Very helpful. I just set up my Wowona 6 by myself after watching your video. The video made it easy. Thank you.

When this is a powder day. By far best place to be....

It would appear that you set this up by yourself. True? I want a 6 man but will be going solo and will have no help with set up

I don't use my phone for navigation, so I cut my phone off so it won't keep roaming and using battery for no reason. And I carry extra battery. I good with compass and topo maps. I usually turn phone on if I stop and pretty sure I get signal. AND got tired of nice hike and junk mail phone calls.

This guy knows his stuff.

I can't find a footprint to buy for my wawona 6...any for sale or make shift fixes?

Great video! Question: how do you handle your waste during your hiking?

Your sense of humor is arrogant , obnoxious, childish , and attention seeking . Your feelings towards hearing people listen to music on the hike is the same as mine when I hear your voice during this video . If you’d shut your mouth this video would be way better

Excellent review.

The reality, the footprint works well and fits perfect as intended. If you factor in time spent making something equivalent the savings aren’t that great IMO

Great info, details most reviews don't include. Thanks for sharing.

Awesome very detailed review!!! Respect!!

Tunes….. you don’t like music!?.. Wow!. Nature is fabulous. The sounds of nature are fantastic.. Music is also excellent…. You lost me bro…. Everything is life… Even the music around your.. Don’t hike angry man!

I'm hiking this next week, does anyone know if this trail is easily marked now? I've heard conflicting information about it !

just so you people know, the stratos 34 and the 36 are different, my 36 doesnt have those fixed buckles at @12:45

This video was way longer than it needed to be lol

Ya lost me w the mask.see ya

Love the pup Carry

Great video👍

Add a Garmin fenix watch. Its a proper backup to the delicate phone complete with a color map and auto-routing via preloaded trails, plus all your routes can be easily imported/saved and loaded up in the watch if needed. It has far better battery life than my apple watch and is simply perfect for hiking and other outdoor activities. Its worth every penny.

I'd like to hike up to the Lakes of the Clouds. I've seen some outstanding and gorgeous photos from Mt Lafayette and Franconia Ridge trail loop as well. I have to drive to NH. I'm from NY. I need to join a hiking group since it'll be my first time in NH.

My befree is going on a journey with me this week to Europe. First usage for me

Thanks for the great review! I’m going to purchase one now! 😁👍👍🇺🇸

Exactly where in the video was the review?

Awesome tutorial, like best simple, Thank you!!!

Try hiking with skiis on your back. Climbing in snow steps,by guys 8 - 10 inches taller than you. The best think is skiing from the Tucks...fast..

Great video!

Fantastic review. Great job 👏🏻

Why was my comment about the useless mesh pockets removed?

Thanks for making this, by far the best video on this bag! A few questions for you - 1)do you ever have any hassle flying w it? Know you mention using as carry on but technically it looks too tall. 2)do you think the 24 is possible w a camera, lenses and a drone or I should get the 34? 3)lastly do you ever use the camera clips to put it on a shoulder strap? Thanks!

We summited a few days ago up the Cog Railway access road, but we ran out of time and had to take the train down. I’ve been snowboarding a lot on Tuckerman Ravine, we’re gonna go summit there in a few weeks instead and start much earlier.

I work for an airline and drink 10 cans of water on every overnight. The water is heavy in my bags and takes up a ton of space besides a lot of waste for the environment. But some of the small cities have terrible tasting water. I use the water to add to instant food like instant mashed potatoes or Ramen in addition to just drinking the water. Obviously the straw bottles like Brita bottles don't help because i can't pour the water into the food...I have to suck it out and spit it into the food. You said in your video here that the filters you tested here can't be used for tap water because the tap water contains metals and stuff that clogs the filters. Do you recommend a travel system that can be used in my hotel room for tap water that ISN'T a straw system that requires sucking the water through a straw?

