Terms To Know When Buying Backpacking Gear
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Free Standing/Non-Free Standing
Single Wall/Double Wall/Hybrid Tent
3 Season/4 Season Tent
HYOH (Hike Your Own Hike)
LNT (Leave No Trace)
Carab or 'biner (carabiner)
Bivy Bag/Sack
Dry Bag/Sack
GORP (Good Ol' Raisins & Peanuts) & some other combos
Bladder or Water Bladder
Camelback
Tree Line
Footprint/Ground Cloth/Ground Sheet
And for letter 'A', Assault (I'm not sure you use this term but here in Philippines it means 'summiting' or 'a steep ascend'.
Date: 2020-08-18
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Comments and reviews: 9
Wolf
Really good covering of the essentials.
Vestibule: very important feature. Sadly, my two 3-person tents don't have vestibules (which means that not only do I have to drag wet gear inside the tent with me, there's no protection for the doors or the mesh inner if you open the rain fly when it's raining) and my 1-person has such a tiny vestibule that not only do I still have to drag wet gear inside the tent, the cramped interior means I can't distance myself from it - but at least it stops the rain pouring into the tent. It kind of defeats the purpose of a tent and rain fly when you have to lug a tarp along with you as well.
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Really good covering of the essentials.
Vestibule: very important feature. Sadly, my two 3-person tents don't have vestibules (which means that not only do I have to drag wet gear inside the tent with me, there's no protection for the doors or the mesh inner if you open the rain fly when it's raining) and my 1-person has such a tiny vestibule that not only do I still have to drag wet gear inside the tent, the cramped interior means I can't distance myself from it - but at least it stops the rain pouring into the tent. It kind of defeats the purpose of a tent and rain fly when you have to lug a tarp along with you as well.
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Jernimo
Hey dixie you are great. You transmit good spirits on your videos, good info aswell every time. Do you have experience, about opening new routs in tru hikes? Advises or sites where to plan would be great. You could make a video about other long distance hikes to develop. Just sugesting. Haha. Im wondering about doing The Geater Patagonia Trail, a section in Argentina, and try to conect it to the main trail, as most parts go along Chile. Regards!
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Hey dixie you are great. You transmit good spirits on your videos, good info aswell every time. Do you have experience, about opening new routs in tru hikes? Advises or sites where to plan would be great. You could make a video about other long distance hikes to develop. Just sugesting. Haha. Im wondering about doing The Geater Patagonia Trail, a section in Argentina, and try to conect it to the main trail, as most parts go along Chile. Regards!
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acm
Thank you so much for adding specific ranges of these terms to look for-- that is SO helpful!
Some other youtubers give the definition, but not the example range to look for, which just leaves complete beginners walking around thinking oh, 300 fill power sounds like a lot, or thinking a sleeping pad r-value of 3 is going to be not enough.
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Thank you so much for adding specific ranges of these terms to look for-- that is SO helpful!
Some other youtubers give the definition, but not the example range to look for, which just leaves complete beginners walking around thinking oh, 300 fill power sounds like a lot, or thinking a sleeping pad r-value of 3 is going to be not enough.
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Debora
Hey Dixie, can you help? My water filter got stored in a box (due to moving) over the winter. Will it still be okay to use and would you know how can I tell if the filter is no longer doin' its thing: ) Thanks so much for your awesome videos. Look forward to following you on your next adventure.
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Hey Dixie, can you help? My water filter got stored in a box (due to moving) over the winter. Will it still be okay to use and would you know how can I tell if the filter is no longer doin' its thing: ) Thanks so much for your awesome videos. Look forward to following you on your next adventure.
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smileyhappyradio
I would add to title. backpacking gear and the materials they are made from. I think if more people knew all the info in here, they would watch. Loved the video, I bookmarked it for future reference. It' literally all the information I needed to make purchases right now.
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I would add to title. backpacking gear and the materials they are made from. I think if more people knew all the info in here, they would watch. Loved the video, I bookmarked it for future reference. It' literally all the information I needed to make purchases right now.
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Maria
Dixie, thank you so much for such thorough and informative videos! I'm 'gearing' up, haha, for my first few backpacking adventures this summer and I'm happy I'm able to feel confident in the knowledge I'm gleaning in preparation. Thank you from Canada!
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Dixie, thank you so much for such thorough and informative videos! I'm 'gearing' up, haha, for my first few backpacking adventures this summer and I'm happy I'm able to feel confident in the knowledge I'm gleaning in preparation. Thank you from Canada!
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katrina
Dixie, I'd love to have a check in with your mom. How does she feel about you thruhiking these days? How does she feel about having 2 daughters who are long distance hikers now? What are her tips for getting my mom to go on the PCT with me! :)
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Dixie, I'd love to have a check in with your mom. How does she feel about you thruhiking these days? How does she feel about having 2 daughters who are long distance hikers now? What are her tips for getting my mom to go on the PCT with me! :)
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TNAonTheTrail
Very very well done! You're going to give You Tube a name for having actual useful real facts and real information. What do you think of the up coming November election. LOL. Thank you for the continuing great information.
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Very very well done! You're going to give You Tube a name for having actual useful real facts and real information. What do you think of the up coming November election. LOL. Thank you for the continuing great information.
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Rory
You might do another one of these on the parts of a backpack. Load lifters was a term that mystified me for a while. Also the term tote, a regional term meaning to carry used primarily in the land of. (wait for it) Dixie.
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You might do another one of these on the parts of a backpack. Load lifters was a term that mystified me for a while. Also the term tote, a regional term meaning to carry used primarily in the land of. (wait for it) Dixie.
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