7 Ultralight Backpacking Gear HACKS that stupid hikers ignore...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- Baker is back, and this time we are going over our favorite ultralight backpacking gear hacks, plus other interesting backpacking discussions! This one went off the rails a little bit, I'm not going to lie, but hopefully you're here for the goofs and the gags! Enjoy!
Trail Tales episode 176 (Kyle Hates Hiking podcast)
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I honestly cannot tell if he's fucking with us about the spork/trowel thing...
Hey, i'm a mom, and I listen to your channel!
Same 😄
A Mom who hikes! One of my daughters turned me on to you and I absolutely love your content!
😂😂 me tooo
Another hiker mom here🙋♀️ Hello from the Swiss Alps🇨🇭🏕️🏔️
Not us, we aren’t Facebook moms. ….. oh wait
I would actually disagree on buying an ultralight backpack first at least depending on the pack. Traditional packs major advantage are that they have lifting and frame tech in them to help you carry more weight comfortably. Ultralight packs often do not have this or it is less effective. It is enough if your entire gear setup is already ultralight but if you are kind of in that in between stage and still have some weight in your bag you might benefit more from a slightly heavier more traditional pack that makes carrying the extra weight more pleasant.
Totally agree with this assessment- have a UL and as an older hiker switching to a trad pack. Heavier but will be more comfortable & less stress with gear and supplies for a week
I bought a ULA Catalyst so that it still has an internal frame to help with this mainly because I need my hips to carry some of the weight due to an injury to my back years ago in an auto accident. It works well enough so that all if the weight is not on my shoulders.
Agreed. Most would benefit from a pack that’s heavier but has better load support systems. Until one becomes more adept at managing base weight and additional needs (food, clothing etc) going UL may backfire.
Plus, most beginners start off bringing way more than needed (I did too!). And there aren’t a ton of affordable true UL packs with enough support to handle 30 ish lbs.
I would like to get a lighter pack, but I hike with a dog and carry up to 3 kg of dog food alone. That pushes me over the 15kg easily when I also need to bring a lot of food for myself. I am thinking about the bach molecule though, because it is quite a bit lighter but still strong enough to carry a bit more on days when it's necessary. I also think it's important to justify your expenses and the resources required for the pack. If I go out hiking several times a month and actually use the ul pack, it can be justified in addition to a heavier backpack that also can be used as luggage, or in other ways. At the end, I think it's important to think about it before buying one, because there is no fully sustainable backpack ( even though the new fjallraven pack with the wooden carrying system looks soo interesting 😂)
Do you think in heavily populated trails there's been someone who has exhumed someone else's poop when digging their own cat hole? For certain it has happened.
What a train wreck of a show bwahahahaha ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
There’s definitely a lot of variation in how hard off-trail hiking is. Most popular “off trail” stuff will be following old trails/forest roads for some parts of the hike. You’re also normally starting or ending from established trails.
I’d say the hardest form of off-trail hiking is establishing routes. It’s not that hard to follow old maps or posted directions/GPX tracks. The people who are finding those paths are the true Ph.Ds of hiking IMO!
Rain jackets? Armature hour. Poncho that can double as your tarp all the way.
I have traveled throughout the country for work and have heard those little airplane bottles of liquor called nips, mini and shooters. I call them travel size
LOL, I came in expecting to say that they're called "stupid little airplane bottles". But apparently there's something to it, but perhaps I should leave the "stupid" part out 😂
😂😂I call them “tiny bottles”.
Nuts (Why would anyone carry garbage with zero nutritional value?). 160/170 calories per ounce.
Delaminating on goretex jackets is usually caused by salt in your sweat when you don’t wash them regularly. Just FYI.
Just me on next thru hike Fanny pack camp chair and light weight drugs 🤣🤣
Sitting on something that’s not a canoe seat at the end of the day is a wonderful experience and for me personally my canoe tracks better in the water when I have significant weight in it and I have less free board. I grow my base weight by ~9x when I go canoeing. Everything changes of course with rapids or big portages.
Funny about the liquor suggestion, I take a little brandy with me, really helps winding down after a hard hike/if it's raining...and tastes good in hot chocolate!
Big 3:
Backpack, shelter (tent or hammock), and sleep system.
Big 4:
Add a chair.
Ultralight pro-tip: Wear cargo pants with huge pockets for the chair parts, then it doesn't count against your base weight.
I sewed spots to put the chair poles into my pants so I can leave the seat fabric behind. Ultralight
52:05 yall left out international mountaineering. I think you need to rethink the whole metric.
