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@cassiemoore6854 Ай бұрын
So is just me or is anyone else worried that we have seen any video?
@Full_Deck_Hikes Ай бұрын
We came off trail after deciding we would enjoy section hiking the trail more than the grind of thru hiking.
@cassiemoore6854 Ай бұрын
Thank goodness. I thought something bad happened to you all.
@cherimell3277 2 ай бұрын
Was that my rooster😁
@Full_Deck_Hikes 2 ай бұрын
Yep, that was him
@cherimell3277 2 ай бұрын
Excellent!!!
@JillTucker-db9hs 2 ай бұрын
Worried about you guys! Checking in to see if you are okay? Still on trail?
@Full_Deck_Hikes 2 ай бұрын
We have been off trail and back in Illinois. We may be heading back to Georgia on Monday
@JillTucker-db9hs 2 ай бұрын
@@Full_Deck_Hikes thanks for responding so quickly! Happy to hear you are okay!
@Full_Deck_Hikes 2 ай бұрын
@@JillTucker-db9hs we are doing great. We had a lot of congestion and cough so we came off trail for a few days to try and kick whatever it was and during that time in Hiawasee we decided we were more section hikers than they hikers.
@RonSachs-ze8kr 2 ай бұрын
Where are you? What has happened?
@Full_Deck_Hikes 2 ай бұрын
We made it to Indian grave gap, came off trail for a few days due to illness and decided we were more section hikers than thru hikers. We will be back to do more but we won’t be thru hiking.
@Burner62984 3 ай бұрын
lol no worries on the ugly breathing! 😂we’ve all been there!
@markcummings6856 3 ай бұрын
Nice test. Good valuable information for folks. Thanks for sharing.
@BigFatHike 3 ай бұрын
No worries about the breathing on video. We all do it, lol!
@eastonalecsandreephiccza6975 3 ай бұрын
hell yea, Kurt. good video 🤜🤛
@carolynbradley341 3 ай бұрын
Well done!!!
@Full_Deck_Hikes 3 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@pbradden 3 ай бұрын
Looks like good fun. Onward!
@Full_Deck_Hikes 3 ай бұрын
Absolutely
@chrisharper5564 3 ай бұрын
You look like your having fun! Wish the fog would lift for you.
@Full_Deck_Hikes 3 ай бұрын
We are enjoying it. Well most of it anyway. Gonna take dealing with the rain and pain to make it to Maine. Right now we are just focusing on staying healthy and not pushing too hard til we are better conditioned for bigger miles.
@chrisharper5564 3 ай бұрын
I'll be here watch the trip!@@Full_Deck_Hikes
@KrizAkoni 3 ай бұрын
Theres that 1st blaze!
@Full_Deck_Hikes 3 ай бұрын
Definitely an emotional moment!
@Muggleborn_Adventures 3 ай бұрын
Great video!
@Full_Deck_Hikes 3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@pleok08 3 ай бұрын
Monday, March 11th: Nice hiking weather. Making it to shelter. Small goals being accomplished. First white blaze. Great photos! Good luck! Happy Trails! Ross08
@Full_Deck_Hikes 3 ай бұрын
Thank you! It has definitely been tougher than we expected. Just doing our best and trying to catch the raw, unfiltered reality of the trail.
@kylecheslock694 3 ай бұрын
Looks like a blast 🙄😵💫
@Full_Deck_Hikes 3 ай бұрын
It was enjoyable and a little tough with the weather at the time
@MountainMan07798 3 ай бұрын
Good meeting y’all at Amicalola. Good luck
@juliee7092 3 ай бұрын
You are both doing awesome
@Full_Deck_Hikes 3 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@WallEYoutube590 3 ай бұрын
Subscribed looking forward to following along with your journey
@pleok08 3 ай бұрын
Thursday, March 07th: You are mentally prepared, IMHO, which is most important! You got this! Nice waterfall views. Arch photo! Thanks for sharing the beginning of your trip. Good luck! Happy Trails! Ross08
@Full_Deck_Hikes 3 ай бұрын
Thank You!
