Dude, your documentary was incredible. I finished it feeling like my heart was full. Such humanity and such natural beauty. Thank you for putting it out there!!! You have a gift for documenting this subject.
That means the absolute world to me! You can’t imagine. Thank you so much for writing this! Working on Pack & Soul season 2 on another trail. We’ll see if it comes to fruition. Appreciate you!
Interesting way of packing it. I do it in the reverse. I use a inflation bag for my pad as a liner, and I put my bag, clothes, puffy and pad (the stuff that will come out the last when I'm in the camp/tent), then I se the food next to my back, and change of clothes in the front (fleece, and or a layer to throw) and a stove, and on top of it I put my tent body, the poles are strapped next to my back, and on top of it it's my rain cape. The stuff I use the most goes in my bum bag/brain. And since I have a bottom zip, carry my spare water (for long hauls) in the bottom of my pack, and it will become progressively lighter. If it's cold when I stop, the fleece + windbreaker goes out and keeps me warm. I do it like that so when I'm caught in a storm, the first think I'm pulling out is a shelter. If I need food for when I stop I can just pull out the tent body and grab my food. But I'm absolutely sure I'm not going to be needing my sleeping bag, clothes and pad throughout the day. Granted the weather here in the mountains is usually always rainy, so I plan and pack for that.
Thanks for the comment! You definitely have valid points. I took the brain off this pack, but it’d be a great spot for storage if i ever put it back on. Hike on!
Love this channel!! Such a positive attitude. Food at the top is definitely key. How would you pack differently if your gear was wet? Say your tent got wet the night before, at the bottom would keep it wet no?
Thanks so much for the nice words! If things are wet I’ll do my best to dry them out before I put them in, but the reality is that they’re probably gonna just get wet again, especially on the AT. So I don’t really worry about it too much, just embrace it!
You got a great technique. I constantly change mine up, would like to settle on something, but like you said, we’ll change it up for the rest of our lives ha!
I was surprised how similar, but not similar we pack. I pack my almost 5lbs of CPAP gear in a large industrial strength locking plastic bag, which I put in the day pack that is laced inside my Gregory 65 Diva. This puts the weight closer to my center back. I then unzip the bottom and front of the bag. At the bottom, I place 2 sets of whoopie slings; the next to them I put my Superfly tarp in it's snake skin rolled and place in a gallon freezer bag, so if it is wet, it will not get anything else wet. I then zip up the bottom. I have two nylofoam bags: One, I pack my hammock - also in protective bag, CPAP tubing with mask, and night clothes. I close it up tight and set it upsidedown on top of the whoopie slings and tarp. I have cut down the second nylofoam bag where I put my pad and stuff my quilt then mash it down and close it upsidedown. I now zip the front of the bag as well as set it on end. I put my bear canister inside and place my puffy and fleece around it. I have extra socks and first aid on one side pocket; the other side pocket contains bidet, kula cloth, wipes, and trowel. The outside pocket in the back, which does not give like the mesh pockets, has a tyvek cloth for extra rain protection, picnic cloth for lunch/break, to town/trail sign as well as a cloth for my pad in case I have to sleep in shelter In one side of brain, I have Sawyer water filter, CNOC water bag, and a scoop. On the other side, I have gloves, Buff, head lamp and massage ball. In the underneath pocket of the brain is my rain jacket and pack cover. I use a smart water bottle with a water tubing system - like what is used with a water bladder, but does not have to be position upsidedown to get the water out. I also have an extra bottle for flavored drinks. I have also attached an umbrella to the outside of my pack, which is in easy reach. Also, my hammock speaker bars and stakes for the tarp are in a long bag attached to the bottom of my pack. I like your idea of placing items horizontally. I am going to try that; it may make more room available and help give more balance.
@@PackAndSoul I analyze and compare everything; yes, I am methodical. If it doesn't work out, I set it aside and see what other possibilities come about. I guess it is similar to how a friend described the way I write. She said that I read everything, decide what relates and what does not then I put it aside to think for a day or two. She says I write it in my head, then I sit down and write. Of course, I put all resources read in the bibliography with an asterisk. Once I used the resource, I would take off the asterisk and make my footnote. At the end, whatever had an asterisk was deleted. As a side note, I was never good at outlines before writing; I just needed a thesis. Right now, I am still not set on what I am going to use for food: A food bag, canister.or Ursack. They all have pros and cons. Just when I thought I had made this decision, I found more information on the Ursack, so I am looking at them again. What did you use and why. I am constantly tweeking. I hope this is like nesting, and once I get on trail, I won't do as much of this. Camping at the Gathering brought to light a few other needed tweaks, since it was my first time in cooler weather. I thought I slept warmer, but found I had lied to myself, and was not prepared. I forgot my hot hands, and I need warmer sleeping gloves. My feet were cold, so I am also looking into booties. I think a liner would be best for added warmth instead of a heavier quilt, since the liner can also be used in warmer weather, instead of the quilt. I would still carry the quilt for higher elevations. I also learned I need to hang my tarp lower to the ground and against the wind when cold. I did not pay attention when I hung it that warm afternoon, and hung it with the ends facing the wind and had a wind tunnel. I am glad to have experienced and learned from the cold in Massachusetts before I got on trail. As Gilda Radner's character, Roseann Rosannadanna, said, "It's always something." I just realized how verbose I have been. Please excuse me. I am not going to erase it, since it is already here, but I will watch myself from now on.
