Portable Ham Radio Camping gear & shelter presentation

Watched the youtube video. Very good information.

 

Good stuff Julian. My guess is if you do a bit more searching around you may find a sleep system and pack that performs just as well and saves you some lbs, but thanks for sharing your gear info. fwiw, Every Aug/Sept I take a 7 night trip into the Sierra Nevada Range here in CA. Much warmer than your climate but quite rugged, usually above treeline 10-12k feet elevation.

Typically my trips are about 85% being about the solitude and beauty of nature, and about 15% to play radio. Comm gear is KX2, Lipo Batts, Endz Fed wire, 28' mast, total HAM gear about 7.5lbs. Big Agnes silver spur tent, Western Mountaineering bag, Exped pad, ULA Catalyst pack, MSR white gas stove, typically 40-44lbs total weight including everything (food, fluids, fuel, etc). Shorter winter trips of course will weigh more due to heavier bag, tent, and more fuel. Have not done the hot tent thing yet, but as I age (60 now) they intrigue me more each year...

Thanks and keep coming with the great vids.
Mark / K6MTS

 

thanks Julian,
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powerstrokeseventhree from instagram

 

Another excellent video Julian, thank you. LOVE seeing Snapper (I hope I got that right,) she's a doll!

 

Thank Julian good points made in the video.
When i pack my gear for an outing the non - radio stuff is always added last and not really planned.

 

Great vid and you raise good questions. I rely on MRE type food products in the field and if game is caught I will roast over and open fire. I skip the fry pan exclusively. Just a pain to carry and clean. With you on Milspec gear though. I use and artic bag for sleeping. I also knew when the dog was getting cold because he would crawl up next to me. Can't really train that though. Just set an alarm when it get's damn cold and stoke the stove. When single handed sailing I would never get more than two or three hours anyways so I kind of trained myself to sleep near awake over time. I just caught up whenever I could drop the hook. Keep up with those vids, appreciate the work you put into them.

 

Julian, nice video, was your stove actually in your backpack?
Regards
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ZS1LEM

 

Love your channel videos Julian. Nice to see somebody actually doing off grid operating.

 

Thank you for that. It's not the normal type of video I'd publish, but hoping it's interesting.
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Julian oh8stn

 

Thank you and yes it was. The stove itself packs down flat. The stove pipe packs down to about the size of a soda can.
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Julian oh8stn

 

Thank you and agreed. I do enjoy operating from the home station, but it's not very challenging at all. Getting outdoors, operating away from it all, coming up with better ways of power and communications is incredibly interesting. Every trip a lesson, each new location a classroom.
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Julian oh8stn

 

Thanks Julian, thanks for the explanation how you packed your stove.
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ZS1LEM

 

Absolutely great video as always. Your videos are what was the final push for me to get my ticket. If I ever win the lotto I’m going to fly out there and we can do some back country off grid camping together. 73 and thank you.

 

Interesting video...thought provoking. Thanks, KF0BFD