Tackar! 🙏🏼

TQ for your kind feedback 🙏🏼 I used Skinners sock shoes, which I find to be good for crossing rivers. However, I've found out that AFTER a crossing, they're quite slow to dry (in the outside mesh pocket of my backpack), thus a bit heavy to carry around. So, I'm considering changing to a pair of ultralight mesh shoes instead. Happy Hiking!

TQ for your kind feedback! 🙏🏼

Can I ask who did you dive with?

@@lisawhittaker6551 sure, it was with Scubajunkie Sangalaki, located at one of the jetties at Derawan Island. www.scubajunkiesangalaki.com/

Thanks. Good to know. We have dived with them before, two trips to Mabul, and another trip just to Kota Kinabalu. Hoping to head to to Scuba Junkie Komodo next, but will definitely have to add Sangalaki to the wish list. We have always found them to operate a great service.

Indeed it is 👍🏻

TQ! 🙏🏼 In the last year or so, I've been thru a steep learning curve wrt editing 🤓 Indeed. While people everywhere need to make a living, I hope that more sustainable ways of doing so can be found, so that local economies can benefit AND natural environments still be protected. Sadly, we fail in that in many locations around the world.

Yes, I agree. Further reducing (I think it was earlier on even higher than ~450) the number of hike permits would however negatively impact the local economy, so that may not happen. But, in my view, as an absolute minimum they need to fix their serious waste problem.

TQ for your kind comment 🙏🏼

TQ! 🙏🏼

TQ for your kind comment 🙏🏼 I mostly use my GoPro Hero 10, and I find that its Auto WB works so much better than the Hero 4 that I earlier had. In my camera rig, I also carry an Olympus TG6 intended for Macro, but I haven't really got started on Macro video yet, so haven't used it much.. I'm now planning a dive trip dedicated to Macro (maybe Lembeh Strait) so I can practice it and hopefully get some decent result. Video is more challenging than strobe photo, I feel, but I'm gonna try.. 🤓🙂

Btw, I use Backscatter MW4300 video lights too - so easy to use and with quick shift between Wide & Macro beam.

Finally, I use FCPX to colour correct, edit etc.

TQ for your kind comment 🙏🏼 My SeaToSummit Nano was sufficient for me, no mozzies got thru. Just have to wear a cap/hat that keeps the net at some distance from your skin. Enjoy your hike! When are you going? This year I'll go to Lofoten, but will surely be back to Sarek another year.

@@retireeinthewild-5905 Great thank's. Mid August this year. I plan to go for 6-7 Days. Either from Ritsem to Saltoluokta (crossing Spijkka) or from Aktse to Saltoluokta (alongside Rapadalen). Enjoy the Lofoten! A stunning area!

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TQ for your kind comment 🙏🏼

Tackar så mycket! 🙏🏼

Tackar! 🙏🏼

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Muchas Gracias 🙏🏼

Not sure. We went in Dec, and at least one DM said that while it seems generally harder to find schools of Chevron Barracuda these days, going in ~May would probably increase the chance (and visibility will be better).

Thanks for your interesting comment 🙏🏼 One motivation for me to at all go UL was that I've twice suffered from a herniated disc in my back, but I also value comfort and being able to actually enjoy a hike, so for me it's a case of trying to find the right balance. Soon gonna try out the new Nemo Moonlite Elite camp chair, to see if the extra camp comfort balances out carrying the extra weight. Cheers.

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As I recall, when I last looked at portable solar panels, I found the possible power generation to be too low. E.g. 5-10W for a ~100-150g panel. I would have had to go up in size & weight to make it worthwhile, and then the extra weight carried would in my view have been too much of a 'gamble', coz enough sun light to get the rated W isn't guaranteed. I may later review the situation, but probably not for 2024.

P.S. I see that the one you mentioned is rated 18W, so later, I'll probably look for any tests of it, TQ.

Update: I realised it's the 6W version that weighs 140g, while the 18W is 390g, so I'll still wait with longer before getting a solar panel. Anyway, thanks for bringing up this interesting topic 🙏🏼

TQ, and you're welcome 🙏🏼

TQ so much! 🙏🏼 In Apr/May, I've got 2 dive trips + 1 volcano hike planned (in Philippines & Indonesia), so will upload more after that. Cheers!