@BigFatHike 3 ай бұрын
Good luck on your journey.
@Full_Deck_Hikes 3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@juliee7092 3 ай бұрын
Hi, this is “ Class of 74” we met at the Springer Mountain parking lot. Best wishes on your journey.
@Full_Deck_Hikes 3 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@lizstrailsandtravels4624 3 ай бұрын
That’s cold :). I’ll be following along cheering you guys on best to you both.
@Full_Deck_Hikes 3 ай бұрын
we learned if it gets that cold to get off trail and find somewhere to wait it out!
@savagetraveler 3 ай бұрын
Very excited to follow your AT journey this year!!! Congrats!!!!
@Full_Deck_Hikes 3 ай бұрын
Thanks! Down to a few days til kickoff. Definitely an emotional roller coaster
@Muggleborn_Adventures 3 ай бұрын
Brrrrrr
@Dante07cid 3 ай бұрын
You mentioned in IL. I am in SE IL myself. Been to those spots many times. Look forward to following.
@Full_Deck_Hikes 3 ай бұрын
Shawnee NF is our usual hiking area
@Dante07cid 3 ай бұрын
Me too. I’m in White co.
@Dante07cid 3 ай бұрын
I am envious. I don’t think you will regret taking the time to go now while you can and feel like it. Im bumping up on retirement age and not sure I will ever be able to make the trip. Where are you guys from?
@Full_Deck_Hikes 3 ай бұрын
Thanks, and we more than understand. On a positive note we have never heard anyone say they regretted quitting their jobs to hike the trail. We are from Southern Illinois.
@Dante07cid 3 ай бұрын
@@Full_Deck_Hikesso am I. White Co.
@Full_Deck_Hikes 3 ай бұрын
@@Dante07cid we are in Jefferson Co
@sheilahenry7279 3 ай бұрын
Good gear choices. I’m gonna get a decathlon also because price & reviews are great. Don’t upgrade until you need to. There’s always gonna be something new. 😂 I like that you divided the tent w/ your wife. I have my husband take it all ‘cause I’m slower & when I get to camp it’s ready if raining. Otherwise, he leaves the tent set up for me. Y’all are so ready! I’m ready to follow.?
@Full_Deck_Hikes 3 ай бұрын
Thank you! We will certainly adjust as we go based on final gear choices and such as well as learning what will work best for us. I may end up seeing the benefit of carrying the rest of the tent after hearing how it works for you and your husband.
@JustMikeHikes 3 ай бұрын
I'm not sure when you are leaving, but I will be looking for you. Thanks for the video! Happy hiking😊
@Full_Deck_Hikes 3 ай бұрын
We should arrive at the lodge next Friday, March 01 and will start hiking from there after a weekend stay. Hope to see you out there!
@pleok08 3 ай бұрын
Thursday, February 22nd: Lip balm! Very important. Some great gear choices. You got this. Good luck! Happy Trails! Ross08
@Full_Deck_Hikes 3 ай бұрын
Thank you! And yes I have some in my med kit which consists of a few bandaids, some Benadryl and ibuprofen and eye drops.
@hikingmovie 4 ай бұрын
Good luck! Greyhound AT 2023.
@Full_Deck_Hikes 4 ай бұрын
Thank you! Getting close, we start from Amicolola Falls 2 weeks from today!!
@MudTurkey 4 ай бұрын
Enjoy the AT! Have a great adventure and may God bless.
@amandawilson0621 4 ай бұрын
You used the process of elimination to pick your perfect adventure. I love it. Ill be following.
@chrisharper5564 4 ай бұрын
Good testing of the products!
@TheChantybb 4 ай бұрын
Can’t wait for your journey to start! Sending love ❤
@bkbland1626 4 ай бұрын
Hahaha, you poor bastids. Well, remember to just hang in there cuz it gets tough to keep going.
@charlottedunlay4397 5 ай бұрын
get some tyvek & leave the heaver footprint at home.
@dennislavelle6909 5 ай бұрын
good luck! when is your start date?
@Full_Deck_Hikes 5 ай бұрын
Thanks, we start the approach trail from the lodge at Amicalola Falls on March 3rd.
