Gear to AVOID! And What You Should Get Instead.
Gear to AVOID! And What You Should Get Instead.
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*Gear I would Avoid:*
MSR FreeLite: https://geni.us/rWvHIK
BA Prospector: https://geni.us/vTEK
Insulated V: https://geni.us/ONPs
Jetboil: https://geni.us/e2MkC5
Flexlite Air: https://geni.us/TVoVK0h
*Gear I would Get Instead:*
Exos Pro 55: https://geni.us/lbo5
MSR Windburner: https://geni.us/ZLneL
Pocket Rocket Deluxe: https://geni.us/bmPeHl4
Pocket Rocket: https://geni.us/miwAd
Toaks Pot: https://geni.us/FfAC
BA Rapide: https://geni.us/bO48Qum
Chair Zero: https://geni.us/b9bPk
MHW Strato: https://geni.us/i5nfwx
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I’m sorry but saying that a piece of gear that costs half as much as your recommended option isn’t logically sound. A $200 sleeping pad is better than the $100 pad. Well no kidding. As usual, your gear videos are very bougie and insist that the audience can simply drop hundreds of dollars on a single piece of gear rather than making due with what they have. Furthermore, the obsession with featherweight, plastic, expensive gear is tiring.
Packed a jet boil for a decade in the army. It went through all sorts of abuse that army kit suffers. Still using it in my retirement years. Get a Jet boil. Just because the impression is it feels cheap is not a reason to not get one.
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Norwegian brands is for sure quality
I got jet oil mini mo for $100 new cause I work at bass pros. Solid deal for value I get.
Hey is my self inflating Swiss army pad any good I think itâs ok but itâs kinda annoying when you can feel the plastic knobs from below it
I agree jetboils are overpriced but I’ve had zero issues with mine and know a lot of very happy owners.
*Gear I would Avoid:*
MSR Freelite: https://geni.us/9CCOW
BA Prospector: https://geni.us/KGGb4fe
Insulated V: https://geni.us/xv9Bn
Jetboil: https://geni.us/fwXq5lh
Flexlite Air: https://geni.us/t5kqG
*Gear I would Get Instead:*
Exos Pro 55: https://geni.us/OlmFdC
MSR Windburner: https://geni.us/i8ez
Pocket Rocket Deluxe: https://geni.us/1YRnL
Pocket Rocket: https://geni.us/raKi
Toaks Pot: https://geni.us/yMC4t
BA Rapide: https://geni.us/Qu8G5
Chair Zero: https://geni.us/LR2hUH
MHW Strato: https://geni.us/vQic0
I just got the chair from lidl at ÂŁ12.99 ,, happy days.
Tricking people with R values is dangerous garbage from a so called quality product! Those that end up in bad weather it can mean life and death not having the right gear. Maybe a pad won’t kill you but its always a list of things that lead to a dangerous situation.
JetBoil slander?!
Thanks for pointing out the jet boil. I considered one over a video yesterday. Thanks for the heads up
Bad take telling viewers to avoid Jetboil
This isn’t Gear to avoid. Its Brands to avoid. This feels like an Ad for the stuff you like.
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I have to wonder how the testing on these pads is done because I have 2 Klymit static V pads and i have used the Static V Luxe SL down to 20°F, which is about it’s limit in a 0° bag, and down to 30°F with a quilt. Several nights in a row. It is every bit as warm and more comfortable than my Therm-a-Rest pads. My assumption is that whoever, however, these pads are tested doesn’t take into account the diagonal baffling of the Klymit pads.
Jetboil is the best at what itâs meant to doâŚ. Boil water. The downfall is thatâs all itâs good at cooking wise imo, I have 2 and there is no flame control really, itâs all or nothing. Lots of time spent scrubbing burnt chili or soup out of the bottom of the pot. A cheap iso butane burner from Amazon and a pot, the burner and a small fuel can will likely fit in the pot
You’ll have to pry my Jetboil out of my cold, dead hands. Love it.
Keep in mind that these videos are designed to instill anxiety and FOMO.
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People who love their jetboil have never experienced anything else, at least in my experience. Last time I was backpacking with someone, they had to relight it no less than 5 times because of the difficulty with adjustability and the resulting boiling over. By the time they had dinner ready for themselves, I was done eating thanks to my MSR whisperlite.
Jetboil has its merits. They are great for campground weekend warriors, glampers and social media vlogging.
