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[JDPPDX]

Hey I’m Magnet and that is me making the Alpha sleeping bag liner. Happy to get a thumbs up from Dan! He almost balked on the price but, take a look at the products from Sea to Summit using really cheap cotton and my pricing looks pretty great. Plus it’s all hand made in Oregon including the stuff sack.

[darylnd]

I'm trying to figure out what problem a $100 pack liner solves better than a $0.50 compactor bag (or a bigger, heavy duty, contractor bag, which might cost a whole buck). I keep 2-3 compactor or contractor bags in all my packs, including my camera bag, and in my car's emergency kit. They have multiple uses, including allowing me to exercise my penchant for picking up the trash slobs and willful cretins leave behind. I can see a case for putting gear in dry bags, though I've never felt the need.

For First Aid, I can't agree more with, "If you don't know how to use it, don't bring it." I do bring a bit more than the basic kit, but I also think in terms of multi-use items (e.g., a proper bandana, not the tiny things that have been sold since they became fashion accessories for yuppies' dogs) and things that can be improvised in the field to treat some unusual injury. I'm still in the freezer bag camp here, but I pack it in a brightly colored, clearly marked pouch for easy identification if I have to ask someone to fetch it from my pack (and it's always in an exterior pocket--sometimes it _is_ an exterior pocket--not buried in the pack).

Both the pack liner and the First Aid/Repair Kit seem to be cases of Dyneema for Dyneema's sake.

[ricoman]

Best sleeping bag liner is a silk bag. They are lightweight and easy to wash and dry. I’ve used cotton sleep sheets in hostels and as a bag liner but the silk one just feels better, can feel cool on hot nights when used on its own and can provide warmth inside a sleeping bag on cool nights.

[KrizAkoni]

I have and use the PadPal and will be using it on my thru hike of the AT this fall. It’s a great pump and I’ve had no issues with it so far. At 9 grams it’s made its way into my setup.

[amorton]

$40 for a boo-boo kit and $80 for a trash bag is INSANE. Ultralights are certifiably crazy. Bring back the asylums, they need help.

[ACloserLookAtLife]

“Hey here are a bunch of products that I would never buy, telling that to a guy who sells them”

[jaysmallen]

Love the fan/air pump!! Thank you to the developer 🙌🏻🙏🏻 Most of us carry a power bank and a usbC cable, so this thing is a crazy light piece of kit. You don't need an air sack and this is lighter than our air sacks that come with our sleeping pads. It might not be for everyone and that's totally cool. It checks a few boxes for me and is a no brainer. Take my money!!! 🍻

[AlpineIce]

Loved it, this should be a quarterly segment!

[sIosha]

Just out of morbid curiosity, I would love a deeper review of that fan. It didn't look like the pad was inflated all that much. $50 for a little plastic fan seems like too much.

[SocialistGamblr]

GGG is the best! Super cool having Lloyd on.

[michelstronguin]

I ordered already dozens of things from Garage Grown Gear, and its great, because I can mix many things from several different companies into one delivery.

[eric]

I found that a massage ball really helps get some tight spots out of my feet (I have flat feet and they always hurt at the end of every hike). I just ordered a cork massage ball ($16) from GGG and looking forward to having that on my next trek.

[wyattcaldera]

Great video and products! You should make a video on just odd ball items like this that you normally wouldn’t think to take or add on the gear list but would be a great thing to have like luxury items and gadgets like all these.

[MrTangent]

The spork/toothbrush hybrid looks like an excellent way to damage a tooth/gums.

[Mr.Smith]

Brutal honesty...keep it up!!! This is getting more rare these days sadly.

[AZREDFERN]

The problem with that pump is it looks like a fan and not a turbine type. So while it might be ever so slightly lighter, it doesn’t get nearly the same pressure that zero can. If something doesn’t work the way you need it to then it’s just dead weight.

[HunterJE]

The toothbrush thing feels less like actual gear and more like a novelty item to poke gentle fun at ultralighters XD

[jluna]

One of my favorite videos from you for the comedy alone!

I got that massage roller earlier this year. Total game changer for me on the trail. Much more versatile than the massage balls

[FrenchLeprechaun]

that trekking pole attachment is amazing! Id love that if I owned a pair of poles