What's in my pack? Post Hike Thoughts - 8 Days on the Colorado Trail

[@greygardens81]

Good stuff, Bryce! I enjoyed watching your CO series. Colorado hiking is so incredible. I need to get back there.

[@BryceNewbold]

Thanks man! I would like to go back next year , but havent put much thought into that just yet

[@elizabethingram9784]

I love my Columbia rain jacket. It works great, and folds into its own pocket for easy stowage in my backpack. :)

[@JasonHelmandollar]

Loved this style of video. Quality and audio are spectacular. Great gear load out.

[@BryceNewbold]

Thanks man, and thanks for noticing! haha. im getting the hang of indoor filming!

[@rickfromvirginia]

Keep up the good work Bryce, I have subscribed to your channel for a while and your videos are awesome and informative. I hope your subscriber list continues to grow . I am looking forward to more of your backpacking adventures.

[@BryceNewbold]

Its very encouraging when i get comments like yours and i truly appreciate it. Thank you!

[@illkabongg]

Thanks for the recap this was a very informative video. I just went on my first trip and am already planing my next!

[@phg4977]

thumbs up for the shirt alone! :D man of culture.

[@PinetreeLine]

Thanks for this Bryce. Love to see what gear you’re using on an epic journey like this one. Thanks brother!

[@BryceNewbold]

Oh hey man! Thanks!

[@cgriggsiv]

I'm glad that you had yourself a fantastic time thank you for showing the gear that you use and the reasons why I would have chosen a 20° quilt as well for those just in case moments because the temperature would drop quite significantly since you are out in the desert area

[@BryceNewbold]

Yes definitely!

[@Hikergy16]

Hey man! You did an excellent job on this whole series. Always enjoy a good Bryce vid. Keep up the good work.

[@BryceNewbold]

Thanks man, ✌. When you putting out a video next?

[@Hikergy16]

@@BryceNewbold Very soon!

[@MrTmax74]

Hello Bryce. Some great times, some great gear and a couple lessons learned. Tx for sharing!

[@BryceNewbold]

Yes sir! thanks for watching!

[@scraver08]

Great job Bryce. The 3 CT videos and your load out vid are excellent. I always say that we Ohioans need to get out more!!!! I'm stuck in Wooster, ugh. I'm trying to decide on my big trip for next year. Currently between Colorado and the Long Trail. You've been very helpful - I'm leaning CO. Much appreciated. Keep on!!!

[@BryceNewbold]

Thanks so much! The CT is awesome!!!!!!! decent air fare as well... $320 round trip!

[@WoodsTrekkinAdventures]

Bryce, totally loved the CT videos! Id love to get out there in the next couple of years. Thanks for taking us along!

[@BryceNewbold]

Its awesome. cant wait to go back.. Thanks jeff

[@matthewarant377]

Thanks! Helped me plan a few things for my Yellowstone trip

[@BryceNewbold]

glad to help

[@expatadventureturkey9324]

Great feed back on your trip, I also really enjoyed your videos on the Colorado Trail...👍🏽👣👣🏔

[@BryceNewbold]

Thanks man. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kindleadventures83]

Hey Bryce! Super cool you were able to make it to Colorado to do a video series! Especially while teaming up with Schill Brothers Outdoors, SB Outdoors, SBO, etc. I enjoyed watching very much!! Awesome hike for sure. Was also very nice to meet ya"ll at Mohican also!! I think the weather ended up working out and it went well for the first time taking my wife out despite the overnight rain. Your dog almost made me want to consider a trail dog. Anyways, you requested that I leave ya my channel name in your comments. The channel is "Kindle Adventures". Just getting started and enjoying very much. Thx for being part of a great weekend! Looking forward to more of your content in the future! Again, very nice meeting you!! "Peace Out Yo!"

[@BryceNewbold]

Awesome man! Great meeting you and your wife! And yes even though it rained, at least it waited till it was pretty late. I'll definitely be checking out your channel. Nice hanging with ya, and hope we get to do it again soon

[@brianwofford3831]

Good video, you are unbelievably ultra light. I really respect your ability to do that. I am not there, being 64 and fairly old school.

