Kungsleden The Kings Trail - Q & A

[@TravelHungryForLife]

Wonderful sharing here my friend all the best Stay safe and healthy have a great week 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@JonsDadHikes]

Thanks!

[@NatureInspiredSnipsnSnaps]

Love the story behind the music and the trail, glad I got to see this come across my feed, very informative+1 like and sub

[@JonsDadHikes]

Awesome, thank you!

[@ervinslens]

Great and informative episode man, love it!

[@JonsDadHikes]

Tack så mycket!

[@Cary-cgc98]

Great info as usual. I’ve just returned home from hiking Kungsleden in August. Had an amazing time. The information on your videos and in your book played a very important part in the success of my hike!! Sincere thanks👍🏻. Weather for me was quite varied. My first 3 days were 24C. I also had cold 10-13C rainy days. Most nights were 10-15C but had a couple of nights 3-4C. I used a Zpacks Duplex dyneema tent. No issues with it. Had some windy days but was always able to find a protected location sheltered by a big rock, hill or trees. One day there were winds over 80 kph (50 mph). Bugs were not an issue except for one evening. It was windy so I pitched my tent in a small valley beside a little lake. The wind disappeared shortly after and the bugs joined me by the thousands🤣🤣. Otherwise, I used a deet-free repellant that worked well when needed, which was only for about 5 days. The constant breeze kept them away for the most part.

[@JonsDadHikes]

Wow! Thanks for the positive thoughts. I’m glad your hike was a success too. No surprises on the weather! My newest tent is a Durston. It’ll save me almost 1 kg. Next summer I want to hike Kungsleden again with a fully load pack under 30 # or 14 kg. I’m looking forward to seeing your video from the trip.

[@Cary-cgc98]

@@JonsDadHikes 14 kg is definitely doable especially with the superstar Durston tent!! 14kg was my starting weight at Kvikkjokk, all in with 4 days of food and camera gear. Was comfortable with that. There is stuff that I know could have been left behind. Next summer I will be focusing reducing that at least a couple of kgs 👍🏻

[@JonsDadHikes]

@Cary-cgc98 do you have a big trip planned for next summer too?