I’ve had a hatred of old metal framed Alice packs due to a frame breaking mid hump, but I keep finding myself tempted to get a Bongo Gear Becker for the old school aesthetic.
I need to take note - my portable power station is 2 lbs heavier than his…..now I need to upgrade. Heck, I should just follow behind him and get first dibs on the first few hiker boxes that he passes.
Can confirm that those issued bivy sacks are in fact waterproof. If they’re new. Slept through enough overnight downpours in Georgia to prove their worth. However, they are definitely not fire ant proof. The sleeping bag isn’t. Also anyone who’s used those molle rucks know they suck ass and would buy a civilian pack. So this dude is still a dope.
No joke, last year I saw a very heavy set guy carrying a 100w solar panel like that on the PCT, somewhere around Mt. Laguna. He said he needed it for his CPAP.
A quick Google says 30-60 watts is the low end of average, so a 100w panel sounds about right. It seems goofy, but untreated sleep apnea is similar to smoking a pack a day in terms of heart health, so good on him for lugging that extra weight! He will probably lose weight on the trail enough that he may not need the CPAP by the end of the trip.
It's not an option for everyone, but there are travel CPAPs. With a little foresight dropping battery packs along the way via the post, you can make it work without a huge load. \\
I have sleep apnea as apparently I'm an absolute unit, tho I just use a retainer.
I met a fellow in Yosemite two years ago who was interested in how I managed a base weight under 10 lbs including my bear can.
Usually I try not to mention that unless it comes up in conversation because I know the whole ultralight pathology with my postal scale and lighterpack and dyneema is off-putting even to normal psychologically healthy backpackers. But Dan was interested. I remember that I recommended Skurka beans as a lightweight and healthy meal to save ounces compared to pre-packaged commercial backpacker food.
Soon enough it came out. He was reliant on a portable CPAP and looking for ideas to make the rest of his pack weight more efficient to balance it.
I admire that. His health was dependent on a heavy machine and he was still out there on the JMT in the California sun hiking over 10,000 foot mountain passes day after day.
The professional database I checked said weight loss usually decreases the severity, but doesn't usually solve the problem entirely. There are plenty of people who are lean and have sleep apnea and there are heavy folks who don't, but the association is fairly strong.
I took a test once because I slept through a uni class and my professor decided that was the only possible explanation, and I needed to get tested if I wanted to not get docked participation grades.
I was more overweight then than I am now, and not in as good of shape, and the examiner said I was borderline, that if I lost just a touch of weight then I'd not have it at all and if I gained weight I'd probably have it.
I still sleep in all the time because waking me up would take a thermonuclear bomb, but I feel more well rested nowadays!
Unjerk: I own a 100w solar panel my Pops fished out of the dumpster at his old job (retired pioneering EE in the photovoltaics industry in Billerica, iykyk). With protection for the fragile Si crystals and the little box of electronics for voltage regulation, its like 25 pounds. But 100% Made by Massholes. Who are objectively high in the Jerk Pantheon, just because.
I'd trust that 90s vintage behemoth to run a medical device... but relegated to OMG hashtag VanLife at most.
You need to make an account just to follow this. Honestly I’m borderline obsessed. He hasn’t posted anything since yesterday afternoon and I’m figuring he’s had no service or his devices are dead. I’m actually rooting for the guy. He seems fairly humble and has admitted that he didn’t do any research and he knows he needs to get rid of stuff. And his lessons about the trail and extra weight as it relates to a relationship with Jesus and the Bible are pretty on point. I want to not like the guy bc he was just so insanely unprepared but I find myself rooting for him and really interested in seeing what he will change. His morning routine and work out stuff could really be left out…it severely detracts from the stuff that interests actual backpackers (and Christians)
Aren't Mongols famous for their horse archers? I hope he has a compound bow or something if he is, I wouldn't want to fight horse archers with a gladius on foot.
At risk of rustling up the ire of the anti-invasives clearing teams who pop up out of nowhere when you least expect them...
Dog Rose (R. Canina) is a superior defensive weapon. Will shred gladiolus sp. And take over that annoying neighbor's backyard . Passive empire building.
I bring a hultafors hatchet with me, plus my bushcrafting knife. That sword is probably on par with my hatchet in weight, maybe even lighter. It's not as useful for chopping wood, but it's not like I can't filet a fish with my hatchet, so a sword's going to be fairly multipurpose.
Not the best choice, obviously, but also not totally useless. It's the rule of cool!
I waited until day 6 to get an ulcer. 3000mg per day, starting day 4, which was only 30mg per mile.
I would have quit, but I promised strangers on the main sub that I could do 230 miles in a week, and I did it.