@@babyboomerbackpacking haha Roseanne RoseannaDanna!!!! Love that. Everything you write is wonderful, keep it coming! I started with a dry bag for food, then went to an Ursack, then a bear took it in the middle of the night (didn’t tie it right), then I went back to the dry bag, then Ursack sent me another one for free, then it didn’t hold enough food cause I was so hungry, so then I went back to a dry bag. Lol. So as you can see, you’re constantly tweaking things along the way, and for the rest of life. So it’s totally fine if you don’t have things perfect before you set out, they will prob never be. Such is life huh. Part of the fun of being around so many other hikers is learning from them. I love getting little trail hacks from other more experienced hikers, makes me very happy to keep learning :-)
Tent at the very bottom is not the way for me. I like to pull my tent out before all my sleeping stuff, so I can set it up without everything lying around (especially when it is raining). But I guess it's just a matter of taste
You’re certainly not alone, valid point for sure! I’ve definitely been caught having to put my stuff on the soggy ground for a min while I take my tent out. Thanks for the comment!
Thanks for sharing. I pack fairly similar with just a few minor differences. I'm sure I'll be changing up a few things when I thru hike (hopefully in 2024). Osprey packs seem to have a ton of room. I have an Exos, but switched to a Z-packs several years ago, but haven't had a chance to get out and use it much due to changing life circumstances, so I am still struggling to find the best way to pack it. Good video. I'm enjoying your channel.
Thank you so much for watching, and the comment! I love my Osprey, always wanted to try the Exos, how long has yours lasted you? Z-packs are obviously super popular as well, people swear by them. Super excited for you to get out on your thru! Keep me posted.
I'm really happy to have discovered your channel and videos. You have talent and a great personality for presentation. I think you would be great for television, but TH-cam might hold wealth and prosperity. I wish you both.
I'm considering getting this pack for my hike - but the LT version of it. I noticed you didn't use the brain/top/lid - which is a good way to drop the weight of the pack, and I'll likely do the same. In the LT version, there's only a 1oz difference in weight between the 50L and 65L - so going with the 65 is not crazy or excessive, it"s actually smart. The AG version would be 9oz heavier - but that's just because it has more pockets than the LT. I'm hoping to see a before/after pack video from you - where you explain what you started with in your pack and then explain what you ended up with. I find them super helpful - like you said in the video, the pack "evolves" and it's great to hear the how/why of it.
what's your total pack weight? doesn't look that heavy. back in the day people would carry 50 pound packs without thinking twice. great video once again!
All in with food and water is about 35 pounds. Would obviously be nice to cut a bit, but I didn't mind it. Worth the comforts, especially my camera! What's yours?
I love the idea of using the bladder. Do you only refill at camp or can you manage that along the trail? As a dayhiker I prefer a bladder. It was the most comfortable way to hold the weight, especially when I was carrying enough for the dogs. But I have never seen overnight backpackers use the water bladder and I’m curious if you need to unpack most of your pack to refill it.
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It so cool to see a natural, raw, truly happy, organized, honest, and just simple person like you make these videos man!!!
That means a whole lot to me, thank you for such kind words! Appreciate your support!!
This channel is killing it. Preparation and accessibility is key!
Dude, your documentary was incredible. I finished it feeling like my heart was full. Such humanity and such natural beauty. Thank you for putting it out there!!! You have a gift for documenting this subject.
That means the absolute world to me! You can’t imagine. Thank you so much for writing this! Working on Pack & Soul season 2 on another trail. We’ll see if it comes to fruition. Appreciate you!
I watched it as well. it was the best trail doc i've ever seen. full heart is a perfect way to describe the feeling afterward.
@@ComeWalkAroundTheWorld REALLY appreciate these comments! Thank you!!
Interesting way of packing it. I do it in the reverse. I use a inflation bag for my pad as a liner, and I put my bag, clothes, puffy and pad (the stuff that will come out the last when I'm in the camp/tent), then I se the food next to my back, and change of clothes in the front (fleece, and or a layer to throw) and a stove, and on top of it I put my tent body, the poles are strapped next to my back, and on top of it it's my rain cape. The stuff I use the most goes in my bum bag/brain. And since I have a bottom zip, carry my spare water (for long hauls) in the bottom of my pack, and it will become progressively lighter. If it's cold when I stop, the fleece + windbreaker goes out and keeps me warm.
