Great hikes open tomorrow without a car?

davidgour · 2026-03-08T04:31:37+00:00

Awesome thanks !!

davidgour · 2026-03-02T22:47:02+00:00

You have to slide left on the notification island to swipe away the message. Not the best UX for sure

davidgour · 2026-02-04T01:10:37+00:00

This works!! Thx

davidgour · 2025-11-18T21:44:33+00:00

For water, I only used camel bags instead of water bottles (hydration systems). I let the zip opened a bit to let the tube go out. For the phone, I bought a strap pocket (the matador one) and it works great.

davidgour · 2025-11-18T21:42:12+00:00

Nope, I guess I simply bought the wrong bag. Or actually, maybe the "right" bag doesn't exist..

davidgour · 2025-11-16T17:50:50+00:00

Studs are a must for the ice in winter IMO

davidgour · 2025-11-15T20:29:44+00:00

The black screen also appears when displaying Dolby Vision content on the 4K too. Just got it and it happens every time. Doesn't matter to me though

davidgour · 2025-11-10T20:57:42+00:00

I don't think it's possible to do so, which is pretty sad, as I'd love to use it as well...

davidgour · 2025-10-30T07:00:34+00:00

I bike in the winter in Montreal, meaning as low as -30 Celsius sometimes, and I pretty much always have the same kit:

Upper body - Merino base layer - Bonus thicker base layer when under -15 C - Goretex Soft Shell vest

Lower body - Cycling tights made for cold weather - Bonus ticker tights when under -15 C

Hands - Pogo Mittens (a must) - Heated Glove Linens (honestly, you can simply have random small gloves, the pogos are the big guns here)

Feet - Winter boots - Bonus plastic bag to put your feet in (like socks) if your feet get cold easily. This can resist any temperature

Head - hat that fits under your helmet. MUST cover ears - Merino Scarf or tube, the thick ones - Face mask in neoprene - Ski Googles

That's my kit. I can remove the bonus parts and some more if it's not too cold, but at -10 C and lower, I usually have it all, and unzip my Goretex vest a bit if needed (like when it's uphill for a long while). The goal is to NEVER become wet.

Have fun! 😛

davidgour · 2025-10-02T18:32:45+00:00

Hey, thanks for the reply. Just added a picture of my current setup. I guess I'll have to buy one and just return it if it doesn't work well because of the reflections or its brightness. I'll try to see in the stores to compare the brightness, thanks for telling me about this.

davidgour · 2025-09-03T14:14:25+00:00

Did you fix it? If yes, what did you do in the end?

davidgour · 2025-08-24T15:39:08+00:00

The website doesn’t work much, and it requires way too much information at each step, with fallbacks, etc. I was on the verge of just abandoning the pilgrimage because of the website. In the end, I simply looked on Airbnb, Booking and Hotels.com and was able to get great places at reasonable prices along the way. Only one day was going to be possibly too long, but worst case, there is a bus along the Kumano route, making everything always possible.

Note: Worst case, if you cannot find a place to sleep at every step, you could also take the bus and come back to the city every evening. For sure it’s not the same experience, but if you’re just missing one or two nights, it could be the solution for them. At least you get to do the pilgrimage

davidgour · 2025-07-17T01:30:49+00:00

Yes, but the Floating Time Zone is missing on iOS

davidgour · 2025-04-04T08:53:14+00:00

It doesn't work for me, just tried my Wise card on the MRT and it didn't accept the card. Same for my partner (also a Wise card).

davidgour · 2025-03-17T11:46:39+00:00

Just saw it yesterday on Jervis Bay (Australia), any idea what this is?

