I use an Ursak for years of backpacking. I’ve had many encounters not once did experience a concerns with use of my Ursak . You take every precaution in clean camping & I use lolsak by opsak odor proof bags hanging and proper use of knots & yes several bears have tried their luck but no issues! My question to you is do you actually own or have used one? Cause why are you saying you hate them if you have no experience with them! Pretty ridiculous to give a review on something you never have used

Awesome video, funny I was just looking at that a7 and Nemo bag. What was the average temp on this trip?

Thank you from 2024 haha.

This was the best video. I don’t even know what your channel is about but I’m going to subscribe anyway because your energy is seriously awesome.

I've recently bought a second hand Kelty Trekker 65 for sub $100 on eBay because I hike with my partner and we go summit camping. Our tent is pretty heavy duty to handle wind and snow, but the Kelty handles the weight fantastically.

Thank you for posting this! Very helpful and covered all the questions I had about selecting poles!

Soooo helpful, I just did my first solo backpack where I needed to have a bear can and I found myself leaving with questions like “should I put my fuel in here or what?” Thank you!

I wish there was a cross between the disco and the Sierra Design Backcountry. I like the spoon shape and larger hood of the disco and the zipperles quilt and pad sleeve while saving space with no insulation on the back top half.

Thanks! Excellent video - it really showed the tent details and size well. I'm trying to decide between the 2p or 1p and am going to watch your 1p vid now! I'm also trying to decide whether to get th esolid inner. I live in the UK. How cold does the mesh feel when windy and say belwo about 10 degrees celsius/50 Farenheit?

Can it hurt good bugs, say if a butterfly lands on your sleeve?

Fully agree. I bought a cuben tarp (back when it was called cuben) for my hammock. The weight was amazing, but the translucent nature of it always made me feel like I was camping in a tomato greenhouse or something. Over time small pinholes began to appear. I don't know if it was due to bird droppings, the way I stored the tarp, or the humidity. I put some cuben tape patches, but the problem got worse and worse. The tarp must've had 50 patches all together, and I was going paranoid on every trip waiting for the next leak to appear. The last time I used it I noticed that the problem wasn't just pinholes anymore, but the filaments were flaking off. Luckily I had some big garbage bags that I cut lengthwise and put over the tarp's ridge line, and that got me through the night's downpour. At that point I gave up, and got myself a silpoly tarp, and haven't looked back since. The cuben tarp gave me 3 good years of use, and 1 year of problems until I retired it.

Cool video! I am currently in the process of refurbishing a 1980s or 90s REI external frame backpack. It’s royal blue with black straps. I wish I could figure out what year it is? Anyway, I just purchased some closed cell foam and thread from OWF. once that comes I’ll be able to replace the foam that is deteriorating in the straps and hip belt. I can’t wait to get it on the trail. By the way I have a youth size Jansport external frame exactly like the one you showed. It’s even Forest Green. It belonged to my good friend Ben. He gave it to me when my kids were old enough to go backpacking and we’ve used it on many occasions. Great little pack!

Thanks for the informative video!

I. AM. BLOWN. AWAY❣️❣️❣️ Fabulous

Good info!

I started hiking in the late 1950's with an external frame. Then later switched to internal framed packs. Lately , no frame , Ultra Light packs and with an ultralight load ( under 10 pounds , non consumables ). Thinking of going back to an external frame for the convenience and comfort , especially in our ( Florida's ) hot weather. The one I am getting serious about is the Vargo EXOT-AR2 with the titanium fame. It's a 2 pound , 12 oz pack with 46 liter capacity and 35 pound weight limit which I do not intend on reaching in any way , shape or form. I want to go back to a simple , easy , non cumbersome pack that is away from my back and comfortable. .

i have bent multiple msr stakes & broken two. for the price, and the positive reviews… i expected much more and was pretty letdown.

That's a great first attempt! If your camera has auto ISO, turning it off might help next time.

So fun to see how happy you were unboxing this! Looking forward to seeing what you do with it! 😁

My main criticism with dyneema is just that most people talking about it on here are just parroting marketing materials.

used an external frame for years, switched more to get rid of the noise of those rings and to swing my arms with the narrower internal frame pack, but they're great for heavier or bulky loads, and adjust more for fit-don't miss the extra pounds now tho

Can you fit 2 people in the xmid 1/2?

Wow!!! Epic You Guys!!! What a trek!! Im amazed! I ve always been a lil freaked by that lake...idk y ! So great to experience it through You Guys!!! Thanks!!❤🎉 Woohooo! You did it!!!

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Keep at it, that was beautiful!

Sweet camera! Your joy is contagious! Enjoy your new toy!!🎉

Thank you for this video!

So happy to see you so happy!! That camera is BEAUTIFUL!! Many congrats!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

I recently went back to a vintage external frame backpack - a 1971 Kelty BB5. I LOVE it. Hold all my gear better than an internal framed pack and I have no sweaty back. I also find it to be more comfortable. It doesn’t have a padded hip belt - the belt is the same material as a car seatbelt. But with everything else ultralight, and the external frame pack being just shy of four pounds, I’m still under 15 pounds base weight. You can imagine how comfortable this is as the pack is designed to hold loads of over 50 pounds. What I don’t like about it is there isn’t a mesh pocket on the outside that I can quickly access and pull out raingear. But I just carry a stuff sack on the bottom of the frame in the space under the pack. The other thing is that there’s no webbing on the shoulder straps so no place to strap my InReach off she shoulder. It also doesn’t have water bottle pockets that I can access while wearing the pack. I have successfully rigged a water bottle pocket onto my shoulder strap hanging off the frame. Finally, no load lifters. But the pack is circa 1981. Get an external from the 80s and a lot of these issues are taken care of, albeit with a heavier pack.

