Who saw the 🕷 on the wall before I pointed it out?

@BackcountryPilgrim

3 жыл бұрын

LOL at about 9:50 I noticed it. :)

@blackibex

3 жыл бұрын

Dude, that thing made a full hiking meal.

@brianstricklett3868

3 жыл бұрын

Didnt notice it after you pointed it out

@Doc_Watson

3 жыл бұрын

Didn't notice it until you pointed it out and then I couldn't look away from it. It stole the video.

@jefftp

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like he climbed into the packs. You'll need to update your lighterpack list with "Spider, Eco-friendly Insecticide, 2 grams."

A second pillow under your side is brilliant. I might try that since I always get shoulder pain sleeping on my side camping. I have always said I'd rather carry a 21-lb pack and sleep well than a 20-lb pack and sleep badly.

Should have noted you get a lifetime replacement guarantee with the Darn Tough socks! So well worth the money. No brainer.

@JCintheBCC

3 жыл бұрын

And they are made in America. Made in Vermont, so you know they will hold up to hikes.

@TK8286

3 жыл бұрын

Darn Tough are a NO BRAINER. They wick, they roll with being drenched, they are comfortable, amazing warranty..... nothin not to love!

@MarissaCollison

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! So worth the money and lasts longer than smartwool socks. At least for me.

@freddyt86

3 жыл бұрын

Best socks out there.

Videos are getting more and more entertaining. No denying that. Thanks for another brief video breaking down some practical perspectives, Dan.

I bought a foam drawer liner at Walmart with an open weave for 4 dollars 24 inches by 6 feet. Keeps my mats from moving. Weighs 2 oz. And rolls up smaller than a collapsible trekking pole.

These suggestions enhance any trip. Solid advice, Dan. Newbies should view this video before their first overnight hike to greatly increase their fun. Other than the specific pillow, I'm an inflatable-on-top-of-boots type, these items even stay in my day pack because they are so useful in an unexpected situation.

You had me at "budget".

Couldn’t agree more about the Thermarest pillow! Changed my life! I’ve tried all the other common items, air pillow, clothes bag, etc. this is my luxury must have.

@MarissaCollison

3 жыл бұрын

I always try to go light and just use the jackets/shirts/etc. I packed. 😒 no bueno. Can't sleep and a kink in my neck. Inflatable pillow is a no brainer.

I would also add a Buff a merino wool for winter and another for warm weather. I also love my titanium Spork. Nice List as I had four of them. 👍

That's for the pillow recommend, I used it a few times at home the first time you brought it out. It's pretty great! :D

I have that Thermarest pillow took it camping last week. Love it

Great recommendations. Not sure if im ready to drop down to a 550ml pot. I really enjoy my Stanley

@nicoleandjoshbaldwin4228

3 жыл бұрын

I got a lixida 750 for $24

@CoderShare

3 жыл бұрын

You'll only regret it when you need to share it.

@sylfix2680

3 жыл бұрын

750ml is the best

Hey Dan, I agree with you about the Thermarest pillow. Definite game changer! I got so tired of inflatable pillows. No matter how much air I let out of it, it still felt hard. I sleep much better with the compressible pillow.

Awesome video!.. on of my favorites you've done! I've bought quite a bit of gear from Gossamer Gear. One good thing about the fact that they keep out of stock products on the site is that you can enter your email and get a notification when it is back in stock. They usually get stuff back in stock quickly. I tend to be more forgiving of "supply chain" issues when it comes to small cottage companies. They tend no to have the buying capacity and clout that big box stores have with suppliers. I'll wait to buy if it's something that I really want.

Great list, Dan! Another pillow option that I really like is the Trekology Aluft Deluxe Air Pillow (6 oz and ~$15 on Amazon). It’s a more traditional shape and size vs their standard ultralight air pillow that I know you also like, and has a comfortable cover on it. Like you, I bring two when I backpack and sleep very well. Having one of those and one of the Thermarest pillows might make a great combo.

I've been using that pillow for years, absolutely a must. The sawyer has been great for me, mostly I'm filtering clear water though

Nice informative video. Thank you for the tips on these items. I also like bringing that type of pillow.

Thanks dan. good video as always. love your humor... and that spider was FRIGGEN HUGEEE!!!

I got one of the 30 complete stove and cook sets from Amazon. It may not be the best but it goes on every trip, it works and I like it

Love a video like this, it might not be but it feels genuine and not pushing any agenda. Thanks for all the tips!

