This video refers specifically to my trip from last week, but the gear is universal for my longer hikes. See the complete gear list here eriknormark.wordpress.com/2019/07/19/summer-hiking-clothes-and-gear-one-week-in-the-swedish-mountains/ I also wish to thank you all for the support and for making all these videos possible! Hope you enjoy this as much as I do :-) Thanks!
Great advice, especially toward the end of the film. Erik talks of the reality of nature and the obvious. But that is so needed with thousands of you tubers out there doing their own thing (in wonderful ways of course) and inspiring people like me - because I am afraid. When I was a child I was never afraid of being outdoors or in nature - but as an adult one sees from a less innocent viewpoint. Nonetheless, it is so great to hear this guy talking so simply and without arrogance and pomp - but explain clearly. I am so grateful to all the many you tubers who have helped me even just begin to gain confidence to do just a short hike and overnight stay. And this guy rocks. Big Thank You
Glad to hear you speak about fear, knowledge and how to enjoy nature. It is very important to just relax and know about what you are doing and where you are traveling. Very well spoken and great message.
So true. I spent my time in the jungles of Northern Thailand mostly alone, and many ask if I am not afraid. Reality is, out there everything work by the simple and beautiful laws of nature. No spider bite because it had a bad day, no snake attacks you just because it can. If you know what, where and how, nature is so much more safe than the urban world. I find your videos a great inspiration, spent my first 25 years in the Scandinavian forests, and do miss it sometimes.
Erik, thanks for your videos. You help keep me sane during this trying times (in the USA). Most of us are on edge. I just told my kids last night that we should go winter hiking/camping this year and all I heard were their food dropping on their plate and coughs😊. Yes, this Nigerian American mom told her med School student daughter, senior college student daughter and HS student son, that we should go winter camping. We don’t even do outdoor picnics well. It was a sight to see; just silence for seconds, with eyes popping and mouths open 😊. This is all thanks to you. I will fill you in when in happens. Thanks Erik.
Yes, do it! I'm an Australian mum taking my 3 sons, 24,20 and 17 on a 6 day hike in Tasmania high country at the end of summer ( not winter...I hate being cold) Can't wait but also know it will be great for them. Lots of preparation and reading. Good luck!
Hej Erik, I'm glad you mentioned that people need to accept to be in nature and have less comfort 👍🏻 this is one of my attitude in life in general, to accept. Only if you accept a certain situation, you can go on. Go on without loosing energy and focus on your life, on the moments. Only acceptance keeps you really going and continuing. I appreciate your videos and your mind for nature 🌿
Thank You Erik for your time and wisdom. I especially like the tranquil sounds and the wonderful videos that must take you ages to edit. I am always surprised at how calm you appear when dealing with the weather (show storms, wind etc) It brings a smile to my face every time you give coffee (a holy moment) a thumbs up. I look forward to your next adventures. Greetings and Happy Christmas from Austria
I really really like the last words you say about being outdoors, to know you environment and that there is nothing you need to be afraid of in nature. Thanks for brining it to the point. See you outdoors!
An excellent and informative report.Especially the comment saying.Do not expect home comforts when you are out in the hills,woods etc..Many people do and are disappointed so spoiling their trip.
I mainly like your videos because of the colors, the light, the quietness, the views, the image composition. Simply perfect. Makes me want to be exactly where you are.
You have inspired me to get out and go on a solo trip here in Temagami park in Canada. Thank you sir.. life is too short to not be brave and adventurous!
Alot of tranquility is what I get from your videos Erik. Thanks. I spend alot of time in the forest and mountains, trying to get in shape so that one day I too can go on trips like yours. Live right smack in the middle of Norway, and the only thing I fear when I'm out is the king of the forest, the moose.. but.. I keep my ears open, and a watchfull eye.
Thanks Erik, a very useful video. I agree, people should not be afraid of the outdoors. You have more to fear on a city street (mainly cars and their pollution) than in a forest or on a mountain.
Thanks for a good video. Be part of nature you say, yes, I agree. I am more afraid in a city than out doors, I enjoy nature and I enjoy your videos. Cheers from Norway
Hello Erik, thank you for sharing your gear loadout review. You have all the essential equipment that you will need in the outdoors. The very best to you. I look forward to your next exciting and informative video. 🤗
Love you Erik,,,I am watching your videos regularly,, I feel so fantastic ,,,your videos are exceptional,,, I am enjoying the nature at home by just watching your clips,,,,thanks
I am now in northern sweeden, i just completed kungsleden and it was really amazing. I dont want to go gome, so i am traveling now back to the north from Hemavan and make some more hiking. Nice video btw.
