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What is smart about that bottle its just a plastic bottle right?

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for this video!

You can buy a large jar of instant coffee and bring it in a small ziplock.

1 rule for anyone on a bike when your on a trail with hikers. Stop being such assholes. These trails were not built for you. We are not on your personal road, we are here to share it. I'm off to the side, you can go to the opposite side. You don't need to go flying past it at max speed in the middle of the trail inches away from me, and if we move out of your way, at the very least give us a nod. We are being courteous to you for getting out of the way, BECAUSE WE SHARE THE TRAIL.

Barer of bad news.. that salt is void of any minerals..and there for it's like eating sand nutrient wise... get some Dead Sea salt or Himalayan salt..

If I slobber in my sleep, it means I slept very soundly which is a GOOD thing!!! I prefer to use three 700ml smart water bottles instead of two 1000ml bottles. This way, I can have one on my shoulder strap and one in each side pocket. When I finish the one on my shoulder strap, I just swap it out for a full one from a side pocket. I don't have the same back pack that you carried, but I think the 700ml bottle would not have been so in your face. I agree...Nalgene needs to make bottles in this size. I love taking a nalgene in cold weather so I can fill it with hot water to keep my feet warm at night.

I thought the tent would be rainbow too 🥲

I feel attacked. 😂

Windscreen looks promising. We used to use a 1 Lb. Coffee can around our Svea 123 White Gas Stoves the added heat pressurizes the stove better, the plastic lid insulates the stove from the snow, dirt, ground, tabletop. The old Svea 123 fits right inside a 1 Lb can! I think I still have one at my parent's house from about 40 years ago! I use propane stoves now, but in a pinch, the old Svea 123 works like a champ!

Please make a bra video! I am STRUGGLING!

I wouldn't go on the advice of anything Dan Becker - he flip flops all the time, and doesn't really have the tenured experience. He does a phenomenal job with the content, and hos studio work - the camera and the public appear to like him; he's funny, amusing, and appears to have found a niche market for himself in this world - but me personally as 35+ year outdoor enthusiast - I cant take him serious - but he's entertaining and has a great stage/ camera presence.

After 31minutes I lost the will❤

I've got a jetboil minimo 😍 and I absolutely LOVE IT. It has a shorter wider pot so that I can easily eat out of it and the valve is designed so thst you can actually adjust the flame to actually cook with it as opposed to simply boiling water. I can fry eggs and bacon or simmer a stew or soup it is extremely versatile (And so far knock on wood after 3+ years my peizo still works great 🤞) to me it is the ultimate backpack/camp stove.

As a North Carolinian, thank you for pronouncing “Appalachia” the less pretentious way 🙏🏼

Your 'microphone bottle' issue is why I prefer packs with removable shoulder strap pockets. They can be repositioned lower on the strap if required (and replaced if they wear out). Amazing slot canyon formations. What was the total weight of your pack and gear (without water and food)?

A very fun video to watch! I subscribed because this was worth my time to watch!!! Thanks for sharing!!!! 1:00:14

Miranda! This is such a great video! It's great for children to do during the summer break too.

2:36 🤣🤣

New to backpacking question, do you take ID or a wallet or money? I see you pack all this other stuff, but I don't ever see that stuff get packed. Is it not necessary that you're out in the woods?

I keep one of those sample floss things the dentist gives with cleanings instead of thread for sewing. It's strong and thin and waxed and already wound.

I have an idea. What if you get similar dishes from different brands? Most brands have a pasta bolognese or carbonara for example. It would be interesting to see how the same type of food differs :)

Could you please include info on you water filtration system?

very informative and useful.

good Job.

I really appreciate these videos you do. I'm getting back into hiking and backpacking and I'm trying to resupply myself with newer stuff and I can't get over the pricing of some of the new gear available right now. It's nice to see the more budget-friendly stuff actually tested out. Thanks!

I would actually roll the duct tape on the outside of the pill bottle so u have more space on inside, and u can still put the paracord on outside too

Nice vid again. BTW, do you have any idea of a DIY flame distributor (don't know the correct engish word) for my Jetboil Flash? I tried to make one with the top of a tin can, but that was way too sharp.

The sunglass "arms" are commonly known as temples or bows. The pill bottle kit is a good one. For years, I have repurposed expired ATM/credit cards. I trimmed out an "H" shape to use as a thread wrap & ear phone storage; Make a separate snip-slot on 1 edge for the tail end keeper. I have a card w/ sports tape & repair tape, too. These won't particularly fit into the bottle, but they are flat. I also have fashioned a windscreen from dollar store roasting pans; my anchoring for it was iffy, I'll copy your solution. Thnx.

Can you do a video of you using the repair kit?

Kind of disagree with the "don't wander off trail" part. Granted, I live in an area, where there aren't many trails at all and most of our hiking is back country without trails in the first place. But even when I'm in Norway I leave the trails quite a lot, for example to connect a day hike trail with another day hike trail for my longer multi-day hikes. I do however see your point, and if it's possible to use a trail, use it! Oh and regarding what to say to people, quite a lot of times when I come down a mountain and there was something up there I'd wish I'd known before (like some sketchy rocks or ice) and I see people go up I'll ask them if they've been here before and if not just tell them about the sketchy place and how I've managed to get up/down it. But that's something we do here a lot, so other hikers will also tell me "hey, just so you know there's still snow up there with some ice. But it's super easy with spikes, just looks sketchy " or something along the lines. Again we don't have trails here, so that info is amazing to have, especially from somebody who just was at that spot

Thanks for the great tutorial, Miranda! I have a question about the windscreen. Could you not just include that flap at the bottom in the initial cut-out, instead of adding it on later? As to the sewing machine issue, note that some public libraries have “Maker Spaces,” where you can use a sewing machine for only the cost of a library card, which are usually free. Or borrow a sewing machine from a friend.

