Luxury items (and bad news) on the Appalachian Trail
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ต.ค. 2024
- Flatbroke gets tagged to show his luxury items, and uses it as an excuse for another treatise on attitude and flexibility on the AT.
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Your picture of a tarp reminded me of how I got started. Faced with false allegations of domestic violence and child abuse. After over a year of legal battles I finally got access to my daughter for a week. Deeply in debt from legal expenses, I didn't know what to do with her. It was my then 8 yo daughter that suggested camping with a tarp. Our first trip was using said tarp, ordinary bedding, and a pack for me, and a day pack for her. I started a marvellous tradition that includes the West Coast Trail, and a couple of section hikes on the PCT.
My luxury item is a second lamp. The second, (and hopefully the last) time was on the PCT, with a 2000' climb in the dark, and fearing that we would walk past the last campsite in the next ten miles.
It's great that you hike with your daughter! Thanks for sharing your experience and thanks a million for being a viewer!
So glad you keep making videos. Thank you for the wisdom!
And thanks to you for being a great viewer!
I say it repeatedly sir; I believe you are one of the best resources of hiking knowledge on TH-cam. Thank you for another great video and I’ll be sure to check out the the channels you have referenced.
Thanks for the endorsement and thanks again for being a great viewer!
"That kind of convenience is not my problem. My problem is getting up and down the hills without exhaustion."
Absolute genius way of thinking!
More 'learning the hard way' than genius. Glad you liked the video and thanks a million for watching!
Hard to believe you, YOU! would have been tagged for luxury, but glad to see that you were up for the challenge. And, we got another video form ya 👍🏼
Yeah, turns out I was hiking in luxury after all! :) And thanks again for being a great viewer!
flatbrokeoutside Your rugged individualism, frugality, and ability to express your points of topic (with as few slides as possible), is quite rare these days and refreshing 👍🏼
It's always like Christmas morning when I get a rare flatbrokeoutside video notification 😁
Sorry I don't post more. I have ideas but I'm busy at the moment with work and other stuff. :( And thanks for being a great viewer!
I love the matter-of-fact language and dry humor of these videos!
Glad you like the vids and thanks for being a great viewer!
I think this may be your best video for hikers who have some idea about what you are explaining. I too was introduced to hiking and backpacking in Y-Indian Guides, Cub Scouts and then Boy Scouts (I said goodbye to my Scout on a Monday night in 74 leaving for the Army at 17 years old on a Wednesday) so scouting made me as a paratrooper in the infantry "the strangest soldier he'd seen" more than once. I replaced my Army sleeping bag with a Poncho and Poncho Liner inside the sleeping bag cover. I used my Scout mirror, carried a BS knife along with AF Survival Knife, and was always amazing my platoon when everyone was wet and I was dry.
Fast forward to 67 years old and getting ready to hike again. Wife just retired and wants to go with me... I hope she enjoys it.
Thanks for sharing your experience and thanks a million for watching!
Ah ha! Glad you could find a few luxuries!! ....😉 All kidding aside, this was another great message. Thinking outside the box to prep for bad news- and how we can learn from this, is crucial. How many 2019s have quit already because the mental prep wasn’t there. The trail isn’t going to cut anybody a break because they’re not prepared for the unexpected hardship. Thanks a million for posting this.
Glad you liked it! Thanks for tagging me, thanks for your videos and thanks for being a great viewer!
Love your videos.... keeping it real! My dad was a fireman and took us hunting and fishing all over the Nevada desert. One time we got our truck got stuck in the mud and snow - my brothers slept on a tarp in sleeping bags on the snow and we didn't know any better! We had a good nights sleep , the mud froze , and we drove out in the morning.... we never had 'equipment ' - in the earlier years my mom would wrap perishables in newspaper - ice chests were for rich people. We 'dry camped' in the summer in Nevada and us kids learned to conserve water ( a matter of life and death ) - we never lacked drinking water, but knew not to waste water ..... those were happy, happy, days. ---- I miss my Dad.
I love your story! Sounds like great times - Thanks for sharing. And thanks a million for being a viewer!
Rarely comment but BIG fan! Great lunchtime break treat.
Enjoy your videos. Old gal but new hiker. Trying to learn. Fearful of snakes so afraid hiking will slow as weather warms unless I can get pass this fear. Cheers!
