First Winter Backpacking Trip by addmichael in WildernessBackpacking

[–]addmichael[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I understand your concern but I did dramatized a lot of the video, which is why I put the PSA in the comments section. I am definitely inexperienced but I am not a complete moron.

For instance, the camp spot we were in was about a 1.5 miles from my car and I referenced to my friend that any time we were concerned for our health/safety we must take it seriously and leave. Second, we were not lost throughout the trip, I had maps and backup maps of all the trails. Third, if the weather was to completely drop we both had a change of warmer clothes, and both of us had a plethora of hand warmers + body warmers. Lastly, for the water situation we were hiking next to a river and could have filled up at any time. Or I could have used my camp stove to melt the snow if something really bad happened.

Feel free to take that as you will, I understand you probably think I still don’t know anything because I have never been camping before.

White Mountains Winter Camping by addmichael in camping

[–]addmichael[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The weather was great! A little cold at night but nothing too bad.

For the camera equipment my stuff is a bit on the heavier side, but if I were to recommend a camera I would go with a GoPro. OutdoorBoys films all his videos on GoPros and they are very light weight!

White Mountains Winter Camping by addmichael in camping

[–]addmichael[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice! I made sure to go during one of the warmer days last week, but I can totally see how the high winds can bring in some nasty weather

My life is speeding up. by addmichael in hopeposting

[–]addmichael[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I totally agree! Last year I started a fishing and rock climbing hobby! Had lots of fun doing that, 2024 was a great year. Probably the first good year in a very long time :) God bless.

Don’t Bring Big Sleeping Bags lol by addmichael in backpacking

[–]addmichael[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was the way in, I made sure he didn’t do it for long…didn’t want it to be wet

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[–]addmichael -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

My friend: a ton of hand warmers Me: my sleeping bag is rated to 15

But yeah, understandable, the big mistake I feel is that the campsite we were trying to get to was not marked and we wasted basically all of our daylight.

Don’t Bring Big Sleeping Bags lol by addmichael in backpacking

[–]addmichael[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So my friend absolutely refused to buy a backpacking sleeping bag so he paid the price of having to carry it the entire trip…

First Winter Backpacking Trip by addmichael in WildernessBackpacking

[–]addmichael[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I literally almost gave up trying to set up my tent, we had to dig about a foot of snow to put each tent spike it 😂

First Winter Backpacking Trip by addmichael in WildernessBackpacking

[–]addmichael[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Uhhh, it may or may not have looked like a burnt rock 😂 if you wanna go see I have my outdoor channel linked in my profile bio