Adding your ideas on acceptance, natural knowledge and managing your fears was a great way to end the video. They are important points that are sometimes overlooked. Thank you Eric. Peace.
Thank you for sharing! I guess I spend too much time worrying at times. So, I really appreciated what you said about fear. The more you go to the great outdoors, the less fear you'll experience since you learn how things work out there.
Eric, I love your philosophy regarding your gear, their respective uses, clothing and enjoying what nature has to offer...for me peace of mind, essentially mental health. Obviously, you believe in the "kiss" principle rather than attempting to emulate the comfort you enjoy at home. I've learned after 60+ years of backpacking and camping that you cannot bring home with you to the outdoors. The idea is just to get out and enjoy the fresh air, to smell the roses and to relax, forget about concerns or troubles and leave all of the B.S. behind. I've had the pleasure of traveling around the world as a military dependent, as a military person and in subsequent jobs. I've encountered bears, one pissed off mountain lion, packs of coyotes, peccaries (nasty little buggers!), a moose and a herd of elk. Other than the mountain lion I never feared for my life. I just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Most of the bears scattered as I approached except one sow who was only trying to protect her two cubs. Thank God she was not a grizzly bear.
Great video! Agree, people are afraid of the wildlife but perhaps more out of fear of having to spend time with their own mind and without modern comfy. Started weekend hiking again after a long long break and love it. Keep up the good work! Tack👍
Thx for your vids and efforts. And thx for sharing. I was in Härjedalen in ultimo may/primo june '06 + '07. Packed for the weather I had experienced previous years. +/-2, snowstorm, visibilety 50m. But on these trips I had +30 dgr C. I almost melted. No sunblocker and only a light shirt. Drank 4-5 ltr water a day. It's never the same in the mountains
I asked a question about your last video regarding food and gear, this video has answered it perfectly. Many thanks. Your philosophy about wild camping and nature is also true, we have lost touch with nature and need to reconnect with it.
Excellent speech , essential and I say to you that I'm agree about all. I think that to be outdoor is a culture first of all and not all people are aware to be out in the forest, mountain and so on. My best greeting for your trips-
Great video - I use a very similar cooking set up for ultralight trips - a 0.5 litre pot with a 0.25 lid, either with an ultralight gas stove and small canister or a trangia burner and cross stand. Keep these amazing videos coming.
Hi Erik, thanks for innovation and introducing your equipment. For my favorit region as supplement i do need waterfilter, headlamp and first aid kit. Have a nice summer hiking time. Good path. Alex
Nice advice altogether :) You don't need much if you bring the right stuff. I too love studying the map in the camp/tent, actually I could even buy maps and sit in my home kitchen drinking coffee and "walk" on/off the trails fantasizing about the landscape... haha :)
Very good comments about knowing your environment, using maps and diminishing your fears. Gear is just stuff unless you are really thinking about what you may run into. You didn’t mention first aid kit that you make up, that is important to have. Come to Wyoming, you will see your bear and a lot more! Thanks for sharing.
I allways take an map and an thumb strap compass with parell lines, the thumb points in the direction of travel, the parrel lines point north south. Easy to use and to glace at in reference to were im going. Gerard.
I love your adventures, Erik, and thank you sharing the information regarding your load out. With experience (50+ years in my case) comes the positive attitude and development of one's skills to handle the situations encountered in the wilderness. I have encountered black bears, one moose, a mountain lion and several poisonous snakes while backpacking on five continents. The only time I feared for my life was the encounter with the mountain lion, mostly because it surprised me while answering the call of nature. My two buddies helped to frighten it away. We humans enter their domain and we just have to respect that and know (learn) how to react to find a peaceful resolution. It's amazing that experience will lead you to carrying lighter loads. On my first backpacking trip I carried 60+ pounds (27+ kilos) ascending a mountain in Arizona. My average load outs nowadays is around 7 kilos base weight; 9 to 10 kilos including food and water. I've been able to spend a couple nights out using a 19 liter backpack or a haversack. It's hard to pack the "kitchen sink" in bags that small :)
Excellent gear choices Erik.I bought the Tarptent Notch Li (Dyneema fabric) tent so now I save my Tarptent Moment DW for winter camping. My BIG THREE: 1. Tarptent Moment DW solo tent, 2. Osprey EXOS 58 pack, 3. Western Mountaineering overstuffed Megalite mummy bag (20 F.) and REI Insulated air mattress (R 3.7). Stove-> Oprimus CRUX W/ folding 3 leg stand (or Trail Designs Sidewinder Caldera Cone W/ ESBIT tablets) I backpack in the US mountain west so I carry a down jacket for cold evenings above 6,000 ft. (2,000 meters).
