20 Essential Small Outdoors Hiking & Camping Gear & Gadgets for 2023

Instead of that pouch, I proudly use a fanny-pack. Can't beat it. :p
And also top tip about the sleeping bag liner mate. Indeed, layering works much better than buying different bags and pads for every season. I don't even have a winter sleeping bag but can still camp in winter-time just because I layer my sh*; I use an emergency blanket on top of my footprint and set my tent atop that. Then I use an aluminium mat (one of those radiator foil kind of things) underneath my sleeping pad, and a sleeping bag liner with a SUMMER sleeping bag combined with a few layers of clothing. To top it off, I use an aluminium bottle with hot water wrapped in a sock to act as a warm water bottle inside my bag. Believe it or not but that cheap summer sleeping bag becomes warm and cozy even at sub-zero temps. Never had to buy a 300 dollar winter bag at all.

Biolite has really great headlamps.

I have a little butane torch pen. Wind can’t blow it out 🤣

Thanks for some really good tips. Good content 👌

Great video. It has taken me a bit to catch up on your videos. Hope this helps someone. I have had tons of issues with my feet being cold. I have found what works for me, Darn Tough Wool hiking socks with mesh trailrunners. My feet get cold because of them getting sweaty but the wool helps wick the moisture and mesh shoes lets it evaporate. I tested this with water shoes and wool socks in 2 ft of snow for a 2 hour hike. Feet stayed warm as long as my feet were moving some.

Fank you

I love those candle lanterns too and they make a good bit of heat in the tent too for cold evenings.

Nice overall gear review.
. . . but these UCO candle lanterns suck big time. WHY ? Because the candle recharges are way too expensive ! In addition burn time for one candle is approx. 8h compared to a tealight 6h. You get a pack of 100 decent tealights for 5€ only. Just buy a cheap lantern 4 your tealights and you're done.
I ended up buying oil-lamp inserts on Ali for my two UCO candle lanterns so that I can still use them in an economic way . . .

What about the bag u pulled all of those out from? I would love to have that for my next camping trip 😊

you can get a heated wast coat on the internet for 20 pounds and you can wear it or put it in your sleeping bag to keep your feet warm lasts 6 to 8 houers i have used mi one for some 15 years now and its still working well

Hand warmers he says, for his little cold hands. Lol. Way, way too heavy

Great video, I also always take a catapult for small game hunting

This dude is not a backpacker. All that useless junk

if you need all this stuff when you go out camping just stay home

Great video! That candle lantern is neat.

Those UCO candles lanterns are for keeping the condensation down in your tent...lol Switch the carabiner out for a firebiner (a sparking carabiner for fires) and you've doubled the usefulness of that carabiner.

Worked outside for years in the cold Canadian winters snowmobile constantly In the Canadian winters what I found about cold feet is. You’re likely sweating and your feet are getting wet that’s causing them to get cold. Try wool socks.👍🇨🇦🏍

Thumbs up for the chest package even just for the weight distribution. 👍

Your supposed to use blue in a campsite so it doesn't wake people up I've heard

Youre on number 9! Dont thank me just here to help! 😎

Watching your video was so entertaining, not only do you have some really cool items, but you are funny and charming, kind of like a big kid. Keep up the good work.

Some heat
For your feet
With a remote
For your needs to meet

Light sources, attention getters, fire starters and water systems are never enough. For those I prefer the military PACE - Primary, Alternate, Contingency and Emergency. I've 4 lights, a head torch, flashlight, keychain and a dynamo one. A lighter, Storm matches, a ferro rod and a magnifying lens. Multiple water bottles, a water filtration system, replacement filter, a couple prefilters (coffee filters and bandanas), one steel to boil if need be, one foldable extra large capacity one, and chlorine tabs. A phone, a radio, a whistle and a signaling mirror. Just like a knife, these are things you do NOT want to need and not have. Ultralight is only possible if you stick to the beaten path - anything solo or isolated and I feel compelled to bring more than necessary. You don't know when disaster will strike - you could be the net 127h protagonist. Emergency shelters a map and a compass are pretty good to carry as well.


