Finding a Sleeping Bag for -40C/-40F
If you’re looking for a sleeping bag that can keep you safe and comfortable in extreme temperatures, I have some advice.
Backpacking With a Camera
The Ultimate Lightweight Tripod Setup for Backpacking with a Camera
There’s many reasons why I love to work from a tripod, so I don’t like to leave one behind when I’m hiking. I had a pretty good solution in place, but I’ve recently upgraded it to something even more awesome, and much lighter!
Shedding Pack Weight: Sierra Designs Backcountry Quilt
The mission to lighten my backpacking load continues, so that I can carry more camera gear instead. This time I’ve been trying out an ultralight quilt instead of a sleeping bag.
Shedding Pack Weight: Big Agnes Fly Creek HV UL2
The Fly Creek HV UL2 is a 2-person ultralight backpacking tent that will help to lighten my overnight load and make it easier to carry my required camera gear.
Shedding Pack Weight: Redundant Remotes
These can be convenient accessories, but do you really need them? It’s possible that these days you don’t, and in my quest for a lighter kit I think they might have to go. Here’s why…
Shedding Pack Weight: MSR PocketRocket 2 Stove
A stove is a common necessity on the trail, but not all stoves are built equally. If you really want to lighten your load, this is an area for weight savings and decreased volume. I tested out the MSR PocketRocket 2 stove and you can find my thoughts on it here.
Shedding Pack Weight: Flexible Water Bottles
In my quest for a lighter pack, this is easily one of the cheapest and most noticeable changes I made to my usual backpacking kit. Click through to find out why these things are so awesome!
Shedding Pack Weight: Bye Bye Lens Hoods
Ok, some of you are going to think I’m crazy by doing this, and some of you are going to think this is definitely taking things too far, but bear with me…
Shedding Pack Weight: Nylon Vs Silicone Rain Covers
You might be carrying way more weight than you need to if you haven’t paid much attention to the type of rain cover you’re using no your backpack. I was pretty shocked at the weight differences when I put these things on the scales!
Backpacking with Camera Gear – Weight Considerations
As I mentioned in an earlier post, one of my goals this summer was to develop a lighter backpacking kit that would more easily enable me to get into the backcountry with my camera gear. I already had good quality equipment, but as I had acquired the gear over many years, I hadn’t paid too much attention to how light and easy to carry it was as a whole. I have increasingly found myself wanting to get off the grid for some of my photography, but I was always plagued by the decision of what camera and lens kit to …
Backpacking With a Camera – New Content Coming
Over the years I’ve often been asked questions on the subject of backpacking with camera gear, and whilst I’ve had some answers, I’ve never felt like I had all of them. Over the next few months, I want to tackle this topic in a bit more detail as I experiment with a few different ideas and solutions that I hope will help me over the the coming summer season. Lightening the Load My primary camera has been a Canon 5D-series camera for the last 8 years or so, currently it’s the 5D Mark IV. It’s a rugged, full frame camera that’s built …