For those who love to hike, and camp along the way
I made this image a little while ago and (surprise!) it's already out of date in a few areas, but it was fun to lay out all the gear that makes up a normal short hike for me. I've tried to aim toward #ultralight but also not be dumb about, and I am kinda old so keeping some niceties like the chair make my. time out in the wilderness a lot more fun.
What do you all carry on a normal short hike?
nice khufu. always wanted one of those. a solomid xl was easier to get and I've been very pleased with it.
I like it a lot but it was quite pricey and quite a wait. Still, it’s worked extremely well and is so light, particularly if you just forgo the big protection inner.
it's legit. every once in awhile I pull up the khufu specs and I get tempted. I'm kinda liking the hmg mid-1 too
Looks like a nice setup. How long have you been hiking with the umbrella, and how well is it working out? I don't see many of them out in the wild, but the people who use them seem to swear by them.
I’m in Florida and so a lot of hiking in the vast swaths of scrub land that have no shade, so it’s really useful to cut the exposure. I take it on pretty much every trip.
I’ve used mine for 3 years now, including 1000 miles in the Oregon Desert. Probably the best 8oz I’ve ever added to my pack.
It works best with a hands free attachment, I just walk around like a giant spaceship everywhere
What sort of hands free attachment do you use?
Guess I have to remember what a huge benefit the sun protection would be out west too, compared to the northeastern US. Even if it's not quite as practical here, there are still days when I think about how nice it would be to have one.