Hi Erik .. thanks for that and sharing with us. Yes, each has their preferences .. however (my inmate curiosity 😉), it is nice to know what works for others in that one can learn from that and as such make for a better personal experience. Take care ..
Thank you Erik for your sharings, tipps, i have never experienced a bright night ( of course partially/full moon nights). Best wishes from switzerland.
Hi! Thanks for the video, it is nice as usual! Watching for your videos is relaxing for me, and I very appreciate them also because of no advertisement and the fact that you don't say in the end something like - "Put thumbs up my friends" 😀. Such a swedish not pushing and respectful mentality I guess 👍
Wow! never need to carry water. Wish I knew what that was like here in Southern California. Try carrying three, four, five liters of water to get through a few days. But on the bright side I don't need heavy waterproof boots and almost never need a rain jacket...and what the heck are rain pants? don't need mosquito repellent and only one light fleece will do it. It's light out at night in the summer in Sweden...never even thought about that. Well, we have a nice full moon out here in the desert....Great video!
You are so right Erik!!! On all points.. I'm admit I'm not so good about reading up about the local birds and such 🙁 ...but on many trips wish I had !!!
Thank you for this great video. A lot of good information, especially because you can spend a lot of money on the wrong equipment. It is better to listen to you than to a salesman in a shop. If possible please more videos like this ...
Hej, I have also never seen a bear in Sweden for many years hiking but I have faced one last summer during the night from the sleeping bag for about 2 meters (after we spoked to him, he left, fortunately) in eastern Turkey at a place I would never expect bears - a volcano crater (Nemrut Dagi in Bitlis province), no forest far far away, just dry agricultural area. A very uncomfortable and dangerous situation. No warning signs at all. The day after, we met a German group with a Turkish guide, they had a weapon and told us, in the relatively small caldera live about 16 bears, from the garbage which was really everywhere! Your advice is absolutely valid for Sweden and Scandinavia but not for other countries. I have seen many excrements in Sarek and we had always the food in the tent but the bears in Sweden have space and food enough and have their natural instincts. In Slovakia, we place the food always far away and problems appear quite often, sometimes comes the bears also into the villages mostly in autumn for the fruits on the trees like pears. Warning signs in many places, bears are protected by the law and the population is growing. The first bear I have seen was in Slovakia, he just crossed the mountain ridge, a nice experience, we have also a picture but in the tent in Slovakia, Romania, etc., I am always a little stressed.
Hi thanks a lot for your advice I like your video and in this period I’m starting to prepare for my first natural survival course. I hope to meet you in Lapland during the winter ❄️ I go very often in that amazing place . Thanks a lot
Here in Florida the main concern is not the cold but staying cool since most of the year it's either hot or warm. A ultralight pack makes it more enjoyable due to less weight. Mine is 7 to 8 pounds without the consumables. The lighter pack and basic gear makes it easy on the back. A Jungle Hammock offers 360 degree ventilation when sleeping. One with a double bottom ( mosquitoes can't bite threw it ) and mosquito netting over the top keeps the bugs away. You are lucky , over here the water HAS to be filtered or treated.
The Ruonek video this one refers to th-cam.com/video/F_CCrj7EVv8/w-d-xo.html
Thank you very much
I guess I'm kind of off topic but does anyone know of a good place to watch newly released movies online?
@Jayce Jaime i watch on Flixzone. Just google for it =)
@Ignacio Bentley yup, I have been watching on Flixzone for months myself =)
@Ignacio Bentley thank you, signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :) I appreciate it!!
So refreshing to hear such a sober and tranquill voice. A lot of peace comes from this beautiful video.
