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In part 3 I wake up at William B Douglas shelter, make my way to my food cache near Rt 11, then up and over Bromley Mountain. After that I meet up with Tom and his Notch....Bad Tom, No Good Tom, Mad Tom, I don't like Tom or his Notch :) The temperature went into the mid to upper 80's, hot and...

Very nice - there is a certain allure to low mist, clouds and a good vista. Nice pictures!

Over the course of the past year or so I have come to love my Dutchware Gear ultra light sit pad. At just over a half of an ounce even the gram counter in me loves it! I keep it stored in the back mesh compartment of my packs and easily pull it out EVERY time I take a break and sit down. This...

In part 2 of my documentary I finally arrive at Goddard shelter after a 22 mile day. I get a good nights sleep, meet the Wonder Twins (as I call them) and head off for Story Spring shelter. My stop at Glastenbury Fire tower was amazing. After a great night at Story Spring, with popcorn, I head...

This is my first trip in the green mountains as well, very nice place! Thanks for watching. :)

My hiking goal in 2015 is to traverse the 273 mile Long Trail which travels the entire length of Vermont, from Massachusetts to Canada. In part 1 of my documentary I use the Pine Cobble Trail Head in Williamstown, MA as my entry point to my first step on the LT. Staying at Seth Warner shelter...

It is an interesting phenomenon - I have the same results.

I have never had this happen on a backpacking trip, only when set up in my backyard for extended time. Not to say it couldn't....and if it did it would be real crappy.

Nice report and first solo adventure! I find the camera becomes my "buddy" when I am solo. I am glad you woke up, changed locations and shared the view with us. Thanks for sharing! - Rob

Join along on a trip of many firsts for me. It was my first time hiking with my buddy Sherpa (Dane), first time on the LHHT, first time with split fire wood provided, men & women privy, concrete mile markers and many, many more. I had an absolute blast, met some incredible people and can not...

I'm a bit late to this party, but to the OP question - I would strongly suggest putting all of the gear you plan on taking into a large trash bag and bring it to a retail store that sells backpacks. Let one of the clerks know what you are doing when you walk in and then test out many, many...

Over the past few years I have worked to develop first aid and hygiene kits that meet my needs while backpacking. It seemed simple enough at first but I found myself carrying around stuff I didn't really know how to use or I was bringing out enough toiletries to stay on the trail another 4 days...

Late last summer I picked up a Zpacks Zero backpack size small. I have taken one trip with this backpack and it is an essential piece of my ultralight backpacking set up. The small Zero is a 27.5 liter pack (before any customization) that weights just 4oz. I customized mine to meet my style of...

I am very happy with my battery life. I have used the 7 batteries on a 5 day hike which produced almost 2hrs of edited posted movie footage which was probably about 8hrs of raw footage. I don't believe I got into the last battery, although don't quote me on that. Again, I record in 1280 and post...

The GoPro shoots incredible footage, however I am not a fan of the GoPro as a primary camera to film adventures with for a couple of reasons. 1) the sound quality is not that good, in fact it stinks in my opinion. Bad sound and you will have a bad video. 2) battery life is minimal at best. There...

This shows “What’s In My Pack” for my backpacking trip “Winter Wonderland” in March of 2015. The low was 5F (when we first started on day 1) and the high was about 28F (mid-day on day 2). The base weight of this load was just under 18 pounds. I have taken this same setup down to as low as -8F...

Here is a quick video showing my winter backpacking boot system that I have been using this winter and on the "Winter Wonderland" trip. This is a very light set up and it is the first system that has kept my feet warm and dry! Below are links to the different components. Thanks for watching! -...

A great time was had by all - although it took 2 days to digest all that food :)

Using 1 of the thicker aluminum bottles, a cat food can and a little time I show how to build 2 of the more popular backpacking stoves - the fancy feast and the rolled bottle. To purchase the rolled stove see Tinny at MiniBull Design at https://www.minibulldesign.com/ProductCart/pc/home.asp and...

Finally, a trip in 2015! Come along as we enjoy an overnight in the Adirondack Mountains. Russ (DuctTape & Sausage King) and Justin (Justin) join me for a trip to Southerland Mountain. We camped in a hemlock grove at the base of the mountain and then bushwhacked to the summit, sort of (you will...