Im so depressed....actually just mixed emotions....I was tickled to death to finally get a new set of treking poles and a long aluminum spork...but when I used my new treking poles to make it down to my mailbox there was nothing butt bills...not one wedding invitation...I really had trouble making it back up the hill...I's all blurry and all....lol...seriously Jennifer youre amazing....what a great job...you restore allot of faith in this older guy....younger peeps like yourself are really intelligent...wonderful presentation ...!!!
You will, New Zealand is amazing! Brady and I went there for our honeymoon, too and can't wait to go back again! Also, I enjoyed watching this! We are going to be hiking the AT in 2020! Enjoyed watching this (and your others) even though we are doing a different trail! That cost is shocking - definitely spread it out if you can! We are been doing what we can to get items on sale and asking for money for specific hiking items or for the cheaper items themselves for Christmas and our birthdays! Keep making videos! =] Congrats on getting married - marriage is a really wonderful thing!
@@JenniferMabuswe are! Thank you! We love to travel! We will be selling (almost) everything, including our house, before hitting the trail and from there maybe a year in NZ, followed by a year in Australia, who knows, but whatever it ends up being definitely exploring! =]
Thank you for your comprehensive video! And best wishes for your wedding and New Zealand adventure! I hope you will continue videos and would love to see videos of New Zealand!
Thanks for investing the time into the vids. Hope New Zealand is all that you're looking forward to and look forward to look forward to what you bring back for us from there. Best wishes to you and Owen on your wedding and future together!!!
This is great!! Thanks for putting in the added time and effort...even more amazed that you did it during the week of your wedding! Best wishes to you and Owen! Have an amazing time in NZ!
Thanks for sharing. Pro-tip for your trip to New Zealand. Check with the airline that you are using to fly out of New Zealand because the weight limit on luggage, both check in AND carry on, can be different from what you are used to.
You are so nerdy and yet embracing in an expansive caring manner . You are trying to say go and accept that it is going to be not close to what you are planning for . Remember that those before you had nothing compared to the planning you think is so important !
I took the Bainbridge Island ferry yesterday and as we pulled out I looked out at all the homes there on the coast line and thought "ya, I can see why starburst would want to live out here" It's really pretty especially this time of year with all the trees changing color.
I'm 64 retied nuclear elect design engineer and still make Christmas stockings for my best friend and my lab!! Luv the video!! Keep them coming! Congrats to u and Owen on the upcoming wedding and may u have a blessed, happy and full life together!!
Great gear video, all of them should be as laid back as this. I especially like the reminders that this is what _you_ carried and found useful, and that everyone has their preferences. Best wishes to you and Owen on your impending nuptials 👍
Love the PCT! Did some carnivore work, surveying for mountain red fox and wolverines sign on the PCT in the southern Washington Cascades... still these years later the most beautiful place I've done this work in. Finding fox sign at 7400 feet under the towering Mount Rainier was otherworldly.
Hey Jen I hope you and Owen have a beautiful magical day for your wedding and you guys enjoy your time in new Zealand. I can't wait to maybe get a peek of some wedding pictures .
ENJOY YOUR WEDDING DAY 💕 and your time in NZ! This was helpful because I’m still putting my pack together for the West Coast Trail. Only 1 week trip so not too stressed about weight but gathering inventory of what i still need and this was very helpful! Thanks Jen 🥰
Howdy, I followed your PCT hike. Your were like a boy crazy girl-child. And now you are a Very Pleasant Young Lady. Its great, nice to see You Grown Up. Congratulations on you up coming wedding. Wish you all the best life has to offer. Thank You for all the work that went into this video and the amount you spent video. Great Job. Very Helpful. Again Congrats and Thank You.