I started backpacking 2 years ago and had a amazing idea sleep with the gear I use like my sleeping mat & pillow for a few weeks on the floor to get used to the sounds and the fell of my gear at home before I take them out far away from home and have a horrible sleep when out camping This also helped me with hammock camping and use of a pillow when sleeping in the hammock

@jamesmoore5263

3 жыл бұрын

I do that too! It helps a lot! I also sleep outside in my tent a weekend or 2 before so I can be ready for the weather!

@larryterry7874

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesmoore5263 especially when hammock camping from a tent . I spent over 6 months sleeping ok n a hammock at home every night before I tried it out far away from home.

Great video, im really liking the look of that pillow, thanks.

I have an ozark trail compressible pillow that my son got me on clearance and it is great. Surprisingly so. Ill have to check out the thermarest one too 😃

Dan! I found your channel today and love the videos I have watched so far! Love the sense of humor and suggestions for better camping experiences!

@DanBecker

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad to help!

I love that pillow, have the exact one. It is def the most comfy I've used.

As a videographer and a hiker, this video was top notch! Loved it man!

Great video. I liked the way you added the spider for the Halloween effect. Brilliantly played!

Haha, Gossamer Gear must have been watching. The sleeping pad is back in stock today. 😂

I also have that pillow and I have also debated bringing two out on trail for the same reason. 🤣👏🏻🙌🏻

Great recommendations Dan! The Sawyer Mini sucks! It was my first filter. Totally agree with Darn Tough socks!! Guaranteed for life & made in the USA!

I use a thermarest compressible pillow too! It's amazing for sure. Also, if you bring water purification tablets with you, make sure you check the expiration date! They also don't last as long after you popped the seal. I tried to use some a couple years later - it did not purify the water like the last time I used it and we ended up having to boil water over a fire instead. Took forever using a mess kit bowl.

I once tried my feather pillow from home on a car camp trip. Awesome. Returning home it got wedged into a tiny gap and compressed so small i decided to try it in a compression sack . Its my goto pillow for (compact kit) motorcycle touring). Yes I have lots of different pillows. You could even try and make 1 or 2 small pillows to save weight and packsize ! D.I.Y Do. It. Yourself ... or ... Done. It. Yet ? Stay safe and cozy folks !

You might like an infinity loop pillow, kinda expensive but great for trips and I guess you potentially tie it in a knot and it’s smaller than that pillow, and far more durable.

Love my Tokas 550. Perfect size to nest a mini bic lighter, little fuel canister, and brs stove. Entire cook kit in a tinny titanium cup.

I like your new co-host (spider), very on-brand. He seems a little shy though, but I'm sure he'll warm up to the lights and cameras with time.

I like your video a lot but you left off the absolute best buy there is in backpacking right now. It's the Ozark Trail 9 inch Long Handle Spoon. Only 88 cents. Weighs 0.4 oz.

@DanBecker

3 жыл бұрын

Funny you say that! I actually was given one by a friend the day after I made the video :-) I used it this past weekend! Great spoon so far!

@b.k.691

3 жыл бұрын

I concur.

Nice suggestions here. I'm with you 100% on the pillow!

That foam sleep pad will also help your inflatable pad from squeaking when you move. Whenever I move my pad rubs against the floor of my tent and makes a noisy and annoying rubbing sound like rubbing two balloons together. This should solve that!

You are so funny!!! Love your videos!!! Thanks again for great tips!! Have fun hiking!!!

Don’t forget that with the Thermarest pillow (had mine since ‘92) there is a pocket/sleeve into which you can add a folded jumper or a couple of t-shirts to add more comfort.

my best tipp, bring a cheap pillowcase an put your downjacket or fleec in and you have a perfect pillow. Better and cheaper than any airpillow

Just bought a Gossamer Gear pad! It's what I've been looking for.

Good callout on the Gossamer Gear pad! I finally picked one up after seeing it in one of your previous videos, and now I can finally ditch my big ole foam pad. Call it paranoia but I always worry about my sleeping pad popping so this is a great lighter weight option to keep my mind at ease. Also, when are we getting a video about the camera gear you use for your youtube channel?

@DanBecker

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Matt! Cool to hear about the pad working for you! I would totally make a video about my KZread set up but very few people that watch this channel would actually care LOL! You can find all of the gear I use in the description of every video I post.

Hello Dan, the answer man for all things Outdoors. Thank you for sharing the money saving tips. All the best of good things for you and your family. 🤗

I have one of those pillows and they are great. However, they don't pack down to well. It's an odd shape and takes up a lot of pack space.

Thermarest pillow is the only one I will take on bike tour. It's awesome.