I do it like that so when I'm caught in a storm, the first think I'm pulling out is a shelter. If I need food for when I stop I can just pull out the tent body and grab my food. But I'm absolutely sure I'm not going to be needing my sleeping bag, clothes and pad throughout the day.
Granted the weather here in the mountains is usually always rainy, so I plan and pack for that.
Thanks for the comment! You definitely have valid points. I took the brain off this pack, but it’d be a great spot for storage if i ever put it back on. Hike on!
Just got this bag. Love the pack system. Thanks! Subbed!
Thanks so much for watching! Enjoy the pack :-)
lovely
Love this channel!! Such a positive attitude. Food at the top is definitely key. How would you pack differently if your gear was wet? Say your tent got wet the night before, at the bottom would keep it wet no?
Thanks so much for the nice words! If things are wet I’ll do my best to dry them out before I put them in, but the reality is that they’re probably gonna just get wet again, especially on the AT. So I don’t really worry about it too much, just embrace it!
You got a great technique. I constantly change mine up, would like to settle on something, but like you said, we’ll change it up for the rest of our lives ha!
I change mine up all the time too! Can never settle on anything
Change is the only constant!
Great video! Crow✌️
Thanks crow!
I was surprised how similar, but not similar we pack. I pack my almost 5lbs of CPAP gear in a large industrial strength locking plastic bag, which I put in the day pack that is laced inside my Gregory 65 Diva. This puts the weight closer to my center back. I then unzip the bottom and front of the bag. At the bottom, I place 2 sets of whoopie slings; the next to them I put my Superfly tarp in it's snake skin rolled and place in a gallon freezer bag, so if it is wet, it will not get anything else wet. I then zip up the bottom. I have two nylofoam bags: One, I pack my hammock - also in protective bag, CPAP tubing with mask, and night clothes. I close it up tight and set it upsidedown on top of the whoopie slings and tarp. I have cut down the second nylofoam bag where I put my pad and stuff my quilt then mash it down and close it upsidedown. I now zip the front of the bag as well as set it on end. I put my bear canister inside and place my puffy and fleece around it.
I have extra socks and first aid on one side pocket; the other side pocket contains bidet, kula cloth, wipes, and trowel. The outside pocket in the back, which does not give like the mesh pockets, has a tyvek cloth for extra rain protection, picnic cloth for lunch/break, to town/trail sign as well as a cloth for my pad in case I have to sleep in shelter
In one side of brain, I have Sawyer water filter, CNOC water bag, and a scoop. On the other side, I have gloves, Buff, head lamp and massage ball. In the underneath pocket of the brain is my rain jacket and pack cover.
I use a smart water bottle with a water tubing system - like what is used with a water bladder, but does not have to be position upsidedown to get the water out. I also have an extra bottle for flavored drinks.
I have also attached an umbrella to the outside of my pack, which is in easy reach. Also, my hammock speaker bars and stakes for the tarp are in a long bag attached to the bottom of my pack.
I like your idea of placing items horizontally. I am going to try that; it may make more room available and help give more balance.
Love your system! You got it so methodicaly worked out, fantastic. Sawyer / CNOC = perfect filtration setup. Outstanding. 65 liter twins!
@@PackAndSoul I analyze and compare everything; yes, I am methodical. If it doesn't work out, I set it aside and see what other possibilities come about.
I guess it is similar to how a friend described the way I write. She said that I read everything, decide what relates and what does not then I put it aside to think for a day or two. She says I write it in my head, then I sit down and write. Of course, I put all resources read in the bibliography with an asterisk. Once I used the resource, I would take off the asterisk and make my footnote. At the end, whatever had an asterisk was deleted. As a side note, I was never good at outlines before writing; I just needed a thesis.
Right now, I am still not set on what I am going to use for food: A food bag, canister.or Ursack. They all have pros and cons. Just when I thought I had made this decision, I found more information on the Ursack, so I am looking at them again. What did you use and why.
I am constantly tweeking. I hope this is like nesting, and once I get on trail, I won't do as much of this.
Camping at the Gathering brought to light a few other needed tweaks, since it was my first time in cooler weather. I thought I slept warmer, but found I had lied to myself, and was not prepared. I forgot my hot hands, and I need warmer sleeping gloves. My feet were cold, so I am also looking into booties. I think a liner would be best for added warmth instead of a heavier quilt, since the liner can also be used in warmer weather, instead of the quilt. I would still carry the quilt for higher elevations.
I also learned I need to hang my tarp lower to the ground and against the wind when cold. I did not pay attention when I hung it that warm afternoon, and hung it with the ends facing the wind and had a wind tunnel. I am glad to have experienced and learned from the cold in Massachusetts before I got on trail.