Peggy Louisville I have a video up of one rattlesnake encounter on a trail in the GSMNP, which from what I read is not common at all, and it did nothing to discourage me from going back out there the next day and hiking that exact same trail again. If you hike you will encounter a snake, eventually. It may be poisonous, but chances are it won’t be.
My advice is to keep your eyes on the trail when moving, always, and don’t jog. You’ll be fine.
Not many snakes in my country, though i've encountered 3 that i can remember. Make yourself noticed (vibrations with a walking stick for example) and they'll steer clear of your path. Best wishes.
Statistically speaking, we are far far more likely to see snakes right on the trail as opposed to just off the AT. And thanks for watching!
Where are you, my friend? Hope you are well. I have enjoyed all of your videos and appreciate your dry humor and clever turn of phrase. Take care and God bless! 👍
Self quarantined and doing fine. I got demoralized cause I couldn't section hike last year and now the trails are more or less closed. I also got a new job and have been working more. I've been messing with a new video for months and aint finished it. I suck. But it'll appear eventually. Thanks for checking in and stay healthy!
Always love your great information....and your voice!
And thank you for being a great viewer!
love these vids flatbroke.
And thanks for being a great viewer!
hope you film some new videos...really enjoy your take on backpacking and advice
I've got a video that's been sitting around half done for weeks. I'll get it done eventually. And thanks for being a great viewer!
Really enjoy all your videos.
Thank you
Glad you like the videos and thanks for being a viewer!
So glad to see your take on the Luxury Item Challenge! Thanks for another awesome video!
Thanks for tagging me, thanks for the videos you do and thanks a million for being a viewer!
Awesome ! Thanks a million.
Glad you liked it and thanks for watching!
So glad to hear your thoughts on luxury and hiking in general. Your channel was one of the first that I found and helped reignite my interest and desire to get out again after many years away from trails. Thank you!
That's good to hear! And thanks for being a viewer!
Good to see you're still on here!
And thanks to you for still watching!
glad to hear you are healthy and hiking, my friend. I appreciate your videos. You are a big inspiration.
Thanks my friend, and thanks for being a great viewer!
Gald to hear from ya Flatbroke, real enjoy your videos and humor.
Glad you like them and my thanks to you for being a great viewer!
You took a great approach to this tag and made it more than about gear. Well done, as I expected.
That was my Plan B in case I couldn't think of any luxury items, then I decided to put the two together. :) And thanks again, my friend, for being one of this channel's greatest viewers!
I have to admit...
You made me laugh with your story about the red drink mix. 😂❤
Always appreciate your videos, FlatBroke. Thank you!
Glad you liked it and thanks again for being a great viewer!
I like this narrative, common sense is hard to come by... In the Marines I learned redundancy pays off, if not a benefit to yourself for another in need. Thanks for the post.
Glad you liked it and a salute to you for being a viewer!
Missing your videos and voice
Hope this corona virus stays far away from you
God Bless you, Sir
All is well, or as well as can be expected in a pandemic. Thanks for staying in touch!
Like you, I had to put in some serious thought to find what I would call luxury items in my bag. Thanks for sharing your considerable insight.
I really liked your cup hook idea - smart! Keep making videos and thanks for being a viewer!
Wise perspective and thanks for bringing the discussion around “full circle “. Not many of us can match your resolve to go minimalist but we always learn something and, hopefully, take nuggets we can use to enjoy the trip with less baggage.
I hope that's the case - And thanks a million for being a viewer!
Good video. I keep applying your ideas to my own backpacking/hiking setups.I have the same issue of needing to carry less, but at the same time needing to cover more bases than when I was younger. I appreciated your humor in the luxury items section too. Thanks! Wish I had a picture of car camping in the Smokies after a week of rain. Our tarps had tarps. It was pathetic.
Glad you liked the video and thanks again for being a great viewer!
Came looking for more....
Hope you are well
I know. Nothing new. I suck.
Will have one up in a couple of weeks, I hope.
Extra pockets definitely won't get anyone up any hill! As always, great advice.
And a million thanks to you for being a viewer!
A lot of great information here! Thank you for sharing it. Nothing better than true woods wisdom.
Thanks for the endorsement and thanks for watching!
I've watched many of yours and other hiking related videos but, yours is by far the best narrated and informative. 👍👏👏
Thanks for that kind feedback and for being a great viewer!
Sir, I just found your channel and love it. I hope all is okay as i see you have not posted in a while. Thank you for all this amazing info as I feel like I may have a chance at the AT. Knowledge is power.
