leadbelly2550 said:
Angelina and Dima - thanks for posting these. Nice way to start a conversation, you're both definitely earnest about the subject matter, and I appreciate that these seem 'real,' no overly slick production values.
You didn't mention rain gear...but it appears you're both wearing a wind or rain shell in the video.
I have never thought to bring an electric razor, though I use one regularly. I let the beard grow. I would hope yours holds a charge for one week without having to plug it it.
i have a small camp pillow - little foam blocks, easy to compact. I sleep better with it than I do with a fleece rolled up into a stuff sack.
I tend to go with a slightly more robust after-hiking shoe than flip flops, willing to trade a little more weight for a little more stability for walking around in the mornings and evenings. plus, i like having the flexibility to wear the camp shoe with a pair of socks. (I have some injinji socks with individual toes, but I prefer regular socks).
I currently prefer hiking with a reservoir & tube for water unless it's winter, with an empty liter bottle for purification (i use a filter/pump to put water into the bottle, there's a good interface that screws onto the top, then i pour into the reservoir - currently favoring a hydropak). do you use tablets to purify? i didn't see a pump/filter in the video.
I bring a lot of different gear for winter hiking, but i suppose that's a topic for another day and another video.
Thank you, glad that you appreciate our posts and videos.
Yeah, of course we bring our raincoats and waterproof jackets with us.
Electric razor is about personal preference, totally not a necessary item. And it is quite nice and can hold at least for a week or even more depends on how many times you got to use it.
Pillow is a must for us too, after hiking without it several first times we realized it wasn´t worth it.
Sure the flip flops are not robust enough, that´s true, we use them primarily for taking shower. But for going around they don´t serve very well. Do you have some type of sandals for that?
For filtering water we use our Sawyer Mini and pretty happy with it, we believe we had to mention it in the video.
We are not experienced winter hikers still, so there´s lot to learn.