I dont see any of those bags on Waymark's web site so either I'm blind (which I almost am :o)) or they quit selling them . . . but Zpack sells them, I was just hoping Waymark's were cheaper ;-). I'm jealous that you got that sleeping bag in the 4L stuff sack. I can barely get my 15* bag in a 6L sack but it's too long to lay flat in the bottom of my pack so I have to put it in vertical. So I'm looking for a compression sack that I can wench down smaller. I need to make room for my bear canister so I'm thinking of carring a heavy Denier waterproof bag on the outside and doing away with my Z-Lite pad (which is lighter) for a (smaller but heavier) NeoAir Xlite. Once I'm hiking I will live with what I have so now is the time to obsess over it LOL. I wonder how often you actually needed the 15 degree bag. I also have a lot lighter 32 degree bag that I may have my sister bring to me to swap out the 15 degree if/when it's warm enough. I used the 32 degree bag for 80 days and only froze in it 3-4 nights that were windy. Yeah, the Zpack tents don't keep the wind out as well as much heavier two walled tents but @ 65 years old I cannot afford to carry any extra weight. Maybe I'll get stronger after another 1500 miles but it will be hard won if I do. I know I'm sorta just talking to myself here LOL :o) . . . and it helps your ratings if everyone comments.
First off best wishes for years and years of happiness! I know your wedding is personal, but I would love to see pictures or at least one of you and your dress :-) As far as the vids go, I enjoy everything you've put out there and hope you continue. Once again congratulations!
I have no doubts your meticulous planning will ensure your wedding to be a memorable one Jen. Wishing you and Owen all the best on the big day and ensuing honeymoon to NZ. I hope Mari Johnson passed on some great info re travel hot spots.
Always like seeing gear videos . 😁 Congratulations ! I bet y’all love New Zealand 🇳🇿 wow an awesome Honeymoon destination. Maybe for your first anniversary y’all could hike the AT 😃
Excellent review! The magnesium pill you said help with sleep as well as cramping. Is this something you would take once a day at night before bed? Thank you and enjoy your special day 👰
Thankyou Jen for another excellent video with so much usefull informations! Hope you an d Owen have an very wonderful day for your wedding. And enjoy the time in New Zealand.
Okay I'm looking for a new bag and was wondering how you like the frameless pack? I know Waymarks, Zpacks, etc are popular with thru-hikers but are they comfortable?
You look good in orange (or burnt sienna?). 🧡🤗 The amount of time and effort you have put into these videos is impressive, so much detailed and useful information. I wish I would have had access to this type of info a long time ago; it would have definitely helped me save some major cash...and time!! I hope your wedding day goes smoothly and packed with love and joy. Just remember...try to be in the moment. Breathe. Slow yourself down, so you can take it all in. I hope you have that one trusted friend or family member that can be your go-to and intervene if/when possible. Nobody did that for me and I swear I blanked out from nerves and excitement! Safe travels! 🙏🏼💜xoxo
Just curious...how many ziplock bags do you think you got through on the entire hike? Im planning for 2020 and i'd love to know how many empty ones i should set out with initially.
Congrats on your future hike! And it's hard to say, but I usually had to throw at least one away in each town because it got so disgusting haha but I could make one go a few hundred miles or so. But I carried a couple at a time!
Useful information 👍 thank you. Being from Washington there was No FTGU socks ? Looks like they would be a good sleep sock ? Know of anyone’s experience with them ? ❤️Congratulations 🎊 hope your wedding goes well !
Thanks, Phil! And I didn't mind the Z-Lite pad. I liked being able to just throw it on the ground without having to blow it up or worry about it getting a hole in it.
@@JenniferMabus l just finished 28 days on the John Muir Trail and used a Therma-Rest NeoLite inflatable mattress which got a small hole about the 3rd or 4th day. It took a few days to find the leak. Working on my gear list for PCT in 2021 and am going back and forth on an inflatable or a pad....comfort or ease of use. Hmmm! Cheers and congratulations on your upcoming wedding.
