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Do they all attract dog hair like crazy?

I jumped when the pack fell

NYS DEC regs in most of the Adirondack park: Bear Can (1.85 to 4.5 lbs depending on size, without food) Southwest camping/desert camping: 1 gallon water per person per 24 hours out, 8lbs weight per gallon. Your tips are really helpful, but local needs and regulations really, really affect these ideas/weights. Honestly, I am trying to shave weight from a 10 pound pack (with water) to allow for the bear can or water and….ain’t gonna happen.

Useful and clearly presented.

How is the customer service?

What a brilliant knotist.

Watched your entire video, great tips, but the best tip was the last one. Luckily we have renowned outdoor retailer in my country which has a washing service. I brought my Zenbivy in yesterday, for about 30 bucks they professionally wash it. Thanks for showing us what a pain in the butt of doing a wash yourself is!

What size is the jacket please?

How is putting your feet into a cheap vapor barrier then putting them back into shoes you wore all day letting your feet air out?? Agreed, feet need to air out and need a break. But carry those plastic sign sandals at 1.7oz. Lol. But hey, if it works for you it works. 👍🏻

I have a Paka hoodie and love it! I can't wait to get my hands on their new Apu jacket.

Hello I love your videos i find them very useful. In this video what kind of head cover are you using?

These hoody’s run ridiculously baggy/large. Even this guy wears a small it seems now at 6’2. 175. Smh. I’m returning a M, not sure if I want to trust a small bc they only pay for returns once, and I assume there isn’t a qualified size specifications for these handmade products. Material is great tho. With “normal” and consistent sizing, tighten up the neck hole a little, and it’d be a 5 star.

The gloves are totally unnecessary, and they look absolutely ridiculous - just like the very silly skirt.

FYI, this video is a year old but I think Appalachian gear uses organic cotton thread now. Is 100% Alpaca warmer?

I’m also 6’2” 180lbs. I got the Appalachian gear hoodie only wore it one day, but it seems tight enough without being baggy. Hopefully they change their sizing because I hate loose clothes but right now it fits pretty well.

What micron size our these micro plastics???

Im about 20 mins from Wharton State Forest and just now getting into backpacking. Started slowly ordering gear last week. Can't wait to get into it and get some miles in when I can! Goal is to do a thru hike of the NJ part of the Appalachian Trail before end of year. This will be a nice place to begin practicing.

The following comment i could make under just about any video about good hiking gear, but since this one is a lot about environmental awareness: as a guy from germany, its merely impossible to get good, ultralight gear for a reasonable price that isnt shipped all over the world. Europe really lacks good ultralight gear companies man :( i watch all these videos thinking about gear, but theres almost never a company based in germany or even europe producing products that seem to get close. All these giveaways are for US citizens only, all these prices are without the 40$ shipping and 100$ fees, i ordered an ultralight backpack and came out on over 500$...has anyone found a solition to this? Thanks for the great video!

Thank you for the detailed comparisons. I used your link and discount code today to try out the Paka hoodie, and went for some socks too per your review of those.

Don’t like paying for paka and getting half nylon or poly.

I avoid anti stink technologies like the plague. A "proprietary" chemical likely means "so toxic we'd get sued immediately." We have NO idea what's in it, and there aren't exactly garage grown chemical companies, so we are getting it from chemical giants, most likely.

People talking about micro plastic just cracks me up.. All of you commenting about it were probably masked up 24/7 from 2020 to 2023, and you were all sucking in micro plastic from those things like good little alpacas. Now here you are, so proud that you're "environmentally concious". What a farce.

Washing with very cold water may shrink the alpaca fibers .

I'm allergic to down and alpaca, so have to stick to wools sprayed with a silicone spray on outlayer to keep warm and dry

Sucks to not be black sometimes. They dont have to worry about dying from the sun

Never heard of microplastics. Will an alpaca garment save your life if soaking wet in cold weather? Merino wool will save human life if wet. In the White Mountains of NH, there is a saying: "Cotton Kills in the the Whites." Does alpaca save life or take it if wet?

