Thanks for the resonse we greatly appreciate it.

Thank you very much!

Thank you for the information about Hobbs Cabin , and I agree that it is an amazing place.

Overall it is a really good mid priced bag, and Naturehike stands behind their products. They are a good company although they do make knock offs of other companies products.

Thanks for the encourgaing comment, and may be right as I think that has the bug now.

I started hiking their in probably 1974 ot 1975 when you just parked on the side of a dirt road and hit the Laurel Trail where it now crosses the main road going to the trailhead. I was overjoyed when we moved back from california in 1988 to right that there was a parking lot at the trailhead with a Rangers station. My kids all love Savage Gulf.

@@boomersoutdoors8898 , California? 🤔 Stupidity covers California like the dew covers the South 🤪 My famous saying that I conjured up while working there. Even the people I worked around thought it was funny. And by the way, I retired out of a California local union so….

You are correct on that for sure.

Wow!!!!! Thank you!!!

Thank you! Cheers!

I really like these bags from Naturehike. I really like Naturehike, but on almost everything that I have pruchased from them I find small things that they could change that would make the product so much better. I have a Naturehike Rock Series 60 +5 liter pack. This pack is lightweight and built really well. However, it is not ajustable and it has a sown in pocket on one of the chest straps that is really just in the way. As far as the bags are concerned they really could have added a pocket on the inside and draft collars. This would make them so much better. And of course they should make one with about 200 more grams of down and that would bring them down to about a 20 F degree bag. We have used them down below freezing by adding a 1 lb. puffy blanket or a synthetic blanket.

This proves that she should always listen to me when I tell her something.

Ha Ha

Thank you! It as such a beautiful trip. So relaxing and peaceful!

Thanks for the encouraging comment. We always appreciate your comments.

It is an awesome place. I know that you will enjoy it.Let us know how it goes.

@@boomersoutdoors8898 Will do!

Thanks for the comments. I did check out his channel and he has some great videos. Alabama and Tennessee both have a huge amount of caves for sure.

Hello . That’s scary!!! That place is very wild. We all have to be on our guard in the wilderness. This was January 2023. It was such a tragic ending. He was very much loved and will be missed.

It is truly a wild and rugged place. And there are some people who live near there that are pretty unruly. One of our search teams walked up on 2 different moonshine stills one of which was still in use. You will see my son and I armed in some of the video because we were advised to do so by some of the men from that area. The man who we were searching for was off trail which made it more difficult to search for him.

I’m so happy to hear you had such a great time!! Yes it is the most amazing trail and mountain!!! Thank you for the great comment!

@boomersoutdoors8898 forgot to mention I've been afraid of heights my whole life and on the way up I was have a lot of anxiety driving on the hills. Was raining and foggy and night when we arrived. By the second day I was basically a local driving no problem climbing rocks and mountains with no vertigo at all. My wife of 24 years was very surprised how I was able to do it since I've been known to get stuck on our roof, afraid to get back on the ladder.

Yeah, I use a 4 foot long aluminum ploe that extends up to 12 feet. When carring it high it puts it at about 16 feet off the ground. If i am using the wide angel on my camera it makes is look even higher. You will actually see me carring it in some of the shots. I use a DJI ginmble which fits perfectly into the open end of the pole. Thanks for the nice comments.

We did see a gorgeous black bear when we went up Dawson Pass. It was chowing down on the berries. I saw Grizzly bears on the ridges while driving Going to the Sun Road. This hike though is great!!!

Many thanks!

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Thank you, we appreciate the nice reply.

We live in Huntsville Alabama.

@@boomersoutdoors8898 , yep! Georgia 😊 Im originally from Trion Georgia now in Flarda. So I really don’t miss that cold winter weather. I subscribed

Me too!!

@@krisvq , oh! You’re from Trion!!! 🤯🤣🤣🤣

Lol

Thanks for the encouraging words and fro subscribing. Many people are blown away that you can survive outside at below freezing, but I remind them that Native Americans and ealry settlers survived these temps in very crude shelters. We actually have great technology with our sleeping bags and clothing that offers great warm. I also remind them that there are techinques to staying warm also.

Take a look at the Naturehike Vik 1 as it has two vestibules , but only 1 full door. The second vestibules has a zippered opening so you can store grear . However, if you absolutely want 2 doors look at the Vik 2 as it only weighs 3.57 lb, and if you ditch the footprint and extra stakes is is less than 3 lbs. Both of these are on sale right now on Amazon 104.34 USD for the 1 person and 120.65 USD for the 2 person.

It is so sobering when you see it and walk the property.

Thanks

Hey I watched you last video on repairing your tramploine and it was excellent. For some reason you channel will not let me leave comments.

Your intro and videos are getting better and better , Great job.

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for the encouraging comment.

Thank you very much. It was one of my first reviews so it was probably too long to be honest. I have a tendency to include too much detail. I have used this pack for 3 years and I think it is a great pack. The only thing that would make it better is to make it adjustable and ventilate the back.

It is a very sacred place indeed and very peaceful.

