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Hammock Gear Burrow 40 – Down Top Quilt Review

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A video review of the Hammock Gear Burrow 40 Top Quilt.

Specs for the HG Burrow 40 Down Top Quilt (Standard Model)
Length: 74″
Width: 50″
Fill Weight: 7.0 oz
Total Weight: 11.6 oz
**Total weight for Model Shown in the video: 13.7oz + .40 oz stuff sack, due to upgrading outer fabric to the slightly heavier Argon 90.

Outer Fabric: Argon 90 Woodland Camo (.90 oz per sq yard)
Inner Fabric: Argon 67 Black (.67 oz per sq yard)
Fill Weight: 7oz ( Quilt uses a Baffled construction for optimal warmth. Overstuffed by request. )

Other Temp Ratings available in the Burrow series:
HG Burrow 50 (sewn through construction)
HG Burrow 0 (Baffled constrution)
HG Burrow 20 (Baffled constrution)

All models available with down overstuff as desired.

Rust Proof your DIY Cook Pot!

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For this Backpacking Gear Tip, I’ll show how I upgraded my DIY cook pot with some rust proof treatment.

So far I’ve testing this on my coffee can DIY cookpot, but it should work great on just about any item in your DIY backpacking cook set.

First Look – Hammock Gear Incubator 40 Underquilt

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Unboxing my new hammock underquilt, the Hammock Gear Incubator 40 Under Quilt.

This is just a quick look the latest addition to my hammock camping gear list. I plan to take this down under quilt on my next multi-day backpacking trip video, so look for more to follow!

Renovo TRIO Water Filter – Sawyer Squeeze Killer?

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Taking a first look at the Renovo TRIO Water Filtration System. Has the Sawyer Squeeze / Mini met it’s match? Time to do some testing…

UPDATE:  Following a large amount of comments and feedback on the YouTube video, I reached out to my contact, Bastian, at Renovo to share some of the feedback and questions that everyone was sharing.  In response, he created a FAQ page to address the most frequent questions at http://www.renovowater.com/pages/faq

Specs and Water Filter Description as per Manufacturer:

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RAVPower 10,400mAh Power Bank – USB Battery Charger Review

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In this gear review video, we’ll check out the RAVPower 10,400mAh Element Series Power Bank, model RP-PB07.

Manufacturer’s Specs:

Capacity:  10400mAh
Output:      5V / 3A
Input:         5V / 1A
Weight:     8.04oz
Size:         4.4 x 2.76 x 0.83 inches

Comes with 2 Micro USB Connectors for compatibility with:

  • SmartPhones: Samsung / HTC / LG / Motorola / BlackBerry / Nokia / Google / Sony
  • Tablets & eReader: Google Nexus 7 / Nexus 10 –
  • Other cell phones, MP3 players, and digital cameras that use DC 5V input
  • iPad 4 3 2,iPad Mini, iPhone 5S 5C 5 4S 4,iPod (using original 8Pin / 30Pin Cable from Apple)

I’ve been using and testing this USB battery charger pack to keep my gear charged up in a variety of backpacking and hiking conditions, in in both warm, indoor conditions as well as several multi-day cold weather backpacking trips – a worst case scenario for those battery powered gadgets we love so much.  So far It’s proven itself to be a reliable workhorse without breaking the bank!