I just paid about $250 for one. I live in the UK, so had to pay a really expensive shipping fee and then import taxes on top. I really hope it is worth it!!! 🙏🏻

I use Lunar Solo 90% of the time I also use Vango F10 Helium UL 1 Lightweight Tent roughly same price as lunar.

Bonjour is it a good item arms of andes ?

I worry more about deforestation than microplastics because it seems in my mind its like focusing on micronutrients when your not getting enough macros and in jeopardy of starving to death, theres my wet brained analogy. Dont get me wrong i think its good and agree with everything you said about microplastics, but if we cant breath the air nature will sort us out 😅 I'm going to listen to the vid again, I want an alpaca Hoodie

crazy seeing a place i lived for most my life and still seeing new things well I knew of the trails but never walked them might have to explore em

What about those Grateful Alpacas hoodies? Have you tried any of those?

I worked outside at an international airport for nearly 20 years in brutally cold weather. Never wore a hoodie. It's a terrible look for an adult man, unless you want to blend in with a bunch of 12 yr olds going to a hockey game.

So I believe you are saying that Paka makes more comfortable fabric to wear. What is it about the other companies, that make them less comfortable? At best, with Merino, I will wear a 17 micron or less Merino Wool.

Do they sell in bulk? I think this will make a great fashion.

Fall apart in a week? 😂

I have a question: What do you use the shock cord for? Do you think there's a way to attach trekking poles to the pack? I have the Dark Sky too and I guess it could kinda work with the shock cord..? Thanks!

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I am completely against plastics in every form of it. I knit hiking garments myself from 100% wool. However, I think it makes zero sense to transmit responsibility to users in terms of plastic pollution. When factories with the scale of billions tons of plastic production release all that first to the market, and then throw the waste to nature. When I go to the supermarket and even bananas are packed in plastic, it just makes a clear conclusion that the source of pollution is not people. Its the companies and the regulations on top of them which are absent. When it comes to washing your own clothing, you are buying the filter that is made of plastic itself, which means there was a huge tone of plastic waste released to the ocean when producing those filters. I find it stupid and pointless. Also, I am a knitter and I know everything about yarn production. Superwash merino and polyester that is often used in yarns create A TONE of liquid plastic, which is simply washed away back to nature. Nobody stops them. they keep producing yarn, garments, and products in a billion quantities daily. Buying a filter for a washing machine makes no sense, besides making rich the brand who created that filter. Governments and companies simply created sustainability trends and brainwashed people, so they feel they should change their behavior, when in reality they make us buy even more plastic (water filters an example), and they keep making money killing the earth. To change that, the only way is the regulations on top of the companies to stop using plastics which is impossible because it drives money and economy overall.

Great hints, all applicable to my new Triplex…thank you!! So spacious I felt guilty!! (Not for long!) Only negative: Some rodent liked the “netting taste”; when I got home, it required 32, two sided Tenacious Tape patches!😳 Monica at ZPacks said they could replace the netting for a reasonable fee. For now, I accept the “scars” on my new Triplex! (I hear “chicks dig scars!!) Ha!!

Apparently my budget purchase when first starting out wasn't a bad choice. I rock a pair of Ascend Blue Ridge from Cabela's, currently $48 for the pair, and they come in at 8.5 oz each. If they came with addional tips or cups, I have no idea where they are, but I mainly use them in camp for propping up one side of a rainfly tarp over my hammock to make it a "porch". I can't see the logic of spending another $100 just to save less than 6oz on what's essentially "worn weight", and getting a more fragile pole.

re: that Frogg Toggs jacket, thank goodness you weren't wearing something more expensive. Looks like that trail was bound to wreck SOME outerwear...

I’m thinking about the HMG Unbound. Any thoughts on that? Anyone?

Micro plastic are bad and e😊

Your code is still good for the Paka hoodie. Just ordered one. Thanks for the info.