I’ll have Dustin tell you when he gets home.

DJI Mavic Air 2. I have had it for about 3 years and it is awesome. But use caution with DJI Drones as there are a couple of congressmen trying to get them banned in the US because they are made by China. There are some other great drone companies besides DJI.

I am glad that you enjoyed the review and thank you for the comments. I really like this tent Karen and I used it in the GSMNP in November of last year on the Goshen Prong Trail. It got down to the about 24 F that night and we stayed warm that night. I did not guy out the ends that night and that held in extra warmth. I am not sure how this tent will vent in warm weather , but if you open one of the vestibules you should be fine. This tent has a great design and the only real issue is that it is on the heavy side.

Many thanks!

Glad it was helpful!

Glad you enjoy it!

It is rare to get a snow event in this area. If we get anything it is usually an ice storm or freezing rain. We have lived here since 1991 and we have seen very few snow events over the year. Thanks for the comment.

We really want to encourage those that are in the Boomer age bracket to get out and hve there own adventures in the outdoors. Second , we would like to bring the beauty of nature to those who are unable to get out and enjoy it for themselves. We really try to capture this in most of our videos. Third, we are trying to leave a legacy for our 7 grandchildren of what we were like before we get too old. And of course we want to brring glory to our Creator in all things.

@@boomersoutdoors8898 I have thought about getting a gopro and filming but not sure what my content would be.

That is the most important decision to make for UKposts. Most big time UKpostsrs recommend doing research before you start a channel. You really want to do something that you are passionate about and you really enjoy. It is awesome when you first start and you will love it, but it eventually becomes work like anything. So, you definitely want to choose something that you love.

@@boomersoutdoors8898 Thanks for the reply. We travel and camp and do wilderness canoe trips. Have for years. I know of a YT'er who canoes and camps. He has 1.5 million subs and makes a lot of money. He is boring and I do not know why people watch him. I wonder what makes people watch. I do not want to be boring. ha ha

UKposts is a strange world as on some channels the person just goes camping in the woods talks for an hours about random things and they get 5ooK views. They connect with people or they have been doing it for several years and people just like them. Prehaps they have the "it" factor and people just like them. They say you have to have 2 of the following 3 attributes to be sucessful. First, a engaging personality, or really good video , or great informative content. I am not really sure why some channels do so well.

It actually was not as bad as you think it would be. The trick is to start out warm and keep yopurself warm at all time just not to the point of sweating. I was layered up properly and never really felt cold, but I was out to dinner on Satuday of the same week and was freezing. Proper layering, hydration and calorie intake is essential.

Thank you for the comments. Alps Mountaineering makes good budget friendly tents. I did find another tent on sale last year that I like even better , and I found it on sale for $52.25 USD. It is made by Stoic which is a priviate label for Backcountry.com. It is the Driftwood which comes in a 2 and 3 person version. I did a review on it also and I like it even better because of the headroom, storage pcokets, and the doors.

@@boomersoutdoors8898 Thanks. I'll be sure to check it out.

Well in our defense this sleeping bag is not made for cold weather and we said that in the video. We already knew that we would freeze without adding extra layers and liners. I would rather just make it easy on me and get a cold weather bag and forget all the extra stuff but Dustin likes to do hard things and doesn’t like to spend money. Lol But we do have new bags for cold weather finally!! Karen

@@boomersoutdoors8898 Hi Karen and thanks for replying :) There's nothing wrong with layering. I just think in a sleeping bag review it shouldn't be done. Anyhow which cold weather bag did you go for? I've been looking at the Snugpaks but I'm not very keen on the mummy shape.They've only got two square ones and I can't find reviews on them.

We chose the Big Agnes Anvil Horn 15 degree bag. They are expensive , but I found them on sale for $ 259.00 USD. The reason I chose this bag is because it is extra wide and it has a pad sleeve. This means the bag stays on the pad and allows you to turn over easy. I liked the Naturehike bag because it is wider than most mummy bags , but the Anvil Horn is even wider. As I have gotten older I have become a little claustrophobic at times, and I have always tossed and turned when I sleep. So I really love this bag. It does however weigh 3 lbs. so it ended up weighing the same amount at the Naturehike bag plus the 1 lb. puffy blanket. It also takes up about the same amount of room in our packs.

Thank you so much for the encouraging words. I felt like it is a good video, however after watching it several times I would have made a few changes . But that is probably my perfectionistic tendencies coming to the service.

Thank you for the encouraging comments. It really did kick my rear end on that second day. I was exhausted going over Jackass Pass, but once I got past North Lake I started to get a second wind.

Welcome aboard and thank you for the encouraging words. I first fell in love with camping and backpacking when I was a young teen, but got away from it after getting married and having 5 children. We did do a lot of car camping with the kids and they developed a love for the outdoors. Back in 2013 my oldest son and I went to Colorado for a 7 day adventure and that reminded me of the adventure and renewing that comes from being in the wilderness and especially the mountains. Since then we have tried to get out as often as we can and try to encourage people our age to get out and have their own adventures.