"Don't waste your time to be afraid"...i'm agree with that and with your philosophy
thank you, best regards from french Alps
Depends on situation and location. Guess my alertness would be elevated camping in the Amazonas eg.
@@MrBirgerB Actually...
I enjoy these occasional videos when you talk. Very eloquent in what is not your first language. Very easy to listen to.
This video refers specifically to my trip from last week, but the gear is universal for my longer hikes. See the complete gear list here
eriknormark.wordpress.com/2019/07/19/summer-hiking-clothes-and-gear-one-week-in-the-swedish-mountains/
I also wish to thank you all for the support and for making all these videos possible! Hope you enjoy this as much as I do :-) Thanks!
Thanks for entertaining us
Great advice, especially toward the end of the film. Erik talks of the reality of nature and the obvious. But that is so needed with thousands of you tubers out there doing their own thing (in wonderful ways of course) and inspiring people like me - because I am afraid. When I was a child I was never afraid of being outdoors or in nature - but as an adult one sees from a less innocent viewpoint. Nonetheless, it is so great to hear this guy talking so simply and without arrogance and pomp - but explain clearly. I am so grateful to all the many you tubers who have helped me even just begin to gain confidence to do just a short hike and overnight stay. And this guy rocks. Big Thank You
Glad to hear you speak about fear, knowledge and how to enjoy nature. It is very important to just relax and know about what you are doing and where you are traveling. Very well spoken and great message.
So true. I spent my time in the jungles of Northern Thailand mostly alone, and many ask if I am not afraid. Reality is, out there everything work by the simple and beautiful laws of nature. No spider bite because it had a bad day, no snake attacks you just because it can. If you know what, where and how, nature is so much more safe than the urban world. I find your videos a great inspiration, spent my first 25 years in the Scandinavian forests, and do miss it sometimes.
The last few minutes (about knowledge and fear etc.) are my favorite ones. Well said man. Simple and true wisdom.
"Reading the map is one of the best things" Jeg er helt enig! Dejlig telt-læsning. Tak for en god video.
Another great video..."cure your fear with knowledge." Wise words in all aspects of life.
Erik, thanks for your videos. You help keep me sane during this trying times (in the USA). Most of us are on edge. I just told my kids last night that we should go winter hiking/camping this year and all I heard were their food dropping on their plate and coughs😊. Yes, this Nigerian American mom told her med School student daughter, senior college student daughter and HS student son, that we should go winter camping. We don’t even do outdoor picnics well. It was a sight to see; just silence for seconds, with eyes popping and mouths open 😊. This is all thanks to you. I will fill you in when in happens. Thanks Erik.
Thanks! Yes please do :)
Yes, do it! I'm an Australian mum taking my 3 sons, 24,20 and 17 on a 6 day hike in Tasmania high country at the end of summer ( not winter...I hate being cold) Can't wait but also know it will be great for them. Lots of preparation and reading. Good luck!
Carmen Gauci thanks for your encouragement. I would love to and want my kids to experience it as well. Have a good day.
Hej Erik, I'm glad you mentioned that people need to accept to be in nature and have less comfort 👍🏻 this is one of my attitude in life in general, to accept. Only if you accept a certain situation, you can go on. Go on without loosing energy and focus on your life, on the moments. Only acceptance keeps you really going and continuing. I appreciate your videos and your mind for nature 🌿
Thank You Erik for your time and wisdom. I especially like the tranquil sounds and the wonderful videos that must take you ages to edit. I am always surprised at how calm you appear when dealing with the weather (show storms, wind etc) It brings a smile to my face every time you give coffee (a holy moment) a thumbs up. I look forward to your next adventures. Greetings and Happy Christmas from Austria
- Reading the map is one of the best things - Fantastic. I absolutely agree with you 👍👍👍
At the end of the video, you did a very good cosideration about confort and fear in the nature, thanks
I really really like the last words you say about being outdoors, to know you environment and that there is nothing you need to be afraid of in nature. Thanks for brining it to the point.
See you outdoors!
An excellent and informative report.Especially the comment saying.Do not expect home comforts when you are out in the hills,woods etc..Many people do and are disappointed so spoiling their trip.
I mainly like your videos because of the colors, the light, the quietness, the views, the image composition. Simply perfect. Makes me want to be exactly where you are.
You have inspired me to get out and go on a solo trip here in Temagami park in Canada. Thank you sir.. life is too short to not be brave and adventurous!