[@BryceNewbold]

Whatever works for ya! Thanks for the comment 👍

[@mrdonelsonglhs]

Hey ... it was great to finally get to meet you this weekend. I really appreciate you young bucks making this old guy feel so welcome! Had to leave Sat. afternoon, so didn't get to say goodbye. We will definitely get together again.

[@BryceNewbold]

It was great to meet you too Fred! You fit right in with us young bucks! Its so nice putting a face to mrdonelsongglhs!! haha. See ya on the next one!

[@coachwidereceivers557]

Nice video Bryce. Greetings from Louisville, Ohio. You indicated the Toaks pot worked out great. I just received mine, 750 ml, and bought the 450 ml cup too. Amazingly light. Switched over to everything titanium in terms of my kitchen/utensils platform.

[@BryceNewbold]

Thanks! I thought about getting the 750. Its a good size. On this trip I actually found that the 650 was even bigger than i truly needed, but then again i wasn't boiling much water for things like coffee, tea, ect.. mostly just the main course of my dinners/lunches

[@mrdonelsonglhs]

Great load out vid ... you definitely went minimalist!! Hopefully see ya next weekend!

[@PaulsColoradoPhotography]

you are lucky you came during an extremely hot drought year. Normal years in our mountains I see frost in the mornings in the higher elevations (and I know the CT goes quite high) in July. I have a feeling that will be quite common this summer where so far we have been way below normal in temps and much higher than normal in moisture.

[@phillipp1399]

For others headed for the CT… double check fire restrictions before you go. They often require any fire source have an off switch which means no alcohol stoves.

[@OldPackMule]

Great ideas on home made light gear. Thanks

[@KimJohnson-kj8rc]

good vid couldn't stop watching the cat take a bath in the background lol

[@BryceNewbold]

good old Mr. Kitty

[@pauljordan3064]

... and the dog reprimand the cat for making noise lol

[@redwhiteblue7831]

Nice load out... very lightweight. It must be nice to get away with small gear, I have to get long wide. The dog and cat in the background was hilarious. Thanks for sharing, take care.

[@BryceNewbold]

Thanks! yes i save a bit on "short" gear.. i think my quilt was around $30 cheaper than the "tall" one. And yea my animals love to make cameos.. I swear that cat only makes noise when im filming.

[@rickfromvirginia]

Not a prob Bryce hopefully one day you'll do a patron account. I would definitely be one you could count on for support.

[@patriciacasey7290]

A comment for you to be aware of, only stoves with an on/off switch are allowed on the CT. Especially if there is any kind of fire restrictions.

[@bretthikez6567]

Montebell makes great gear..i have a pair of there wind and rain pants..great overview..geartalk is a good topic..

[@BryceNewbold]

Thanks brett!

[@BrodyYYC]

You need to filter your water in Colorado? I live on the eastern slopes of the Rockies in Canada and I've never filtered water if I'm in the actual mountains and I just make sure never to use stagnant water. I've done it my whole life with no issue at all. I think when you're that close to the source and the water is cold enough not much can grow in it. One great product I've found for backpacking is this toothbrush/toothpaste holder combo with cover that I'll link. It's awesome because it keeps everything together and organized while minimizing the space it takes up it has a cover to keep the brush clean and the toothpaste tube is refillable. I also wrap my floss around the white part of the brush and it keeps nicely inside the tube as well. You can even buy replacement brush heads. It's not a link to a site you can purchase them from it's just product info. I have no stake in this company, I just think it's a really good product and it's fairly cheap. yourhealthysmile.com/

[@BryceNewbold]

better safe than sorry. i'd say. im sure most of those mountain springs are good to drink from but i dont take any chances not knowing the area. Also that tooth brush thing is pretty sweet looking. good idea

[@analogmesaman]

If your screws are falling out, use Loctite.

[@miken7629]

Regarding blisters on your feet, wear tight liner socks. Your socks and shoes will slip but the liner socks stay put and prevent blisters.