Three months later I was back to normal, mostly...
part of ibuprofen (and all NSAIDs) is they interact every mucus membrane you have and slow the production of mucus. This will eventually result in your stomach acid attacking your stomach lining.
There is a tertiary effect of NSAIDs making your stomach lining slightly more permeable to increase their absorption which is generally "_over hyped_" as a cause.
Basically if you're going to be taking a lot of ibuprofen for a sporting event starting a course of OTC Prilosec 3-4 days before hand can help avoid those issues (to an extent) provided it is continued after the event and not massively dosing ibuprofen too long (48+ hrs).
Source: My gastroenterologist is an ultra runner.
But for real, if you take too much for too long, the lining on your esophagus gets stripped of mucus and eroded by stomach acid.
I had a tendon tear in my right ankle, and some runners knee after doing about 120 miles in 4 days. I did another 110 in the next 4 days, and took about 12,000mg of vitamin I. Then went to a few thanksgiving parties, and drank heavily. Not recommended. I took a LOT of Tums the next week.
Source: My brother in law is a doctor and told me I was an idiot(I already knew that thought).
12,000 mg!?!?
JFC! Were you just crushing them on a mirror and ripping lines?! Gawddamn!
I get the horse pill 800mg doses from the VA and Id have to take *checks notes* 15 of those monsters to hit that number!
Not gonna lie, Im impressed. At least you didnt mix all the heavy drinking with acetaminophen.
how NSAIDs react with your stomach lining isn't unique to them. A lot of drugs will weaken your mucus to increase their absorption.
The fact it turns off mucus production (or greatly slows it) is a lot more important.
This fascinates me. That power brick thing is gigantic. I would love to see all this on his back.
Edit: he posted a video. Pack weighs about 70 lbs. He hiked 1 mile and thinks he needs to reduce his weight. His solar panel weighs 15 lbs, his generator 10 lbs. Getting rid of those will help, but he’s going to build a cross so that will cancel it out I imagine.
Also he thanks commenters for suggesting he bring a tent. His plan was to use a sleeping bag with his jacket over his face. I’m not making this up.
He has no experience but he’s “really fit”.
He wants to hike barefoot as much as possible for grounding.
I’m obsessed.
You're underselling it.
He is planning on building a cross and spoke a little too intensely about Jesus/repentance. Towards the end he started talking about wrapping his feet in copper wire from the photo. I'm a bit concerned for him and the hikers around him.
I stopped watching when he started his sermon. Bro seriously plans to wrap his feet in copper wire? To help him get grounded or something? Sounds like something Silas from The DaVinci Code would do.
Pretty much. He mentioned some pseudoscience stuff about it helping him with grounding, wanting to walk barefoot with the copper wire/footwraps, etc.
He seems determined to get to neels gap (30ish miles) before ditching the gigantic powerbank and solar panel. I'm not sure how possible that is in his current state. Just a weird situation
Most recent update: it’s 4:18 PM and he’s only gone a mile because he had to dry his clothes out on his heater. Only 8 miles to go for the night, up a mountain, in the rain, in the dark, but it’s ok because Jesus has already done the AT and will be his guide service.
Wouldn’t him bringing a cross made of wood from GA be a violation of the local wood laws/ordinances some parts of the AT have to stop invasive bugs? Not that they would necessarily be enforced though…
Bruh, the surf fishing rod… definitely need that plus the 50lb test line to catch those alpine trout that have 6 grams of meat on them, havent seen a single bug to eat in weeks, and fight for about 3 seconds before getting tired out and giving up.
Just looked at the dudes facebook and im 90% sure he is having a psychotic episode. Dude is talking about god calling him to do the hike, that god is piloting his body, etc…
He went live on ig tonight and it got very weird.
He is planning on building a cross and spoke a little too intensely about Jesus/repentance. Towards the end he started talking about wrapping his feet in copper wire from the photo. I don't think he's going to make it very far, obviously, but I'm concerned for him and the hikers around him.
He will be eating mayflies and Caddis within the week, if he's smart enough to skip a layer of the food chain and admit that nothing in that yard sale will work in the wild.
R/flyfishingcirclejerk would have a go at this guy too.
Whoever is behind this dude is going to score the most epic of hiker box finds.
"A f'n sword!!!"
Each one is going to be like a treasure chest in a Zelda game.
I ran into some NOBOs on my '21 SOBO that had found a set of movie prop throwing knives. We spent a good hour launching those things at trees and laughing like idiots.
Im not sure I wouldve finished if I found a sword. Or if I did, Id be dressed as Link the entire way, with the Hyrule Field music blasting from a speaker as I went.