@TrailoFire 5 ай бұрын
Looks pretty cold. Glad to see y'all embracing the challenges. Godbless and be safe through your journey.
@19stoney64 5 ай бұрын
As cold as it is right now, I still don’t see ya’ll hiking in that many layers. Personally I would be taking a couple layers off the first mile. Lol. I was out doing the same thing. It was 8 here in southern Indiana today. I had on my base layers synthetic, one synthetic t-shirt and my puffy coat. Toboggan and gloves were synthetic and thin. One pair of darn tough mereno wool socks and regular altra trail runners. I was warm and had to open up my puffy. I had on thin convertible pants. I don’t have any hard outer shell pants or coats. I didn’t even have my pack on so I wasn’t working hard. I can see where the real challenge can come in to not get too warm and create moisture from inside or hypothermia could happen. Either have to take layers off or hike slower to keep body from sweating. I’m going in April and I don’t plan to be out on trail in any of this kind of cold either. I had a buff on my neck but my mouth was out of it. It will condensate and freeze if mouth is covered. Definitely can’t put your mouth inside your sleeping bag and cause condensation. I checked the weather in Georgia for month of April and it’s 40 lows 60 highs. If some freak winter storm blows by, I’ll be heading for town shelter too even though I have full cold weather under quilts and top quilts for my hammock in pack. I’m not trying to sound like a know it all, I definitely don’t. I’m learning. Hope to meet you both out there. Most likely not, if you’re ahead of me. I decided April to hopefully not deal with this cold stuff. Lol
@Full_Deck_Hikes 5 ай бұрын
Definitely a challenge not to get too warm. Had we gone much further or longer we would have been shedding layers. We were dealing with an extreme we plan to avoid on trail but wanted to get out and test some extremes and move around a bit instead of just staying in because it was so cold. We were originally planning for a mid April start but circumstances dictated dates and we changed things up.
@chaosncheckt9356 5 ай бұрын
Might I suggest your videos contain more footage of what's in front of you or to the sides? You can still narrate but viewers get a better idea of where you're hiking and the terrain if the camera is pointed ahead. If you are highlighting the cold, a couple of seconds of self video works. Best of luck to you both. Successful AT Through hiker class of 2023.
@Full_Deck_Hikes 5 ай бұрын
thanks for the feedback, we will work on it
@lifeunfiltered4822 5 ай бұрын
I'll be watching your journey! Im gonna hike it either next year or the next. I binge ALL the videos :)
@chaosncheckt9356 5 ай бұрын
The Tiger Wall UL3 is a large tent, hope you are ready for it. I know it weighs about 2.5lbs and right now that might not seem to be a lot but trust me it is. I did my through hike in 2023 and met two couples who used the two-person ZPACK and it was just right for them. I would ditch any company foot print and go get a piece of TYVEK, wash it a few times, low dry and use that as your ground cloth. I used the Tiger Wall UL2 on my hike and wish I had gone with a ZPACK. I used the factory ground cloth and it was pretty much useless. Setting your tent up in the yard is ok, but you need to get out and hike with it and practice setting it up after a long day on the trail. Work out how many stakes you need, who carries what, etc. Seems you are starting mid-March in the bubble. Expect shelters and surrounding areas to be crowded and the same goes for hostels. If you plan to get off trail, you need to be looking days ahead for vacancies. Best of luck to you guys.
@Full_Deck_Hikes 5 ай бұрын
The tiger wall ul3 takes up 118” x 88” whereas the duplex from Zpacks is 100” x 93”. Not a huge increase in space needed. Yes Zpacks is lighter but we hated the Zpacks we had bought and tried. Our current base weight with the ul3 is under 16lbs set for winter gear, so we are comfortable with weights as well.
@MaineGuide34 5 ай бұрын
Good luck and stay safe out there.
@Full_Deck_Hikes 5 ай бұрын
Thank you and we will do our best!