I wish You BOTH all the Best for your wedding this week (we had our wedding-annversary last week ;-)) and have a nice holiday. ... by the way ... nice video!! We love your channel!! Greetings from Bavaria/Germany ;-)
I just got a dcf wallet from zpacks and now I’m bummed because I didn’t know waymark had one. I’m in Utah and would rather support a local gear company. Oh well I’m gonna get my new pack from them. Good stuff thx
I paid a lot more for my pack and sleep system but mine is a lot lighter as well. This is where the term "more is less" has more than one meaning . . . or rather is "less is more" LOL This is a cute and funny video :o)
I love benadryl, it is great to help you get to sleep fast. Between that and earplugs you are set. Rain or wind keeping you up? Benadryl. Guy in the next tent cutting logs? Benadryl. Got stung? well yeah, of course benadryl that is what it is made for.
Im so depressed....actually just mixed emotions....I was tickled to death to finally get a new set of treking poles and a long aluminum spork...but when I used my new treking poles to make it down to my mailbox there was nothing butt bills...not one wedding invitation...I really had trouble making it back up the hill...I's all blurry and all....lol...seriously Jennifer youre amazing....what a great job...you restore allot of faith in this older guy....younger peeps like yourself are really intelligent...wonderful presentation ...!!!
HAHAHA thank you for the laugh!!!
@@JenniferMabus lol...I was hoping that would get a lil giggle....chow...!!
You will, New Zealand is amazing! Brady and I went there for our honeymoon, too and can't wait to go back again! Also, I enjoyed watching this! We are going to be hiking the AT in 2020! Enjoyed watching this (and your others) even though we are doing a different trail! That cost is shocking - definitely spread it out if you can! We are been doing what we can to get items on sale and asking for money for specific hiking items or for the cheaper items themselves for Christmas and our birthdays! Keep making videos! =] Congrats on getting married - marriage is a really wonderful thing!
So excited for you both! You seem like quite the adventerous couple and I love that!!
@@JenniferMabuswe are! Thank you! We love to travel! We will be selling (almost) everything, including our house, before hitting the trail and from there maybe a year in NZ, followed by a year in Australia, who knows, but whatever it ends up being definitely exploring! =]
Haha, love the “impulse buy” at 12:05 . That needs to be a new category of gear for lighterpack website. Maybe also include a “munchies” food list.
Thank you for your comprehensive video! And best wishes for your wedding and New Zealand adventure! I hope you will continue videos and would love to see videos of New Zealand!
Thank you, Sarah! We're realling looking forward to it!!
Thanks for investing the time into the vids. Hope New Zealand is all that you're looking forward to and look forward to look forward to what you bring back for us from there. Best wishes to you and Owen on your wedding and future together!!!
Thank you so much!!
This is great!! Thanks for putting in the added time and effort...even more amazed that you did it during the week of your wedding! Best wishes to you and Owen! Have an amazing time in NZ!
Thank you so much!!
OHMYGOSH!!! One week away from your big day!! Congrats!!! Hope we get a peek of the special day! Love your puppers,so cute! Thanks for the gear info.
Thank you so so much!!
Thanks for sharing. Pro-tip for your trip to New Zealand. Check with the airline that you are using to fly out of New Zealand because the weight limit on luggage, both check in AND carry on, can be different from what you are used to.
Thanks!!
Thank you for all the work you put into this. It helped out immensely!
You are very welcome! I am glad it helped. :)
When you are out on the trail could you demonstrate how you use your water filter when purifying water?
You are so nerdy and yet embracing in an expansive caring manner . You are trying to say go and accept that it is going to be not close to what you are planning for .
Remember that those before you had nothing compared to the planning you think is so important !
Thanks for all the deets! Yes! We want more....please. I will look forward to your adventures in NZ!
Thank you, Kathryn!! :)
I took the Bainbridge Island ferry yesterday and as we pulled out I looked out at all the homes there on the coast line and thought "ya, I can see why starburst would want to live out here" It's really pretty especially this time of year with all the trees changing color.