Glad to hear you find the channel helpful! I wasn't able to go on a section hike in 2019 so I got demoralized and haven't posted a video since. But I still have some ideas and will post more stuff eventually. Keep hikin' and thanks a million for watching!
@@flatbrokeoutside6921 Great news ty. Been a dream to hike the AT.Im on a 5 year goal right now.As soon as my youngest is out of school. And your videos have already been a big help.ty
Hang in there! I hope 2020 allows you to get back out for another section hike.
I always enjoy your well-reasoned commentary.
I too, carry chewing gum. It had not occurred to me as a luxury item but you are right. While I brush my teeth every morning on trail, the carbohydrate-dense snacks and lunch backpacking fare usually leave my teeth feeling scummy; and a piece of gum is refreshing and does clean that scuzzy film feeling from the teeth.
Yes, that's a good point - clean mouth, fresh breath. And thanks a million for being a great viewer!
Loved this one. Five Stars. The excellent commentary and advice reminds me of one of my favorite John Wayne movies, “The High and the Mighty,” in which the Duke has to shake sense into airliner captain Robert Stack, who freaks out and loses perspective when disaster looms. As suggested in the video, the true essentials to bring along are common sense, one’s wits and a positive attitude.
Thanks for your kind endorsement, sir. (And that is a nerve-wracking John Wayne movie!) I appreciate your being a great viewer!
Good video. You always present very good information. I carry the same Swiss Army knife. Love the saw on it. I’ve used it to cut firewood and manufactured the parts for making bowdrill friction fires.
Glad you liked it. Keep making videos and thanks for being a viewer!
Just checking up on you, no new videos in awhile, that's ok, maybe time to write a book, either way, hope all is well, thanks for taking the time to share your experiences, stay well !!!
I am low on video ideas, truth be told. I have one I have been piddling with for weeks and still haven't finished. Haven't had the time to section hike in '19 and that hasn't helped matters. Yeah ... I suck. But I appreciate you being a great viewer !!
flatbrokeoutside How does one set up a shelter during a rainstorm and stay dry enough to avoid hypothermia?
You have inspired me to make a TH-cam channel on Rustic Camping in Michigan... Thanks again.. Hoping you are doing well and Happy Fathers Day
Excellent! I will be watching! Thanks for being a viewer and Happy Father's Day to you, too!
@@flatbrokeoutside6921 Thanks
This tag was really popular throughout the channels. Chewing gum, nice choice didn't know that could help with limited water. Great items though. Your advice is a true point, i pack my bag with must grabs at top and less needed at the bottom. Really good points, appreciate the video.
Gum is no replacement for water but it does make things a little less miserable. Thanks for sharing your experience and thanks again for being a viewer!
As usual a great video full of useful info.
Glad you liked it and thanks for watching!
Thanks for sharing your information.
And thanks to you for being a viewer!
Always good information...thankyou for sharing!
And a million thanks to you for watching!
I always enjoy your videos, keep them coming!
When I have time to record them, I'll keep posting! Been kinda busy. Thanks for your support and thanks for being a great viewer!
It's great seeing a new video, and just in time for class of 2019!
Glad to see ya again! Keep hikin' and watch out for them gators :) !
Love it! Thanks!
And thanks again for being a viewer!
Thanks for another great video. Take Care
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Yayyy! Definitely one of my favorite channels. Your vids are always chock full of great info. Thank you.
Glad you liked it and thanks for your support and for being a great viewer!
Thanks FlatB. The voice of experience and responsible practice speaks again. Would love to see your face on the screen sometimes. Thanks mate. Blue Boy.
I aint pretty enough to be onscreen. :) Keep posting those videos and thanks for watching!
@@flatbrokeoutside6921 We know the voice, would like to know the face. No worries FlatB. Have you watched some of my vids? Honoured. BB
I have watched your videos. You do a good job! I do appear in my hiking videos ... but from a distance.
@@flatbrokeoutside6921 Ok - I will have to look more closely. Cool thanks for the kind word, and thank you too for watching. BB
Excellent video as always ! Several people have tried to get me to spend hundreds of dollars on their fave backpack. I have a free one. And one that cost me 100 dollars. They work just fine. Neither of the ones I have are luxury backpacks.
Thanks for sharing your experience and thanks again for being a great viewer!
There are ways to go overboard for sure but I do like you and carry a Sawyer water filter and Aqua Mira. That is one area all backpackers should have a backup. Love your videos!