Great tips Dan. I'm glad the spider was friendly.

Just fyi on the sawyer filter. You can backwash it to unclog it. But even unclogged the sawyer micro has a bad flow rate. The regular size sawyer however, is awesome...

I've used that pillow for over a year and it's awesome

Im using the nature hike inflateble pillow with their own special casing very soft to the touch and more compact that that thermarest pillow i highly reccomend one i even use 2 haha

Mypillow makes a travel pillow I like more than the thermarest. Good video.

Thank you for telling me that you take your thermarest pillow in you backpack. I have one, and I love it, but thought it was too bulky for backpacking trips.

I bought a few pairs of brasher merino socks in 2003. For less than £20 I've travelled, camped and worked 60hour weeks in them and they are still going strong

I had the thermarest, used it on one trip but the foam just migrated away from the center and i ended up with not much supporting my head... i returned it as soon as I got back home. my sea to summit inflatable pillow has been great though

I love my Thermarest Compressible pillow ❤

Found a head net at Walmart for 99¢ the opening has a bit of elastic so I does feel a little tight around the neck but for a dollar, I had to try it out.

That pillow is my fav too! Gram Weenies are like “whattttttttttt? Hell no, it’s not .000002g” but I agree with you, it’s worth the carry! 😬

Great video. Something that is pottable would be able to be put into a pot -- I grabbed some pottable potatoes and put them into a pot of boiling water. Something that is drinkable is a word with a long o sound (boat, note) and is potable.

Great channel, thanks for all of the amazing info. What watch do you use when you hike?

@DanBecker

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve used a Casio Gulfmaster for years but recently switched to this one.. bit.ly/3ku58e1

glad to know I'm not the only one that brings 2 pillows!

As always great video, I'm considering the pillow you suggested but I'm still wondering if an inflatable pillow might be better, they are much lighter and pack smaller, I had an inflatable one before until it started leaking, it was good but not great, BTW your spider jokes was too funny 🤣🤣

Holy crap that organization in the first frame is beautiful

Darn Tough socks for the win. Did a experiment with mine. Took a pair of Darn Tough and a pair of my synthetic socks from Wal Mart. Wore each pair for 4 straight days. Lets just just say the synthetic needed to be left in garage to be washed as they were funky. Darn Tough was pretty odorless. On top of warmth. Cooling. Wicking. The fact the dont funk up like synthetic.

Darn Tough is the only sock I wear, day in and day out. I have about 8 pairs of them and have worn them in rotation for just over two years. I'm just about ready to start sending them in for replacement. They are the most comfortable best sock made...........

if the swayer micro is clogging up when you're using it, you're using it wrong. Run raw water from one bladder to another through a coffee filter, then from that bladder I use the Sawyer as a gravity filter into a final bladder and it's perfect every time

I love the pillow

Use a cut up yoga mat for the pad in between the bottom of inside your tent and the bottom of your sleeping pad

Looks like Mountain Laurel Designs also sells the the EVA foam pads. Or you could find a foam supplier and get it direct

I still have my same Therm compressible pillow from 2003 with me right now in Baghdad. It may be time for a new one, but this one has held up from 2003, still going strong and I've carried from Iraq and Afghanistan (in Iraq right now) to Guatemala and back... Probably getting another one before I head to GTM in May.

I bought that pillow before my last hike, One of my favorite purchases for backpacking so far?

good gear and video

I do love good budget gear! Sawyer micro....hahahahahaha that was funny I gotta say, the Gossamer pad is a good idea, but I have never had an issue with a ground sheet, zlite on top of that, then an inflatable on top of that. I have been concerned about it though.

Nothing will wreck a hike faster than messed up feet. Good socks are worth their weight in gold, and Darn Tough are the best available. Made in good ol' Vermont, you know they will hold up.

My Sawyer Mini clogged with the first liter of clear mountain lake water, POS! Really intrigued by the Gossamer Gear pad. I would like one cut to fit the inside of my tent. I would pay for an oversized piece so I could custom fit it to my tent. I like the inside of my tent to be plush like the Maharaja’s.

Loved it. Did you get the spider?

Sea to summit is a great brand. I have one of their pillows. Amazing!

@MarissaCollison

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Great pillow and inflatable mattress.

You are so organized need to get my closet in better shape

As an under pad for my inflatable mattress I use an elcheapo mallwart yoga mat. I a ridiculous colour so I won't forget/lose it

I am about to find out how that pillow performs ,doing the Shenandoah national park thru hike, tasting this weekend , thanks for sharing , cheers

@nk6197

3 жыл бұрын

Im considering it for my trips. Let me know how it goes.

