Appalachian Trail (AT Thru Hike) Gear selection Part 2

[DennyRec]

Thank you for the information. It was very helpful. Thanks again

[ElmerDudd1]

Ur gay foxkenji

[foxkenji]

1) this is a video about gear not about a guy's face talking about gear. The camera has to focus way more on the gear. Use common sense.

2) The sound is so bad that I had to stop watching at the 1st minute.

[brantz135]

the sound makes this video too annoying to watch.

[dtdude42]

i hope your "minus 10" rating is in celcius... although that's still a bit warm

[Saguaro24]

Great information but the audio was a real bummer

[bskalak22]

I think Minus 10 is a little much for an AT Summer Thru Hike...

[bskalak22]

Bord games on thermarest genius!!!!

[Mansquatchie]

playing risk on the AT. I really want to go now...

[gat569]

Go with a very light weight goretex top - not the heavy one's he is using. Most of the time you are just going to use it as a windbreaker at night. You don't want to carry all that weight.

Those gaitors are INSANE! Don't do it! Use the small ankle ones- just to keep dirt out of your boots.

[deejayfore]

Yeah, Gore-Tex PacLite is where it's at.

I go with the dirty girl gaiters. Only $15 a pair and super lightweight.

[younwhosarmy]

I got that same military cold weather gortex jacket... Looks like I'd better take your advice... and get a lightweight one... Can you tell me a good one?

[gat569]

I used a lightweight Marmot jacket - the Marmot PreCip. It's basically a ripstop nylon shell, zip in/out hood, pit zips and bonded to the nylon is one layer of marmot goretex-like membrane (but not Goretex). It's pretty good. I used it mostly as a windbreaker. But buy large enough that you can fit it over an insulating layer with some room to breath when it gets cold. They are about $90-100 I think. Marmot also makes a Precip-plus which I think is even more breathable.

[rowdybeaver33]

Dude. Look at the Marmot Mica. Only 7 oz with all the features that you want. Unbelievable. The PreCip taht gat569 is talking about is good too but it wants to be a Mica.

[powpowcanada]

Well done. Thank you for being so thorough. Its exactly what i was looking for. Can you make a video on food drops and other themes. You guys are great on camera. Maybe i will see you on the trail someday.