Derek It’s so stunning!! I love it here so much. 😍
I'm 64 retied nuclear elect design engineer and still make Christmas stockings for my best friend and my lab!! Luv the video!! Keep them coming! Congrats to u and Owen on the upcoming wedding and may u have a blessed, happy and full life together!!
I love that, Johnny! Thank you so much!
That's pretty awesome job on putting it all together. Enjoyed following your journey.
I appreciate it. Thank you! :)
I love how you have motivated me. You are such an amazing person. Love how you took the time to put this video together. So excited for you and Owen.
That is so kind, Cheryl. Thank you!!!
Yesss Starburst!! So helpful to have your lighterpack! Best wishes for your wedding and honeymoon xxx
Thank you thank you!!
Great info. Thank you for taking time to show us in such detail.
You're very welcome!!
Thanks for this gear analysis, very informative. All the best to you!
You are welcome!! And thank you!
Great gear video, all of them should be as laid back as this. I especially like the reminders that this is what _you_ carried and found useful, and that everyone has their preferences.
Best wishes to you and Owen on your impending nuptials 👍
Thank you so much!!
great starting point.thanks Starburst. again congrats on the wedding. nothing but the best for you and Owen.
Oh I appreciate it!!! :)
Excellent video! A lot of great information. However, there is something missing from your chart: Jen's advice and wisdom = PRICELESS
Hahaha THANK YOU! :)
Love the PCT! Did some carnivore work, surveying for mountain red fox and wolverines sign on the PCT in the southern Washington Cascades... still these years later the most beautiful place I've done this work in. Finding fox sign at 7400 feet under the towering Mount Rainier was otherworldly.
Hey Jen I hope you and Owen have a beautiful magical day for your wedding and you guys enjoy your time in new Zealand. I can't wait to maybe get a peek of some wedding pictures .
Thanks, Kathy!!
Thanks for sharing and best wishes on your special day and your trip!
Thank you!! :)
Congratulations, love your videos and hope the best for you and Owen.
Thanks so much, James!
This was very informative and helpful! Awesome job.
I am glad it helped!! Thank you!!
ENJOY YOUR WEDDING DAY 💕 and your time in NZ! This was helpful because I’m still putting my pack together for the West Coast Trail. Only 1 week trip so not too stressed about weight but gathering inventory of what i still need and this was very helpful! Thanks Jen 🥰
Thank you, Cynthia! Please enjoy your trip!!
Nice left handed mug. That's fitting, for Alice.
Rock on and congratulations, Starburst.
Thank you!!
Thank you for the detailed breakdowns!I love your graphs 😊
Amy Archer Thanks, Amy! 😄
Howdy, I followed your PCT hike. Your were like a boy crazy girl-child. And now you are a Very Pleasant Young Lady. Its great, nice to see You Grown Up. Congratulations on you up coming wedding. Wish you all the best life has to offer. Thank You for all the work that went into this video and the amount you spent video. Great Job. Very Helpful. Again Congrats and Thank You.
Congrats on getting married. Thank you for the video! I am working to lighten my pack so I appreciate the specifics!
Oh of course! And thank you :)
I dont see any of those bags on Waymark's web site so either I'm blind (which I almost am :o)) or they quit selling them . . . but Zpack sells them, I was just hoping Waymark's were cheaper ;-). I'm jealous that you got that sleeping bag in the 4L stuff sack. I can barely get my 15* bag in a 6L sack but it's too long to lay flat in the bottom of my pack so I have to put it in vertical. So I'm looking for a compression sack that I can wench down smaller. I need to make room for my bear canister so I'm thinking of carring a heavy Denier waterproof bag on the outside and doing away with my Z-Lite pad (which is lighter) for a (smaller but heavier) NeoAir Xlite. Once I'm hiking I will live with what I have so now is the time to obsess over it LOL. I wonder how often you actually needed the 15 degree bag. I also have a lot lighter 32 degree bag that I may have my sister bring to me to swap out the 15 degree if/when it's warm enough. I used the 32 degree bag for 80 days and only froze in it 3-4 nights that were windy. Yeah, the Zpack tents don't keep the wind out as well as much heavier two walled tents but @ 65 years old I cannot afford to carry any extra weight. Maybe I'll get stronger after another 1500 miles but it will be hard won if I do. I know I'm sorta just talking to myself here LOL :o) . . . and it helps your ratings if everyone comments.
