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Mail Call – Mystery Dutchware Gear & Water Filter Face Off

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Mail Call – New HG Hammock, Trail Magic Etiquette, Titanium Sunglasses

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Mail Call – Back from Zion NP, Alcohol Stove Mods, Backpacking Pillows

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Mail Call – Trail Blaze Protocol, Recent Black Forest Trail Trip, Backpacking Coffee

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  • Hiking Pants
  • Stinging Nettles on the Black Forest Trail
  • Packit Gourmet’s 10 year anniversary.
  • Keith from Connecticut sent a really cool book about Mt McKinnley / Denali
  • My goal of one feature length backpacking trip video per month.
  • Viewer Raymond suggested a future trip to do the Standing Indian Loop in the North Carolina’s Nantahala National Forest.
  • GORUCK GR1 Backpack
  • Aiming for a 8 lb backpacking load-out with my new Gregory Optic 48 backpack.
  • Any suggestions for a 3 day, 2 night backpacking trip down south?
  • Has it really been 4 years since my first, and only, trip to the Smokie Mountains?
  • Sawyer 1 gallon gravity filter system for group camping trips.
  • 2 gallon gravity water filter setups for backpacking?

Mail Call – Cabin Trip, Choosing an Ultralight Backpack, Stealth Camping

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  • Carrying while camping and backpacking?
  • When are Sara and our dog Denali going to come out on some backpacking trips?
  • New version of the HangTime Hook
  • Some really cool hammock artwork by Justin Cline (@JustinCline on Twitter, Insta, Etsy)
  • Tom from NH would has a question about trail greeting protocol.
  • Jack from Little Cub Outfitters sent some cool shirts.
  • Does anybody ever pack in “Trail Games” when backpacking?

  • Bill for MA sent a nice care package.
  • Metal water bottles for camping and on the trail?
  • First look at the super tiny 130 lumen Olight i1R EOS
  • Pitching Tarps and ground sleeping on a slope.

Mail Call – DIY Gear Tips, Hiking Gloves? & Filterless Backpacking Water Treatment

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    • Thanks to everyone who supported the limited edition Sintax77 T-Shirt campaign!
    • Shirts are available on Bonfire – ordering ends Thursday, 4/19/18 after which point they’ll be retired.
    • Sara has a snack.
    • Viewer ‘Silent Paul’ makes gives a great tip for sourcing materials for DIY backpacking pot cozies.
    • The winter camping cheers debate rages on.
    • Viewers ‘Bear off the OT’ and ‘GEN2-X’ give some tips on DIY windscreens for camp stoves.

    • Viewer John R. recommends the spoon shaped Nemo sleeping bags over the traditional mummy bag shape.
    • Viewer Andrew S. gives us an update on my Kelty Salida 2 person tent.
    • Using a 3-Season tent in the winter, snow loads, temperatures, etc.
    • Adam want to know if I plan to do more “classic solo” trips and / or head back out to the Rockies for some backpacking and camping.
    • Potential for doing trip videos more often on the channel.
    • We’re heading out to the Denver, Colorado area this late summer / fall for a backpacking trip (3, maybe 4 days on the trail).  Got any suggestions for good camping, backpacking loops, burgers, etc?
    • Somebody sent a pair of Moreok Anti-Slip, Shock Absorbing gloves.
    • Thoughts on fingerless gloves for backpacking and on the trial?  Maybe good for hiking poles, camp chores, etc?
    • Viewer Doreen brings up the subject of wood burning twig stoves for backpacking and camping.  I’ve yet to use one – any thoughts out there?
    • Viewer Deb in Ohio gives a shout out and brings up the dreaded topic of a rainy forecast on your hiking dates.
    • My upcoming backpacking trip video to go along with my recent Budget Backpacking Gear List video.
    • Reason I chose the particular shelter system for my Budget Backpacking trip vs my lighter cuben fiber tarp or other options.
    • My new backpacking and camping water purification system that I’m testing, the Steripen Ultralight.