Gear time with Chiefjason
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I’ll try to spend more of your money. They ain’t cheap but they make great gear. We have a tent and 2 of their packs.
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Finally got around to trying out my new hammock suspension. Really liking this set up. Webbing and cinch buckle. But I've never used webbing like this. Thin, light, and with me at 195 and my daughter also sitting in it zero stretch. And super easy to set up.
Webbing here. I'm actually carrying 2 25" sections for now and it's not bulky or too heavy.
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Cinch buckle.
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Webbing here. I'm actually carrying 2 25" sections for now and it's not bulky or too heavy.
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Various colors are available for our 1" polyester webbing rated to 1500 lb break strength. Best uses include hammock tree straps and hanging suspension.
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Cinch buckle.
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Our 1" steel cinch buckle provides a quick and easy way to join webbing to cordage, additional webbing, & slings. Also used as suspension hardware for hammocks.
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Prepping my annual trip and doing a few things different this year. Mostly playing with the vacuum sealer. Most are not vacuumed. Just sealed up in the bags.
First aid gear and fire starters.
Using toothpaste tabs this year. Splitting them up by use and sealing them.
Supplements, vitamins, etc split up for dosage/days.
Prepping breakfast. Oatmeal, brown sugar, coffee, granola. My coffee pack has coffee, creatine, and protein powder.
One breakfast.
First aid gear and fire starters.
Using toothpaste tabs this year. Splitting them up by use and sealing them.
Supplements, vitamins, etc split up for dosage/days.
Prepping breakfast. Oatmeal, brown sugar, coffee, granola. My coffee pack has coffee, creatine, and protein powder.
One breakfast.
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No idea. But I tend to pack a bit heavy on food. I don't do well when I'm hungry.
Forgot to post the picks of the toilet paper tabs we are taking. Pretty cool. Hope they work well. Each one makes a decent size towelette when you add water.
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AAR on the trip and some gear info.
The hammock suspension above is by far my favorite to date. The only time I had an issue was on a steep incline with bad trees to anchor and the webbing was wet. I had to tighten it once. Other than that, set and forget.
The toothpaste tabs and toilet paper coins are now solidly in my gear rotation. Ordering more tp to put in the cars for emergencies.
Vacuuming the pills was great and I'll keep single doses in the first aid kit I carry.
Vacuuming breakfast was great. As was vacuuming some of the ingredients like brown sugar and coffee.
Vacuuming lunch was overkill. We eat lunch as a morning snack, sit down lunch, and afternoon snack. So ziplock will make a comeback for lunches.
Len and Larry cookies are a fantastic lunch addition. Protein cookie. Tastes good, I like the white chocolate macadamia nut. Packs well, sturdy. only con is a little big and heavy but it's also 400 tasty calories.
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Again, the titanium trowel is the bomb!
For the new standout piece of gear though. I'll concede that I'm an Origin Maine/Jocko/ Origin Hunt sucker. So I bought this hoodie for hunting. I really like it as a light weight hoodie. solid under layer for cold. But it really shined on this trip. I put it on Tuesday afternoon and barely took it off the rest of the trip. Hoodie for when it's cool. Wool was warm when wet. Great base layer. And it has a face mask that I used when I slept in the hammock. Pricey but it was worth every penny on this trip.
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Ultra light dynema stuff sacks from this guy worked great.
Ultralitesacks
I can't emphasis how important building a personal gear list is. The only thing I forgot was the extra gatorade packs for dinner. Because I didn't fill out the food prep list like I should have. Zero gear left behind.
I replaced a lot of my micro snap buckles with these tension G hooks and I like them a lot. The buckles would release under pressure. These hooks would flex but never had one come undone.
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Only bad thing was that I had an MSR fuel canister not close this morning and I dumbed the entire canister after breakfast when it would not close.
The hammock suspension above is by far my favorite to date. The only time I had an issue was on a steep incline with bad trees to anchor and the webbing was wet. I had to tighten it once. Other than that, set and forget.
The toothpaste tabs and toilet paper coins are now solidly in my gear rotation. Ordering more tp to put in the cars for emergencies.
Vacuuming the pills was great and I'll keep single doses in the first aid kit I carry.
Vacuuming breakfast was great. As was vacuuming some of the ingredients like brown sugar and coffee.
Vacuuming lunch was overkill. We eat lunch as a morning snack, sit down lunch, and afternoon snack. So ziplock will make a comeback for lunches.