The BRS stove that most people in the ultralight long distance hiking community uses weighs only 26 grams. Jetboil flash for on the other hand is 370 grams. Some models are a pound. Not really up for debate in terms of what is more intelligent to bring when going longer distances over multiple days when every gram and oz of pack weight matters.
The only reason I bought the KLYMIT Insulated Static V Lux because it was wide for my size.
I never had any issues with it other than the first models that had weird valves that would not lock into closed position sometimes without feeling like you were going to strip it.
Klymit is good at free replacements without any ridiculous inquisition like with Big Agnes!!
Who wants you to cut the valve off and wright on the pad with a sharpie the code number and date you cut it off send them a photo of all that to get a replacement.
although I don’t snow camp I’ve been in like teens with it and it stayed warm.
If there was a Wide insulated pad that works better I would get it.
SOTO Windmaster with Tri leg pot stand and a Fire-Maple 600ml G3 Petrel Ultralight Pot for my Solo needs. I use a jetboil knock off for my motorcycle touring.
Jetboil I would never buy. Way to unflexible…
I have a jet oil it good for compactness snd speed.
But the first one I had burnt me as the handle was too thin or material transferred heat well. They swapped it.
The second unit melted the orange plastic under the burner. The wind blew it and it warped and discolored. It is still functional ss I trurmed it off before it ignited.
It would be good to 3d scan it and print one out of stainless steel or titanium.
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I hunt and backpack never had an issue with my jetboil. Have always loved
Had my jetboiL for years. It’s worth it. Not sure where we are getting g that
I own a helinox chair, I rather sit on the damp floor sorry to say. I find those chairs extremely uncomfortable to sit in for more than 5 minutes. I used that stupid chair maybe 2 times in 3 years and instead I just sit on the floor on my knee mat now
Yeah i love my Jetboil. Sure there are alternatives but to say avoid is bollocks
I found a Chinese jet boil and it was $50 and I have both but the Chinese one works better đ
A lot of people don’t know that Klymit does not make"hiking/camping gear" they make and sale hammock gear advertised as camping gear. All their pads are terrible for ground sleeping, but excellent in the air
Did you use these items while sleeping in an airbnb at AT Trail Days, PCT Days or OR SLC?
why does he call the zip the fly when it’s a zip? it’s a zipper I mean he says it on the bag a zipper , yet ont he tent its a fly?> is it camping terms?
I always have a problem with sponsored videos. I just canât trust what youâre recommending.
man, jetboil is fantastic and none other product on the market is even close to speed of boiling the water and saving of fuel consumption, so please stop spreading bullshit
At 4:06 you showed my pack, the very one I have. I love my Osprey backpack! Super lightweight and very comfortable.
Jetboil is cap. Used it for the Appalachian Trail and it was a beast. Main plus is itâs the apple of propane systems, so once youâve drank the koolaid itâs at least a nice place to be, and the extra weight is offset by the minimal fuel consumption, which was about half of most others I talked to. A 230g fuel canister, at 2 hot meals a day, lasted on average 25 days, and I needed 4 in 903 miles. Main con is cost.
The freelite 3 is the model that shines… There’s so much room for 2lbs 7oz and retails for $500!!!
I have the REI chair. Only complaint is a big one. Unless you are on rock solid ground or can find 4 flat rocks for the feet, this chair will sink into the ground and tip you over. Forget about using it in the snow. But I havenât tried the Helinox so nothing to compare to. Have the WIndburner and it works great and is super fast. A little bulky, but not too bad. I actually prefer my Primus ETA Lite when using my smaller pack.
WHOA. Been using a kylmit static insulated vlite for YEARS. this astm thing is downright fraud IMO. you cant claim your pad is 4.4 in "your testing" when you use the literally testing standard and get something at half. i always felt i wanted a "warmer pad" but never could bring myself to buy a new 4+ R pad because of how affordable the klymit offering is. buying a new pad now! so freaking wrong of them to do! so happy i clicked on your video!
Former active duty infantry guy. My jetboil went everywhere. No issues and lasted 13 years. Served myself and many of my buddies well the whole time.
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The jet boil mighty moe is the absolute best!!! I love it and canât go anywhere without it!!
âAvoid jetboilâ is terrible advice lmao one of the greatest pieces of camping gear ever made
Itâs quick and informative
Good video cheers
I only bring water and a lighter đ
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How can MSR bring a tent to market that, when opening the zipper, unleashes water into the tent?
Iâm glad I went with Big Agnes Copper Spur 2 person tent.