Backcountry Treks

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@timwarneka5681 Күн бұрын

Well done, sir. You are a good teacher. Thank you for posting.

@BackcountryTreks Күн бұрын

Hope it helps! Thanks for watching 🍻

@gdhrocks Күн бұрын

This is awesome! I just finished the installation and it works great. Thanks!

@BackcountryTreks Күн бұрын

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching 🍻

@DOCREAL1118 2 күн бұрын

If I may ask a question. I have a bad sciatic nerve, about to go in for an MRI. I am a bit apprehensive about getting a laminectomy but my doc thinks this will cure it. I am 53, quit active and did karate on a regular basis until the leg hurt so bad I can barely put weight on it until it works itself loose. My question is, should my diet stay the same before surgery and since I am having a hard time working out is there anything I should do to prepare myself for surgery? My diet consist of grassfed meat, eggs, protein shakes and vegetables and fruits. I try to eat as clean as possible. I realize this is an older video but anything you could offer would be helpful. Thank you sir

@BackcountryTreks Күн бұрын

I feel a high protein diet helped me with my recovery. Can’t say for sure though. I have heard of many cases where the disc bulge or herniation recessed or healed itself without surgery. Surgery is an absolute last resort when all other options have been exhausted. Physical therapy, time to heal, etc. Ultimately, I would get a second opinion unless you fully trust your specialist or whoever’s care you’re under.

@trailcairn1717 14 күн бұрын

Nice vid. BTW, at the Whitney summit is the Smithsonian hut. The Muir Hut is at Muir Pass on the JMT/PCT 12,000 ft 🤙

@BackcountryTreks 14 күн бұрын

Thanks for the heads up and watching!🍻

@moustacheman7130 Ай бұрын

Ive rolled/sprained my ankles a few times with boots on. Without them, I probably would have broken something or at the very least it would have been much worse. If that happened miles away from the trailhead I would not like that at all. Boots for me all the way.

@ChrisWilliams-j4n Ай бұрын

Nice views! Cheers to pizza and beers!

@BackcountryTreks Ай бұрын

Absolutely! 🍻

@rangeandravine Ай бұрын

I wear those exact same Olympus Altra shoes almost daily. I pretty much only wear Altra Lone Peak shoes hiking and trail running. When I do the Uinta Highline, I will most likely be wearing my Altras as well. Great shoes! We also use the exact same watch. I love it, but I need to get one of the solar ones though for long treks like this.

@BackcountryTreks Ай бұрын

I like my altras but will be switching out to a pair of topos next time around. The durability is just so bad on my last few pair of altras. But they are really comfortable. Thanks for watching!🍻

@SuperAtreju Ай бұрын

few bears to worry about there in the Uintas.

@BackcountryTreks Ай бұрын

@@SuperAtreju bears weren’t the concern. It’s angry sheep dogs which we did have an encounter with.

@wallacemcnish7681 Ай бұрын

Amazing scenery. Thanks for sharing

@BackcountryTreks Ай бұрын

@@wallacemcnish7681 thanks for watching 🍻

@kataclysmickatastrophickha6506 Ай бұрын

Hello! I'm going to get the same thing done on October 04th 2024 and I have a few question if you could answer please. 1. Do you remember how it felt after you came to after surgery? 2. How long were you in the hospital for before they allowed you to leave? 3. How long after surgery until you should have enough strength to go to physio? Thank you in advance!

@ОлександрСтепаненко-д4ы Ай бұрын

Nice, thanks!

@joeinterrante7873 Ай бұрын

Beautiful scenery. Not much vegetation. Always feels good to be done aint?

@BackcountryTreks Ай бұрын

@@joeinterrante7873 Ain’t!

@RoseParkTurkey Ай бұрын

Hell YES. Awesome edit as always, man. Takes me right back to this awesome week. Can't wait for the next one!

@BackcountryTreks Ай бұрын

@@RoseParkTurkey Looking forward to it! 😎

@jaguarsolo 2 ай бұрын

I think they need the factory loops on the other end also so you can synch it on both ends.

@katinabotten 2 ай бұрын

I have L4-5 laminectomy surgery on September 13, 2024, at Riverside Regional Hospital in Newport News Virginia andDr William McAllister will be my surgeon. My diagnosis is spinal stenosis

@BackcountryTreks 2 ай бұрын

@@katinabotten I wish you the best!

