I am often guilty of bringing too much food on hikes and coming home with 30% of what I started with! On a recent hike I realised that I was going to have too much again, and I came across another hiker who chatted for a while and then asked if I had any spare food, so I dumped some weight onto him, and he seemed to be grateful! A win win for both of us..............
You have to travel a few times to know how your body works. Some people might only have 1 or 2 meals, and others may eat as they go and seem to still be eating when sitting.
Make it multipurpose and then it has more value on the trip, it is the item that only has one function that some bring multiple of that can be the issue.
My favorite ad of all time is an old Patagonia ad showing Mark Twight and Scott Backes in a hotel room going through an overstuffed Black Hole Bag. The caption reads "400 lbs of the lightest gear on the planet".
I was confused why Mowser would release a vid on a Saturday, but then I realized it only feels like a Saturday for us in Victoria. Wise stuff as usual in the vid.
Don't forget to cut labels from clothes. This saves a surprising number of grams. Also lids from cooking pots can often be substituted by a disposable aluminium pie plate, again just a gram or two for the latter.
In short, I try to keep my total pack weight at 22 pounds, or 10 kg. Why? That is the weight of $1,000,000 of US $100 bills. I don’t want to be greedy. So, if I think I am carrying a million dollars, it makes the hike more pleasant. I can accept to be burdened with a million dollars. Thanks for the helpful video. Much appreciated. Happy Trails!
Great tips, thank you. Can you suggest an app for planning a hike, I.e. route, transportation, lineage, etc.? Also, what brands of wet weather gear do you use? I’ve found that light wet weather gear wets out and defeats the purpose of keeping you dry. Heavier wet weather gear keeps me dry, but I sweat from the weight and well it is a lot heavier.
I normally use GAIA GPS for route planning. I am a big fan of both Arc'Teryx and Norrona wet weather gear (have done a few videos on my gear). All wet weather gear eventually wets out to the point of not breathing which is frustrating. Am going to be doing a video on this very soon!
Visiting friends and travelling all the way to the north of Norway. It was our starting point. Also did Preikestolen while there. We love Stavanger! Can't wait to return
@@mowsertas oh there you are!!! Ok. I'm just seeing these tents for the first time. The "minaret"? Is that one?? I have a MEC Quail plus it might have been a minarette knockoff. 🙃
I am often guilty of bringing too much food on hikes and coming home with 30% of what I started with! On a recent hike I realised that I was going to have too much again, and I came across another hiker who chatted for a while and then asked if I had any spare food, so I dumped some weight onto him, and he seemed to be grateful! A win win for both of us..............
Have definately been in that same situation!
You have to travel a few times to know how your body works.
Some people might only have 1 or 2 meals, and others may eat as they go and seem to still be eating when sitting.
@@wobblysauceI’m the latter, lol
Nicely done, clear and to the point with no fluff.
Much appreciated!
Thanks Mowser! Great points around investing in a good sleep system. And the clothing - it's so hard not to pack the odd extra layer!
Well said!
Make it multipurpose and then it has more value on the trip, it is the item that only has one function that some bring multiple of that can be the issue.
My favorite ad of all time is an old Patagonia ad showing Mark Twight and Scott Backes in a hotel room going through an overstuffed Black Hole Bag. The caption reads "400 lbs of the lightest gear on the planet".
So good!
If they weren’t in the USA and were anywhere else in the work that pack fully loaded would have been only 182 kg.
I was confused why Mowser would release a vid on a Saturday, but then I realized it only feels like a Saturday for us in Victoria.
Wise stuff as usual in the vid.
😂
Don't forget to cut labels from clothes. This saves a surprising number of grams. Also lids from cooking pots can often be substituted by a disposable aluminium pie plate, again just a gram or two for the latter.
In short, I try to keep my total pack weight at 22 pounds, or 10 kg. Why? That is the weight of $1,000,000 of US $100 bills. I don’t want to be greedy. So, if I think I am carrying a million dollars, it makes the hike more pleasant. I can accept to be burdened with a million dollars. Thanks for the helpful video. Much appreciated. Happy Trails!
Love that analogy! Thanks for watching!
'Smarter, Not Heavier'. - Moswer. A soon to be very much known quote by the great Moswer.
Great tips, thank you. Can you suggest an app for planning a hike, I.e. route, transportation, lineage, etc.? Also, what brands of wet weather gear do you use? I’ve found that light wet weather gear wets out and defeats the purpose of keeping you dry. Heavier wet weather gear keeps me dry, but I sweat from the weight and well it is a lot heavier.
I normally use GAIA GPS for route planning. I am a big fan of both Arc'Teryx and Norrona wet weather gear (have done a few videos on my gear). All wet weather gear eventually wets out to the point of not breathing which is frustrating. Am going to be doing a video on this very soon!
@@mowsertas thank you, I’ll check out the gear and app.
...next challenge tho- take that awesome Saturn rocket on a trip😂
Very surprised you didn’t use your bubble wand on your last hike ;)
Agreed
Minaret. The macpac tent. I can find the post. 🤔
Great tent
I love this tent...i have it still after about 25yrs.
@@oscar38 so it's a good tent?
@@oscar38 what else did people use in the 80s and 90?
Great model. Strong. Same with the Olympus.
Hi Mowser! What did you do in Stavanger? 2:07 on the video
Visiting friends and travelling all the way to the north of Norway. It was our starting point. Also did Preikestolen while there. We love Stavanger! Can't wait to return
@@mowsertas Fantastic! Would be amazing to meet you next time you come here! Hope you’ll share a video of your trip😊👍
Do you guys use macpac tents?
Have used Macpac tents heaps over the years but not recently. Plenty of people still do though
@@mowsertas oh there you are!!! Ok. I'm just seeing these tents for the first time. The "minaret"? Is that one?? I have a MEC Quail plus it might have been a minarette knockoff. 🙃
@@mowsertas though I'd lost your post there.
@@mowsertas okay. Have you heard of bill moss tents?
What were some of the tents people used 8n the 80s and 90???
My full-fledged Himalayan Trekking is all including 9.9 kg. I promised myself long ago not to carry 2-digit Load ever.
The 🐐
over packing always start 5 hours before every trip lol
yep!