I parked at McAfee trailhead 😬

lol you probably did, I was on that trail yesterday

I know nothing about oil equipment, so, maybe? Lol

I’ve been using shock cord on the doors in the way you mention for about a year now. It’s definitely better overall, but I never had any wind issues with the previous method. I also dry my clothes in my quilt, unless they’re totally soaked.

Yeah I knew it would likely be an issue, hence the head nets lol. I planned on doing this trip the week prior and it didn’t work out so I was going hell or high water lol.

@@Bacon_N_Backpacking Ha! Sometimes ya just have to go for it... It looked like a pretty cool place despite the bugs.

@@afeist82 Yeah, I still liked the trip. If I go back it will only be during shoulder season though lol

I have a lot to unpack here. I loved the Lone Peak 6’s, but ever since Altra was bought out most people agree their quality has gone way down. I’m also surprised you got so many miles, most people wear them out in 3-500 miles. I decided to switch away from zero drops, I’m just too big and heavy and on inclines my body appreciates a slight heel. The Topo’s are 4mm drop. I was going to try out the new Altras that aren’t zero drop, but when I put them on at the store the toe box was much more narrow and the TOP of my toes were rubbing the inside of the shoe just walking around the store. The store didn’t have any Speedgoats so I went with the Topos. My feet hurt after Grand Island, but I don’t think that’s an issue with the shoe, but rather my lack of mileage so far this year. Putting in a 17 mile day the first day in those shoes, I can’t say I’m surprised. I’m doing another longer mileage day coming up soon which will give me a better opinion on them.

I plan on going back to the UP. Pictured Rocks is on my radar, as well as Isle Royale and Nordhouse Dunes. I’ll be going during cooler weather in my future endeavors though lol

Somehow, I’ve never seen a bear lol. Almost all of my hiker friends have and they have way less miles than I do. Maybe I just make a lot of noise lol. When it comes to dogs, you’ll have to look up the regulations where you’re going. It’s different everywhere.

Thanks for watching!

I knew it had the potential to be a problem, but I just spontaneously planned the trip and I was dead set on it lol. If I return, it will be during a shoulder season for sure.

My man 👊

I believe the third week of October based off when the video released.

@@Bacon_N_Backpacking thank you sir!

Luckily, Sara was kind enough to absorb 90% of the bites for me 😂 I do love my mic though, you can freaking HEAR them lol

Not gonna lie, it was a little rough lol. Beautiful place though. I hope to one day see it without a layer of mesh between my eyeballs and the beach.

Bro it was BAD lol

@@Bacon_N_Backpacking it looks like it! I can’t stand mosquitos 😂

@@konrad0311 Luckily, Sara took 90% of the bites so it kinda worked out for me.

@@Bacon_N_Backpacking poor Sara , hope y’all have some calamine lotion or rubbed mud on the bites lol

August. Too early in the season right now, most likely still snow on the peaks etc.

@@Bacon_N_Backpacking sweet can’t wait to see it. I live in Utah and want to hammock camp up there somewhere this fall or next. Just bought a couple hammocks and want something easy first. Not a lot of trees down in the desert areas where I live 😂

@@travislake1213 I unfortunately won’t be hammocking on the UHT. That’s why we bought the Durston. Most of the trip is above tree line lol

@@Bacon_N_Backpacking looking forward to the videos

Yeahhhhhhhh. Really cool place to backpack but I’m never going in summer again lol

@@Bacon_N_Backpacking Figured there would be some.. but not that many! Maybe early to mid fall would be a better experience?

@@blixy8623 If I go back I’d definitely plan on going during shoulder seasons. The hiking is short and easy so it lends itself to an overnighter, but if I revisit I may just spend three days there to justify the 18 hours of driving lol. I’m also considering the possibility of taking a full week to do Isle Royale, Pictured Rocks and Grand Island. Possibly throw Nordhouse Dunes in as well idk.

I’m going backpacking in vt next weekend and I’m expecting bugs bugs bugs😂

@@notquiteultralight1701 Best of luck lol

Trail runners completely change the game don’t they? lol

Yeah, Tracy Ridge was scary bad lol. I have a friend who went there twice and liked it. Idk if their trail maintenance has gone downhill or if I randomly showed up at a bad time. My only experience with it was very bad lol. Don’t plan on staying at the boat in sites at Morrison unless you want to be in a tent city surrounded by drunks.

Yeah I plan on going back in the fall at some point. Hardest hiking I’ve ever done though.

Sara has been using it for about two years at this point. She recently upgrade to the Durston X-Mid Pro 2+ but that’s more than 2x the price. It’s hard to beat the Lunar Solo for the money, although I know a lot of people like the Lanshan. Thanks for tuning in.

Zpacks

Yeah, email me and I can share the link for you. I recently started adding GPX files to my videos about six months ago. At some point I plan on going back and adding them to all the video descriptions, but we aren't there yet lol

@@Bacon_N_Backpacking Tried to find your email address (checked the Fbook group too) and couldn’t locate it!

Huckleberry > Horton > Judy Springs > Seneca Creek > High Meadows > Lumberjack > Huckleberry 16.5 total

@@Bacon_N_Backpacking Thats awesome ....thank you so much.....!!!!

Glad you liked it, thanks for tuning in!

Send me some sort of proposal. I’m always willing to work with outdoor gear companies, I just want to make sure it’s a quality product before giving a recommendation to anyone.

@@Bacon_N_Backpacking Awesome! Will do. All I need is an email address. Thank you!

@@AllWeatherFirestarters [email protected]

Glad you liked it, lmk if you have any questions!

Guess you’ll have to come visit lol

Thanks for watching!

It’s not a park, it’s a national forest so there is dispersed camping anywhere as long as you follow the rules. I really liked the Twin Valley Trail but I’m not a big fan of the permit system lol

Appreciate you tuning in. Hit me up whenever.

I’ve reached out to Bryce a couple of times but I caught him when he was having a surgery. Jason commented on one of my videos. Appreciate you sticking around.

Pick a destination yet?

@@Bacon_N_Backpacking well he wants to go fishing as well. So I thought a weekday trip to Mohican for first one. Little fishing then some backpacking into camping out for the night.

@@anthonybrandenburg4411 Seems like a good idea, just make sure you get there early the sites fill up really fast in the warm months

Appreciate you watching, I was just in Amherst last week actually.

It was nice meeting you on trail, hope you enjoyed the rest of the hike!

@@Bacon_N_Backpacking the campsite you stayed at the first time and highlighted on this video is where I usually stay, and did stay that trip.

Glad the video helped!

I have quite a few PA trips on the channel, more than I do for Ohio lol. I have some shakedown hikes to do for Uinta later this year so I’ll likely be doing West Rim again and most likely Allegheny Front. Any of the longer thru hikes will have to wait until next year as I already have a 80+ mile one this year. Thanks for watching!

I’ve been there twice and it was gushing both times

Glad you liked it, thanks for watching!

Is that the Garmin app? Never used it before.

Thanks for watching!

If you backpack enough, you'll run into problems lol. When I'm solo it doesn't bother me, but when I'm with other people I'm always concerned about whether or not they enjoyed the trip since I planned it. Luckily, we all backpack a lot and everyone took it in stride. It's still one of my favorite trips I've ever done.

5'9" why lol

Best way to dial in your kit is to just go do a couple of trips and see what happens lol

Once in a lifetime experience with the eclipse, but the mountain views are always there!