Len and Larry cookies are a fantastic lunch addition. Protein cookie. Tastes good, I like the white chocolate macadamia nut. Packs well, sturdy. only con is a little big and heavy but it's also 400 tasty calories.
Amazon product ASIN B00VUK59YQ
Again, the titanium trowel is the bomb!
For the new standout piece of gear though. I'll concede that I'm an Origin Maine/Jocko/ Origin Hunt sucker. So I bought this hoodie for hunting. I really like it as a light weight hoodie. solid under layer for cold. But it really shined on this trip. I put it on Tuesday afternoon and barely took it off the rest of the trip. Hoodie for when it's cool. Wool was warm when wet. Great base layer. And it has a face mask that I used when I slept in the hammock. Pricey but it was worth every penny on this trip.
NANO WOOL™ NINJA HOODIE - ORIGIN RAPTOR™ WOODLAND CAMO
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Ultra light dynema stuff sacks from this guy worked great.
Ultralitesacks
I can't emphasis how important building a personal gear list is. The only thing I forgot was the extra gatorade packs for dinner. Because I didn't fill out the food prep list like I should have. Zero gear left behind.
I replaced a lot of my micro snap buckles with these tension G hooks and I like them a lot. The buckles would release under pressure. These hooks would flex but never had one come undone.
Tension G Hook
High-quality, commercial grade plastic G-hook style adjuster. This part allows you to quickly "hook" into a webbing loop - say on a bag or pouch - then cinch down the other with an adjustable tensioner. Typical applications include roll-top backpacks, messenger bags, pouches, custom cases, and...
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Only bad thing was that I had an MSR fuel canister not close this morning and I dumbed the entire canister after breakfast when it would not close.
Does that Sawyer gravity system you posted use the dual-threaded version of the Sawyer? Would like something that I could use with a bottle or squeeze bag on the fly if I didn't want to use the gravity bag.
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This is the filter on mine. I just threaded it onto a 20 oz Propel water bottle. Saw a lot of folks with them threaded to 1 liter bottles on the AT. I carry the gallon bag and my daughter carries the small bag with this filter in the link. The gravity bag is for camp. The squeeze bag is for topping off on the trail. FWIW, after seeing the Platypus system in use I'm going to look at it too. You don't have to babysit that system while it fills.
The Sawyer filter
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Platypus
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The platypus is very fast. The Sawyer weighs less than the Platy system I have, but the Platy beats the Sawyer hands down in time and ease of filtering. Maybe the new Platys are lighter than what I have, which is 10+ years old.
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Forgot to single out this pic here too. Was listing to a Fieldcraft Survival podcast with Kevin Estela a while back. Mike Glover let him pack a ziplock bag to survive for 72 hours with just the bag and clothes on his back. It was in the desert. When they talked about water Kevin mentioned packing a turkey roasting bag. So I have an old nylon water tote that is no longer waterproof. So I took that and the roasting bag mostly for the first night at Mt Sterling. My plan was to carry enough water up to camp so I did not have to backtrack down to the spring again and I needed to get 3-4 miles hiking the next day to hit more water.
Got to the spring and the pipe was pulled out of the ground. The water was also much lower than I expected. I could barely get my gravity filter to take water. Took way too long trying that so I grabbed the turkey back and could shove it under the trickle I created with the flat rock and pin it into the flowing water to take on more water. Worked much better and I filled both bladders, the gravity filter, and the roasting bag half full of water. I dumped water out the next morning before hiking.
Those bags weigh next to nothing and just might save a trip during dry spells.
Another trick I wish I had brought along was a cut soda can. Cut the ends off, split it down the middle, duct tape the edges, and you have a light weight spout to pull water off rocks into the filter.
Got to the spring and the pipe was pulled out of the ground. The water was also much lower than I expected. I could barely get my gravity filter to take water. Took way too long trying that so I grabbed the turkey back and could shove it under the trickle I created with the flat rock and pin it into the flowing water to take on more water. Worked much better and I filled both bladders, the gravity filter, and the roasting bag half full of water. I dumped water out the next morning before hiking.
Those bags weigh next to nothing and just might save a trip during dry spells.
Another trick I wish I had brought along was a cut soda can. Cut the ends off, split it down the middle, duct tape the edges, and you have a light weight spout to pull water off rocks into the filter.
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I like this pack with a Prairie Belt. I have larger packs for longer trips, but for day hikes, get home, or a couple nights out, it is great.
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Great idea!
