Back-Packing

[Guest]

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[Matt In Oklahoma]

Nice, real nice

[WiseOwl]

Hell yeah man, very similar to my pack and get up. Diggin the spaghetti!
I take a bag of instant rice and a can of chicken. Add some onions and the such and make a "stir Fry"
What do you use for a tent or shelter? I use a 10x12 woodland camo tarp and a Byers hammock with the mosquito net
I can break mine down too to see if you get any ideas.

Good thread sir!

[WILL]

Hell yeah man, very similar to my pack and get up. Diggin the spaghetti!
I take a bag of instant rice and a can of chicken. Add some onions and the such and make a "stir Fry"
What do you use for a tent or shelter? I use a 10x12 woodland camo tarp and a Byers hammock with the mosquito net
I can break mine down too to see if you get any ideas.

Good thread sir!

We will not be bringing a tent for this trip because we have reservations for the trail shelters and TGSMNF doesn‘t allow tent camping. I have a Big Agnes seed house II that will sit this one out….

[WiseOwl]

Gotcha.

I haven't heard that you cant tent camp out there. My friends went last year during what they thought was a tornado and tent camped. I guess there are certain areas. I would be afraid in a shelter than some knucklhead would burn it down cooking cheerios



have you ever backpacked the Cohutta Wilderness?

[EX121]

Nice how much fuel will you use on a trip like this. I have just bought a simular stove and haven't figured out how much is needed yet. Good system, well though out.

[Grand58742]

Very well thought out. No excess and just enough to get you through the trip.

Can't wait for the after action review.

[protus]

I know you prolly didnt show it but some zip locks for your TP and other items you dont wish to get wet( cell phone etc).

Sides that what i found was food will bulk it up fast. I know i roughly burn 300 cals doing 1 mile with load and at speed. Thats 1200 cals to walk 4-5 miles.( and there is no elevation changes here ...except hot,,shade,,,hot,,shade...hot,,muggy,,shade LOL ) .....i know after 3 days of doing that( but at 14 miles per day) by day three i had eaten thru my food and was starving ( i packed what i normally pack for a standard 2 day 12 in 12 out hike vs doing 35miles over 3 days) as normally i g2g..found out that it wasnt enough.

[WILL]

Yes, I use a zip lock baggie for the TP and I have a waterproof stash bag for other items I want to stay dry. As for how long the Fuel bottle will last, the only answer I can give you is...it depends. All I use it for is boiling water to re-hydrate/ heat food. I try to make a fire to cook dinner. Sometimes my kids will restart the dinner fire for breakfast, saving fuel, but the stove often gets used for breakfast and lunch because I don't want to be bothered with gathering wood and making a fire all the time. In cold weather, plan on using 2-3X as much fuel. In warm weather, that one fuel bottle should easily last one person for a week.

[Noble]

Thanks for showing your gear layout. I'll be doing a section of the AT in September. Last year when I went for the first time my pack was probably 5 - 10 lb too heavy, so I need to pare it down for this fall.

Also, I apparently had old platypus containers, cause my water leaked out at the seam near the opening. Lesson learned...put water in it and let it sit for hours to see if there is leakage before relying on them. Luckily I had a back up container.

[Patriot Prepper]

I will be in North Carolina next week for about 10 day with my friend Eagle Wing. I have not made any youtube videos in almost 6 months. Too busy. But here's a video of us from about a year ago.

[JUSTIFIED]

Thanks for sharing Patriot Prepper. Gave me a couple of ideas for adjustments of my BOB.

[strongback5]

Hey Will,
I echo others' thoughts that your gear looks well thought out. I have always done canoe trips and never pure hiking like you. I think my total weight is about 80 pounds for the pack, 45 for the canoe. My wife's pack is food and I carry all the gear for both of us. I would have to cut and change to get the weight down for a trip like yours.

I did not notice a saw or hatchet in your gear. Do you bring them? Do you ever bring a larger survival knife?

[rockriver]

great post and very clearly explained.
thanks

[protus]

Thanks for showing your gear layout. I'll be doing a section of the AT in September. Last year when I went for the first time my pack was probably 5 - 10 lb too heavy, so I need to pare it down for this fall.

Also, I apparently had old platypus containers, cause my water leaked out at the seam near the opening. Lesson learned...put water in it and let it sit for hours to see if there is leakage before relying on them. Luckily I had a back up container.

not to hi jack, but how old? The new ones all seem to have some issues at the top where the opening is welded in. My older ones ( pre 03") are holding strong.BUt the newest one i have ( got last year), its the 1 liter size, when i filled with wine :) showed where eventually it would leak at the top.Which is why i dont trust it .
Maybe try putting some food dye in the h20 and you'll see exactly where they leak.