@one2869 5 ай бұрын
I made my own awhile back. Very similar to yours. Definitely keeps things warmer much longer. I mainly made it because i often buy the larger meals and they end up being too much for me. I started splitting them in half using ziplock bags. I keep one empty pouch inside the cozy. I place my ziplock bag inside it to keep it from flopping while filling with water. I carry the 750 and 550 toaks pots. The 550 is my coffee cup. I use a pourover style filter because im not a fan of the instant coffee. Made cozies for both my pots. One to keep my coffee hot in colder temps and doubles as insulation from burning my lips on the pot. The other i use on the 750 ml. Pot to keep the remaining water hot in case i want that little extra topoff of coffee. If I do use instant (which is rare for me) I only take my 750 ml pot. For the tiny bit of weight and the fact they take up virtually no extra space, these are great, economical fuel saving pouches. Once weather is warmer, i ditch them except for my 550 pot. Nice thing is, they are simple and cheap to make if you destroy one along the way.
@Full_Deck_Hikes 5 ай бұрын
Awesome to hear and thank you for sharing! Sad to say we are debating trying to do without coffee on trail. Not sure yet how that is going to work out
@hindsfeetonhighplaces 5 ай бұрын
Reflextex really works well. My one suggestion, from a science stand point, would be to have one control and 3 test pouches. That way you are not opening the pouch and releasing heat at each 5 minute test. Of course that requires you have 3 cozies! If you have a probe thermometer, you could also put the probe in next to the freezer bag and get the temp without opening. But really this is a great scientific review of just how effective those cozies are. Thanks!
@Full_Deck_Hikes 5 ай бұрын
That would make a difference and I realized that after I had done the tests.
@akbauer2525 5 ай бұрын
Cover your windows with the reflextic. Toasty warm.
@Full_Deck_Hikes 5 ай бұрын
Actually thought about that this morning when down in our basement where the windows aren't as new and efficient!
@chaosncheckt9356 5 ай бұрын
Going to be honest. During my 2023 thru hike I never saw anyone using an insulated cozy and I hiked Feb - July. Not saying they are not useful but I never saw one used. Best of luck to you on your thru hike attempt.
@Full_Deck_Hikes 5 ай бұрын
Thanks! for 1 oz they should save fuel and to carry a smaller cannister and use less fuel I find it a fair trade for colder weather. When it warms up I can trash it if I choose and not loose much. I did a test on one today using boiling water outside in 37 degree temps that I just posted the video on. With the pouch the temp dropped about 31 degrees over a 15 minute span. Goal is to only use our pots for boiling water so we don't have the clean up.
@chaosncheckt9356 5 ай бұрын
@@Full_Deck_Hikes I tried the "pouring boiling water into a ziplock bag" trick and it wasn't for me. Best of luck on your hike
@chaosncheckt9356 5 ай бұрын
@@Full_Deck_Hikes The cozy will keep your water/meal hot longer but it doesn't aid in heating the water faster so I can't see how it's going to save you fuel unless I"m missing something.
@Full_Deck_Hikes 5 ай бұрын
@@chaosncheckt9356 Correct it does not aid in heating the water faster. Fuel saving comes from not having to continue to heat the water/meal so that it is still hot when it is ready to eat not to mention not having to clean your pot because you cooked in it. I have had to heat things such as the Knorr sides in my pot because they take longer to rehydrate vs some of the more expensive camping meals. In essence you light the stove once, boil the water and you are done with it. Water goes in the meal pouch and stays hotter longer. When it is cold out I find a hot meal helps with mindset more than a cold meal. For me it works and is well worth the 1 oz the pouch weighs
@chaosncheckt9356 5 ай бұрын
@@Full_Deck_Hikes Makes sense, good luck
@rwp722 6 ай бұрын
Does it matter what color "chip clip" you use?
@Full_Deck_Hikes 6 ай бұрын
Depends on your level of OCD. Clothes pins are a no go though, they don’t open wide enough
@darcyshikingdiaries 6 ай бұрын
This was a great video, I've been wondering about how to make a pouch like this.
@Full_Deck_Hikes 6 ай бұрын
Thank you! And the size can easily be adjusted to fit your individual needs. I wanted something that would handle most any size meal pouch we may use and this seems to do that.