Excellent choice of a topic. Thanks for sharing info on your gear and for your perspective on the outdoors. I agree with all you said.
Watching this again - one of my favourite videos! Thank you.
I am very glad that you shared your thoughts and experience with us. Tak.
Alot of tranquility is what I get from your videos Erik. Thanks.
I spend alot of time in the forest and mountains, trying to get in shape so that one day I too can go on trips like yours.
Live right smack in the middle of Norway, and the only thing I fear when I'm out is the king of the forest, the moose.. but.. I keep my ears open, and a watchfull eye.
I was always in hesitations how to reduce the weight in the backpack and your kind demonstration gave me a great idea. Thank you.
good simple information about proven gear and the right philosophy, thank you!
Thanks Erik, a very useful video. I agree, people should not be afraid of the outdoors. You have more to fear on a city street (mainly cars and their pollution) than in a forest or on a mountain.
I really enjoy your videos. Appreciate the sounds as well as the scenes. Thank you for your dedication to bringing all of us this beauty. Terry.
Thanks for a good video. Be part of nature you say, yes, I agree. I am more afraid in a city than out doors, I enjoy nature and I enjoy your videos. Cheers from Norway
Hello Erik, thank you for sharing your gear loadout review. You have all the essential equipment that you will need in the outdoors. The very best to you. I look forward to your next exciting and informative video. 🤗
You are always watching well. Thank you.
I LOVE your videos with just the sounds and sights of Nature and no talking, but this video where you talk about things and gear is very helpful!
Love you Erik,,,I am watching your videos regularly,, I feel so fantastic ,,,your videos are exceptional,,, I am enjoying the nature at home by just watching your clips,,,,thanks
I haven't seen a bear either but I've seen Erik smile😊 6:28
I agree with your comments about not being afraid. Always be aware of your surroundings, use your brain. Great video. Greetings from California.
Thank you Erik, your words in the end were very inspiring and true
I am now in northern sweeden, i just completed kungsleden and it was really amazing. I dont want to go gome, so i am traveling now back to the north from Hemavan and make some more hiking. Nice video btw.
Check out sarek NP
Adding your ideas on acceptance, natural knowledge and managing your fears was a great way to end the video. They are important points that are sometimes overlooked. Thank you Eric. Peace.
Thank you for sharing!
I guess I spend too much time worrying at times. So, I really appreciated what you said about fear. The more you go to the great outdoors, the less fear you'll experience since you learn how things work out there.
Thank you Erik for an interesting explanation. The clarity of your filming was outstanding.
Your mic is very good. Great audio.
Such great content as well. I'm glad I found your channel.
When I heard the mosquito I couldn't help but look around :-).
Such a great film & philosophy.
Eric, I love your philosophy regarding your gear, their respective uses, clothing and enjoying what nature has to offer...for me peace of mind, essentially mental health. Obviously, you believe in the "kiss" principle rather than attempting to emulate the comfort you enjoy at home. I've learned after 60+ years of backpacking and camping that you cannot bring home with you to the outdoors. The idea is just to get out and enjoy the fresh air, to smell the roses and to relax, forget about concerns or troubles and leave all of the B.S. behind. I've had the pleasure of traveling around the world as a military dependent, as a military person and in subsequent jobs. I've encountered bears, one pissed off mountain lion, packs of coyotes, peccaries (nasty little buggers!), a moose and a herd of elk. Other than the mountain lion I never feared for my life. I just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Most of the bears scattered as I approached except one sow who was only trying to protect her two cubs. Thank God she was not a grizzly bear.
Thanks Erik!
Hope you have a great summer!
Great video! Agree, people are afraid of the wildlife but perhaps more out of fear of having to spend time with their own mind and without modern comfy. Started weekend hiking again after a long long break and love it. Keep up the good work! Tack👍
Thx for your vids and efforts. And thx for sharing.
I was in Härjedalen in ultimo may/primo june '06 + '07. Packed for the weather I had experienced previous years. +/-2, snowstorm, visibilety 50m.
But on these trips I had +30 dgr C. I almost melted. No sunblocker and only a light shirt. Drank 4-5 ltr water a day.
It's never the same in the mountains
Great teacher you are in the ways to walk and blend with nature and enjoy ,thank you
Very good video... indeed, no need to be afraid of the outdoors.