My Sawyer clogged up on me last time out. I had backflushed it and rinsed it out before storing it. I didn't test it before the trip. On the trail another guy said they will do that if we don't keep them in a fridge. I had never heard that before. So carrying Aqua Mira really paid off that time. Keep hikin' and thanks a million for being a viewer!
As always, another great video. You da man!
Thanks, sir, and thanks for being a great viewer!
Great video as always!!! 82nd Airborne
Glad you liked it and a salute to you for being a great viewer!
I really appreciate your perspective. I'm often concerned by the perception that one isn't really serious about backpacking unless you're spending tons of money on the latest gear. I have this inate, contrarian idea that spending time in nature shouldn't cost a bunch of money. There really are solutions to many of the challenges in backpacking that don't involve money.
I have found DIY gear to be cost effective, and there certainly exists a DIY gear movement among long-distance backpackers. A good source for that for many years has been www.thru-hiker.com. They have a number of projects described, some kits and materials (I bought sil nylon from them), articles and a message board. Also, Ray Jardine -- who almost single handedly spearheaded the modern UL movement -- sells DIY kits at www.rayjardine.com. Maybe you have seen in other videos I have made my own tents, stuff sacks and backpacking quilt. Thanks a million for watching!
@@flatbrokeoutside6921 I absolutely agree. Most of my stuff is DIY. There is certainly a more natural feel to getting out there with something you made yourself than all overpriced store bought gear.
Love your videos!
Thanks for being a viewer!
@@flatbrokeoutside6921 you have so much knowledge, experience, and wisdom!
I also carry a mirror :-) It's really small, custom made... Ugh, I carry lots of stuff but the most luxurious is my food. Good food.
NOTE TO OTHERS READING THIS - Check out her CDT videos! She does an amazing job of capturing that trail on video! (And she thru-hiked the AT, too! Check those vids out also!)
pierwotna85 - Good food can't be beat! Thanks again for watching - It's an honor to have you as a viewer!
Good job.
Thanks a million!
I always love your videos! Thanks for sharing. Could you tell me about your pack? Brand, etc? thanks!
My pack is a GoLite Gust. GoLite went our of business because they tried opening clothing stores and it didn't work out. They quit making the Gust just before that happened. So I got on eBay and bought a second one, also about 100 bucks. I have it stored with the tags still on it ... I am still using my original and it's in fine shape. Keep hikin' and thanks for being a great viewer!
Great video!
Glad you liked it and thanks for watching!
I had a plan for my first AT section hike this summer and then corona 19 happed. Hoping you are still hiking there some time in the future ? ...
I didn't get to section hike last year and it aint looking good for 2020 either. I'll return when I manage to get there. And thanks for watching!
Excellent!
And thanks for watching!
I always pack things as vertically as possible in a pack. Long, thinner, shapes.
Thanks for sharing that good idea and thanks for watching!
Man I love your videos!
Glad you like 'em and thanks a million for your support!
As a hunter like you i like wool or polar fleece both still insulate you even when wet. Although heavier than down they dry quickly. down jacket may be like enough to add to your pack. I love wool. Love your videos.
I have wool stuff for hunting, but it's either thrift shop or military surplus stuff. Pretty durable. Good hunting, keep hikin' and thanks again for watching!
Always be prepared.... I was a Boy Scout also 👍
I still have some merit badges in a drawer somewhere ... :) Thanks a million for watching!
BTW for cramps, in my experience Hyland’s Leg Cramps (homeopathic), is a life saver, especially for Calf, foot, shin splint, (heck, anywhere) cramps.
Good tip. Thanks!
What is the most practical way to deal with mosquitoes, gnats, and biting flies?
I would base that on what I know in advance about bugs in the area I'm going to. For example, in some places out west mosquitoes are horrible. Up north black flies can be very bad in the spring - and some people have a terrible reaction the first time they experience those bites. In the eastern US, mosquitoes aren't too bad if we arent right next to a pond. I would carry a tent net liner, head net and bug spray, all three, if I knew I would be in a nasty area. Otherwise I always carry a head net (less than an ounce) and bug spray everywhere else.
Hope all is well! No uploads for a year.
I’m wondering how you are doing. Are you ok?
Yeah, I'm fine, just too dang busy and slightly overworked because of my own fault. I've had a video half finished for weeks ... Gotta break this bad habit and get it finished! Thanks for asking and thanks again for being a great viewer!
flatbrokeoutside Ok, I was worried about you. Glad you are ok. No rush on the video, take your time.
