesseraly heavier. Most modern boots have cushioning and a liner. Gore-Tex works as the liner so another non GTX boot will require some sort of fabric to line the boot and that lining weighs something just like GTX does. We are talking at most a few gram difference if even that. Flexibility has everything to do with the boot or shoe design and outside materials rather than the lining. And GTX boots are not at all burlier because the GTX bootie is the liner. 4. Good point, but from my experince using high quality GTX boots for 15 years, my boots have all failed before the GTX membrane. For 10 years I solely used Haix P9 Desert GTX boots. My father has used the same boots for around 15 to 20 years. 5 pairs between us and 3 pairs have failed due to the outsole cracking after many Finnish winters and summers. My main problem GTX is boot height. If boots are 6" or under, GTX is wasted and actaully works against the user because water can so eaily get in from the top. 8" is good, but 10" is better and many people think that 8" is too much. In the past few years I have also begun to use barefoot shoes like FiveFingers. If those were GTX they would be absolute trash. With basically no liner they act like thicker grippy socks. Fantastic. Great video and in the end GTX is just a "tool" that needs to be used properly or it can seriously hinder the user. My body plays well with it and to me the positives outweigh the negatives.