I like your train of thought, as simple as the outdoors.
What a master. Amazing videos and channel. Simply I love it.
Unagitated, competent and very likeable. Thanks Erik and greetings from Switzerland🇨🇭
I asked a question about your last video regarding food and gear, this video has answered it perfectly. Many thanks. Your philosophy about wild camping and nature is also true, we have lost touch with nature and need to reconnect with it.
Such a humble man. Thanks Eric
Excellent speech , essential and I say to you that I'm agree about all. I think that to be outdoor is a culture first of all and not all people are aware to be out in the forest, mountain and so on. My best greeting for your trips-
Legend Erik , Jimmy from galway, Ireland.really enjoy your content.very relaxing.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Northern Sweden looks like a very nice place to hike and camp.
Equipaggiamento logico e perfetto, grazie Erik.
Great advice..and really good discussion at the end.
Great video - I use a very similar cooking set up for ultralight trips - a 0.5 litre pot with a 0.25 lid, either with an ultralight gas stove and small canister or a trangia burner and cross stand. Keep these amazing videos coming.
Thank you for this great Video. Greetings from Norway.
Wisdom and experience. Thank you.
Hi Erik, thanks for innovation and introducing your equipment. For my favorit region as supplement i do need waterfilter, headlamp and first aid kit. Have a nice summer hiking time. Good path. Alex
Nice video Erik, and wise words. In nature is the most beautiful thing there is.
Thanks Erik...another great video...very informative
Nice advice altogether :) You don't need much if you bring the right stuff.
I too love studying the map in the camp/tent, actually I could even buy maps and sit in my home kitchen drinking coffee and "walk" on/off the trails fantasizing about the landscape... haha :)
I do the same:D
Olegs Lapins Haha 🤣 My kids think I’m crazy 😅 Good to know there are more crazy people out there 😂
Erik, Great video! abundant detail, but brief and to the point. Your videos commuicate more by saying less. The visuals send the message!
An inspiring, educational mini doc from northern Sweden, thoroughly enjoyable as ever. Always look forward to your postings.
Very good comments about knowing your environment, using maps and diminishing your fears. Gear is just stuff unless you are really thinking about what you may run into. You didn’t mention first aid kit that you make up, that is important to have. Come to Wyoming, you will see your bear and a lot more! Thanks for sharing.
Tack för visdomsorden Erik samt dina fina videos.
I allways take an map and an thumb strap compass with parell lines, the thumb points in the direction of travel, the parrel lines point north south.
Easy to use and to glace at in reference to were im going.
Gerard.
More and more hiking erik!! Thank you for your video.. ☺️
Ilove to watching your video, cuz in the Philippines never happen like that..
Such a beautiful place !!!!! Thanks a lot for your advices... And I thank your country to make such wonderful knifes... Thanks from a french one :)
Well put, of all your gear the mind is the most important!
thank you for talking to us,, as you dont much , sharing about your experiences thanks mister, and not trying to sell us anything ,
Thanks Erik for sharing your wonderful hiking trip .Warm greetings Detroit , Michigan USA 🇺🇸
Great messages here - thanks Erik.
Thank you for an excellent informative video! Your common sense is as good as your professional filming👍
I love your adventures, Erik, and thank you sharing the information regarding your load out. With experience (50+ years in my case) comes the positive attitude and development of one's skills to handle the situations encountered in the wilderness. I have encountered black bears, one moose, a mountain lion and several poisonous snakes while backpacking on five continents. The only time I feared for my life was the encounter with the mountain lion, mostly because it surprised me while answering the call of nature. My two buddies helped to frighten it away. We humans enter their domain and we just have to respect that and know (learn) how to react to find a peaceful resolution. It's amazing that experience will lead you to carrying lighter loads. On my first backpacking trip I carried 60+ pounds (27+ kilos) ascending a mountain in Arizona. My average load outs nowadays is around 7 kilos base weight; 9 to 10 kilos including food and water. I've been able to spend a couple nights out using a 19 liter backpack or a haversack. It's hard to pack the "kitchen sink" in bags that small :)
Great video man. Have an awesome Sunday, Andreas 🇸🇪
Love seeing the country as well as your gear and techniques even though I live on the central plains of the USA. Thank you!
