Moonlite Elite Chair from Nemo; A First Look! Everyday backpacker 2026-09-20 | Moonlite Elite Chair from Nemo; A First Look!
It’s go time! The pack is ready and we hit the trail in under 24 hours! Everyday backpacker 2025-07-12 | ...
The BEST Storage Bags Finally Exposed! Everyday backpacker 2025-06-28 | So my good Buddy Devin with @BackcountryExposure started making a line of backcountry storage and organizing bags and it’s time we exposed them!(see what I did there?) I will be taking several of his items with me on the big hike. They are made in Utah, 100% recycled materials and 100% PFAC free! check them out using my affiliate link and get 10% off!backcountryexposure.com/?ref=KALMANTINKA
Preparing For The Absaroka Beartooth Transect: Last Shakedown Hike to Lost Lake! Everyday backpacker 2025-06-14 | In preparation for our big hike, which I am now calling the Absaroka Beartooth Transect, or ABT, Hotpants and I went up for an overnight shakedown hike up to Lost Lake. A last chance to see how prepared we are for the epic adventure!Patreon:patreon.com/EverydayBackpacker381?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkWishlist for the big hike:amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/331775IJ98ZLL?ref_=wl_shareBackcountry exposure affiliate:backcountryexposure.com/?ref=KALMANTINKA
Big Hike update: 30 days to go! Everyday backpacker 2025-06-14 | Holy crap only 30 days before we start the long hike! Join me live for a quick update on the hike and ask any questions you may have! Hotpants may join in as well!🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 streamyard.com/pal/d/4947101595992064
Overnight hike up the Phantom Creek Trail! Everyday backpacker 2025-06-06 | My buddy Ryan and his puppy Spirit bring me along for a quick overnight hike up the Phantom Creek trail in the Beartooth mountains. With a thousand feet of elevation gain in just under 2 miles, this was a great shakedown hike for my big hike this summer. I also finally got to try my Tarptent Dipole on trail for the first time! Enjoy the video, it was a beautiful hike.Patreon:patreon.com/EverydayBackpacker381?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkBackcountry Exposure Affiliate link:backcountryexposure.com/?ref=KALMANTINKA
My Backpacking Trip Got Cancelled! Everyday backpacker 2025-05-17 | Just some thoughts after my backpacking trip this weekend was unexpectedly canceled.Patreon link: patreon.com/EverydayBackpacker381?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink
Something New is Coming to the Everyday Backpacker experience! Everyday backpacker 2025-05-03 | Hey everyone, Ghost Mule here! I am announcing that I have started a patreon page! If you would like access to more content, written and video, and would like to make a deeper connection to the Everyday Backpacker community, consider joining us over there!patreon.com/EverydayBackpacker381?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink
Tarptent Dipole 1 DW: First Look Review! Everyday backpacker 2025-04-19 | In this video I take a look at my new Tarptent Dipole 1 DW and review its design and features. This is the tent I am planning to use on my upcoming traverse of the absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness.
100 Days To Go! Surprise Livestream! Everyday backpacker 2025-04-05 | We officially have less than 100 days till the beginning of our epic hike! Wanted to get on and give surprise livestream to mark the occasion and do an update!:
Taste testing @trailgoodsco freeze-dried instant coffee! #shorts #trail #coffee #freezedried Everyday backpacker 2025-03-30 | ...
Rocket propelled out-house on my new darn tough socks. #shorts #darntough #socks Everyday backpacker 2025-03-29 | ...
My New Favorite Meal?! A quick review of Trail Goods Chicken Chili Verde. Everyday backpacker 2025-03-28 | As I continue my series of gear reviews for our upcoming epic hike, I tried a meal from a new company @trailgoodsco. A small company based and made in Colorado. Spoiler alert, it’s amazing!trailgoods.co
Channel Update! March 2025 Everyday backpacker 2025-03-18 | Hey everyone! Just wanted to get on and give you all a quick update on life, the channel, and the planning for the upcoming long hike!
My Favorite Trail Art: Using Art To Fuel the Stoke for Future Trips! Everyday backpacker 2025-02-26 | Art has always been a big part of my life, indeed I think my artistic brain is what allows me to see so much of the amazing beauty around me in the natural world. Art also is important to me for motivating and building my stoke for adventure yet to come. Most notably in my favorite trail photography from my dear friend and photographer Tif Holmes.Check out her amazing photography here: tifholmes.com
Everyday backpacker is live! Training update! The big thaw is happening in Montana! Everyday backpacker 2025-02-24 | ...
New Trail Food! Gear For My Upcoming Long Hike! Everyday backpacker 2025-02-23 | As I continue the planning journey of my upcoming 154 mile trip this summer, I am trying new gear and in this case new food. After seeing a post on a friends site I decided to give these complete meal in a pouch a try, and I am SO glad I did!
Which Stove Won? Gear For My Upcoming Long Hike. Everyday backpacker 2025-02-18 | A few days ago I posted a survey of which stove people thought I would take with me on my upcoming long hike. Would it be the BRS 3000T, or the MSR pocket rocket deluxe? Let’s see which one is the winner.
