It is always fun to see how other couples pack for their adventures together. My wife and I get out often and I love to see what others are doing so I might be able to make improvements to my gear selections. Thanks

Hello my outdoors friend, that's a great gear loadout for a couple. Take care, be safe and always have fun. 🤗

Giving me great ideas for the mrs and i, thank you guys

Love your loadout vids! You never know what cool gear you might see Devin whip out! Loved seeing Katie in the edit as well! Can't wait to see the trip report! 🍻 you two!

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

The Wasatch Gear Review 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻 thanks brother!

Oh I'm so excited to see someone with my same sleeping bag. Sierra Designs Cloud 20!

Nice loadout for you two. Glad to see you two getting out together! Can't wait for the vid!

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

We had a great time, Huck! Thanks!

Nice gear load out. I can’t wait to see the video of you guys going to the highest point in Utah. Really cool!! You guys have fun and be safe.

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

Backpacking With Jason thanks Jason! This is a little delayed and we’ve already returned. Can’t wait to share the trip once I can get it edited.

Lovely couple backpacking gear out! Also great video!

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

Hiking Buddy thank you!

Have those same bowls. They are a pretty nice piece of gear. I love how twice you mentioned you only needed one water filter for you two... We know how that worked out lol. Great vid you two!

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

Z0MB13Redfield 😂😂😂 whoops!

Have a great hike!

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

NaLona Brato thank you!

Pretty good loadouts. You guys are going to have such a fun time... Well as fun as you can with those sub 20 degree temps.

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

Libolt Adventures we got super fortunate and it never dropped below freezing. So some of this was overkill. For me at least. Katie used all her layers.

@LiboltAdventures

4 жыл бұрын

@@BackcountryExposure Nice! Had to be a great trip.

Good luck guys, I hope your trip is super awesome! Now to try and convince my girlfriend to come on a weekend trip with me, although I think I'd be the pack mule for sure.

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

Make it happen!!

Best wishes on your hike! 👍👍

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

Hike Camp 👊🏻 thank you!

Yay zion 2p! You had me at "we dont need two filters". Lol. You guys are so adorbs. Relationship goals for sure. Congrats on kings! Couple bad a$$ people doing great things.

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

Haggard Wilderness ha ha! Good times! And thanks man. I sure love her!

Good stuff. Have fun.

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

Erobin Outdoors thanks!

Awesome video guys

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

Jose Vera thank you!

Exped synmat winter is great pad! If you have a good insulated pad, it reduces the need for extra insulation on top. Good solid quilt will work, no need for an Arctic sleeping bag.

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

Me Me some of the layers were for high/cold wind on the summit hike. But you’re right.

Hey guys, great gear suggestions! Enjoy your summit and trek :-)

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

Fern The Camper thank you!

Great timing for this video. My wife and I are planning a long weekend trip to tackle the eagle rock loop in the ouchita national forest in November. We will be doing much like you guys did by dividing up gear that we both will be using like shelter and cooking, water storage, etc... thanks once again, you had some good tips in there.

@clintlively5484

4 жыл бұрын

Jeremy Patin you’ll love Eagle Rock Loop

@jeremypatin2044

4 жыл бұрын

@@clintlively5484 , thanks we are really looking forward to the trip. The pictures we have seen look gorgeous.

What a funny coincidence. I was just talking to Korbin(Met last week in the Unitas) about how I wish there were more videos of this type from KZreadrs in Utah and Bam!! Anyways so grateful to see what you're doing compared to my wife and myself as we're a backpacking couple that go out all the time up in the Unitas. 😎

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

Jason Green that’s awesome! Stoked to deliver! 👊🏻

Good looking load out. I would kill to be packing for freezing temps right now. Alabama is still a sauna.

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

Gone Feral With Squidly fall is getting close here in Utah!

sorry someone stole your couch but the gear really ties the room together

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@hermeticallysealed

4 жыл бұрын

Backcountry Exposure seriously where does the cat sleep now

Good video! 👍

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

ll Ericz ll KZread thanks!