You two are hilarious, didnt lose me for a second 😂
You and Baker were 🔥 on this one
The best bang for your buck is to bring Everclear. Everclear can be used for cooking food, sterilizing your titanium spoon after using it to dig a cat hole, use it on cuts to sterilize wounds, or as a "nip". What's better than something you can use for multiple purposes for ultralight?
I bet you could use it in an alcohol stove too. 😅
@@thisbeem2714 you can.
Dude. I canoe camp a lot. It’s one small step below car camping. I take everything. 48qt cooler, ice, all the alcohol, too much food, 5 gallons of water just for me, ancient 3 burner Coleman camp stove, a big pot, usually two cast iron pans, absolutely I bring a camp chair. Go nuts. Unless you are in a kayak with limited space take all the luxuries. But I do have a canoe designed for that kind of load.
You don’t look ultralight. You look like an average weight.
I'd encourage you to check out the frog toggs poncho. Much more airflow
Made once a mistake with that water, didn't survive, I died.
For next trip like that I have MSR trailshot to reach that pesky water running between big stones under you that you just can't normally reach.
100% camp chair for canoe trip! Brought one for ADK Indian Lake Islnds for kayak camping. Best time!! Mom’s for Trail Tales!
Pretty funny episode, really enjoyed it, but your advice about looking to others for inspiration but not comparison is spot on. So much about backpacking is unique to each individual and you just have to get out there and figure out what works for you.
Using a bidet should be with a dedicated bottle only! You literally wash with soap and water. Then wash your hands!
I love my camping bidet. Especially for women during mensus, it is a great way to feel less icky on trail. I will even add a little warmed water to the bottle, very soothing. It may add weight but it's worth it to me. And it gets me way cleaner than wiping. I think, until you have tried one, you just don't get how wonderful they are.
Alright just to clear this educational thing up a little: At least here in Europe/Germany „postdoc“ is not a degree. After your PHD you could write a „habilitation“ wich in theory allows you to work as a genuin professor. (I know that this term is used completely different in the US). You could have a position as a professor without a habil, but then it’s called „Verwaltungsprofessur“ wich means that you are some kind of admin but you’re not allowed to hold lectures. On the other hand, the habil doesn’t make you a professor by itself, but you can call yourself private teacher. Becoming a genuin professor requires to hold a lecture in front of a committee and being elected afterwards by other professors, admins and a couple of students alike.
Yeah I’ve always thought the same about the bidet back splash thing 🤢
when you use it right (unless you're really wasted) that doesn't happen.
The tiny liquor bottles are called scooby snacks.
RUT-ROW!!! 🐕
Up here in the PNW I've never heard nips or shooters, we've either just called them airplane bottles or, less often, minis
yep airplane bottles is what i've always called them. years ago they weren't even sold in liquor stores you only got them on flights and later they started appearing on some bars
I’m from PNW and I always called them tiny bottles or sometimes airplane bottles.
That’s awesome. I drink from my bidet and it also is glows in the dark🎉🎉🎉
Why do you call hikers who may not know about something stupid?
So much in these videos seems to be PERSONAL OPINIONS.
Isn’t a hack an old clapped-out riding horse? Kyle you said you were definitely a hack, are you sure?… or do you KNOW a hack (a short cut)!
About the failed seams on that rain jacket. How would you have felt about it if it failed whilst you were out on the trail and a long way from where you could replace it?
Personally, I now prefer a good poncho as it covers me and my pack and is cooler to wear in a shower or prolonged light rain.
56:13 I'm a mom! And a recovered opioid addict! 😂
But also, off trail hiking is my main jam! Never done a thruhike and it'll be years before I can take that much time to do it....but! I CAN go get lost (never been truly lost, just what i call it!) in the Badlands for a couple weeks!
I always fill up max water capacity. Filtering is time consuming. Or fill up cnoc and filter at camp. Keep it moving! I also do 95% of hiking in AZ. Water is gold out here.
I agree. Water is the very last thing I would skimp on. I have run out on trail when the next stream was dried up, and the pump at the next stop after that was broken. I won't do it again.
I have grown up with the definition of the term "nip": According to the Collins dictionary, a Nip is a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink" I would say a nip is anything under about 50ml, 1.6 fluid ounces or so. It may also be a superficial bite. I don't know what you mate thinks it is, maybe he's a bit odd?😉
Don't forget the catch 22. The more food you carry, the more calories you burn. Remember, it's a balance.
lol, thanks for the mom shoutout- “unsubscribe.” 😊 Just wait, if you’re lucky you will be on a trail the day your kids go back to college too! I am day hiking out of Blood Mountain tomorrow, how about you?
