2009 5 Ultralight Backpacking Gear for two night hike in the German Forest
February 12th, 2010
A video taken to show my gear list for a two night hike in the Rothaargebirge national park, Germany
Tags: 2009, backpacking, Forest, gear, German, hike, night, Ultralight
February 12th, 2010 at 8:17 am
Platypus? Just get wine in a bag.
Its the same thing and actually costs cheaper.
February 12th, 2010 at 9:08 am
funny, there are pieces of bread from a german supermarket and “studentenfutter”
February 12th, 2010 at 9:41 am
Here is a platapus, here is a t-shirt, here are my feet.
I love it
February 12th, 2010 at 10:20 am
Thanks for the comments! I am curious for the lunar Solo, but have only seen some pictures and no vids..needles to say that I havent seen it in the flesh either.
I use a scarp 1 form tarptent and think it’s great! but I can imagin to go even lighter at some point with something like the lunar solo..
February 12th, 2010 at 11:14 am
Sorry, the storm video you can see by searching for:
ANEDERU STORM RAIN MONTE PERDIDO
February 12th, 2010 at 11:22 am
I have rode out two Alpine electric storms and some otherwise heavy rain where it held up no questions asked. It is also simple to put up and really elegant looking. You just have to remember that depsite its shape, it is a tarp in the sense that it will collect condensation on the inner walls. Still, having to wipe them down every couple of hours is a small price to pay.
February 12th, 2010 at 11:27 am
As for the lunar solo, you can see it in action if you search for ANEDERU LUNAR SOLO… though it is a bried glimpse. Basically, I really like the lunar solo. For about 330 grams more than a tarp bivvy combination, you get the psychological sense of four walls and a home at the end of a tough day and the reassuring round protection of a tent no matter what the environment chucks at you…
February 12th, 2010 at 12:18 pm
IF YOU WANNA SEE how I got on with both poncho tarp and lunar solo in the wild, search youtube for ANEDERU (my user name), VARIOUS CAMPSITES PYRENEES. Here you can see my homemade lightweight bivvy and what riding out a storm in a poncho taro at 2200 metres looks like…
February 12th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
In my hard won experience, poncho tarps work best in connection with a light-weight bivvy in more sheltered areas like forests where you have plenty of cover against wind and rain. I would also say that in general you need a tarp with vestibule-like wings to be fully protected. Search youtube for ARIZZON PONHO TARP ULTRAHEAVYBACKPACKER for an example of one such tarp – though it does not double as a pocho as far as I can see.
February 12th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
How did you get on with the poncho as a tarp? and how did you get on with the Lunar solo?
Any video’s of that as used in the wild?
Thanks!
February 12th, 2010 at 1:52 pm
I’ve just spent the last 4 weeks doing proper hiking in the Pyrenees and the Alps, and needless to say I took silver chloride tablets.
February 12th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Exposure to giardia is a very serious thing. I would recommend some form of water treatment, even if it’s simply iodine tablets. Giardiasis will put you through 2-6 weeks of some very unpleasant symptoms.
February 12th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
Ausgezeichnet! Ich auch koch nicht mehr und esse kalt. Warmes Tee geht schon…weniges Gewicht!
February 12th, 2010 at 3:36 pm
As it was a two night hike through an area with villages, I didn’t bother about water purification methods. And as for cooking, well, I normally eat cold even in the depths of winter! I am aware of the issues with down bags and am extra careful to keep them dry as a result — using bivvies when rain is forecast and always putting it in a plastic bag while it is the backpack. Finally, studentenfutter is simply a mix of dried fruit and nuts so the calorific value should be similar to that.
February 12th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
Very nice kit! It looks light and well considered. Thoughts: What about water purification? Any cooking plans? (not really necessary in the end, though.) Toilet paper? Personal Comment: Down bags are marvelously light, but I’ve gotten mine wet often enough to avoid them now except for dry (ie very cold) winter or desert camping. You might include a good plastic bag to put your stuff sacked bag into, just for double protection.
Oh, and how many calories in student fodder? Enough?