Livestream with Ghost Mule and Hot Pants! Everyday backpacker 2025-02-03 | It’s official! On the Adventures for Mere Mortals podcast we officially announced our plan to hike across the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. Join Hot Pants and Ghost Mule for a live Q & A on how the planning for the trip is going!
Winter Camping in East Rosebud! Everyday backpacker 2025-01-09 | This is the full video of my winter camping trip to East Rosebud with two friends and one of the cutest puppies ever! Good friends, good food, good times!I want to again thank the National Forest Service trail crews for the amazing work they did in restoring the trail and road after the flood.
Epitaph To Destruction: The Rebirth of East Rosebud Valley Everyday backpacker 2025-01-07 | This is a segment from a larger videos coming out later. I thought this turned out really good and has a good message so I decided to share it as a stand alone video. This trail was just repaired this summer.A HUGE thank you to the national forest trail crews that put in so much hard to rewrite the story of this trail!
A package arrived! That can only mean on thing…new gear! #backpacking #gear #tent #shorts Everyday backpacker 2024-12-17 | ...
CTUG’s BRAND NEW Bear Spray Holder For Shoulder Straps! Everyday backpacker 2024-11-27 | Ok, this one was super cool. Over the summer I got to try out a prototype for Chicken Tramper Ultra lite Gear’s brand new bear spray holder for shoulder straps. BecauseI live and hike in grizzly bear county, the gang over at CTUG asked me to try out the prototype and see how it worked. Spoiler alert: I absolutely loved it!Get it here!:chickentrampergear.com/products/bear-spray-holder
Year End Gear Review! 2024 Everyday backpacker 2024-11-13 | It’s time for my annual end of the season gear review! In this video I share with you how the new gear for this season performed throughout the 2024 backpacking season.
Fall In Montana: Hiking the West Boulder Valley Everyday backpacker 2024-10-24 | Hotpants, Phantom and I headed out on a Montana October weekend for some car camping and an absolutely beautiful fall hiking in the west boulder valley in the Absaroka mountains. This was the first time the three of us have hiked this area and it turned out to be an amazing and beautiful hike. One of the most amazing fall hikes we have enjoyed. This video is a big difference from my usual editing, but I am really happy with how it turned out! I hope you enjoy it!Music from Epidemic Sounds:Holding on to hope - Megan WoffordEternal Sunshine - Victor LundbergTwice Frances - Kevin Dailey
Public Lands Passion! With About The Journey! Trail Signs episode 7. Everyday backpacker 2024-10-16 | On this episode of Trail Signs I am joined by Mike from @AbouttheJourney as we talk about his passion for public lands, overlanding through the deserts of Utah and his problem with wanting to adopt all the dogs! This was a really fun and informative episode! Mike is a great guy with a great message and mission as well as some of the most amazing videos out there! Join us for the episode and then rush over and give his channel a subscribe, you won’t regret it!@AbouttheJourney
TrailSigns episode 6: October Ghost Story Special with Jannette Quackenbush! Everyday backpacker 2024-10-10 | I am super excited for this one! Tonight I am joined by my friend and Author, folklorist, naturalist and ghost hunter Jannette Quackenbush. We chat about all things ghost and spooky, so if you enjoy those things you will not want to miss this. I had so much fun! Enjoy.Note: my video sucked in this one but the audio is good so listen and enjoy!Jannette’s email for your ghostly backcountry stories: loneghostwriter@gmail.com
Trail Signs Episode 5: Talkin’ the Colorado Trail with Tangent Trails! Everyday backpacker 2024-09-11 | On this episode I am Joined by Jerry, trail name Hashtag from @tangenttrails to talk about his recent attempt at thru hiking the Colorado Trail!
Channel Update! I’m Still Here! Everyday backpacker 2024-09-03 | Hey everyone, I know I haven’t been posting much lately but here are the reasons why! I am still in the game and have some exciting new projects coming up, just got to get through a little bit of life first!
Crow and Sylvan lake overnight trip Everyday backpacker 2024-08-11 | My buddy Alex and I head up a tough climb up to Crow lake in the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness in Montana. We camped there for the evening and then the next morning we headed back to Sylvan lake for a bit of breakfast before we headed back down to the trailhead.Music by www.epidemicsound.comThousand Miles - Johannes BornlofForest Melody - TellsonicVenetian Blinds - Mattias Tell
Trail Signs Episode 4: Why Do We Always Judge Gear? With Lost Again With Jim! Everyday backpacker 2024-08-03 | On this episode of Trail Signs I am joined by my dear friend Jim from Lost Again With Jim as we discuss the fine line between observing a person’s gear and judging them for that gear selection. We talk about the difference in a new backpackers kit versus an experienced backpackers kit and how to approach someone in a gear conversation without being a gear jerk!Check out Jims amazing channel here!:youtube.com/@LostAgainwithJim?si=tMymsANhqYM-ioYL
Hike to Breakneck Meadow, Final Day: Raw Audio Edition Everyday backpacker 2024-07-09 | Hotpants, Zak, and myself hike out of Breakneck Meadow on the final day of our trip. The Lads stop to enjoy some fly fishing on the way as I take in the view and read a good book! This is the raw audio version of the video.