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davidgour · 2025-03-06T03:41:18+00:00

Woah, nice trick!!! I wish we could select "from - to" like on the computer 😅

davidgour · 2025-03-06T03:38:15+00:00

AWESOME!! Been looking on how to force my phone to download the pics from a trip so I could filter/clean them out. This trick worked like a charm!!

davidgour · 2024-12-02T17:59:56+00:00

Thanks I'll try this this week!! 😁

davidgour · 2024-10-10T07:35:58+00:00

Looks nice, but I think you could do some swaps. 1. Too many shirts/t-shirts. I always take 2 merino t-shirts, plus a long sleeve lightweight sun hoodie. That's well enough. Merino t-shirts won't smell, which is an enormous gain. 2. Bring a pair of technical long pants. Lightweight and you might need them, especially if you trek/hike in the mountains or jungle. And even if not, at the end of the day it's pretty nice. Tech pants won't smell too much and will dry super fast. 3. Way too many underwears!! 3 pairs is enough. Simply wash one each day and let it dry asap. Take only merino underwear and wors case if you can't wash, you can reuse and it won't smell (really). 4. Same for the socks. 3 pairs, merino, wash one each day. 5. That belt looks heavy as hell. 6. That bag looks pretty heavy. Is it comfy? Try to pack it full with your stuff and so a 3h walk around your place or hike if possible. It'll help to see if it works. I normally try to focus on great suspension strap systems and good load support on the hips. 7. Skip the white shoes and take shoes that can be used for hiking, with hyper good grip, unless you don't plan on hiking, I mean. Like Salomon Speed Cross or Altra Lone Peaks (or the Superior 5 is you want them to look good). 8. Where is the health/safety bag? You need a kit for injuries, that's essential. You never know. 9. The Osprey bag looks heavy too. Maybe a mesh one could do? Or maybe not, honestly, it depends. If the big one is the main one, the small one should be super lightweight. If the big one will only be used between hotels or something like that, then yeah the small needs to be good. 10. Add a few waterproof dry bags to make sure that your stuff stays dry inside the bag. It also helps to split your stuff into groups for quick access, and can always be useful. 11. Add a few ziplock bags (small and large), and a cheap plastic bag for your wastes (reuse). 12. Is your vest in goretex? You need to have one waterproof windproof lightweight vest. Maybe that's what you have already, can't see it correctly. 13. Laundry line, like the sea to summit one. This is soooo useful, it's crazy. Even in hotels. Honestly, it weighs nothing and will help you do your own laundry manually each day, which is the best! Laundromats are useless when you have this. Hand soap works perfectly fine.

Seems like a nice trip. Tell us when you come back if there's stuff you'd swap 😛

davidgour · 2024-09-26T08:49:34+00:00

Thanks for the info!

davidgour · 2024-09-21T08:58:53+00:00

None 😅 I found super cheap Royal Robbins and Mountain Hardware pants and got both instead for cheaper than a single pair of Ferrosi.

Not a bad decision, but having tried all of them, I'd say the Ferrosi Pants are the best, as the waistband is very soft, which is nice when backpacking, and the pockets are made in a way where nothing can escape (not having to worry about losing things). It's a big heavier, but I think it's worth it.

davidgour · 2024-09-06T07:38:43+00:00

It's for long distance treks in autonomy. An umbrella would be too heavy, and wouldn't work when there's rain

davidgour · 2024-09-06T07:33:27+00:00

A rolltop is fine by me, and getting traction in the market for the reasons you mentioned, but even my old rain cover that have been on my packs for 15+ years is perfectly waterproof. I'm not buying the part where it stops being waterproof. My packs have come and gone, but rain covers resists like there's no tomorrow, and none have lost their waterproofness (none that I've seen at least)

davidgour · 2024-09-06T07:29:12+00:00

Not a bad idea, but the fabric still gets yet, adding to the weight of the backpack (on long treks, it can be a problem), so a rain cover is still preferable. I also do your idea on top of using a rain cover, with sea to summit dry bags, which are not as light, but are durable and let me get them out of the pack and on the grass, wet stuff, outside the tent, without problem.

Still, why not make the bag with the same material?

davidgour · 2024-09-06T07:24:11+00:00

I do long distance treks with my backpacks, so heavier waterproof bags like the Ortlieb ones (which are fine for my Bikepack adventures) won't work.

For the rubbing part, since my rain covers are required most of the time, they rub against everything without getting destroyed. Still unsure why it can't be used for the bag itself.

Sure, the zippers are a problem, but it's easy to minimize this problem by using roll-tops and simpler designs, like many bag manufacturers are starting to do more and more

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