​@@retireeinthewild-5905well we just subscribed and put all notifications on ...so we don't miss anything! Don't forget to post shorts.... always fun for us to watch 🎉 thanks again.

TQ so much! 🙏🏼

Tackar, Peter! 🙏🏼

Got your AOW? 😊

@@retireeinthewild-5905 (inhale swiftly like the northern Swedish) See you guys under the sea😎

@@zijianxu6125 Great! 👍🏻 So did you do 2 dives at Sipadan?

@@retireeinthewild-5905 Nah I didn’t. I was too lazy and wanted to take a day off😂

@@zijianxu6125 Well deserved rest. See you under the sea, at Sipadan or elsewhere 💪🏻

TQ for your kind comment 🙏🏼 Indeed, Sipadan is great 😊

TQ for your kind comment! 🙏🏼 My learning curve in shooting video & doing editing is still steep, and I feel I made a number of mistakes in this video that I hope to do better in future ones. So, to get your nice comment in spite of that is much appreciated and also motivational for me 😊 Cheers!

@@retireeinthewild-5905 Having done a few videos myself I understand your feeling that you could've done something better... it's a double edged sword that both motivates you to better but can also be demotivating as you're never completely satisfied 😐. Just take pleasure in the fact that 1) Isn't it great that you've always got something to learn and improve (else life would be boring) and 2) Your videos have brought lots of pleasure to others who otherwise wouldn't have got to see your life adventures. Don't worry things don't need to be perfect, I just appreciate your effort and time taken to share this with us 👍.

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TQ for your feedback 🙏🏼 I started out with 2 x 10kmAh Nitecore on an earlier, shorter hike, coz my thinking was, and still is, to never have just 1 single powerbank, for redundancy reasons, i.e. I'll never loose all of my recharge power at a failure. Besides my smartphone, I have batteries in 2 cameras, 1 mic, 1 sat device and sometimes 1 drone that I may need to charge. If 1 powerbank fails I can still charge but just have to prioritise which device(s). Then, for my Sarek hike it just so happened that I added 2 more of same Nitecore 10k mAh, but technically speaking I could prob have changed to 2 x 20mAh instead and maybe reduced a little bit of weight. Anyway, for now I can scale from min 2 x 10k mAh for a shorter hike, up to 4 x 10k mAh for a longer one 🤓

TQ for your kind feedback 🙏🏼 I've since noticed many mistakes in my editing choices, but it's also fun to gradually learn more & more about editing so can gradually improve the result. Happy Hiking! 🏕

TQ! 👍🏻 A beautiful part of our planet it is, and next summer I'll prob hike another part of Sarek, let's see.. 😊

Tack för din feedback! 🙏🏼

TQ for your kind comments! 🙏🏼 My boots are Meindl Terlan GTX wide fit, and they have been very comfortable for my wide feet 👍🏻

Nice boots. Meindl is a brand we do not often see in Canada. Unfortunately they only have retailers in the USA. I also need wide boots, so it’s good to know another recommended brand. Thanks and looking forward to your next adventure 👍🏻

TQ! 🙏🏼 I use OsmAnd Pro (paid subscription) and it's been sufficient for me wrt navigating (downloaded a number of maps around the world) and recording my trail. I also have the TopoGPS app (free version), with a map over the specific area I'm currently hiking, as it's sometimes easier to read or have more/different info than OSM.

TQ for your kind comment 🙏🏼 I'll later check out your video 👍🏻 Actually, out of several sudden 'encounters', that was the only Ptarmigan I at all managed to capture on video 🙂 (I was on MANUAL focus and was too slow when it started running away, so was first thinking I'll exclude that clip due to partially out-of-focus, but eventually included it anyway)

@@retireeinthewild-5905 usually ptarmigans just wait until the last moment and then fly away....hard birds to photograph.

@exposedpaths Indeed they do, and this was the only encounter in which I managed to 'freeze' the moment I saw it 😊

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Season is May-Sep. Outside of that, the monsoon weather often brings too much wind, swell and/or rain, making it less suitable to visit. Many resorts are also closed during the rainy season and only open Apr/May - Sep/Oct. If you plan to visit, best to check directly with the resort you're aiming for. Good Luck!

Thank You! 🙏🏼