Can you post a video soon, ?we miss you!!
I know. I need to get one posted. I'm ashamed of myself.
flatbrokeoutside oh no don’t be , it’s purely selfish on my part. Lol , I just love your insight and your inspiring stories!!
haven't heard from you in a while!
I know. Got any video ideas?
@@flatbrokeoutside6921 I had the same thought...how about a video (if it has happened) of items that have crept back in to your pack, or may now that you are feeling better. That's if you have been able to get out at all. I am a 20+ year Massage Therapist and a huge recommend-er of magnesium to my clients. You have a VAST level of experience, how about a budget loadout just for an overnight on an extreme budget? The loadout wouldn't be the absolute lightest, but would be VERY accessible, and I am sure far from heavy. I have a feeling that you could do several videos even just compiling a bunch of the past and present DIY tips that you have sprinkled throughout your videos. The expedient alcohol stove and poncho camping come to mind for example...combined with some of your other suggestions into an actual kit to get people's minds moving. You would be an excellent gear reviewer because of your experience as a journalist and I suspect that none of the outdoor companies could afford to buy your review!
@@flatbrokeoutside6921 I had the same thought...how about a video (if it has happened) of items that have crept back in to your pack, or may now that you are feeling better. That's if you have been able to get out at all. I am a 20+ year Massage Therapist and a huge recommend-er of magnesium to my clients. You have a VAST level of experience, how about a budget loadout just for an overnight on an extreme budget? The loadout wouldn't be the absolute lightest, but would be VERY accessible, and I am sure far from heavy. I have a feeling that you could do several videos even just compiling a bunch of the past and present DIY tips that you have sprinkled throughout your videos. The expedient alcohol stove and poncho camping come to mind for example...combined with some of your other suggestions into an actual kit to get people's minds moving. You would be an excellent gear reviewer because of your experience as a journalist and I suspect that none of the outdoor companies could afford to buy your review!
Thanks for the ideas! I particularly like the DIY compilation. I'm not sure I have the disposition to be a gear reviewer ... I might be too much of a minimalist. And thanks for being a great viewer!
@@flatbrokeoutside6921 I think that you would be an excellent gear reviewer because you by now in your life have most alsp likely done not so minimalist camping as well and you have for example camped with your daughter as she grew up. Ever use any of your gear on a road trip? I also suspect you could do skills videos so that when your more motivated viewers practiced them, they could go somewhat more minimalist as well. Skills and knowledge weigh nothing and tney cost only effort and time :)
I'm heading out from pa to Georgia on the Appalachian Trail June 29 with just a tent backpack sleeping bag homemade stove maybe 20 days of food and less than 100$. Your videos really help thanks :)
Hope it's a good hike. Best of luck and thanks a million for being a viewer!
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I just don't see you as a hiker with luxury items. I tend to carry too many flashlights when I go car camping. But I have been without any lights so I carry several.
I always carry a spare light also. And thanks again for watching!
How about an update video on
*What you're doing now
* plans for future hikes
* who inspires you & how
(If you have many make it a series ...(
I really like new vids by it tells me you're ok
Where are you, Friend?
In Ohio, near Columbus.
45 70?
That's a good ol' .30-30 Winchester 94. I did not, however, have the money to own a gun like that. A guy I knew took pity on me and loaned it to me. And another guy gave me the plastic sheet. And yet a third guy loaned me a Coleman stove! It was a charity bear hunt. :) At the time a bear license only cost $25. Now they cost about $255. And thanks for watching!
@@flatbrokeoutside6921 my first elk tag was 90 frog pelts
I would be hard pressed to pick any individual items as a luxury item. I would have to list everything in my pack and even the pack as a luxury item. it's all related and used in junction with each other , might say it's an interrogated system.
Like you , I started with basically nothing but my Dad's old WW 2 Sleeping bag back in the late 50's. Graduated from the ground to a old army surplus jungle hammock. I thought that hammock was real luxurious. Seams like everything added over the years falls into the luxury list. Even the weight of everything over the years , now a 7.25 to 8.50 pound ( Base ) weight is luxury of the finest level. Heck , by replacing the heavy items with lighter items even makes my wallet lighter. As life goes on it does get better.
Today's stuff is luxurious indeed compared to back when. Thanks for sharing your experience and thanks for watching!