But the smaller Smart bottle with a sport cap on it already.

I need help pertaining to lmnt and electrolytes in general I’m new to backpacking have gone a day Hikes before but when and how often should you be drinking electrolytes i went on my first overnight backpacking adventure and tried to drink electrolytes and water but felt like I couldn’t drink enough water to electrolytes any help is appreciated

I agree with you about the pad Thai. I took it on a backpacking trip and I did not like it

damn, you're incredible! magic in the middle of a youtube video?!?!? got to be kidding me!

Yes, but a lidded pot boils faster than a pot that is getting its lid lifted every 30 seconds you did not touch the jet boil lid at all!! I don't believe this was a share shakedown! Have you not been lifting the lid and it got to build pressure on the inside of the way it's needed I don't think it would've used as much gas or taken as long as it did

❤ thank you for being vulnerable. It does make some of us feel seen.

Just watched your awesome mythbuster video. I especially liked your busting the myth that all hikers need to do it the same way. So what happened? How is it that in this video everyone has to hike the same way now?

Never heard the myth of camping anywhere. Not sure I ever met anyone with that notion. However, there is a Very common problem that would kinda fit into the myth category: campsites indicated by apps. A usual rule which applies to All PCT hikers and a large proportion of trails in Washington State is this: No camping within proximity of the trail (100 ft I think). Knowledgeable, experienced Rangers have pointed out to me that this is even a violation of LNT principles. The basic (unwritten) rule is to camp where people on trail don't see your campsite any more than they have to see litter on trail, if possible anyway. Now there are some exceptions for developed campsites. These typically have such things as permanent signs, steel fire rings and sometimes bearproof lockers, but a "campsite" marked on an app is not legit, not kosher when right next to the trail in most cases, so plz stop using these, and no it's not ok just because "everyone else does it"

Survival skills for backpacking is a lot like knowing how to make use of a spare tire, or even having one with your car. You can be a "successful" driver for decades and never have even basic tire changing skills let alone how to address issues like a busted radiator in the middle of hot nowhere. But once in a great while a hiker/driver does end up in a situation where having key skills literally becomes an issue of life and death. Let me emphasize RARE, but this is not the same as never. Still, survival skills, like car fix-it skills does provide immense peace of mind if you put in the effort to get them. Until that time, if ever, you can still go out and hike to your hearts content, but maybe not too deep and too alone for too long in a too remote of a wilderness just to be on the safe side.

How did you rip a nylofume liner? that's wild. I have never once had a failure and I am anything but gentle on my gear. In fact I used the same liner for two separate section hikes totaling around 700 miles and it never got even a pinhole in it. I know plenty of people that make do with trash bags which are vastly more delicate than nylofume. Even trash compactor bags are weaker. What's more your silpoly bag isn't odor proof, nylofume is as long as your closure method is secure. give nylofume another try, I maintain it's by far the best option for water proofing there is. Or I guess If you are really concerned about durability get a dyneema liner, it will be lighter than your silpoly and if properly seam sealed it will be almost odor proof.

I have the MSR windburner stove. It's heavy, but once you add in a pot, windscreen, and additional fuel for the pocket stove, I still prefer the MSR system.

Nice packing job. I'd put the pocketknife into the fanny pack. I'll be trying LMNT for the first time on my upcoming June 3-day hike.

“Let’s hike bitches”😂😂😂😂

I can see myself making lots of things in a Durston sage color

Hey you two! Thanks for all you do! Just got into hiking and backpacking and your videos are educational and fun. Thanks again and great job!

For the electrolyte mix, how accurate is the 1:1:2 ratio mentioned? I bought a scale, but doing it in parts for a big batch would be a lot easier. Would it be "close enough"?

Some useful additions to the repair kit. For sewing really tough material (pack, shoes, et cetera) a small sewing awl is almost essential. No specialty store is needed. Just take an old small screwdriver from an eyeglass repair kit and sharpen it to a point any way you can (file, stone, whatever) A tube of chapstick style lip balm is also useful. Needles tend to rust in many outdoor environments so give it a swipe. Got a sticky zipper that isn't actually broken or tough to work in damp/freezing conditions? Give that zipper a quick coat of chapstick and watch it work better and last longer.

Not a super big thing just yet, but a growing concern is the tendency of some to be so fixated on smartphone tech that this happens: one hiker to a second hiker coming the other way: Hi Second hiker: Hi, how are you? One hiker: Thanks for asking, I'm ok but I'm wondering about the status of the next water coming up from where you just came. Second hiker: Don't you have the app? Ahhh! please don't be this person. That is so wrong of an answer in every possible way. If you are clueless and dependent on apps fine, just say sorry, I'm clueless and can't help you. Asking this kind of question on trail is almost as old as hiking itself, an older and still relevent part of trail culture. It's about getting near realtime confirmation of important info which does NOT remain constant. It's also about basic human interaction. Some people go out in nature to get a much needed break from all the tech overload for one thing. Another issue is the basically bad idea to rely on this kind of tech, and extra bad to encourage others to rely on it. As for the desire some have for solitude that's fine, but go pick the right time and trail for it instead of being the one thinking you are more special than everyone else on a shared trail as if to say, "how dare you take up a minute of my time." That kind of rudeness is totally not cool.