@markmedina5232 3 ай бұрын

Did you have weakness in your legs? If so, did you get back your usual strength after surgery?

@BackcountryTreks 3 ай бұрын

I didn’t have any weakness in my legs that I can remember. I did have bad sciatic pain from time to time. But that is gone now.

@RoBDeeZL42 22 күн бұрын

Do you have leg weakness and getting surgery?

@jl4608 3 ай бұрын

How do you prep meals?

@BackcountryTreks 3 ай бұрын

@@jl4608 I typically dehydrate my own meals and vacuum seal them. Then rehydrate with boiling water. I also bring lots of high calorie snacks.

@fineartdeaton3681 3 ай бұрын

How many hikers need rescued each year?

@BackcountryTreks 3 ай бұрын

@@fineartdeaton3681 I’m not sure. How many?

@Bacon_N_Backpacking 3 ай бұрын

Great trip dude, headed there in a week.

@BackcountryTreks 3 ай бұрын

@@Bacon_N_Backpacking Thanks! Enjoy 🍻

@samconway5288 4 ай бұрын

So how u feeling? The surgeon wants to do Laminotomy (Hemilaminectomy), of the Lumbar I guess basically the same thing they did with you? I'm a collision technician. I do a lot of welding, bending picking up shit I'm scared to have a surgery. I've been out of work now for four weeks. Trying to decide if I want to have a surgery.

@BackcountryTreks 4 ай бұрын

I like to remind people that these surgeons make their money by performing surgeries. Personally I would pursue a legitimate physical therapy program prior to entertaining surgery. If you have the imagery from your MRI, I would get a second and third opinion. Surgery should be an absolute last resort option.

@samconway5288 4 ай бұрын

@@BackcountryTreks so are you still feeling good?

@BackcountryTreks 4 ай бұрын

Most days I feel great. Occasionally I have a day or two where I feel tight or stiff. On those days I don’t lift weights. Instead I’ll focus on stretching and mobility work. Staying active and mobile is key in my opinion.

@samconway5288 4 ай бұрын

@@BackcountryTreks I haven't been in a gym in a month now but I've been doing Self PT in the mornings. I do have an appointment tomorrow with a physical therapy. I haven't worked in a month, and I only have a small window to take care of this. Hey, that's good you're doing good after two years you're doing very well

@Theodore.gabriel04930 4 ай бұрын

Thanks bro

@tomloebenstein3037 4 ай бұрын

How are you now??

@BackcountryTreks 4 ай бұрын

Mostly good. I have rare days where I feel tightness or pain but proper stretching and strengthening helps mitigate those symptoms significantly.

@billshuey7422 4 ай бұрын

Love your saying, windy day on the mountain is better than a day at work." Greetings from an Expat in Thailand 😅

@mtbikeutah 4 ай бұрын

I'm very inspired by this. I trek around the Mirror Lake Highway often and getting my body in shape for this one day!

@BackcountryTreks 4 ай бұрын

@@mtbikeutah Awesome! Thanks for watching 🍻

@jorgejelicic8525 4 ай бұрын

Spectacular Video, you'll made it look easy.

@BackcountryTreks 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words🍻

@motrock93b 5 ай бұрын

I've tried many different versions of this great design, primarily testing various inner can height above the outer cat can. I never get a full boil with one ounce of Heet. I've tried different wind screens and such, but I only manage to get 16 oz to about 180 f, which is suitable but not a full boil. I'm using a Toaks titanium 750 ml backpacking pot with a lid. Can it be the pot? Any other advice?

@BackcountryTreks 5 ай бұрын

I cut my tomato paste can at 2.5” based on the results from a channel called paleo hiker MD. If that’s not working I would try increasing the fuel to 1.5 fl oz. per boil. Sometimes depending on how cold your water source is or the temperature outside, you need to use just a little more to achieve a full boil. Hope that helps!

@aramboodakian9554 5 ай бұрын

Nice workmanship, the details make the difference. Having the punched holes are important to getting air flow for combustion yet keeping the wind gusts out of the burner. A natural convection air current will develop as the heat of the burner draws cool air through the holes up passed the canister into the stove fuel- air mixing throat. Additionally a smaller diameter aluminum disk with punched perforations between the stove and canister could be added as a canister shield for warm windy environments so the canister does not get dangerously hot.

