Our First Time Shopping At REI ...We Got Sized For Our Backpacks!!!

Follow us while we take our first trip to REI to shop for me a new, fitted backpack.
I try on all of the name brands packs and actually leave with one. Can you guess which pack I chose.
Gear used out on the trail:
Outdoor Vitals Shadowlight 60L Backpack: outdoorvitals.... (outdoorvitals....)
Kilos Gear: Sleeping Bag, Sleeping Pad, Backpacking Stool/Chair: kilosgear.com/ (kilosgear.com/)
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[@jad21964]

REI is a great place to go for hiking and camping gear. Their staff is incredibly helpful and knowledgeable. Great video... now your all set to make more hiking videos for us to watch. 🙂

[@DownSouth_Adventures]

Yep we are EXCITED!!!

[@chrisbruce7594]

Cool.. it's recommended to bring your big 3 systems to check the fit. Packa carry differently once you load them, but the good thing about buying at REI is you get a year to use it and return it if it doesn't work for you.. the big 3 systems is 1 sleep system 2 shelter 3 cooking system

[@DownSouth_Adventures]

Yeah she made them load her exact Weight that she carries in the store. These hiking series videos were probably about 6 weeks behind from all of the review videos so she’s been out testing the pack she got here and comparing it against the Outdoor vitals ultralight.

[@oldmanoldtruck]

Fun video! Their hiking videos are a blast!

[@DownSouth_Adventures]

I agree Phil! The girls are taking on the Art Loeb trail later this year!

[@oldmanoldtruck]

@@DownSouth_Adventures I love the Art Loeb Trail! Can’t wait to watch that one!

[@DownSouth_Adventures]

@@oldmanoldtruck It should be good!

[@chrisbruce7594]

Well the lifetime warranty isn't quite that good.. trust me.... if they can repair it you'll get the same one back just repaired

[@DownSouth_Adventures]

The good news is we join the program that will allow us to return it after a year to REI. I didn’t know you were a hiker Chris. What were some of your favorite trails out there?

[@chrisbruce7594]

Don't ever trust the rain fly.. use a trash bag to as a liner it's more waterproof than the fly

[@DownSouth_Adventures]

Everything in her pack is in a separate dry bag so she could technically throw it in the creek lol!

[@eddiepitts]

While my daughter in law is very beautiful, the big tall light green pack made me think of a mama orangutan with a baby her back!

[@DownSouth_Adventures]

Bwahahaha!!!

[@DownSouth_Adventures]

It felt like one too!

[@chrisbruce7594]

I thank Gregory is better.

[@DownSouth_Adventures]

The Gregory didn’t sit well on her frame maybe because of her height.

[@chrisbruce7594]

I don't like osprey packs

[@DownSouth_Adventures]

As soon as she put that one on they were both in love and actually bought the exact same bag.

[@chrisbruce7594]

65l... holy shit.. you need less shit.. no on the pan or any pan. Eat your food from the bag it comes in

[@DownSouth_Adventures]

Those pans were for overlanding not hiking. Her pack is consistently 32lbs per hike

[@chrisbruce7594]

Don't go bigger than 55L you'll just convince yourself to carry more useless shit

[@DownSouth_Adventures]

They are planning 7-10 day hikes so they’ll need the space for the AT and the Art Leob trail

[@therealGregMcManus]

@liamwillis8541 you can not be serious! Projecting much? You must be seriously intimidated by those two wonderful real women!!

[@DownSouth_Adventures]

For the life of me, I can’t figure out how this video would actually make someone this angry? When you watched it, did you feel like it was narcissistic or anything angering ?