First off best wishes for years and years of happiness! I know your wedding is personal, but I would love to see pictures or at least one of you and your dress :-)
As far as the vids go, I enjoy everything you've put out there and hope you continue. Once again congratulations!
Thank you!!! I will definitely share some photos!!
you definitely should keep making videos! do you have any long distant hike on your radar in the future? thanks for the video!
Yes of course I do! ;)
I have no doubts your meticulous planning will ensure your wedding to be a memorable one Jen. Wishing you and Owen all the best on the big day and ensuing honeymoon to NZ. I hope Mari Johnson passed on some great info re travel hot spots.
Thank you very much!!! :)
What equipment are you opting to use for your wedding...? love these videos :)
What equipment do you mean? And thank you!!
Good to see you and Chilli again 🐶👣💒
Thanks, Jered! :)
This is super useful! Thank you! I wish i knew about lighter pack before i made a spreadsheet of all my gear 😂 please make more of these for us nerds!
Hahaha but making spreadsheets from scratch is still fun, right!?
@@JenniferMabus the most fun! 🤓
Always like seeing gear videos . 😁 Congratulations ! I bet y’all love New Zealand 🇳🇿 wow an awesome Honeymoon destination. Maybe for your first anniversary y’all could hike the AT 😃
Thank you!! And that would be epic! Now how do we convince him??
thanks for doing the work for this video!
You are very welcome!!
Excellent review! The magnesium pill you said help with sleep as well as cramping. Is this something you would take once a day at night before bed? Thank you and enjoy your special day 👰
Thank you! And yes, I took the magnesium pill once a day, but I would follow the instructions on the bottle. :)
Did you wear contacts on your hike? If so how did you manage eye hygiene and extra weight of the bottles?
I didn’t. I just brought prescription glasses :)
Thankyou Jen for another excellent video with so much usefull informations! Hope you an d Owen have an very wonderful day for your wedding. And enjoy the time in New Zealand.
I am sure we will! Thank you!
did u ever use the bear spray or was it a comforter only ? ie felt more secure having it rather than actually needing to use it
I never used it thankfully!
Okay I'm looking for a new bag and was wondering how you like the frameless pack? I know Waymarks, Zpacks, etc are popular with thru-hikers but are they comfortable?
I can't speak to Zpacks, but my Waymark Pack is extremely comfortable. I will never hike with a framed pack again.
Good show Girl !!! I am getting 4 of those neon sticks to wear as war paint every day on the PCT. Drink more coffee... you will live longer.
Yes to all of this!!!
You look good in orange (or burnt sienna?). 🧡🤗
The amount of time and effort you have put into these videos is impressive, so much detailed and useful information. I wish I would have had access to this type of info a long time ago; it would have definitely helped me save some major cash...and time!! I hope your wedding day goes smoothly and packed with love and joy. Just remember...try to be in the moment. Breathe. Slow yourself down, so you can take it all in. I hope you have that one trusted friend or family member that can be your go-to and intervene if/when possible. Nobody did that for me and I swear I blanked out from nerves and excitement! Safe travels! 🙏🏼💜xoxo
I already have to start taking deep breaths and we're still days away!!! Lol but thank you so much again. I will of course keep you posted. ;)
Your mantra...breathe and be in the moment. Breathe and be in the moment. Don’t reply...just continue to breathe and be in the moment. 💜
Just curious...how many ziplock bags do you think you got through on the entire hike? Im planning for 2020 and i'd love to know how many empty ones i should set out with initially.
Congrats on your future hike! And it's hard to say, but I usually had to throw at least one away in each town because it got so disgusting haha but I could make one go a few hundred miles or so. But I carried a couple at a time!