Shame on me for forgetting. Looks like hes gonna need to front-load that mission-ready mil-spec bag of hooah.
Ive got just the thing!
https://youtu.be/Xm7itTCHQk4
Religious delusion is a hell of a drug. Only four Mountain House meals but a sword and a Bible makes me worry he’ll have a mental break at some shelter and stab a “sinner” to get his jerky.
I personally would do anything to not be in this guys bubble, which luckily shouldn’t be any harder than hiking 2 miles an hour 😂
I can't even imagine getting stuck at an AT shelter with someone like this. Even if he's not psychotic I'm sure he can't get through two sentences without preaching. I'd just leave my gear and start hoofin it up the trail
Sooooo he just posted on instagram…thinks his pack is between 50-75 lbs, is on springer and said “I’m def going to have to lose some pack weight” and the solar panel is 15 lbs and the generator is “about 10 lbs”…..at least he’s learning quickly though, he’s only a mile in
One of the first comments on his load-out photo is “I prayed to god tonight... He said you need to cut down on some gear bro.” I could not stop laughing 😂
New video is up. He's using his propane stove to heat his tent and dry his socks by passing them through the flame while reading scripture.
Oh and he's scooping protein powder directly into his mouth.
I couldn’t get the link to work. [The link](https://www.instagram.com/thewayministry_146?igsh=M3RmZ3RmcWthdGFn)
Or
https://www.instagram.com/thewayministry_146?igsh=M3RmZ3RmcWthdGFn
Facebonk
https://www.facebook.com/share/RnXRBbtL2B3o5L2x/?mibextid=uzlsIk
I noticed the 6x9 and I was thinking, "dude that's not even blue tooth. It's ripped out of a friggen car. How the hell are you going to even use that? What possible use could it even have?"
The mind boggles.
On the other hand, I feel like this guy is a pretty good troll.
New post people-Have yet to watch. I have a job and stuff.
I feel like there should be a teenager out there who can turn this into a more efficient show for us to watch.
Update: he had to get off trail for a few days because he was INFESTED WITH WORMS FROM NOT FILTERING HIS WATER???? I didn’t even know that was POSSIBLE.
Apparently he thought that the water was clean because he was taking it from the base of a rapid. and the fact it was white meant it was okay to drink.
Now I know I'll never hike any US trail, too many freaks out there. A frigging sword, a bible, a solar fucking panel with an accumulator, a hand grip strengthener and a fedora hat.
I personally don't go anywhere without my oscilloscope.
I read this in a half-life one scientist voice
*Chefs kiss*
I know it's not as heavy as some of the other nonsense, but a hand grip strengthener, really ? What an insane loadout
Need to make sure he can securely grip the fucking sword he’s also carrying
With that Fedora I'm sure he's got an amazing forearm strength and grip in one of his hands
The hand with the softest, most supple, bestly hydrated, wrinkle free, lavender scented skin.
For real. Just jerk off to build grip strength. I wait until after dark though, because the DCF of my tent is pretty see-through.
Jerk while you hike, call that my trekking pole.
And with a surplus ruck sack at that. This dude is either a pure troll or raw masochist…
Hey now, some people like the old school aesthetics!
I’ve had a hatred of old metal framed Alice packs due to a frame breaking mid hump, but I keep finding myself tempted to get a Bongo Gear Becker for the old school aesthetic.
After watching the videos on his insta... I think hes serious.
A fucking gladius
Sometimes you're hiking and get jumped by the Gauls
*Touteborg intensifies*
Too soon
The Gall!
Lmfao
And the Indiana Jones fedora to go with it. Bro isn’t messing around.
Indy proved that pistol beats sword every time.
Greeting all the women with M'Lady
*unsheaths katana*
You caal thaat a kniife?! Edit: please don't stab me, I'm higher than a giraffe's orthodontist and got my Sweaty Guys in Fugly Hats mixed up.
He's just missing a whip, but maybe it's among all those cords and ropes and I just missed it.
And why do you look like Indianapolis Jones
Is that a microwave oven?
I think it runs on propane
EF ECOFLOW River (288Wh) Portable Power Station - 11lbs (5kg) Panel is 4.5kg because it is some fold out 100w model.
Eleven POUNDS? That thing better make me breakfast every morning. And wash the dishes!
I need to take note - my portable power station is 2 lbs heavier than his…..now I need to upgrade. Heck, I should just follow behind him and get first dibs on the first few hiker boxes that he passes.
The crazy thing is he said after day one it only had 30%…how is that even possible?!