@BackcountryTreks 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🍻

@juttacollins3043 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful - one wish: a bit more info where exactly you are hiking, some of the landmark mountains around Lake Elizabeth, and access route you took to Ptarmigan and back on the High Line Trail. Some of us have become too challenged physically to undertake a long hike like this, but love Glacier and its gorgeous trails (and grizzly thrills) - and are happy to enjoy the trails this way. Great hike! N

@BackcountryTreks 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🍻

@millerhoo 5 ай бұрын

Curious about your food since being on a high line. Did you do a hang, ursack, bear can or just sleep with your food.

@BackcountryTreks 5 ай бұрын

I used an ursack. I never sleep with my food. 🍻

@millerhoo 5 ай бұрын

@@BackcountryTreks ya I hear ya. People on the Colorado Trail will sleep with their food over a certain elevation. Freaks me out.

@BackcountryTreks 5 ай бұрын

It’s all fun and games until a critter chews a hole in their expensive gear. Or worse case a bear comes sniffing around when you’re sleeping. 😬

@palguy64 6 ай бұрын

72 years old male, very physically active 3 weeks post op from a L3-L4-L5 laminectomy and I've never felt better in as long as I can remember. Walking 3 miles a day with no leg pain whatsoever. First couple of days are a little rough getting in and out of bed but the more I walked the better I felt and by day 3 I needed no assistance at all. Off prescription medications in 7 days. Can't wait to get back to enjoying life again.

@BackcountryTreks 6 ай бұрын

That’s great! Glad you’re getting your life back! 🍻

@samconway5288 3 ай бұрын

How you doing now?

@palguy64 3 ай бұрын

@@samconway5288 I am 12 weeks out and as normal as normal can be. I do everything I ever did before the surgery but with no pain. I was told to never lift any more than 50# or you will just stress the other vertebrae so I'm not doing anything to compromise that. No more jumping off the back of a pick up or hard jogging but I can't tell I ever had surgery except for the scar and absolutely no pain ever again. A little muscle pulling to the left and right of the surgery site until I got those muscles built back up but it was a minimal distraction and no pain at all. Core exercises and walking fixed the muscle weakness.

@jackieb8265 6 ай бұрын

TWO AND A HALF WEEKS OUT FROM L4/L5 LAMINECTOMY AND MICRODISCECTOMY SOME RESIDUAL SYMPTOMS` BUT MILD AND MORE ANNOYING AT TIMES THAN PAINFUL I AM SURE SOME OF THOSE WILL RESOLVE OVER TIME......THE MORNING "BEING CRIPPLED" IS GONE...NO POST OP PAIN WHATSOEVER...PRAYED THAT WOULD BE THE CASE AND THAT I WOULD FEEL I WISH I HAD DONE IT SOONER......AND YES, I WISH I HAD DONE IT SOONER...MICRO SURGERY IS THE WAY TO GO ..LESS THAN 1 INCH INCISION

@johncramer9564 6 ай бұрын

I noticed same thing when mine arrived and just strung a length of 1.5mm shock cord through the 4 lower tie out loops and then spooled the 2 ends through a fastener clip to cinch it tight. Now I can strap anything to the bottom, whether foam pad, or extra food carry bag for longer trips. I had all the stuff at home already so didn't need to buy anything. Very simple and useful mod. My method is a bit simpler with just one shock cord and one cinch lock. Just tied simple knot in both ends after threading through the cinch lock so they can not come out again. Very simple, very easy.

@gdx52 6 ай бұрын

what CGs did y'all stay at? i did 8 days solo in august. none of the CGs allowed fires.

@BackcountryTreks 6 ай бұрын

Kootenai Lake was the only one on our trip that allowed camp fires.

@jakeloa6183 6 ай бұрын

what shoes do you be rocking brother? thanks!

@BackcountryTreks 6 ай бұрын

Altra Olympus 5’s.

@farbeyonddriven8173 6 ай бұрын

So no problems with isobutane at 10ish degrees. I saw in another vid that you have a liquid fuel stove. What is the deciding factor as to which one to bring in winter? THX At least in winter up there, no worries about slogging through the trail/marsh. well done!