I was afraid of my first night outside the house by the nearby lake. It was funny, there was no danger. Knowledge and common sense, later equipment.
Excellent gear choices Erik.I bought the Tarptent Notch Li (Dyneema fabric) tent so now I save my Tarptent Moment DW for winter camping.
My BIG THREE: 1. Tarptent Moment DW solo tent, 2. Osprey EXOS 58 pack, 3. Western Mountaineering overstuffed Megalite mummy bag (20 F.) and REI Insulated air mattress (R 3.7).
Stove-> Oprimus CRUX W/ folding 3 leg stand (or Trail Designs Sidewinder Caldera Cone W/ ESBIT tablets)
I backpack in the US mountain west so I carry a down jacket for cold evenings above 6,000 ft. (2,000 meters).
Hi Erik .. thanks for that and sharing with us.
Yes, each has their preferences .. however (my inmate curiosity 😉), it is nice to know what works for others in that one can learn from that and as such make for a better personal experience.
Take care ..
Nice work! I need to get to Northern Sweden, probably next year now.
Cheers!
Thank you Erik for your sharings, tipps, i have never experienced a bright night ( of course partially/full moon nights). Best wishes from switzerland.
Thanks Erik, I always learn something new from watching your videos!
Thanks for sharing. ATVB.
Steve. 👍👍
Hi! Thanks for the video, it is nice as usual! Watching for your videos is relaxing for me, and I very appreciate them also because of no advertisement and the fact that you don't say in the end something like - "Put thumbs up my friends" 😀. Such a swedish not pushing and respectful mentality I guess 👍
Wow! never need to carry water. Wish I knew what that was like here in Southern California. Try carrying three, four, five liters of water to get through a few days. But on the bright side I don't need heavy waterproof boots and almost never need a rain jacket...and what the heck are rain pants? don't need mosquito repellent and only one light fleece will do it. It's light out at night in the summer in Sweden...never even thought about that. Well, we have a nice full moon out here in the desert....Great video!
This video is very relaxing
You are so right Erik!!!
On all points.. I'm admit I'm not so good about reading up about the local birds and such 🙁 ...but on many trips wish I had !!!
Well done Erik. Have a good week
Thank you for this great video. A lot of good information, especially because you can spend a lot of money on the wrong equipment. It is better to listen to you than to a salesman in a shop. If possible please more videos like this ...
Thanks :)
very much enjoyed your video Eric keep up the good work
Great video. Using ur videos for preparation
Hej, I have also never seen a bear in Sweden for many years hiking but I have faced one last summer during the night from the sleeping bag for about 2 meters (after we spoked to him, he left, fortunately) in eastern Turkey at a place I would never expect bears - a volcano crater (Nemrut Dagi in Bitlis province), no forest far far away, just dry agricultural area. A very uncomfortable and dangerous situation. No warning signs at all. The day after, we met a German group with a Turkish guide, they had a weapon and told us, in the relatively small caldera live about 16 bears, from the garbage which was really everywhere! Your advice is absolutely valid for Sweden and Scandinavia but not for other countries. I have seen many excrements in Sarek and we had always the food in the tent but the bears in Sweden have space and food enough and have their natural instincts. In Slovakia, we place the food always far away and problems appear quite often, sometimes comes the bears also into the villages mostly in autumn for the fruits on the trees like pears. Warning signs in many places, bears are protected by the law and the population is growing. The first bear I have seen was in Slovakia, he just crossed the mountain ridge, a nice experience, we have also a picture but in the tent in Slovakia, Romania, etc., I am always a little stressed.
Thank You for this video.this is very helpful to me.
Hello!!! From Korea~~~ Have a nice Sunday.
Hi thanks a lot for your advice I like your video and in this period I’m starting to prepare for my first natural survival course. I hope to meet you in Lapland during the winter ❄️ I go very often in that amazing place . Thanks a lot
Relaxing vid. And 11:13 real talk.
Here in Florida the main concern is not the cold but staying cool since most of the year it's either hot or warm. A ultralight pack makes it more enjoyable due to less weight. Mine is 7 to 8 pounds without the consumables. The lighter pack and basic gear makes it easy on the back. A Jungle Hammock offers 360 degree ventilation when sleeping. One with a double bottom ( mosquitoes can't bite threw it ) and mosquito netting over the top keeps the bugs away. You are lucky , over here the water HAS to be filtered or treated.