Gear to AVOID! And What You Should Get Instead.

Gear I would Avoid: MSR Freelite: geni.us/9CCOW BA Prospector: geni.us/KGGb4fe Insulated V: geni.us/xv9Bn Jetboil: geni.us/fwXq5lh Flexlite Air: geni.us/t5kqG Gear I would Get Instead: Exos Pro 55: geni.us/OlmFdC MSR Windburner: geni.us/i8ez Pocket Rocket Deluxe: geni.us/1YRnL Pocket Rocket: geni.us/raKi Toaks Pot: geni.us/yMC4t BA Rapide: geni.us/Qu8G5 Chair Zero: geni.us/LR2hUH MHW Strato: geni.us/vQic0

I love my Jetboil and I have never spilled a pot of boiling water on me due to the locking feature of the system, a very important safety feature in the backcountry. Most of your choices are a pass for me which just emphasizes how everyone has their own preferences and priorities in choosing their gear.

My wife and I are set on our gear, with no need to buy anything soon. Yet here I am watching the whole video. I love your content. Thanks for all your work you do for this community!

Years ago I bought a cheap 2lb chair from Amazon for about $25. Last year I bought the Flexlite from REI on sale at $60. I found it to be unstable. So I took the base from my Amazon chair and put the flexlite seat onto that and now I have a REALLY comfy and sturdy 1.5lb chair.

Hit the tent with your hand and get the water off. Then open the door. It works for me.

2:46 I have a jetboil and i've been using it for over 3 years on different hikes. I highly recommend.

I love my Jetboil stash. I got it on sale for under $100 a few years ago, and it's super efficient, fairly lightweight, and has a bunch of features I really appreciate like the fact that the pot "locks" in to the burner, dramatically reducing the likelihood of spills. It's not perfect, but it's a nice balance of weight and features for me.

Thank you for your advice on the MSR Freelite 2. If the only thing you can find wrong with the tent is water off the rain fly (which is easily solved with a slap) then this must make it the best semi freestanding tent in the world !!! I'm gunna buy it and just give it a good slap now and then 🙂

The tarp tent double rainbow DW 2023 fits two wide pads and is only ~2.5 lbs. Can be made fully free standing w/ trekking poles too if you need to pitch on rock or in a place where you can’t stake it out well.

I have used the Klymit V multiple times in 20 F weather, always stayed warm.

I'd like to vouch for the Klymit Insulated Static V...I have used this 4.4 R rated pad with a 15 degree sleeping bag multiple times in temps between 1-10 degrees Fahrenheit and had absolutely no issues what so ever other than my nose getting cold (outside of the bag). I used it inside a tent as well as on top of the snow with a military surplus bivy. I liked it so much I bought a second one as a backup. This is coming from a guy who also has the thermarest X therm and still will use the Static V above zero degrees over the thermarest due to comfort. Just IMO, and I am in no way, shape, or form affiliated with Klymit.

Nice to see unbiased reviews! I sometimes wonder if the people who design outdoor kits, actually do any of these activities 🤔 One of my bugbears, is tents with a door that falls inwards, especially during rain.

These are the videos I need in my life! Awesome job and thank you! These are all items I'm looking for and you gave me more confidence where my money is spent!

Have used a jetboil on a few motorbike camping trips and it’s been great.

Can confirm on the insulated static V. That being said I got mine cheap so I'll keep it for a summer pad but its definitely not great below freezing. Got four hours of sleep in 18 degrees but was in a four season tent and a sleeping bag rated below 0 degrees.

Love your videos, man. I love that you have a healthy partnership with your sponsor where you can maintain integrity and give us your honest reviews. Thank you for that.

I like the Caldera cone. On an early Spring hike my Jetboil burner ( like a Pocket Rocket burner only) wouldn't vaporize the fuel. Yes alcohol is slower but the cone was a great wind shield. We were able to make a dehydrated breakfast in below freezing temperatures.

Agree 100% on the freelite. I had a few more issues with this tent (leakage, low quality zippers) but MSR in Ireland fixed that at no costs. It is weird, because every other MSR product I have used so far was great.

I was on an expedition with canadian army cadets this summer and we used the msr freelight and the jetboil. He was right about the tent there was one day where it was raining and the water seeped through the ground tarp and got me and my tent mate wet and when we opened the door it got our heads all wet. The jet boil we absolutely loved though. We had another stove and for 90% of the expedition we used the jet boil and it never failed us once. We were a team of 6 people (not including the lt because he had his own) and each time we used it it boiled two meals worth of water so we were using it 18 times a day for two weeks and it only went through 1 and a half fuel tanks and always boiled our water within 5 mins.

Super strange to see the flex lite listed here. We own two, and at least a few of our friends also have them. After 30+ trips over the past year, there is zero damage and everyone has found them incredibly comfortable (we also got them for around $70 during a sale). Feeling premium and actually being durable aren't always the same; our Zero had bent poles and a hole in the pocket after less than 6mo (and nobody over 190lb sat in it).