@BackcountryTreks 6 ай бұрын

I bring a liquid gas stove on all winter trips now. The isobutane failed on me once in winter which of course was my own fault. 😐

@farbeyonddriven8173 6 ай бұрын

A rare day for sure. Love that view of Wildcat!

@farbeyonddriven8173 6 ай бұрын

As you'll probably realize, I'm doin' a binge on your channel today. I ice climb in NH but never really got into backpacking in winter. As usual no one to go with. This was a top notch production! Do I hear a lil Eastern MD accent? Where are you from? South Central PA here.

@BackcountryTreks 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I’m in Lancaster County. 🌽

@farbeyonddriven8173 6 ай бұрын

One night while up Death Canyon in the Tetons I had my Zpacks tent set up with my hiking pole cork handle down. I woke to a porky about 24 inches from my face chewing on the handle. The rangers had warned us about them. Said they really liked the sweaty waste bands of backpacks. We heeded the warning and hung our packs but I never thought of the cork absorbing sweat. Only make that mistake once

@BackcountryTreks 6 ай бұрын

Can’t cheat the mountain!😎🤘

@farbeyonddriven8173 6 ай бұрын

Bomber! Subbed

@joeinterrante7873 6 ай бұрын

Great share thanks dude

@mikewanders 7 ай бұрын

20 miles, 6K foot day is INSANE. Great video man. But wow, that day is brutal

@BackcountryTreks 7 ай бұрын

Worth every step! 🍻

@mikewanders 6 ай бұрын

@@BackcountryTreks when you booked this, did you book your entire itinerary in advance, or did you have to show up to the backcountry office in person? I think around mid September, most sites become walk-up only.

@BackcountryTreks 6 ай бұрын

@mikewanders I booked it as soon as the portal opened up early in the season. Had my itinerary together and got the reservation I requested. However, due to excessive bear activity our route was changed a little bit on us. But yes, you have to check in at the ranger station prior to your trip to get your permits. Hope that helps.

@sarahcarroll2717 7 ай бұрын

Which days in Sept did y'all do this trip? 😊

@BackcountryTreks 7 ай бұрын

The last week of September into the first week of October.

@BluegrassBackcountry 7 ай бұрын

Great footage! What camera are you using these days?

@BackcountryTreks 7 ай бұрын

Thanks. iPhone 13

@DC31812 7 ай бұрын

Great recommendation. Can't find the Line Lock Side Release Buckles, no longer on Etsy.

@BackcountryTreks 7 ай бұрын

Bummer. Maby they’ll be back in stock soon. Or check Amazon or a backpacking cottage company.

@nitchdesigns9662 6 ай бұрын

There are a handful on Etsy, but also through a Canadian company called Mozet Supplies, it is a Woojin Plastics Ultralight Line Lock Side Release Buckle who I believe also make the other hardware used on the Durston pack.

@stokedonphotos1 5 ай бұрын

@@nitchdesigns9662 thank you so much for this comment. I was able to order a bunch of the hook line locs as I can't find them anywhere else in Canada currently.

@cibablea 7 ай бұрын

Thanks man. This is great. And your footage is breathtaking. So glad you went out there.

@BackcountryTreks 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🍻

@alvaroquijano579 7 ай бұрын

man what a place. and what a video too. you guys look fun as heck. some dialogs there kind of reminded me of the show band of brothers haha glad you guys had a great time. thanks for sharing.

@BackcountryTreks 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🍻

@jayv.8298 7 ай бұрын

Just discovered your channel. Great vibe, videos and tips. 👍🏾🇨🇦

@BackcountryTreks 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🍻

@jacknicholson5794 7 ай бұрын

Is your bear spray made out of real bears????

@BackcountryTreks 7 ай бұрын

I believe it’s made out of real bits of panther so you know it’s good. 60% of the time it works every time.😎

@jacknicholson5794 7 ай бұрын

@@BackcountryTreks oh snap! Hopefully they're sick ass panther bits. Grizzly won't stand a chance!

@farbeyonddriven8173 7 ай бұрын

Yep, it's nice when the decision is made for ya! Great day regardless. I was at that parking lot at the end of February doing some ice climbing. New sub. Peace!

@BackcountryTreks 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the sub and watching 🍻

@nomad7843 7 ай бұрын

Great content. Thanks 🙏

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