Thanks for the video Kyle. If you are open to constructive criticism then consider not spending the first 4 minutes of the video promoting your channel (like, subscribe and share) before you move on to the subject of the video. This is your channel and you can do whatever you want but I value my time and I can do what I want too. Spending my time watching what is essentially a 4 minute long commercial is not something that I enjoy.
Best wishes & good luck !
I'd say that I have a batcher degree in hiking. I hiked the at in 18 as well. But I've continued my education and think now I'm a master. I will hike it but I'll resurch first.
Frogg togg extreme lite! They are $35 jacket only the women size is best for smaller plp. They also have youth sizes for even smaller plp
live in the midwest. everyone i've ever heard talking about alcohol mini bottles here, calls them... that. mini bottles.
I would say overnights are an honors high school diploma, and a bachelor's is doing 5+ days
If it's summer and it's definitely going to be warm just take a sol bivy bag escape instead of a sleeping bag...
Dollar tree shovel it's majorly light and big it weighted less than Walmarts metal pack shovel
Blow up pillow doesn't weigh much if it's deflated or just use your pack...
I'm 55 now. The older I get the lighter I get. But I use a pillow now and the air pump is in my future.
I'm a mom, grandma, and great grandma, and planning on an AT thru hike in 2025 or 26 depending on finances.
You can have meat dehydrated hamburger is self stable you can order it...
0 weight penalty probably a really cozy sleeping bag, or a decked out backpack
Why not burn trash? If it's paper or doesn't have any food in it I'm burning it. What's wrong with that?
Airline shots, I wouldn't do crystal meth on the trail, too easy to get that lil thin glass bowl broken then you got all that ice and you got nothing to burn it in.
Dam Kyle you really stretching for that Frogg Toggs Sponsor lmao
Pepperoni lasts, sausages, hot dogs...etc sealed packages no oxygen
I would make friends but they add emotional weight in life and on trail
Seemed like more
Commercials than usual , really broke the broadcast
My pack is around 20lbs...and trying to go lighter
LSD, the lightest, most powerful by far, Haha!
Shop with a friend. You can split that 12 pack of oatmeal, etc.
Shop with a friend. You can split that 12 pack of oatmeal, etc.
I was laughing so hard at the items for the no weight penalty! Electric guitar, a full set and a marching band! Not to forget the weed wacker!😂😂😂😂
I would never boudeit, definitely never use my water bottle for anything in the manner is a no .
Kyle’s trying to get in touch with our moms, I see you, big dog
Molsons? A Canadian in Florida? Let me guess, Ontario.
In Michigan, they call them nips or mini bottles. Loved watching this episode! Keep up the great content 🙂
We so shorted are self on water we came off trail and bought like 3 drinks each
Valcum sealed hamburgers or McDonald's burgers
I like a fully lit campsite with a fire🔥 and music i can sleep so good
Hey I’m a mom too, and a nip is 60ml or about 2fluid oz
Ounce of weed and a pack of rolling papers.
Yep.
Where do the peak baggers fit into the education degree theory?
Hydration water mixes or water flavoring
I need a video to share with my uncle who is wanting to go hiking
Do you guys ever bring a frozen steak or something?
I carry a two person tent but I have a one person or a hammock
ok so I went to hiking college but didn't get my degree😂
Tp can be burned....but people douche everyday
You can buy precooked packs of waffles and pancakes
You can get rid of the pad and you forgot the toothbrush
Im about to do the Scottish West Highland Way your videos have been good help 👍 in preparation
3:26 did you say “shart with them” ? Okay… if you say so. 💩
Camp chairs our cool just admit it you want to use one
Wasn’t there a guy who hiked the AT with a tuba?
Travel sized bottles of alcohol or mini bar
Frog toggs poncho only water resistant pants
Take the chair, and change your life.
I picked up a titanium flask, but drinking cheap whiskey after a long day of hiking was a bad idea. That's where the bidet comes in handy. To clean up whiskey poop after you crap your pants.
😂
A wee nip of whisky in Scotland :)
The triple crown should be the highest
Shout-out to all the "spreadsheet" hikers!
Airplane bottles!
No weight. I'd say water.
Use a card, not cash change is heavy.
Gear skeptic TH-cam channel has a massive spreadsheet with calories per ounce as well as nutrient info. Serious work went into it.
Oh yeah! That’s a good one. I couldn’t remember the name of the you tuber who did that so THANK YOU!
I'm a Mom! Iove your channel.
You didn't mention weed or edibles
What degree is taking multiple children (even infants) backpacking? Elementary and Middle schoolers in multi day/weeklong trips.
Backpacking since late 1960’s(high school)till fairly recently. We didn’t let having kids stop us.
Definitely want more bang
We call the lil bottles airliners
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