Thanks for sharing! My boyfriend and I are trying to get into backpacking. Hard to find specific info on what gear to buy/bring when you’re sharing the load with someone else!

Gregory z40 is my daypack and overnighter pack, little big for a daypack but I really like it.

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

LOL Population I’m really impressed with Gregory as of late. Good product!

For water filtration with multiple people we have found that the Platypus gravity system has been life changing. My boyfriend and I are always together when backpacking and we use Camelbaks (after I got dehydrated forgetting to drink from bottles). The gravity system allows us to filter water while we take a break and doesn't require any action really on our part. It's also awesome for camp. One fill is enough to top off the Camelbak's fill a smart water for juice and then have water for cooking dinner. There have been times where the water source is far away or we don't want to have to revisit it before taking off the next morning so we will fill the dirty bag, filter it, and then fill it again and walk it back to camp to use the next morning. It just makes life sooooo much easier and makes water filtration a no brainer. MORE than worth the little bit of extra weight! We will never backpack without it! (solo hiking would be a different story, but for more than 1 person I can't recommend it enough)

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

msadams224 that’s awesome! That’s how I feel about the Cnoc Vecto bags. Makes for a quick and easy gravity system too.

This is so great! I'm going to trick my wife into watching this with me. I really want to get her out on the trail with me. Love it, Devin! Great load out!

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

JK is Hiking get her out there! 👊🏻

@john_kelley

4 жыл бұрын

@@BackcountryExposure I'm going to tell you said to! LOL

Hey! thankyou for this vid, my wife and I are thinking about doing some simple backpacking hols next year in the UK. One question though, is a 2 man tent big enough for comfort when sleeping? I'm assuming that because your tent has vestibules on both sides it eliminates the need to store items inside the tent.

Love this so much. Couples planning videos and write-ups are pretty sparse. You’d get my vote for a mini series on the whole planning and execution of a couples trip (including how to stay on the same page for what each other’s objectives and comfort levels are). FYI, that GSI cup fits wonderfully in the 700ml pot (I have the same setup). It’s 1.25oz or 35g. : )

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

John Riddle thanks John! That’s a good idea actually. My wife doesn’t enjoy backpacking to the level that I do, but I might be able to get her to add to some videos on the topic. Especially from a perspective of less experience.

@jpriddle

4 жыл бұрын

Backcountry Exposure Awesome. Yeah, I think it’s really important for those of us who are way into all of this to be thoughtful and understand their perspectives. Oftentimes we’re probably just trying to project our own perspectives onto them rather than helping them achieve what they’re hoping to get out of it.

Do you still like the Zion 2P? Do you feel the light and thin fly provides enough privacy, even at night with lights on inside?

Great video yall. Enjoy the trip. Good to see you got the hydroblu unstuck from the bottle. Was that difficult?

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

Titan inc Survival unfortunately this was filmed before the trip. The filter got destroyed getting bottle top off.

@titanpreparedness

4 жыл бұрын

@@BackcountryExposure ah i thought maybe yall were packing for another adventure. Thats a shame. Luckly its only 20 bucks for the filter

Now that you've gone on your trip, is there anything you would change? I see alot of couples sharing 2 person sleep systems over single person sleep systems. I hiked Kings Peak about 15 years ago as a boy scout and really enjoyed it. My wife has never been backpacking but we love to hike, so we are wanting to start backpacking this summer. Hoping to go back to Kings Peak in a couple years.

How did it go?

I am planning to start buying gear and I'll be hiking with my wife. Is there good 2 person pad and quilt? If so, Would you suggest buying 2 person or each one have your own gear?

Great summary of your kit for this trip! I am curious... how you would compare Katie's sleeping (the Alpine insulated) to the latest version of the Nemo Tensor? Do you think that one is better than the other?