DAMN I talk too much...

I laughed so hard when he said it's such a genuine injury! Hahaha

Some unique suggestions there, including several I'd never have thought of but make perfect sense (e.g. the mints tin). I've always had a soft spot for the UCO lantern but never took the plunge - does it give off enough light?

A chest rig!! Why didn’t I ever think of that before?
I’m always struggling with pocket space and don’t want to stop and open my day pack just to get snacks or gloves. This is a game changer!

The Armytec is almost $300 CDN..

Google sucks... I use sticky heaters for my truck's fuel filters

Beat your chest pack by £40 went on wish.. The was what id been looking for.. It was big enough to go on a bivvy camp (tarp, bivvy, sleeping bag, mat, stove and pot water and food

wizard c2 wr is the best flashlight on the market in this class

Informative and entertaining at the same time.

Love the gear, but I’m digging the jacket too. What is the brand

i have the mini uco candle and it blows out. Not good.

Love the thingymabobber, top tip

3 Inexpensive Cold Feet remedies I use.
1) I take a pare of heavyweight oversized socks to sleep in.
You want them to be loose fitting so they won't slow down blood circulation.
2) The hand warmer companies also make foot warmers that stick to your socks. Attache one on top of your toes inside your shoes or sleeping bag.
3) I take a little extra vitamin E and stay well hydrated to help blood circulation.
Vitamin E thins the blood so talk to a doctor & use a directed.
If you take too much E, a small nick will bleed, bleed, bleed, so really:
AS DIRECTED, folks.
Happy camping.

been happily using capilene glove liners since the last century

You have never been homeless.

Check out the citronella candles which will fit into lantern, blue in colour. Keep the bugs away!

I hate torches with proprietary charging ports and no option for batteries, especially for £80.

Got a few items on your list,I fancy an uco lantern tho but the olight obulb is unreal tent camp light too

Cool vid thanks, I got the 1000th like 👍🏻

The uco candle lantern dont push it down like that without gloves on cos u will burn urself like me lol that silver part gets realy hot , i forgot to engage common sense mode lol

Should get the heartburn checked out if it's that bad.

What a list, some very useful gear, some superflous stuff.
Do I need a magic carpet, when a poncho can do the same and even more for me? I don't think so. ;-)
The only thing I can say against UCO is: their prices are off the chart. they will charge you 10 bucks for a small pack of matches, and I just found 3 tealight lanterns for half the price of ONE UCO tealight lantern. 1/6 !
Those plastic Nalgene bottles, I don't get the hype. the ones for 1 litre come with a weight of 330 grams, you end up carrying 4+x kilograms to have 3 Kg of water. Peoples reasoning: they don't break. I've seen one leak after falling from a 90cm table. not even onto concrete or a stone. myth busted, cost: 10 Euros, experience: priceless^^ Better to get stainless steel bottles, if weight is not important, or normal bottles / a bladder.
Silk liners are actually really great. If you were lucky to get one from DD-Hammocks when they still had them, or in Asia. Everything else: again, way to expensive. Standard and affordable elsewhere, a luxury item in EU/USA...

I used my candle light since 1990s in my tent. Love them. They work great in stormy conditions. When everything is shaking, they still work without loosing wax all over your stuff. And they got this little spring underneath, so it pushes the candle always up. Really great gear. Only thing is that the candles are very rare. So you have to take some extra candles with you sometimes.
Greetings from Germany 😊

Thank you. Choice vid....and wot a laff🤣

Great job brother

Great recommendations! Spectacular footage! Thank you for sharing! I love watching other peoples’ outdoor adventures. Hiking is my dog and my happy place! We had some crazy flooding last spring that blew out the bridges to our trails but I am hoping we can get back out there this year and explore. Happy hiking!

I use the biolite headlamp 750 the options on it are awesome and the light for setting up in the dark is awesome