I still have and occasionally use my first backpack, a Medalist Universal I purchased back in 1975. It is very rugged hauling up to 80 lbs when my sons were too young to carry their own gear. My wife still uses her Jansport D5, which we purchased when we were first married in 1981. Thanks for the video.

Wow.....that's some camera !!!! I'm impressed!!! Good luck!!!

Contagious glee! So happy for your happiness and looking forward to your amazing pictures!

Good video, sir. Keep up the good work, brotha.

Congrats! A7RV is just amazing. Better WB w/ creative looks make it one of top gear!

good for you !

I have all the SQUEEEEEEEEE for you! You're already taking absolutely BEAUTIFUL shots. I can't wait to see what you can do with your new equipment! Thank you for posting the links to the channels you've been watching to learn how to improve your skills! The more I hike the more I want to improve my photography skills. So I'm stoked you are sharing this journey on youtube. But I'm barely at the taking pics with my phone level...lol. Love to you and your awesome family!

They should just use regular shoe laces and forget this quick lace. I'm not a fan, I always worry there going to break when I get to the gym and lace up.

I really loved my external frame backpack that I used throughout the 70’s. It stood up on its own, which made it easy to take off and put on. It also had that square top opening with the bar, and external pockets, of course. Today, I have a 60L Waymark, which I really like, but getting to the bottom of it is a real chore, like reaching down into a well!

I have a Seek outside (brand) Unaweep 4800 (model) backpack. It's a modern take on an external frame backpack. It's not cheap but check it out. It uses ultralight materials on the fabric with an aluminum frame.

I would add that people should not be afraid of looking at military surplus. I still have an ALICE pack frame along with a medium and large AKICE pack and a FILBE pack (two army and a marine pack respectively in which I upgraded pouch buckels). I upgraded the frame with MOLLE two straps and waist belt (MALICE mod) to take all three packs. It is soooo comfortable and can carry substantial weight (the marine FILBE can be a +80 liter pack). I also own a Norwegian military Bergan (known as a Ludwig pack and sometimes as a Telemark pack). At about a 45 liter pack, it carries about as much as 65 liter internal frame. However, I added shoulder strap pads to the reindeer leather shoulder straps and a MOLLE 2 waist belt for weight distribution. These packs, with modifications each cost south of $175.00 and can handle whatever one can throw at them. The frames aren't adjustable, but as long as you lean towards medium height or somewhat smaller, are extremely comfortable.

Oh, Oh! THANK YOU for this! Old and can't do the trips some more, BUT, YES! Moved from various canvas rucks and bedrolls to a modern external frame about 1969.... just, things one can do with it... even to using the frame itself simply to carry "bags"... Thanks for this! VERY refreshing! Ah! Tie hydration on anywhere that works! I'd buy the one you show in a heart beat!

For those wanting external frame packs keep an eye on goodwill's auction websites! I have an REI wonderland pack, a kelty trekker 65, a kelty tioga, and ALPS Bryce external packs. I found all of them online from goodwill for less than a hundred dollars each and half of them were still brand new with the tags on them. I love the external frame packs because they don't hurt my lower back as much.

The extra width is imperative for me to sleep well. Thanks for the inflation/deflation demo, very helpful!

I think the peppermint green one suited you best

As someone who hasn't yet been backpacking, it was important to hear why an ultralight pack isn't a good choice for carrying additional weight! Thanks for such an informative video.

I still have my old pack (which is the one hardly used) from 1986. My get it back out of the attic

I've been giving a lot of thought to external frame packs; I think we're at that moment where they'd start to make sense with modern materials. It'd be really easy to integrate a camp chair into a pack, and make provisions for trekking poles (or integrate them into the pack). Using Dyneema (or similar) materials to make 'sub packs' that tie to the frame would make a super versatile pack. I should look into developing these; I was in aerospace for the last couple of decades so the materials and engineering is right up my alley...

Hiii ✨ why would a person ever need to leave their pack outside?

I was born in 1962 and got into backpacking in the '70s with Boy Scouts. We had the external backpacks. We had a choice of blue or red 😁. I love the fact that the sleeping bag went on the outside and you could put a frame extension on the top to add a more secure external strapping option. I also loved all the different compartments on that old backpack. Now I have an internal frame backpack and it seems like I have to unpack everything to get to anything 😁

Nice video. I too wish that I had my old external frame pack I had when I was backpacking as a kid if only just for the nostalgia and to see how far gear has come along (size, weight, materials, function). If anyone else is considering getting a framed pack, but wants to keep things ultralight, I recommend checking out the KS Ultralight Omega. The packs are made to order by a french guy living in Japan. Because the yen is weak against the dollar, you can get a 1.3lb framed ultralight pack made with ultragrid for less than $250, shipping included.