DEALING WITH GEAR FAILURES ON TRAIL

[@DaveOffGrid]

Awesome topic and sweet tips Crow! Good to know about the dawn working so well. Works super well on dishes too. Splint is a great idea for the trekking pole! I’ve only had minor patches so far in the field. One to my tent and the other to my jacket. This is a great idea for a series!

[@ASTHECROWFLIESHIKING]

Thanks Dave. I just threw this together with some footage I had of the trip. I is a real thing…just make do with what you have and adapt. 😂✌️

[@jonsanford2515]

Gear failures ARE part of the experience. It just doesn’t usually all fail on one trip😂. I’m a leader for my son’s scout troop. I put my uniform shirt (with hard plastic name plate attached) in my tent. Forgot by the time I went to bed and heard my sleeping pad pop when I sat on it. The patch kit got me through the weekend, but I had to top it off once in the middle of each night. It’s held up for 3 years since with a proper patch job at home.

[@ASTHECROWFLIESHIKING]

Great comment. Yeah, it is all part of the experience. Just adapt and move forward. ✌️

[@cottontalesfromthetrail5474]

That Dawn Power Wash is the best thing since sliced bread. Pepper spray and tear gas are two things I never want to breathe again! Happy Hiking

[@ASTHECROWFLIESHIKING]

😂😂😂… yeah, this was a mess. Oh well, I survived. 😂✌️

[@rodoutdoors]

Oh my pepper spray in the car. 😮 Good job MacGyvering the trekking pole.

[@ASTHECROWFLIESHIKING]

Oh yeah! This was a mess. But, all part of the adventure 😂✌️

[@safromnc8616]

Sh*t happens...and then you have to deal w/it. This is a fine example as to why I've never owned a trekking pole tent as well. I am not good w/keeping trekking poles around and in one piece.

[@ASTHECROWFLIESHIKING]

I hear ya! Yeah, this was a mess. But, like you said, I just adapted and moved forward. Appreciate ya! ✌️

[@cachemacstrailtime]

It's hard to believe that was over a year ago. A trip I will never forget.😅

[@ASTHECROWFLIESHIKING]

Yeah, I just realized I never published this. So, I went ahead and did it today. I never punished the hot springs either. I’ll do that as well. Appreciate ya brother. ✌️

[@nauticalknotcraft]

Stories to tell the grandkids around the campfire. Remember the time a bear broke into the back of the truck and used the pepper spray on us?

[@ASTHECROWFLIESHIKING]

💯 😂😂😊

[@GratefulTrekker]

All part and parcel to the experience

[@ASTHECROWFLIESHIKING]

Absolutely 💯

[@anninwhack1998]

Bear spray malfunction has to be the worst.

[@ASTHECROWFLIESHIKING]

I just now am able to put on my pack and not smell it…🤢🤮✌️

[@hikingwheather]

I've gotten a whiff of bear spray and it was awful! 😖

[@ASTHECROWFLIESHIKING]

Oh yeah! It has stayed on my pack…I still get teared up from the sting of it when I reach in the pocket of my pack. ✌️😂

[@GoneFeralWithSquidly]

Most of my gear fails on most trips. Thats why I go with other hikers, so I can borrow their gear. 🦑

[@ASTHECROWFLIESHIKING]

Good plan! I wholly support this. 😂✌️

[@MarkGoesHiking]

Hypothesis - bear spray weakens carbon fiber and aluminum…At least yours. 😂

[@ASTHECROWFLIESHIKING]

Absolutely!!! 😂😂😂