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

Scott Gephart so the tensor alpine is the super insulated of the tensor line of pads. It’s rated to below zero degrees. So warmer and heavier than the regular tensor insulated.

Just curious, what is your footwear for the trip? Really enjoy load out videos, this is a great one! Hope you guys have a fantastic trip!!!

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

John K I have been wearing the La Sportiva Lycan for the past several months and love them. Katie wore a pair of Nike running shoes she’s been working out in for a long time.

Are you guys dropping into Painter's basin or taking the high road at Gunsight pass? Hope you have a fantastic time!

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

Having never been on this trail before, (gasp) ha ha, I don't know a lot about the route from Gunsight too Anderson. So we just took the trail into Painter Basin and went that route.

@RUTired

4 жыл бұрын

@@BackcountryExposure Ah right, you guys are already back. You showed that in your water filter video. Thanks for going over your loadout, although I don't think I'll be able to wear my wife down enough to go backpacking lol

So Kevin, what is Katie’s next bucket list mountain top to clime after your last clime? Y’all look great being out there

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

Honestly don't know that she has a big outdoor goal right now. We just plan to camp as a family as much as possible this year!

Not how we do it. I don't split kit. That gas is useless without the stove and vise versa. Same with the tent. Neither of you could carry both bags but if something happens to one of you, you're both in trouble. I would keep gear altogether. You can carry the whole tent and your wife could carry the whole stove. Obviously you can split what you carry but there's two ways to do it.

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

Allan Larmour yeah I see your point. Different ways to do things for sure!

@allanlarmour7460

4 жыл бұрын

@@BackcountryExposure I don't want to get into too much detail here but I learnt the hard way as I watched all my water storm off up the hill without my ass leaving me with pots, stoves and a dozen other methods to boil water I no longer had. Anyway, I am sure nothing like that ever happens to you, right, 😆. Have a great trip, live and learn.

Do they make a Ultralight Kitchen Sink? Washer and Dryer?

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

Fredrick Rourk ???

where did you get those food bags?

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

Marco Silva I made them myself. 😄

Have you used the tent before? What is its weight?

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

Russell Jolly it’s just under 4 pounds. And yes. This one has been a little more sporadic, but it’s been used several times. I need to do a follow up review on it. You can see it used in my Sand Creek backpacking trip.

I'm prepping for winter, do you know what your full pack weight is?

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

For this trip with food and water I was 27 pounds. Rarely do I go above 30 with everything unless it’s a 5+ day trip.

@garrycollins3415

4 жыл бұрын

@@BackcountryExposure thanks. My full pack all in for summer is 30 with two days of water so not too bad. I've got work to do for winter. But I do carry a chair and my pad is a heavy 4.5" x 25" or so wide (old bad bones) so I guess 30 is not too bad.

you two are beautiful together

Are you sure you don't need two filters when you are with two persons??? Lol

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

Lj Trekker ha ha ha! I was waiting for people to notice that. However, I still feel that a single filter is sufficient for two. Also carrying aquamira drops as a secondary/backup I stand behind. 😁

He can save some weight by doing like Katie and ditch the extra pair of draws. lol

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

Aquafina Spring Water 😜

@MrRourk

4 жыл бұрын

Even more weight savings Double Quilt, Double Sleeping Pad, and 2.5 Catenary Tarp.

No clue how you KZreadrs pack your gear into 40-50 litre packs?! I've got the Exos 58 and that never feels enough. And I'm carrying the same kind of stuff your are. Guess it comes down to experience.

@BackcountryExposure

4 жыл бұрын

Akiva Nomad smart packing makes a big difference in how gear fits into a pack. You got this! 👊🏻

@xmetal280

4 жыл бұрын

Once you get into the mindset of taking only the things you truly use and need, it's easier to weed out all the xtras and fit into smaller volume. Experience and packing/repacking a few hundred times will show you how to maximize that volume.