Darn Tough socks are priceless. Can't recommend them enough.

I have one of those pillows. It was great for about a year, then the filling started migrating to the sides while I slept. After a couple hours my head would end up about 2” off the ground and I’d keep waking up every couple hours to fluff it up. I’ve gone to inflatable for the consistent height. If I’m not worried about weight, I’ll take both and put the Thermarest on top of the inflatable.

@Tellez.43

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve had one for about a year and have loved it. It’s very much a luxury item but worth it for a good night sleep.

@nk6197

3 жыл бұрын

I have been considering it. How small does it pack down? What rating out of 10 would you give it?

@jefftp

3 жыл бұрын

@@nk6197 Packs down to 25 cm long, 10 cm diameter cylinder, or 10" long by 4.5" diameter. 10 out of 10 rating. Those inflatable pillows are all miserable. If I wanted to sleep on balloons I'd join the circus.

@nk6197

3 жыл бұрын

@@jefftp thanks. I’ve been looking for something to up my sleep comfort and really didn’t feel like sleeping on an air pillow lol

I love my Darn Tough socks!

You and those pillows!!

+1 for the Thermarest compressible pillow. I have several inflatable pillows, have tried that old trick of using clothes as a pillow, and the Thermarest is by far the best choice. Sure it is a wee bit heavier and takes up a little more room than, say, an inflatable, but why save a few ounces if you’re recharge/sleep time is compromised by an uncomfortable or noisy pillow?

You have a doppelgänger on KZread that does bow reviews- Brandon McDonald. When I first watched your videos I thought you guys were the same and you just didn’t want to trigger anyone by talking about bows and hunting. Look him up if you want to find your twin.

Love my Darn Tough socks. 17-20$ is a lot for socks but they have a lifetime guarantee. When they get a hole mail them in and they'll send you a new pair.

That intro made me laugh lol! Thanks for the tips.

Great video, but I think you must have made it right after your morning coffee 😂😂

The 550 is perfect for every mountain house I’ve used. I got the 650 also to nest my Soto Windmaster. Thermarest and TOAKS needs to sponsor you. I have 3 of the compressible pillows. They were on amazon for $24.99

@texmexia49

3 жыл бұрын

Hiking with Epilepsy I got the Toaks 900 ml D130. 3.8 oz with lid. I can boil water for meal and coffee.

@BackpackDad

3 жыл бұрын

@@texmexia49 I have a lot of toaks but not the 900. But now I may have to shop one. I have an addiction..it’s called buying way too many stove and backpacking pots 😂

@texmexia49

3 жыл бұрын

Hiking with Epilepsy I just got the Windmaster after a lot of research and love it so far , except that the supports aren’t fixed. I got the Toaks D130 because it is shorter and lighter than the d115 900 ml. $45 on CampSaver right now. Lightest I have seen, 3.8 oz with lid.

@nk6197

3 жыл бұрын

If your looking for something new try o meals backpacking meals. I picked one up that was pizza. Pour any temperature water in pouch and insert a heating pad. The water went from cold to boiling so fast. Then just open the tin foil and enjoy.

@BackpackDad

3 жыл бұрын

@@texmexia49 yes I did a whole video on the awesomeness that is the SOTO Windmaster which I consider the king of the canister stoves.

Darn Tough socks are the best socks. I wear them basically every day. Hard to beat their warranty too. By that I mean you can’t beat it.

That closet set up is low-key so sexy!! 🤣🔥🔥🔥

for water tabs i recomend the other ones to pair with is that get rid of tasta

Literally still waiting on Gossamer gear to restock pads

I use the GG pad for the same reasons!!!

Dan your awesome funny, love your vids!

Coghlan's Mosquito Head Net $3.25, Potable Aqua Germicidal Water Purification Tabs $7.29, AirExpect with built in pump and pillow $29.99, Alvada 80% socks 3 pack $12.99, Lixada Titanium 550 $29.99, don't need a pillow built into sleeping pad,

3:20 I’m dead ahahaha

Need advice on weather to purchase the marmot tungsten ul 1p 2020 or the big agnes copper spur 1p 2020. Any reviews would be greatly appreciated 👍

Silicone handles are a waste anyway unless you only cook on a stove; ive managed to melt every silicone handle i own throwing pots on grills and camp fires.

It's such a shame Toaks doesn't offer premium version of their pots with silicon handles and maybe pasta draining holes. It would bring very little additional manufacturing complexity/cost and a lot more customers.