[@moistoregon9049]

Thanks for the vid man!

[@BryceNewbold]

Thanks!!

[@amorton94]

You ultralighters are crazy LOL A tube of chapstick and a toothbrush is too heavy lmao

[@nathan.4130]

You should try a Zelph's Stoves Fancee Feest stove, they work great and have a built in pot support. They are pretty easy to make yourself too, if you don't want to buy one.

[@BryceNewbold]

ive been meaning to make a fancy feast stove for awhile. ill eventually get there.. haha. thanks for the tip!

[@nathan.4130]

If you need some of the fiberglass wick material, let me know, I have tons of it left over from a kayak project. I can send you some.

[@fr33rid3r33]

I miss my Ghost Whisper jacket. I took it off while driving once, and when I got out of the vehicle, it was around my waist (didn't feel it) and it must have fell out on to the ground. Had it for a couple of weeks.

[@BryceNewbold]

oh no!!.. I would be devastated. Sorry for your loss.

[@fr33rid3r33]

It hopefully is in better use with someone in a more needy situation.

[@1averageamerican]

I recently got the HG Premium Burrow 20. Also thought 20 degree might be overkill but I'm very happy with it.

[@BryceNewbold]

Just got word that my HG ECON burron 0 is on its way! - and the 20 is a great quilt!

[@johnbarber4853]

Bryce, enjoyed your video.Got a laugh on the chap stick cut down. Litesmith sells chap stick that size and a ton of other really small items, like toothpaste pills, tiny rolls of tenacious tape, for those hot spots you got from your new shoes, paper soap strips. small pad repair kits etc. One of my DIY items were my sun glasses. which I rarely used and can't find (loL) I used a lens film that they give you after an eye examine when they dilute your eyes I used a paper hole punch and made a hole on each side and put a stretch cord on them. They worked great and weight almost nothing.. We started out hiking the same way I had the 5 pound kelty pack and the machete too. (lol) The 45 pound pack with enough crap to stay the winter in the middle of summer in Md.I did forget to pack the Sumeria sword I seen a guy carry on the AT (lol) but like you said we learn something about pack weight. I remember getting to the top of the mountain and taking my pack off to take a break and remember I almost couldn't lift the pack to put back on I was so exhausted that was my best lesson. Now my pack rarely weights over 22 pound with 5 days food and 2 liters of water. And I still look to cut weight but maintain comfort and safety. Just ordered pair of soffe shorts (lol) which I swore I would never wear. I saw a 2.7 ounce Patagonia lightweight dri wick SS t-shirt with off set shoulder seams, armpit gussets on their website. ($39.00} I may buy it had that odor protection too. I had the same shoe stick doing the roller coaster in Va. I thought it was from the mud now I'm thinking it could have been the sock liners and sweat but god did they stick, I had to put them ten feet from my tent and hated putting them back on. Well Happy Hiking ! Capt. America

[@BrodyYYC]

Lots of chapstick brands sell a flatter oval shaped tube which is better for saving space and then you can bring the whole thing. I also like to keep my old containers and then when my deodorant is almost out ill scrape the bottom and fill it into my old chapstick container. I do it with Old Spice and it works great! I've heard theirs a way to do it in the microwave to make it go a bit smoother but it's fairly easy to just use a kitchen knife and pack it in tight.

[@Kash1596]

Good video man! Also sweet name Bryce

[@BryceNewbold]

haha... thanks Bryce!!!!!

[@1averageamerican]

Go with light weight arm sleeves and a buff instead of sun screen. Lighter and cleaner.

[@joeseibert256]

I live in north central Ohio and have been wanting to do a long multi day hike but don't know where to start looking and noticed you had a cbus shirt on in a previous video and was hoping that you might be able to point me in the right direction

[@BryceNewbold]

multi day hikes are hard in ohio. the trails are fairly short . (most under 15ish) miles.. shawnee state forest is a 40 mile trail that is very difficult. meaning poorly graded trails, but a true challenge! its a good for a multi day trip. Not recommended in late summer ( i got infested with ticks there once in august) 😬 .. Shorter trails that are great are Archers Fork, Lake Vesuvius, and Wildcat Hollow

[@floesh-408]

What do you think about the Sea to Summit Comfortlight insulated sleeping pad? It's the most comfortable I've slept on and a lot less noisy compared to the Neoair's.