Glad you’re ok! This looks like a really fun run (injuries aside.) I laughed when you said “always on the last one.” I ski by the mantra that it’s never my last run; I always have one more planned, and I stop before I ski it. That’s when things tend to go wrong. 😂

I have an Osprey Kestrel which does have the stretchy shove-it pocket and I'm finding that all of the stretchy pockets, the shove-it and the side water bottle pockets, are stretched and no longer spring back. My water bottle pockets don't hold a bottle securely anymore. Also, the mesh is forming holes. So I'd like similar pockets but rather than stretchy, I'd like them to be adjustable with a drawstring. That said, I'm looking to replace my Kestrel with a Stratos for the purpose of being able to use a small camera cube to carry gear. Do padded cubes fit in the Statos 24 or will I have to go with the 34? I'm open to either option, but I figured if I have the opportunity to reduce the size of my day pack, I might take it.

great vid! speaking your mind is what it is all about. when you said " the opposite of free" concerning how people of color live, and that sums it all up right there. keep the vids goin

I feel bad for anybody that doesn’t have enough gray matter side skull to just go to Home Depot and buy a piece of plastic instead of dropping 7080 bucks on something this stupid

I love AllTrails too. It was super helpful recently when hiking in the Black River Forest here in Wisconsin. There are a lot of trails and links and side trails so it can be easy to take a wrong turn.

I've hiked Slide many times, but its been nearly 20 years since I've been up there. Back in the 70s the summit view was unimpeded since the trees were short / stunted. Views out over the Ashokan reservoir and to the North were incredible. Amazing to see how much the trees have grown now. Me and an ole friend camped on its ridge and summit in all seasons. Winter was the most incredible time to be on Slide. With 2 ft of fresh snow all the way up, cold winds and clear skies dropped the temps way below zero. Even though we were only 3 hours (with heavy packs) from the nearest road, the isolation was intense. We felt like were in Alaska or on some distant frozen planet. Surprisingly on that trip there was one other party camping in the snowy Mountain Spruce Firs just before the summit. We saw their tent but they were hanging inside. Fellow hardy men challenging the conditions. Our last great campout on Slide was on the long summit ridge where we were just over the 3500 ft elevation. It rained heavily part of one day but we perservered. The above 3500 ft No Camp rule was set because Catskill Summits were seeing threatened species of birds and more so the fauna and trees were getting trampled and in some cases cut down for firewood. Social trails and campsite clearings began to spread on top. From March to Dec 20 the 3500ft rule is in effect . However in Winter you can camp on summits as long as there is adequate snow cover.

You skied across the top of Milly and came down on Crest. That’s the other side of the saddle.

Headed here for my 1st graders field trip! Should be fun! I’ve been however it was many many years ago. Thanks 😊

I use Asolo Fugitive GTX for over 4 year as a daily shoes, i work as a ambulance man and i needed a pair of GORE TEX's shoes that can go everywere with extra confort. I use to go hiking on vacation or on sundays also. After 4 years, the Goretex system begins to no longer be effective, remember that I have been using them on wet and snowy roads every season of the year for 4 years now. This pair of shoes is for me the best purchase I have made in terms of shoes. If I had only used them for vacation hikes or Sunday hikes, they could easily have lasted 4 more years.

Awesome tent! thanks!

I hiked that baby when I was thirty years old and at thirty three. We hiked the auto road down after we made summit the second time. We could barely walk after. Absolutely beautiful up there and great video. The idiot playing their music would have infuriated me.

What size tarp do I need if I’m not using the branded footprint? Do I need to make any modifications to the tarp for it to function?

LOVED this trail. Just wish there were less mosquitoes.

Listening to your explanation and comparison of camelbak type bladders & water bottles, you emphasised the problems of cleaning the two different types. This reminded me of friends some years ago recounting their bike trek along the Karakoram Highway; the reported the only people on the trip who did not suffer from any stomach bug were those that used the bladder system. The reason seemed to be that one had to clean the bladder properly and those with the bottles often made a cursory rinse at a refill point and therefore were likely to increase the risk of germs and microbes contaminating the equipment. I have used both systems and short walks lean towards bottles and that’s where the katadyn filters come into their own. Good video, thanks.

Yeah, there are a lot more scenic hikes around the area. Lots of great hikes in the nearby Guanalla Pass area for example.

I got mine for $1 at a thrift store

Hunningtons is better

I have narrow feet, been wearing Asalo since the 90,s. Great shoes and boots!