today we're talking for common misconceptions about lightweight
backpacking welcome back guys and gals as always my name is Matt and if you
guys are new here this channel is all about hiking and backpacking we talk a
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button over there if you have not already and like I mentioned at the
start today we are talking about four common misconceptions associated with
lightweight backpacking I just wanted to talk about it and kind of go over it
because I get a lot of comments on my channel and I also read a lot in
different social media groups about a lot of things people say about
lightweight backpacking and it kind of seems to steer people away from going to
it so I just kind of wanted to talk about a couple of them and hopefully
clear it up and you're kind of on the fence about going with a lighter weight
backpacking set up hopefully this can kind of put your mind at ease that a lot
of the things that people say about it just simply aren't true let's just dive
right into it very first common misconception that we're going to talk
about is one that I see all the time in different social media groups and
different backpacking groups and I get a lot of comments even on my own videos
when I make a video about saving weight in your backpack and women with a more
lightweight back package setup I get comments like this all the time that
when you go with a lightweight backpacking setup you're sacrificing
comfort I'm just gonna say anyone who's ever hiked with me and see me out on
trail and has got a chance to lay in my hammock setup if you tell me that I am
NOT comfortable on trail I think you're full of it as you guys are gonna see in
the next couple weeks as I start to release my different gear loadout videos
what I have coming up is I've got a plan to release different gear load of videos
for different situations that I may find myself in so you guys are gonna see a
solo hammock setup video which is just going to be my bare-bones hammock setup
if I'm going out absolutely by myself and I'm leaving Wanda at home you guys
are also gonna see a video on my hammock setup with Wanda including my cave
creepy pet palace you guys are gonna see a ground sleeping setup for me going
solo off on my own and you're also gonna see a ground sleeping setup with Wanda
included with that so hope you guys are looking for to that and you guys are
gonna see some of the implemented changes that I've been talking about in
my backpacking gear going into 2020 in some of my previous videos hopefully
when I start releasing those videos you guys are gonna see that even going with
a light weight to almost ultralight backpacking setup I'm not really
sacrificing that much comfort the next one that we're gonna talk about is
actually a video that I covered very recently and that is the sleeping bag
versus quilt debate now I'm not really gonna dive into that a whole lot in this
video here because as I mentioned I released a video on that entire subject
very recently so what I'll do for you guys is I'm gonna put a link to that
video up here in the cards for you guys if you guys want to go and check that
one out and you guys are going to get my opinion on what's better the quilt or
the sleeping bag spoiler alert it's the quilt by a landslide the next common
misconception we're gonna talk about that you see a lot and hear a lot of
people talk about comes to durability with the gear now a lot of people out
there say when it comes to lightweight backpacking gear it's just not as
durable it's just not gonna last it's gonna break extremely easily depending
on how hard you are with your gear I guess this could be true I tend to be
pretty rough on my gear I do a lot of bushwhacking a lot of off trail
exploration when it comes to my backpacking trips and going with a
lightweight backpacking setup and going with my Osprey EXO's backpack which
definitely is not as bomber as the Arc'teryx Bora 80 that I used to use for
all my backpacking trips but I can say that even going with a lightweight
backpack that's pretty minimalistic I mean it's
got like little dinky tiny straps on this thing and everything is super
lightweight it's a pretty light weight weight backpack no it's not the most
ultralight pack out there but for my needs this pack is absolutely perfect
for my style of backpacking what I intend on carrying in my backpacking
loadout after two seasons of some pretty pretty rough use with this pack the only
any kind of defects or you know I don't know damaged or whatever you want to
call it on the pack is this little micro mesh up here there's a couple little
tiny holes on this pack but so I'm gonna say about the Osprey EXO's 58 I do have
plans coming up for a long-term review on the EXO's 58 pack so if you guys are
looking forward to that at all let me know in the comments down below
when it comes to cookers not true now this here this is my MSR stainless steel
2-liter alpine pilot that I had four years this thing's an absolute
beast I mean this has been through the wringer it's been used a ton and this
guy here is my new tokes 550 mil titanium pot yeah you're you're not
gonna convince me that this is gonna last this other it's yeah I don't know I
don't really see it the next misconception that we're gonna talk
about when it comes to lightweight backpacking gear is the cost associated
with it and that it's too expensive in a sense that's true but not entirely
depending on where you're looking for your backpacking gear you're insisting
on going like say the Cuban fiber out and going with say like a Cuban fibre
tent or a Cuban fibre tarp or your hammock I'm going with all like that
ridiculous expensive ultra like your then yeah it's gonna cost an arm and a
leg and it's gonna cost for and say going with you know a SIL poly tent or a
SIL poly tarp but there are a ton of inexpensive options out there to get
yourself into the ultra light or lightweight backpacking realm got some
absolutely wicked tent options from companies like three ful gear this one
here being my three of you el gear Leaning Tower of Pisa 1.5 person tent
absolutely loving this tent so far I finally had a chance to set it up and
play around with a little bit and I'm absolutely in love with this tent so uh
you guys can look forward to some videos on this guy coming up here the Leaning
Tower of Pisa 1.5 P from 3 ful gear and a channel favorite the BRS 3000 stove
this little guy right here has to probably be the absolute best bang for
your buck when it comes to a lightweight backpacking stove I mean this guy here
you can pick this guy up for 20 bucks on Amazon it weighs less than an ounce
I'd actually mentioned this stove recently on a video I did on budget
ultralight backpacking gear items under 35 bucks I think you guys haven't seen
that one what I will do for you guys is I will link that one up in the screen
for you guys here if you guys want to head over and check that out but as
always guys I am Matty thank you so very much for watching and
I will see you guys on the next one