Thruhiker's 7lb Sierra High Route Gear List
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- A walkthrough of all the gear I carried on the Sierra High Route and South Sierra High Route for a late-season(late Aug/early Sept) thruhike. Put your questions below and I'll get to them!
True baseweight is 7.11lb plus the bear can:)
Full Gear List:
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Gossamer Gear Kumo Review:
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PCT SOBO Thruhiking Guide:
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Thanks so much! Been backpacking for 52 years and always trying to get lighter. Got some really great tips from your video!
I do not know how people can cowboy camp in the Sierra Nevada but I see it every year. the mosquitoes are so brutal. plus those big black ants. they don't bite but they crawl on everything.
I have a $15 Sawyer bug net that I have been using for the last five years. like you I only use my tarp if it's raining. I like to see the stars.
You're an absolutely unit to use a tarp on the pct
Welcome back!!! I know 2020 threw a ton of wrenches in your plans but excited to see this trip!!
thank you....I was already typing "stupid light" when you finally mentioned the bear canister. I clicked on the video to see how you dealt with it. Its as much a staple in my pack as my quilt and was wondering if there was any way to get it in the Kumo - The bear cans like so many others in California is a tax. A tax to see the greatest place in the world and the only tax Im OK with paying. I'll even make an argument for the bear cans - Tortillas are heavy as crap and dry out on the first day in the sierras. If you need a vehicle to transfer food to your mouth.. a super light high calorie alternative - Ritz crackers. I take them every time and the bear canister keeps everything from breaking and getting crushed. Food is where much of my weight savings comes from.
Now I need to see if you got a vid of your trip - The SHR is next up on my list. Hopefully 2021. Thanks again
Great set up. I need to get a pair of those poles!
Not the cheapest but they are wonderful!
Informative and entertaining Can't go wrong with that. Thanks
I likely going to try the Kumo36 I had a bad rash all over back after 8 days of using a dyneema backpack in 30C heat this summer. Hoping the Kumo with the Gossamer air flow seat pad will help to mitigate that issue. Might have to go back to Osprey...surprising that it's not an issue on backpack reviews...
Just FYI, I have a GG Mariposa, and the seat pad in the back is quite comfortable but not so good at insulating. I've read many reviews by many people who complain that it gets drenched in heat or when doing some heavy uphill.
Four squares a day? I guess I have to start counting my tp allotment as a luxury item!
Loved the video, thanks! How tall are you? Wondering if the Zpacks tarp would cover me sufficiently in rain (I’m 6’1”). Thanks bud. Have fun out there!
Great question! I'm 5'10" and I think you'd be fine underneath it. I think zpacks also has an 8x10 tarp if you want something larger. I did a full review of my tarp you can check it out here. th-cam.com/video/p8u9sCz4hWY/w-d-xo.html
Look into the "tetra wedge" pitch "Papa hiker" has a video about. It's become my go-to with my 8½ft square tarp. Flush to the ground on one aide and doors fully close on the other. I can even fit my MLD bug bivy inside, but you could sleep 2 in there without it, plus gear. 8x10 might make it a little easier. I'm 6'1" also and in A-frame mode the 8½' is plenty of space, I just want to be covered for changeable winds and diagonal rain.
The tiny swiss army nife with the scissors would probably be lighter than those 3 things
Great vid! How do you feel the Kumo carries without the hipbelt with that kinda load? Have you tried the Kumo with the hipbelt?
Hi there! Great question. If I'm anticipating over 18lb on a regular basis I'll go with the hipbelt. It brings the comfortable load up to 22lb or so. This is also largely dependent on the frame of the person, I'm about 150lb and 5'10". Someone stockier could probably carry a little heavier and be ok. Let me know if you have more questions!
you are an angel
Ur a goon. Throwback to that blanket tho that took me back to the good old days. Also how you been doin on that cube I see sittin I the back?
It’s solved isn’t it... left it as an Easter egg for you.
Nice video!
Great video you are so entertaining
Thanks Nancy!
Best to put sun screen into a zip lock baggy.
Great video, but I think maybe you don’t sleep where there are millions of wolf spiders on the ground at night
I wouldn't say I've tried to avoid that on purpose, but it just hasn't been a problem to date;)
Great video. How do you carry he bear can with the Kumo-inside or outside? I use the Kumo most of the summer. But haven’t needed a can here in Maine. TIA
Hey John, you can carry it in either. I fit a BV450 inside, but that doesn't leave room for much else. Its also pretty easy to strap on top, it will just shift your center of gravity backwards quite a bit cause the weight is far off your back.
Thanks for the vid! Question time! I'm trying to sort my head around investing in the Kumo or the G4-20 and I keep getting tripped up bc of the bear canister. Weight wise I think I'd be a Kumo gal, but where the heck did you put that thing?? Inside? On top? I'm in California and mostly will be needing one, so I'm caught between thinking conservatively (G4) and knowing that without the bear can the Kumo will work for me. Appreciate it!
Hi! You can fit a bear can inside, but there is little room for anything else. You can also strap one on the back of the pack, but that does put the bear can pretty far off your back, which shifts your center of gravity. If you plan to have a bear can often, I'd probably go with the G4.
@@relishhikes3274well I snagged a second hand kumo yesterday so we a gonna try! Did you rock your can on the inside? theoretically my stuff could all fit on the outside so fingers crossed. Thanks for the reply have a lovely day :)
@@AllNaturalASMR I hiked the SHR with it inside. You just have to figure out how to pack your pack so A) Everything fits and B) pad it so the bear can doesn’t hurt our back. Both are possible, it may just take some trial and error. I had a BV450, if you go much bigger you may have to strap it on the outside. That is easy to do with the D rings on the pack. Happy trails!
It sucks having to carry a bear cannister in the high sierras. There aren’t even bears up there…they’re lower. Its a suite-spot zone for not seeing bears lol. Ugh
What water filtration unit did you use and water container(s)? -Bear
Hey Barrett, my hiking partner brought a sawyer mini, which he used some. But I didn't bring anything.
Stakes are great for dead weight.
SIERRA ! Please ! Thanks!
Worth while watching or WWW
TKS for posting
Thought your athletic tape was a Barbie sized tp roll for UL backpackers. Seriously. Ha ha ha
So do you just sleep in your sweaty hiking clothes?
Yup! Nothing stays clean after a few days anyway.
Platypus makes for a good pillow.
But it's so hard to fill with those down rocks!
Oh dang I gotta try this later, good thought
Water pillow or air pillow? 😆
lol dat knife :D
Bear canister?
Yup! BV450
Did you use a bear can?
Yup! At the end I mention it. Have to carry one through Yosemite and Kings Canyon.