[@BryceNewbold]

never tried one, but they look nice!

[@jonathanbillman6421]

Hey Bryce, New Subscriber here. I know I’m watching you vids out of order, but I was hoping you could point me in the right direction on one of the items you have suggested. What is the small bear bag that you use that has the rock bag and rigging with it? Really like your videos and down to earth feel of how you backpack. I have only done exclusively day hikes her in PA, but am gearing up for overnighters in 2019 based on your videos. Peace my man 👍

[@BryceNewbold]

Thanks so much man. Thats great to hear. The bear bag i use is made by LiteAF . Its called the Little flat bottom bear bag. Available on their website at liteaf.com 👍

[@jonathanbillman6421]

Bryce Newbold Thanks Bud. That’s the one 👍

[@brettg274]

A good rule of thumb for poison oak is that it doesn't really grow above 5,000 feet, and really never above 6,000 feet, unless you have some absolute perfect freak conditions.

[@BryceNewbold]

That is a great tip that i was unaware of. thank you so much!!

[@smiglie]

Thanks for your video Bryce! At the end, what is the weight distribution of your pack? and the total weight?

[@BryceNewbold]

base weight was around 11... thinking with water and food it was probably no more than 24 lbs max... As far as weight distribution im not sure what you mean.. If you mean how i pack it, I put light stuff on the bottom. Quilt then tent. then clothes, and heavy on top. camera gear, food ect... good question! thanks!

[@allwaysinquire6212]

Never had a petzl light that ever lasted very long they are made of cheese! I now use a fenix hl10 without the holder just a bit of bunji cord 33grms with one aaa battery great runtime and super compact and it is way better quality than any petzl crap

[@paula.keathley]

Hi! Thanks for the video! Why do you have a foam pad and the inflatable one? Is that necessary?

[@BryceNewbold]

Not sure what i said in this video that made you think this, but i didnt carry a foam pad. Only used an inflatable.

[@floesh-408]

Hi from Holland

[@BryceNewbold]

Hi Floesh from Holland!

[@TurkiyeCumhurbaskani]

Where do you put your weed?

[@BrodyYYC]

This is probably the most important question lol. It's even harder for me because I stick to concentrates and pens are unreliable so I bring a silicone rig that has a metal nail and then I bring my torch. Takes up lots of space but I wouldn't go backcountry without it :) I bring a butane refill too.

[@saraimalinaltorresdelgado4599]

Hey Bryce, nice video! Not sure if I missed the detail but I was waiting the whole time for an estimate on the weight of your full backpack. Do you have a number in mind? either only base weight or gear + food.

[@BryceNewbold]

I should of put the total weight in the video but didnt think of it at the time... I think my base weight + food was somewhere around 18lbs.. I think my base weight was around 11. So even when i had lots of water i probably was still under 24lbs total.. Thanks for watching!

[@StevenZiegler]

Thanks for a great video. On the Hammock gear burrow 20 Econ, did you order regular or wide? Any overstuff or no?

[@BryceNewbold]

Your welcome! thanks for watching! My Burrow Econ is regular/short/with no overstuff. If i bought another one, i would get some over stuff.

[@Forestwalker111]

Solid video as always brother. I would have liked to see more of the gear as you were talking about it and less of you. Lol, no offence to your face at all brother. 🙂 just in a “what’s in my pack” style video I like to get a good look at the gear, it’s s great opportunity for people researching certain items to get a little tour of it. A few scenes with it worn or in use and some closeup shots on the floor or in hand is even better. Just something I find that’s good about these kind of videos, it was too many teaser shots and you at the mic stand for me. Love you channel and you’re a great dude. I may be one of few to feel this way about this video but it’s a request, not criticism. Be well brother Craig

[@BryceNewbold]

I totally understand what you mean. Totally understandable. I really wanted to do a normal "on the floor" style video for this one but i got lazy with it . haha. Filming indoor videos is still new to me and im still feeling out some setups. I do agree that i wish i would have at least held all the gear or showed it much more. Plus a full view of everything would be nice. Its all on the to-do list. Thanks for the input.

