Episode 27 | Listener Q & A
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Summary
Andrew and Ryan answer questions solicited from the Backpacking Light community on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Covered in this episode:
- Hydrophobic down technology
- Solar panels and battery pack management
- Favorite hiking books and movies
- How to get a good night’s sleep in the backcountry
- Hammock systems
- DCF/eVent fabrics
- Appalachian Trail trip planning
- And more!
Also in this episode:
- Ryan and Andrew catch up on quarantine life
- New favorite gear!
Outline
- Introduction
- Catch up on quarantine life
- Andrew is about to run his first marathon (on trails behind his house)
- Ryan is still working on his fastpacking kit and is going on quick overnighters
- Ryan just took a gnarly trip to Sheep Mountain
- New Favorite Gear
- Questions
- Getting a good night’s sleep
- Climashield Apex as a dew-point migration tool
- Battery banks and MAH
- Hammock Systems
- Kammok Mantis UL
- Hennessy Hammocks
- REI Flash Air Hammock (no longer available)
- Solar panels
- Rechargeable AA and AAA batteries
- Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo
- DCF-eVent shelters
- High winds for tarps
- AT thru-hike planning tools
- The A.T. Guide (the AWOL)
- Guthook Guides
- Cell phones as worn or carried weight
- Realistic base weights and ultralight philosophy
- Hydrophobic down treatments
- Brands that don’t use treated down
- The Gossamer Gear Mariposa vs. the ULA Catalyst
- Scientific basis for zero-drop shoes?
- Andrew is currently testing the Xero Shoes Mesa Trail
- Favorite hiking books and movies
Related Content
- What is Ultralight Backpacking? (How We Talk About Ultralight)
- Biolite Headlamp 200 Review
- Nemo Tensor Insulated Sleeping Pad Review
- Kammok Mantis Hammocks Review
- Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo Review
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Companion forum thread to: Episode 27 | Listener Q & A
Ryan and Andrew answer listener questions gathered from Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
Too bad you don’t solicit here on your own site.  Not everyone is on a social media platform
+25 to Ken’s comment
We take questions via the podcast feedback email address as well! podcast@backpackinglight.com
Promoted here where?
We announce it in each podcast episode, on the podcast index page, and in all of the show notes pages!
I’m a bit confused by your (BPL’s) response. I went to the podcast page, where each podcast is listed, I assume after it has been produced. Ken’s comment was about BPL not asking on its own site for the questions BEFORE the podcast. I don’t see anything on the podcast page that talks about upcoming podcasts and asking for questions/etc.
Doug is correct.
We did miss doing an invite in the form of a forum thread for this episode, my apologies. We’ve done that in past episodes and have used the forum questions in the podcast, so it’s a good mechanism for soliciting podcast questions.
Also, @idester thanks for pointing out that the email invitation for questions isn’t listed on the podcast index page, so I’ve asked our web folks to add that. It should be there in the next 24 hours or so.
Appreciate the info Ryan.
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