You’re awesome, John! Always.

There's also always someone more UH than you.

made a spoon with nail clippers!?!?!? wtf? this kid is something else man.

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Someone please sincerely estimate his total gear weight.

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Alpha direct and sweet and salty food are gems. Is there a go fund me for this guy yet?

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Do you know what his base weight was?

Bruh. all these comments say they've meet Courier before just goes to show how small this world is. And how being a positive, kind and friendly person makes all the difference in this world.

I'm really sad that you took the video down where you talked about Astro

Beautiful video ❤

That kid is high as shit

Taiwan numbah one!! I'm half Taiwanese so that's bigly cool

I like how he doesn't take things too seriously. He makes it exciting and fun. His habits would be similar to what my grandparents taught me. Waste absolutely nothing. Find a way to make it work, don't just buy on a whim. I needed that reminder.

You don’t need any of it until things start to go cold, wet, wrong.

Lovely! thank you for sharing!

Amazing story. Thanks for this.

Backpack: Modified Black Diamond - Blitz 20 Backpack

I admire how much he can bear with the bugs and cold and the food he eats. I would be happier with my comforts on the trips 😂

this guys seems like someone it would be a blast to hike a few days with

meanwhile, I go ultra heavy cannot renounce a comfy sleeping bag and a good hot breakfast

Oh wow, let's turn everything into a competition, because that's the shit hetero way

Kudos to him!

UL = UltraLight

Wait. He is not using the tarp while sleeping. Did I get this right? How is he sleeping then?

This guy is awesome

Inspiring

C'mon, you can't be a true hiker without that 2.5k Patagonia hiking kit, we all know that! Jokes aside, what an inspiration that man is. 💖

Wow Very good❤😊

Gearlist: * 20L backpack with diy foam padding added and extra paracord to hold things, messages from other people written on the bag. * Small 500ml water bottle and diy bottle sleeve * One treking pole (broken but still usable for holding up a tarp) * DIY tarp copied from 'pocket tarp' - used sketchup to fit the dimensions to his height so the tarp is the smallest practical size. * Tent stakes but has only a few left because he gave them away to others in need since he wasn't using them often. * X-lite short sleeping pad from a hiker box. It has a small leak so he has to refill it once or twice while using it. * Sleeping bag with bivy, bivy is copied from bora gear. Sleeping bag has bug netting on the end. His hat brim keeps the net off his face so the bugs can't bite through it. * Belt bag carries 1L water bottle * Handmade wood spoon * nail clippers * Platypus water bag cut in half is used as a bowl for cold soaking food. * permanet marker and paper to leave messages for friends hiking up behind. * Zip ties to quickly attach stuff to his bag or other things. Food: One bag with everything sweet mixed together and one bag with everything salty mixed together. For example dehydrated mashed potato and couscous and cocao powder and oats. Sometimes has chocolate milk in his small bottle. He can carry up to 5 days of food but first 2 days his sleeping bag is tied to the top of his pack on the outside. Clothes: Brimed hat, glasses, sandles, trail running shoes, socks, 2 shirts - alpha direct fleece, shorts (underwear too I'm guessing but obviously not shown 😅)

I have a really bad back and miss hiking and camping so I've been looking into ultra-light hiking because the max weight I can even safely carry is like 15kg. Maybe that's not doable and I will have to do bikepacking or have some sort of hiking cart if those exist.

this is one of my favorite videos of all time. Thank you for just letting him talk!!

Buddy really makes me realize how I’m already overdoing my gear 😂 just barely started backpacking and I feel like I bring 2x as much. Guess it’s already downsizing time!

Thanks jawnzee for reuploading these vids :)))

im just amazed he eats nothing buts oats and couscous

Is there any way I can contact this person to monitor him?

Pra Tee Puss haha

can't believe the audio in this video man, unbelievable. So beautifully shot the whole thing.

So Im getitng back into hiking / backpacking after a long time away mostly due to hating anything that resembles "Rucking" because the ARMY can ruin anything. But this, this guy, its just amazing. This is someone to sit and talk to just, like you did, his story, his gear, its all so unique to him. Not that fake kinda unique you see all over the place. So interesting, I think he's the first "Ultra Minimalist" backpacker I've seen.

That bowl idea is top notch. It’s so lightweight. I need to do something like that.

I don’t get why people make it some sort of competition to see how light they can pack. Pack only what you need and you’ll be fine. Everyone has a different comfort level for weight. My 20lbs might feel like 600lbs to you.

woww so creative

I feel like I can relate to that guy, in some ways. I was raised in a forest/steppe area where it gets extremely cold in winter. My parents encouraged me to learn foraging, primitive tool making, and problem-solving skills in nature when I was a child. I was also involved in farming, so that created the ability to pace effectively. And farming takes grit, especially in winter. I am unorthodox. I wear wool and linen clothing (season-dependent) and sometimes go barefoot (heavily-calloused feet). For a day, I'll take a satchel with some little essentials and a canteen. For long distances, a small Swiss military rucksack. Wool blanket. My little cooking pot. Dried meat and hardtack. Posca in the canteen (electrolytes). Water filter. Purposely having extra body fat helps. After all, my ancestors came from a place where starvation was common. Just looking at food makes us fat. I understand the appeal of the modern lightweight gear, however. I'd even invest in it if it weren't so expensive. I just go with what I know. I'm accustomed to it.

Amazing interviews! It is so refreshing to be reminded you do not need extra expensive stuff to be light or hike, you just need to adapt

Wow. You didn’t filter the water at 4:00.