Hike to Breakneck Meadow, Final Day Everyday backpacker 2024-07-09 | Hotpants, Zak and myself hike out of Breakneck Meadow on the final day of our trip. The lads stop to enjoy some fly fishing on the way as I take in the view and read a good book!
Hike to Breakneck Meadow, Second day: Raw Audio Version Everyday backpacker 2024-07-02 | This is the second video and second day of my experiment with the raw audio from one of my trips. This is day two when we attempt to hike up to the Lake Plateau. Would we make it? Listen in on a very true and authentic backpacking experience.
Hiking to Breakneck Meadow, second daily Everyday backpacker 2024-07-02 | On the second day of our expedition down the West Stillwater, we hoped to climb up to the Lake Plateau. Were we successful in making it? Or was Hot Pants and my curse of the first trip of the season to continue? Watch and find out!
Hike to Breakneck Meadow, First Day: Raw Audio Edition Everyday backpacker 2024-06-25 | I wanted to do something a little different. This is the same video for the first day of our trip up to Breakneck Meadow, but instead of including the music, I thought it would be fun to include only the raw audio from the recording of the trip. Just to give you a small glimpse into the behind the scenes of making these videos! Let me know what you think!
Hiking to Breakneck Meadow, First Day Everyday backpacker 2024-06-25 | Hot Pants and I are joined by our friend zach as we hike the West Stillwater trail back into breakneck meadow. This meadow was named for un unfortunate incident where a horse was spooked by lightning and fell, breaking it’s neck. We camped in the meadow on this first day and hoped to make it up to the Lake Plateau the next day.
Trail Signs Episode 3: Snackin’ with Snackbox! Everyday backpacker 2024-06-18 | On this episode of Trail Signs I am joined by my good buddy Snackbox from @OutsideComfortZone as we discuss the importance of food and snacks on the trail! We talk favorite and least favorite food stories as well as strategies for a good trail menu. Lastly we talk about Snackbox’s big project for this summer, check out his channel and website for his documentary below!youtube.com/@OutsideComfortZone?si=YlEB-6ya-KLMARxB5050onthect.com
Live with Hot Pants and Ghost Mule: let’s plan our long hike Everyday backpacker 2024-06-14 | Join Hot Pants and I as we do our first livestream planning for our long hike of the Absaroka and Beartooth mountains next year. We will be discussing a variety of topics including why we want to do this hike, what we hope to get out of it, what we are excited for, and what fears we have, as well as anything else that comes up. I’m sure that gear will be discussed as well haha. Join us and bring your questions!
My new favorite trail breakfast! Everyday backpacker 2024-06-04 | I recently had a chance to try a new trail meal. Overnight oats by DeliciOats! If you are interested in trying them, my affiliate link is below. For some reason the whole link won’t work if you click on it, but if you copy and paste the complete link it will work.https://delicioats.com?sca_ref=6271718.kCvTb8aQl6Working link can also be found on this channel’s instagram account:everyday_backpacker
Best Piece of Gear I Have Seen Recently! CTUG Bear Can Key! Everyday backpacker 2024-05-19 | I’ve definitely seen a lot of gear come and go. The gear that really gets me excited is gear that is super simple, super smart, and make life so much easier that I wonder why someone did think of it sooner. Bonus points if it weighs nearly nothing. The latest of that kind of gear came out and I bought it the first day it was available. That was the CTUG bear can key!Get yours here:chickentrampergear.com/products/bear-can-key
Trail Signs Episode 2: Todays Suck, is Tomorrow’s Great Story. Type 2 fun. Everyday backpacker 2024-05-06 | In this second episode of Trail Signs, I’m Joined by Mark from @tridudyonthetrail as we talk about his love for Type 2 fun. The kind of fun that sucks in the moment, but will make for a great story down the road. Sound crazy? Well we’re backpackers so that goes without saying. Join us for a trip down harsh memory lane and then swing over to @tridudyonthetrail, it’s one of my favorites! Thanks Mark for the great fun!
Trail Signs episode 1: The Trail Provides, But Are You Ready To Take The Leap? Everyday backpacker 2024-04-29 | Welcome to my new series “Trail Signs”. This will be a semi regular series where I sit down with a fellow member of the outdoors YouTube community and we talk about some of the more esoteric topics related to backpacking.In this first episode, I sit down with Tif, from @lovedogsontheloose to talk about the phrase “the trail provides”. We talk about what that phrase means to use, how it relates to our everyday life on and off the trail, and how it changes our willingness to take the leap into our next adventure!
Big Announcement! (For real this time): I’m Planning My Longest Hike Ever! Everyday backpacker 2024-04-17 | I’m excited to finally announce a project route that I have been planning for a few years and am finally going to attempt in the next year or two. This will be by far my most ambitious, and longest continuous hike I’ve ever attempted. Join me and Hot Pants on our journey to making this journey a reality!
