How I Pack All My Backpacking Gear Into A 50L Pack

how's it going guys devenir with backcountry exposure we're gonna talk about how I pack all of this gear in front of me into my backpack so more or less a tutorial on how to pack your backpack but also to show you how a frameless pack can be packed like this brand new way mark like 50 liter pack but the same rules would apply if you are using a framed pack like this Osprey levity or an EXO's or something that is within the 50 liter range the same rules and concepts apply now what I've got here is all of my gear that I'm taking out on a backpacking trip this coming weekend so some of this gear is stuff that I am testing but the concept of what is here is all gear items that I feel like anybody would be carrying on a backpacking trip themselves the first thing that's going to go into this pack is gonna be my little eighth inch foam sip pad insulation piece that is just a short torso length piece of foam that I use to put underneath my pad but inside of the backpack since this is a frameless pack I am going to use it as more or less a type of frame sheet so I'm going to shove this down right against the back panel and I have it cut specifically to the width of the pack so that it makes it easier to be able to slide it in and it's more comfortable on my back now the next thing that's going to go in is gonna be my quilt or sleeping bag in this case I have the solo quilt from z packs this is a 20-degree quilt and what I'm doing for this particular trip is I'm not putting any kind of liner inside of my backpack if I was anticipating a bunch of weather or rain things that I would have to be more concerned about the down and things in my packs that I don't want to get wet getting wet then I would definitely put a liner in first I'm gonna stuff this in without this stuff sack and I kind of go back and forth a lot of times on whether or not I even use a stuff sack but some of that depends on pack that I'm carrying as well sometimes I use this stuff sack but majority of the time I don't I just shove it into the bottom of the pack because it is the lightest piece of the big three items and it makes it really easy to push everything else down on top of it so when you're packing the backpack you want a light item like your sleeping bag on the bottom and then that will put the heaviest items against your back right above the hip belt so that your hip belt is carrying the most amount of the weight and it's just a way more comfortable backpacking experience okay so now that I've got my sleeping bag or my quilt stuffed in there I'm gonna now put my tent which is the heaviest item of my backpacking gear this is gonna go right against the back panel and then right in front of that I'm gonna do my sleeping pad this is the Nemo tensor Alpine which is a very insulated pad and that's going to go right in front of the tent and what that basically allows is a more or less a platform for the rest of my gear to sit on and it makes it really easy to push down and compress all of the down insulation of that sleeping bag the next thing that's gonna go in here is all of my clothing items so I've got not my layer system but a beanie some gloves an extra pair of socks an extra pair of underwear and some thermal bottoms to stack up and those are going to go right against the back panel sometimes I put all of this into a stuff sack in this case I'm not going to do that today put all of this in right against the back panel like I said before and the next pieces of gear that our clothing related are gonna be a base layer or mid weight layer and then my insulation layer I just bundle that up and I'm gonna put that in front so it's up against the front of the pack and then I will take my down jacket but I'm gonna shove that down into the front to kind of fill that space and at this point I'm about two-thirds full on the height of the pack now what I'm gonna do is pretty much fill against the back panel with all of the other heavy items so for example it's gonna be like my first aid kit my pillow and then my cook system which includes fuel as well as all of my electronic items I'm gonna place those in I'm gonna take my cook pots that has also my stove in here and then my fuel and all of those are back against the back panel my pillow is just gonna go down in there as well and then all of my electronic items right against the back panel also bear rope that's gonna go towards the front and then not always do I carry an extra pair of shoes but in this case I am gonna carry an extra pair of shoes these are just some sandals for this desert trip that I'm gonna be doing and I'm gonna place those down inside the pack and then on top of that is gonna be my food back so I've got a weekend's worth of food in this bag and it's just going to go right on top of everything now some people don't put their food on the top of their pack but I like to be able to access my food really easy and with everything else it makes it really simple for me to carry that extra weight at the top without any problem so now I can go ahead and roll the top of my pack so that I can then finish packing the rest of the bag now all the rest of these items are going to be the items that I need to have the quickest easiest access to while I'm out on the trail so for this particular trip I am required to carry Wagg bags the canyon that we're going to be in does not allow you to dig cat holes and bury your poop so I will be carrying to wag bags and then I've got basically a toiletry kit in this bag that has additional like wet wipes I've got my knife in here I even have like my toothbrush and then a little coupler for my water filter so that's just gonna get pushed right down into the bottom as well and then the next items are going to be my water filtration stuff so I've got a 2-liter NOC vecto water bag I've got my aqua mirror drops for water backup filtration basically and then my Sawyer micro squeeze and the last thing that didn't get put into the body of the pack but not a big deal this is the pad strap for my quilt to go around my pad and one last clothing item I always put my rain shell on the outside of my pack and the reason being is arranged shells a quick way to be able to keep yourself dry but also in a lot of cases where I'm making a quick stop to filter water or if I'm stopping to eat a snack then I can put on a light layer that is very lightweight and I can make it really small but this is a z-pack rain jacket and so I can get that really tiny push that into the front pocket as well and now I'm left with the items that go in the side pockets so I've got two 33 ounce water bottles in this case these are the essential water bottles so I've got one on that side pocket and I've got one in this side pocket last thing that's going to go in is my tent stakes and pulls right into the side pocket and now that pack is fully loaded ready for my weekend trip into the desert this is a loadout that I've not totally weighed but it's roughly about 28 pounds until I add all of my camera gear and then I'm in the 35 pound range without question same kind of rules apply with this kind of setting with a frameless pack but if you are using a framed pack use the same process of where you strategically placed gear to make it really easy to pack your bag so guys hopefully that was helpful and gives you some better ideas and tips of how you can be more effective and efficient with packing your backpack thanks for watching if you are not subscribed to the channel please do hope you have an awesome day we'll catch you on the next video [Music] you

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Length: 9min 22sec (562 seconds)

Published: Thu Oct 17 2019