I've made a wind screen for my camp stoves out of a cut down aluminum keg cup - it seems a little sturdier than soda cans. Might have to expand the screen's function...
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It's like buying shoes. Depends on the use and your preferences. Lean towards the largest intended use. If by day trip your are talking like an overnight bag it looks good. If we are talking day hike, it's not bad but might be a bit overkill. SHTF, go bag, looks like it would work. As would the Hill People bag.
For me I've taken a hard turn towards ultralight and simple. If I were to buy another bag it would probably be this one. Carries up to 40 lbs and weighs just 21.4 ozs. I have an older, smaller frameless pack from them and my daughter has one as well. Great gear.
Arc Haul Ultra 60L Backpack
At less than 20 oz, The ultralight Arc Haul Ultra is designed to meet the demands of any adventure. Made from the strongest fabric we offer, "Ultra 200".
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Just got this delivered. Going to use it for a sit pad, see if it fits in my camp chair sleeve, and as insulation in my hammock. Might order a second for my daughter to keep her pad from slipping.
I got the short version this time. 20”x40”. 1.8 oz.
1/8" Closed Cell Foam Pad https://a.co/d/gCFf7nh
I got the short version this time. 20”x40”. 1.8 oz.
1/8" Closed Cell Foam Pad https://a.co/d/gCFf7nh
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Great liar video for my next overnight trip.
After several boat and backpacking camping trips in Feb & Mar, I finally put some effort into reorganizing sone of my kit.
I ususally carry 2 stoves (ultralight afficianadoes may as well tune out here) and backup fuel for each. One is a cheap gas cannister/MSR style knockoff, and the other is an alcohol stove. While the gas cannister stove doesn't require a wind screen, it does benefit from one on occasion; however, I haven't bothered with a specific device for that (yet). I usually just place the stove in a shielded area or rig a "wall" with gear or campsite flotsam.
The alcohol stove, on the other hand, benefits greatly from screening from even mild breezes, and focusing the passive flame as much as is practical seems to speed up boiling time as well.
Up to now, I packed the stoves, accoutremont, pots & utensils as they would fit. In other words, I took a volumetric~spatial approach to gear organization. This led to a confused campsite set-up process as I tried to recall where specific parts were in my kit & rooted around in various stuff sacks in order to assemble a cooking station.
Inefficient, to say the least.
So this morning I took action! I rearranged the various parts into two distinct system-specific kits.
#1, the Alcohol Stove Kit:
First, the 4-pc windscreen assembly required something like "stakes" to support the pot over the stove. You can see them sticking out under the pot in this pic (which is actually from last year).
The supports were too long to fit in the smaller kit. Then I remembered: Man is a tool-using animal.
But he is not a barbarian! This result would never do.
See Man-as-Animal Analysis #1
Seemed to work.
But the cookpot handles ride up on the windscreen/support rim.
Time to test fit.
This revealed another minor issue with the windscreen: cookpot relationship:
I'm confident that grinding/filing down the top edge of the windscreen pieces will resolve both issues. But that's a project for another day near the bench grinder. I don't think my tin snips will effectively cut the Ti panels very cleanly.
The "stakes" still don't fit inside the cookpot, but if I trim them any more, they won't span the windscreen base. They still go in the bag, though.
Gonna call this one good enough... for now.
I ususally carry 2 stoves (ultralight afficianadoes may as well tune out here) and backup fuel for each. One is a cheap gas cannister/MSR style knockoff, and the other is an alcohol stove. While the gas cannister stove doesn't require a wind screen, it does benefit from one on occasion; however, I haven't bothered with a specific device for that (yet). I usually just place the stove in a shielded area or rig a "wall" with gear or campsite flotsam.
The alcohol stove, on the other hand, benefits greatly from screening from even mild breezes, and focusing the passive flame as much as is practical seems to speed up boiling time as well.
Up to now, I packed the stoves, accoutremont, pots & utensils as they would fit. In other words, I took a volumetric~spatial approach to gear organization. This led to a confused campsite set-up process as I tried to recall where specific parts were in my kit & rooted around in various stuff sacks in order to assemble a cooking station.
Inefficient, to say the least.
So this morning I took action! I rearranged the various parts into two distinct system-specific kits.
#1, the Alcohol Stove Kit:
First, the 4-pc windscreen assembly required something like "stakes" to support the pot over the stove. You can see them sticking out under the pot in this pic (which is actually from last year).
The supports were too long to fit in the smaller kit. Then I remembered: Man is a tool-using animal.
But he is not a barbarian! This result would never do.