As Gilda Radner's character, Roseann Rosannadanna, said, "It's always something."
I just realized how verbose I have been. Please excuse me. I am not going to erase it, since it is already here, but I will watch myself from now on.
@@babyboomerbackpacking haha Roseanne RoseannaDanna!!!! Love that. Everything you write is wonderful, keep it coming! I started with a dry bag for food, then went to an Ursack, then a bear took it in the middle of the night (didn’t tie it right), then I went back to the dry bag, then Ursack sent me another one for free, then it didn’t hold enough food cause I was so hungry, so then I went back to a dry bag. Lol. So as you can see, you’re constantly tweaking things along the way, and for the rest of life. So it’s totally fine if you don’t have things perfect before you set out, they will prob never be. Such is life huh. Part of the fun of being around so many other hikers is learning from them. I love getting little trail hacks from other more experienced hikers, makes me very happy to keep learning :-)
Tent at the very bottom is not the way for me. I like to pull my tent out before all my sleeping stuff, so I can set it up without everything lying around (especially when it is raining). But I guess it's just a matter of taste
You’re certainly not alone, valid point for sure! I’ve definitely been caught having to put my stuff on the soggy ground for a min while I take my tent out. Thanks for the comment!
i don’t hike or anything but i watched and liked because nick is just that awesome
You’re the man Ari!
haha, ultralight bullying! I've carried a 70l a 45l and now a 55l. It's all great. Different strokes for different folks!
Exactly!
Thanks for sharing. I pack fairly similar with just a few minor differences. I'm sure I'll be changing up a few things when I thru hike (hopefully in 2024). Osprey packs seem to have a ton of room. I have an Exos, but switched to a Z-packs several years ago, but haven't had a chance to get out and use it much due to changing life circumstances, so I am still struggling to find the best way to pack it. Good video. I'm enjoying your channel.
Thank you so much for watching, and the comment! I love my Osprey, always wanted to try the Exos, how long has yours lasted you? Z-packs are obviously super popular as well, people swear by them. Super excited for you to get out on your thru! Keep me posted.
I'm really happy to have discovered your channel and videos. You have talent and a great personality for presentation. I think you would be great for television, but TH-cam might hold wealth and prosperity. I wish you both.
Wow, thanks so much for this extremely kind comment! I actually do work in film/tv, sort of my day job lol. Appreciate you dropping a note!
This was a great video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us. Going to subscribe.
Thanks so much for watching!
I'm considering getting this pack for my hike - but the LT version of it. I noticed you didn't use the brain/top/lid - which is a good way to drop the weight of the pack, and I'll likely do the same. In the LT version, there's only a 1oz difference in weight between the 50L and 65L - so going with the 65 is not crazy or excessive, it"s actually smart. The AG version would be 9oz heavier - but that's just because it has more pockets than the LT.
I'm hoping to see a before/after pack video from you - where you explain what you started with in your pack and then explain what you ended up with. I find them super helpful - like you said in the video, the pack "evolves" and it's great to hear the how/why of it.
That’s a great idea, I’ll get to making that video asap! Appreciate your comment, when do you head out??
@@PackAndSoul In early March. I'm still trying to figure out where/who my dog will stay with for 4-5 months. 😅
@@WitcherOnTrail Ah yeah, that's always a tough one
what's your total pack weight? doesn't look that heavy. back in the day people would carry 50 pound packs without thinking twice. great video once again!
All in with food and water is about 35 pounds. Would obviously be nice to cut a bit, but I didn't mind it. Worth the comforts, especially my camera! What's yours?
I love the idea of using the bladder. Do you only refill at camp or can you manage that along the trail?
As a dayhiker I prefer a bladder. It was the most comfortable way to hold the weight, especially when I was carrying enough for the dogs. But I have never seen overnight backpackers use the water bladder and I’m curious if you need to unpack most of your pack to refill it.
Dude.. Some times if you try hiking mountain of indonesia... I will join with you... I like your education for packing ... Nice video..
Oh that’d be a dream! I’ll definitely let you know if I make it out there some day!
I just realized thur hikers become hobbits when hiking. Breakfast, 2nd breakfast, elevniese, luncheon, afternoon tea.... 😅😅😅
Good point! AND we’re hairyyyy ;-)
Where do you put all Otis' stuff??
Everyone carries their own weight ;-)
Do you use a pillow?
I do, I use the Nemo fillo elite, love that thing. I keep it in with my sleeping pad
Man.... How much your pack weight?
35 pounds total with full food and water
@@PackAndSoul Its hard to belive :)
Your pack is so big and full.
Thanks
osprey almost 6 pounder bag? hydration bladder? bro i dont think u shud be telling anyone "how to pak" lmao
Which pack did you use on your thruhike?