What’s the best backpacking water storage option for you? Nalgene, disposable, or hydration bladder?
Hiking & Backpacking Water Storage Options shown in the video:
Standard Nalgene 1 liter bottle (glow in the dark model)
Nalgene Canteen 1 liter
Camelbak Eddy Insulated .6l Bottle (Magenta)
Surplus GI Canteen 1 liter
1 liter disposable water bottle
16oz disposable water bottle
Gatorade Bottle 1 Liter
Osprey Hydraform Reservoir – 2 liter
EMS water bottle carrier (fits standard 1 liter Nalgene bottle) , insulated
A quick look at my latest used gear find, the MSR Rapidfire stove.
I picked this stove up for an upcoming winter trip in the Northeast, where melting snow will most likely be my primary, if not only, water source. Why did I buy a 25 year old canister stove when I have a modern version that cost and weighs a mere fraction? Liquid feed mode, that’s why! By running a gas stove with the canister inverted, I can manage to run my gas canister stove at considerably lower temperatures. Which is kind of a good thing when your only water source for several miles is in the form of fluffy white snow.
Now, you can buy a modern version from MSR that weighs less, no doubt about it, but it will also cost 2 to 3 times as much and won’t have anywhere near the historical geek value, so let’s give this a shot.
And yes, it does look remarkably similar to the MSR Whisperlite stove. We’ll get into all that in the full review video, I promise…
My review of the Fenix LD12 G2 Flashlight for backpacking, camping, hunting and EDC (every day carry).
Manufacturer’s Specs:
Cree XP-G2 (R5) LED (max 125 lumens using singe AA battery)
Six outputs: Turbo-125 lumen (2hr 20min)
High-65 lumen (4hr 45min)
Medium-30 lumen (10hr 15min)
Low 3 lumen (100hr)
Strobe (125 lumen)
SOS (60 lumen)
Tail cap with momentary capability and side switch mode operation.
Anti-slip body with body clip.
IPX-8 Waterproof, 2 meters for 30 minutes
Limited lifetime guarantee from Fenix Lighting, US
Come along for 2 Nights of November Fall backpacking and hiking in Kentucky’s Red River Gorge.
For this adventure, we’ll be visiting a very unique Geological Area within Kentucky’s Daniel Boone National Forest, called Red River Gorge. This area hosts an impressive collection of natural arches (or natural bridges, as they are often call), spread across some relatively young forest in the hills of eastern Kentucky, about 1 hour shy of Lexington. In fact, Red River Gorge has the highest concentration of rock arches east of the Rock Mountains (over 100). This makes Red River Gorge a visually impressive hiking area, as well as one of the world’s top rock climbing destinations.
I’ll be hiking a 3 day, 2 night backpacking loop through the heart of the Geological Area, which is flanked by the Clifty Wilderness area to the East and Natural Bridge State Resort Park to the southwest.
For those of you who interested, I recorded full GPS track data for each day’s hike, which can be downloaded on the Trip Data page.
For a thorough overview of my backpacking gear used and complete gear list, check out this video post: Ultralight Backpacking Gear List (the only substantial changes for this trip were heavier boots and a 30 degree sleeping bag instead of lighter fleece bag)
Day 1
Bison Way Trail 210
Sheltowee Trace Trail 100
Cross State Road 715 and River via suspension bridge
Rough Trail 221
Gray’s Arch Trail 205
Set up camp near Gray’s Arch (must be at least 600 feet away)
Stats for Day: 13.1 Miles ; 4,652 feet of elevation gain ; 4,425 feet elevation loss
Day 2
Gray’s Arch Trail 205
Pinch-em Tight Trail 223
Buck Trail 226
Koomer Ridge Trail 220
Hidden Arch Trail 208
Cliff Trail 206
Silvermine Arch Trail 225
Koomer Ridge Trail 220 (backtrack and continue)
Set up camp near junction of Koomer Ridge Trail and Rough Trail
Stats for Day 2: 13.5 Miles ; 3,913 feet of elevation gain ; 4,125 feet of elevation loss
Day 3
Rough Trail 221 (short segment towards Sheltowee Tr )
Sheltowee Trace Trail 100
Road Hike along Red River back towards Bison Way parking area.
Stats for Day 3: 3.29 Miles ; 561 feet of elevation gain ; 574 feet elevation
Grand Totals for Trip: 29.89 Miles ; 9,126 feet of elevation gain ; 9,124 feet of elevation loss
I’ll also show my favorite backpacking snow shovel, as well as how I create some “dead man” anchors to secure my three season tent in the snow using regular plastic grocery bags, since aluminum spikes would simply slip out of place in the deep snow.
Tent shown is a Kelty Salida 2.
Location is the Big Branch Wilderness Area within Vermont’s Green Mountain National Forest.
Time for another Hunting Cabin Trip for the 2013 Pennsylvania Deer Hunting season! http://www.sintax77.com
Each year after Thanksgiving, Whiterook85, CampCook, Chairman, and I head up to ‘Camp Go Time’ for a few days of deer hunting. Well, it’s mostly comprised of generator powered movies, trash talking, good beer, good times, and plenty of good eats prepared by CampCook, rather than monster bucks, but that’s fine by us…
Filmed at the Chairman’s cabin in Tioga County, outside of Wellsboro, PA.
All songs are original works created by myself, Sintax77.
that weighs less, no doubt about it, but it will also cost 2 to 3 times as much and won’t have anywhere near the historical geek value, so let’s give this a shot.
stove. We’ll get into all that in the full review video, I promise…