See Man-as-Animal Analysis #1
Seemed to work.
But the cookpot handles ride up on the windscreen/support rim.
Time to test fit.
This revealed another minor issue with the windscreen: cookpot relationship:
I'm confident that grinding/filing down the top edge of the windscreen pieces will resolve both issues. But that's a project for another day near the bench grinder. I don't think my tin snips will effectively cut the Ti panels very cleanly.
The "stakes" still don't fit inside the cookpot, but if I trim them any more, they won't span the windscreen base. They still go in the bag, though.
Gonna call this one good enough... for now.
Next up is the gas cannister stove kit.
This one was easier; after separating the alcohol stove stuff, I just re-organized the gas cannister stuff. The bag & cookpot I use for these are bigger, so it all goes together with room to spare.
Yes, that's a cloth booze bag from yore! And a steel Stanly cookpot more suited to the Good Sam Club than serious (manly grunt here) backpacking, but again, my gear ain't for the lightweight of heart!
The stuff:
Goin' in:
S&P, and some NaClO for "spicy" water, j.i.c. (I also have a Sawyer)
Yeah, I'm into fitness. Fitness all this stuff inna big bag!
Gas cannister stove kit ready to go:
This one was easier; after separating the alcohol stove stuff, I just re-organized the gas cannister stuff. The bag & cookpot I use for these are bigger, so it all goes together with room to spare.
Yes, that's a cloth booze bag from yore! And a steel Stanly cookpot more suited to the Good Sam Club than serious (manly grunt here) backpacking, but again, my gear ain't for the lightweight of heart!
The stuff:
Goin' in:
S&P, and some NaClO for "spicy" water, j.i.c. (I also have a Sawyer)
Yeah, I'm into fitness. Fitness all this stuff inna big bag!
Gas cannister stove kit ready to go:
I also stumbled on another compactness measure.
A buddy bought some compressed (paper?) towelettes in bulk and gave me a handful. They work great! They're pretty sturdy, and when you add a little cold or hot water they swell up into a nice little washcloth.
I carried them in a ziploc, but the trapped-air issue cropped up when breaking camp, and if my hands were wet or it was rainy, the other "pills" could get wet and start to swell up.
I had a set of 3 segmented pill containers with plastic gaskets that I got on Amazin' dawt commie; turned out the compressed towels fit perfectly. They're protected, and the container carries 7 in 3 compartments.
A buddy bought some compressed (paper?) towelettes in bulk and gave me a handful. They work great! They're pretty sturdy, and when you add a little cold or hot water they swell up into a nice little washcloth.
I carried them in a ziploc, but the trapped-air issue cropped up when breaking camp, and if my hands were wet or it was rainy, the other "pills" could get wet and start to swell up.
I had a set of 3 segmented pill containers with plastic gaskets that I got on Amazin' dawt commie; turned out the compressed towels fit perfectly. They're protected, and the container carries 7 in 3 compartments.
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@Windini As a former alcohol stove dork can you get the windscreen smaller? If you can mange to get it smaller than the pot you can do away with the stakes. Back when I was using a larger pot to actually cook food I used a cut down #5 can as the windscreen/pot holder. Might be tougher to do with that smaller pot.
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New compression stuff sack/dry bags. Pretty happy with these. Fits my under and over quilts as well as my wife’s sleeping bag. Headed out with them tomorrow.
They have a roll top closure on top. 2 of the straps have quick release buckles to make it easier to pull the top over for compression. Not cheap, but not terrible for what they are. And very light. Waterproof.
Over and under quilt
Wife’s sleeping bag.
They have a roll top closure on top. 2 of the straps have quick release buckles to make it easier to pull the top over for compression. Not cheap, but not terrible for what they are. And very light. Waterproof.
Over and under quilt
Wife’s sleeping bag.
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yeah, been using them for 25 years or so. The same ones. About time to upgrade. lol
I often hear my gear squealing like freight-train-goin-over-a-cliff brakes as I wring yet another penny's worth of
Those 80's dollars gotta a lot of stretch in 'em!
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I packed my OR Seattle Sombrero in my pack for the trip. Been using it since college. It's been on every single backpacking trip since I bought it. 30 day WEA course, 2 summers of Boy Scout high adventure trips, 5 years in a wilderness program carried daily, and all personal trips and any day hike if it might rain. I retreated it again last year because it was starting to soak through a little bit. I still have a ton of other gear but I've upgraded for lighter, faster, better, Not with that hat though.