Dan From backpacking Adventures uses his iPhone for his videos and it's some of the best cinematic quality I've witnessed on KZread. The tarp seems like it will be nice. Pun not intended. Happy healing and remain in good health!

Get well soon . Best wishes for a speedy recovery 😉👍

@SpiguyverBackpacking1

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

Life happens bro, no apologies needed. I've always enjoyed your content, we're not going anywhere. We'll watch it if/when it comes. Glad to hear you're taking care of yourself first. Happy trails.

@SpiguyverBackpacking1

5 ай бұрын

Appreciate it!

Looking forward to more content.

@SpiguyverBackpacking1

5 ай бұрын

Hopefully I don't keep you waiting too long!

I was stoked to meet Chad at UGQ and buy a 0-degree Bandit fully loaded. :) My first legit purchase ever was a 20-degree Zeppelin, and wanted to make sure he knew how well it performed in the field, especially in Colorado high sub-alpine. I wanted to win the Majestic Hammock red, white and blue 11' they had hanging from their rig, but alas I didn't win it in the raffle. Definitely going to be my next online hammock purchase.

@jays7318

5 ай бұрын

I just ordered a 30 deg Zeppelin. Really looking forward to trying it out!

Always good to see you and sorry to hear the Harriman vids were lost. Been doing day hikes to check out each of the Harriman shelter areas to see which work for hammocks. Wish there were more areas to disperse camp near Northern NJ

@SpiguyverBackpacking1

5 ай бұрын

Harriman is such a good place, so many trails, great views, and enough challenge to make you earn all of it!

So glad to see you're better and out enjoying life. Hope to see you again soon. Rain Man

@SpiguyverBackpacking1

5 ай бұрын

Thanks, looking forward to a short backpacking trip in the near future!

Beard looks great Mark 😂. Nice meeting you at HangCon.

Glad to see you are back. I really hope that you do improve your health. You can become fit and strong again, close to where you were, even at your age! I have been able to do that after problems . 47 and decently fit now!

Good to see you back in the saddle my friend. I’m looking forward to pushing each other to get back into backpacking shape for a trip sooner rather than later!

@SpiguyverBackpacking1

5 ай бұрын

For sure! Need to get in shape otherwise it'll be suffering and complaining the whole time and neither of us need that!

Well wishes for your health. I lost my go pro last trip out and don't regret it as it was having more and more issues similar to you.

@SpiguyverBackpacking1

5 ай бұрын

GoPro really needs to step up their game, too many people are having issues with their stuff.

oh the Alpha liner is bonkers nice.

Oof sorry to hear about the health issues. Glad to hear you're getting out. That sucks about the GoPro. I've been loving the DJI Action 4 lately. My workflow with DaVinci Resolve is way faster now. I figured out how to use the preview clips to edit with but still render with 4k footage. Helps with my potato computer. The flip up acreen on the Insta360 looks nice. The Polartech Alpha bag liner looks so nice. I want one.

It was great to meet you at HangCon Mark! Did something happen to your new bonded tarp?? Don't leave us hanging like that haha

@SpiguyverBackpacking1

5 ай бұрын

Thanks, Hangcon was great, so many awesome people in one location! So I won't go into too much detail on the tarp, but I will say there was a collision with a guy line which resulted in about a 6 inch rip. I need to see what can be done about repairing it.

@TheAmick218

5 ай бұрын

@@SpiguyverBackpacking1 Oh no!!! That sucks man, hopefully it is repairable.

@SpiguyverBackpacking1

5 ай бұрын

I hope it is, I was gonna slap some tenacious tape on it, but I will probably just reach out to Dutch and get his recommendation on how to repair it. Seems he knows something about this equipment!

I'm super happy to hear about disc golf! I've been playing for 7 years and am still awful but I love it! Slow is smooth and smooth is far when throwing lol. I found you about 5 years ago when planning my first backpacking trip at devils den in arkansas. Thanks for all the informative and entertaining videos! Glad you're taking care of yourself. Happy trails!

@SpiguyverBackpacking1

5 ай бұрын

Thanks man! Devils Den is a cool place, Butterfield is always a reliable place to hit for a weekend! Yeah, I'm with you on disc golf, I am not good, but I'm working on it!

Disc golf is fun man. I had a hip replacement in Dec 2022 went for the follow up and the surgeon is ready to do the other, I’m 45 not 75 damn. Getting old ain’t for wussy’s.

Great vid.

@SpiguyverBackpacking1

5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Welcome back and def looking forward to more content. Also curious what happened to your tarp? The DW bonded xenon is what I've been thinking moving up to, so curious if I should consider other avenues.

@SpiguyverBackpacking1

5 ай бұрын

That tarp is amazing, it was a collision with a guy line at a high rate of speed that ended in a rip. For sure keep that one on your list!

@alanstrange2421

5 ай бұрын

@@SpiguyverBackpacking1 - Oh. That's unfortunate. But glad to hear it was caused by external forces and not a material/design failure.

My gopro8 freezes, loses footage, not totally waterproof, and sucky battery life so I rarely use the thing. The newer ones are supposed to be better but still have issues. I looked at that insta360 and the tiny one. Ended up getting an X3 which is ok but the zoom feature is grainy. I usually use my canon or my phone for filming. DJI scares me due to the blacklisting of their software. (2 gimbals i might grab a burner phone to film with if they decide to root it) Family comes first. So does health. We understand.

@allanhowt 1 second ago If you come to Cali let me know. Disc golf and Tahoe Rim Trail.

@SpiguyverBackpacking1

5 ай бұрын

I’ll let you know! Appreciate it!

Hi mark glad to see you back. I have been looking for a bridge hammock for a while and like the look and the space of the towns end hammock you have. I know you like yours but reviews wise theres not many so i can't really gauge what people really think of them apart from yours. Will you be doing a video of how to do the underquilt and getting that sealed. Also the bug net. Is the underquilt harder to fit on a towns end than on the banyan

@SpiguyverBackpacking1

5 ай бұрын

I have not had any real big issues with the UQ other n the TownsEnd, but there is a bit more to it than the Banyan, but once you get that figured out, it’s easy and no cold spots ever!

@joeshepherd4990

5 ай бұрын

@SpiguyverBackpacking1 ok cheers for that i think thats the way to go with a bigger tarp 1 currently have a 12ft tarp but thing a 13ft would work better

im hearing that we should do the jmt in September? I applied for permits

@krisrexwinkle2830

5 ай бұрын

also ill do r3 or tahoe part deux

@SpiguyverBackpacking1

5 ай бұрын

Hell yeah!

Northville placid trail…. Adirondacks at their best

@SpiguyverBackpacking1

5 ай бұрын

For sure that's a killer trail!

Sorry to hear your health issues are still bothering you

@SpiguyverBackpacking1

5 ай бұрын

I am hopeful that things are continuing to improve every day!

@smkwhatsnext3411

5 ай бұрын

@@SpiguyverBackpacking1 myself, I hate to hear of health problems you're way too young and in good shape for all that

@SpiguyverBackpacking1

5 ай бұрын

Right, I normally think of myself as younger and in shape, then I go play disc golf and end up sore and walking funny!

@smkwhatsnext3411

5 ай бұрын

@@SpiguyverBackpacking1 unfortunately it doesn't get any better...lol..

@1519Spring

2 ай бұрын

​@@SpiguyverBackpacking1Age is all relative. It reminds me of when I heard a 90yo guy say, "Oh, what I wouldn't give to be 80 again!"