I don’t see the giant Jenga (in the background) on your lighterpack list...?
HA! Imagine carrying that thing!!
The Whimsical Woman Imagine how popular you’d be at camp. :)
Useful information 👍 thank you. Being from Washington there was No FTGU socks ? Looks like they would be a good sleep sock ? Know of anyone’s experience with them ? ❤️Congratulations 🎊 hope your wedding goes well !
Thank you! And I am not familiar with those socks. I'll have to check them out. :)
Great information and detail...I love detail! Question though, why did you only use an inflatable mattress in the Sierras?
Thanks, Phil! And I didn't mind the Z-Lite pad. I liked being able to just throw it on the ground without having to blow it up or worry about it getting a hole in it.
@@JenniferMabus l just finished 28 days on the John Muir Trail and used a Therma-Rest NeoLite inflatable mattress which got a small hole about the 3rd or 4th day. It took a few days to find the leak. Working on my gear list for PCT in 2021 and am going back and forth on an inflatable or a pad....comfort or ease of use. Hmmm! Cheers and congratulations on your upcoming wedding.
So does your husband -to- be do any hiking or camping himself?
Yes he does!!
BIG THANK YOU FOR THIS!!!!
You're so welcome! I hope this helps!!
I wish You BOTH all the Best for your wedding this week (we had our wedding-annversary last week ;-)) and have a nice holiday.
... by the way ... nice video!! We love your channel!!
Greetings from Bavaria/Germany ;-)
Thank you, Harry! And Greetings!!!
I just got a dcf wallet from zpacks and now I’m bummed because I didn’t know waymark had one. I’m in Utah and would rather support a local gear company. Oh well I’m gonna get my new pack from them. Good stuff thx
I actually don't know if Mark is making them at the moment, but I hope he is because I loved mine!!
This is so great. I've gotta do this, I have no clue what my base weight is! Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! Doggy has amazing eyes. lol.
Thank you thank you! And yes he does! And he just stares lol
I like you and enjoy your videos. Thanks for this info. I love that website lighterpack. How cool. Your dog is beautiful.
Thank you, Linda!!
Love your videos!
Thanks, Bob! I love having you here!!
I paid a lot more for my pack and sleep system but mine is a lot lighter as well. This is where the term "more is less" has more than one meaning . . . or rather is "less is more" LOL
This is a cute and funny video :o)
Awesome list.
Thanks, Gayle!!
Great video! Very informative. Congrats on getting married!!
Thank you thank you!! :)
Wow! I spent how much???
Love it.
Thanks
Thanks!
I love benadryl, it is great to help you get to sleep fast. Between that and earplugs you are set. Rain or wind keeping you up? Benadryl. Guy in the next tent cutting logs? Benadryl. Got stung? well yeah, of course benadryl that is what it is made for.
And you definitely don't want to take Benadryl in the middle of the day hahaha
good information
Glad it helped!
You should start your own patreon, I'd subscribe to see more about the equipment i.e. how to use garmin inreach etc :)
Great idea!! :)
Great video. Have a wonderful trip and married life.
Thanks, Larry!! :)
Congrats on the upcoming Marriage!
Thank you!!
"Don't Mess With Me Items" 🧐😁 #TeamStarburst
That's right! ;)
Congrats on your upcoming marriage and I know you will love New Zealand.
kelly Johnson Thank you, Kelly!!
just awesome👍🏻
Hello my friend🤝🏻
New subscribers here🌺
Hi! Welcome!! :)
Best of luck on your new life with a partner. Cheers!
Thank you so much!!
Your dog wants you to scratch her ears and rub her butt. That's why they stare at you like that! LOL! Happy Ever After! Incredible happiness always!
Hahaha I bet!! And thank you!
Hugh Laurie - The weed smoker's dream
First!!
HA
You dont look the same now your face isn't caked up with muck and dust. lol.
Haha ya, that usually changes someone look a lot ;)