[@Forestwalker111]

Bryce Newbold well it was very well produced I just was hoping for more geartime. I use your experiences to help me refine mine without the trial and error. Lol Keep up the helpful vids brother, I look forward to them. Thank you for not taking my comment the wrong way, too many people are touchy despite saying they do these videos for other people. Be well Craig

[@markcummings6856]

How do you drop 5oz? Poly is awesome. Tyvek for that size tent can’t weigh nmt 3-4 oz eh? Very much enjoyed your video. Do you honestly not find that pack too heavy for the size ?

[@BryceNewbold]

Pretty sure i said the wrong number in the video. I think my tyvek print weights 5-6 oz and the Poly weighs like 2-3. As for the pack, there are definitely lighter ones out but i didnt know much about dynema bags when i bought it. I plan on using it for awhile. Plus i got a killer deal on it. I do really want a white LiteAF bag!

[@markcummings6856]

Bryce Newbold Good stuff. Take care. Nice channel.

[@BrodyYYC]

Poly is awesome for sure! I've never had any issue using cheap polycro from the dollar store and I love it! The worst part about it is that it gets bulky after unfolding it for the first time but at least it weighs nothing. I've tested cheap thin stuff vs the heavy duty stuff and they seem to both work the same.

[@PREPFORIT]

Good Idea to use polycryo- it is Lighter than Tyvek ! You 100 % need a Ground sheet. If you care about your gear. I personally would still take all the stuff you did Not use. You might need it next time. I Like the Carving- Keepsake idea. and Cool cat.

[@BryceNewbold]

Thanks! yea if i go back i will probably pack most of the same stuff.. better safe than sorry.

[@dombutton533]

What are your favorite backpacking locations/trails in Ohio?

[@BryceNewbold]

lake vesuvius and zaleski on a non busy weekend is great. archers fork is also a top 3!

[@dombutton533]

Sweet thanks man!!

[@averagedjzj7062]

6:23 you mean vinga

[@BryceNewbold]

no idea what vinga is. Vinegar is what i said

[@Oculus729]

Don't you wish you had a free standing tent in the Rockies?

[@BryceNewbold]

not yet... haha.. we will see here in couple weeks if that changes

[@radialorbits]

You'll trim down a lip balm tube and cross drill a toothbrush, yet take a chair, carving knife and spade? Kidding me?!

[@BryceNewbold]

Its not a contest for who has the lightest pack. I get lighter so i can take more things i like. Dont be an UL weiney

[@radialorbits]

@@BryceNewbold no no of course, but the effort that went into the machining & cross drilling... gotta laugh

[@BryceNewbold]

@@radialorbits ah ok i got you man. Lets just say i had alittle too much free time at work 😂😂

[@HomeBummingit]

Dude go walking around town without underwear, you'll get chubrubb. I dare you to go freeballing it for a week without driving.

[@BryceNewbold]

Eh, if i can run a 50 mile ultra marathon without getting chaffing... i think ill be ok. Everyone is different

[@HomeBummingit]

@@BryceNewbold hay, I started agreeing with you. But after being on the rode for a few months, it's not the same and I'm totally agreeing with you on the small 8 day hickey. I road my bike from Troutdale Oregon, to the Tri-Cities area of Washington, after riding and hitchhiking from Riverside California. You can't take a year off work to do something like that. Just take care of your family, life is many journey. I've just been more nomadic.

[@BryceNewbold]

@@HomeBummingit i agree. Thanks man. Take care

[@HomeBummingit]

@@BryceNewbold yah, keep up the equipment reviews, and target greater adventures as you get older. Our time here is limited, some day you won't know what to do with it all.

[@cgriggsiv]

First

[@BryceNewbold]

i was waiting on you! haha