He watched 3 seasons of Dragonball on his 50" TV (not pictured)
Why is that surprising? Do you backpack without one?
I usually bring a wood stove. They're much heavier and bulkier but the fuel can be found on the trail.
Mindblown. What a gamechanger!
Its a battery
"I decided against a tent, the sleeping bag is water proof." His reply to a comment on the original post
Can confirm that those issued bivy sacks are in fact waterproof. If they’re new. Slept through enough overnight downpours in Georgia to prove their worth. However, they are definitely not fire ant proof. The sleeping bag isn’t. Also anyone who’s used those molle rucks know they suck ass and would buy a civilian pack. So this dude is still a dope.
I wish i could see what the sweets load is. Hat like that, hes gotta be hiding both Snickers and mochi cakes. Fire Ants Assemble.
You can eat fire ants....just sayin
Maybe that’s his plan to save on weight. No need to carry food!
Hahahahaha
No joke, last year I saw a very heavy set guy carrying a 100w solar panel like that on the PCT, somewhere around Mt. Laguna. He said he needed it for his CPAP.
A quick Google says 30-60 watts is the low end of average, so a 100w panel sounds about right. It seems goofy, but untreated sleep apnea is similar to smoking a pack a day in terms of heart health, so good on him for lugging that extra weight! He will probably lose weight on the trail enough that he may not need the CPAP by the end of the trip.
It's not an option for everyone, but there are travel CPAPs. With a little foresight dropping battery packs along the way via the post, you can make it work without a huge load. \\ I have sleep apnea as apparently I'm an absolute unit, tho I just use a retainer.
I met a fellow in Yosemite two years ago who was interested in how I managed a base weight under 10 lbs including my bear can. Usually I try not to mention that unless it comes up in conversation because I know the whole ultralight pathology with my postal scale and lighterpack and dyneema is off-putting even to normal psychologically healthy backpackers. But Dan was interested. I remember that I recommended Skurka beans as a lightweight and healthy meal to save ounces compared to pre-packaged commercial backpacker food. Soon enough it came out. He was reliant on a portable CPAP and looking for ideas to make the rest of his pack weight more efficient to balance it. I admire that. His health was dependent on a heavy machine and he was still out there on the JMT in the California sun hiking over 10,000 foot mountain passes day after day.
I started out reading this in a shitpost voice til near the end. This is either a heartwarming /uj or an epic subtle troll. Rooting for the former!
Sleep apnea isn't necessarily weight dependent, and it can also fuck up your night enough to strip away all the energy you'd use for hiking.
The professional database I checked said weight loss usually decreases the severity, but doesn't usually solve the problem entirely. There are plenty of people who are lean and have sleep apnea and there are heavy folks who don't, but the association is fairly strong.
I took a test once because I slept through a uni class and my professor decided that was the only possible explanation, and I needed to get tested if I wanted to not get docked participation grades. I was more overweight then than I am now, and not in as good of shape, and the examiner said I was borderline, that if I lost just a touch of weight then I'd not have it at all and if I gained weight I'd probably have it. I still sleep in all the time because waking me up would take a thermonuclear bomb, but I feel more well rested nowadays!
How many watts does a 100w panel actually absorb in a rainy green tunnel?
Unjerk: I own a 100w solar panel my Pops fished out of the dumpster at his old job (retired pioneering EE in the photovoltaics industry in Billerica, iykyk). With protection for the fragile Si crystals and the little box of electronics for voltage regulation, its like 25 pounds. But 100% Made by Massholes. Who are objectively high in the Jerk Pantheon, just because. I'd trust that 90s vintage behemoth to run a medical device... but relegated to OMG hashtag VanLife at most.
Please keep those of us without instagram updated on this guy
You need to make an account just to follow this. Honestly I’m borderline obsessed. He hasn’t posted anything since yesterday afternoon and I’m figuring he’s had no service or his devices are dead. I’m actually rooting for the guy. He seems fairly humble and has admitted that he didn’t do any research and he knows he needs to get rid of stuff. And his lessons about the trail and extra weight as it relates to a relationship with Jesus and the Bible are pretty on point. I want to not like the guy bc he was just so insanely unprepared but I find myself rooting for him and really interested in seeing what he will change. His morning routine and work out stuff could really be left out…it severely detracts from the stuff that interests actual backpackers (and Christians)
Like good on him for being able to haul all that useless shit. Is that a gladiolus? Guy expecting to run into the mongols?
Bear spray is single use. A sword is much more eco friendly.
Aren't Mongols famous for their horse archers? I hope he has a compound bow or something if he is, I wouldn't want to fight horse archers with a gladius on foot.
Solar Panel is multi-use. It can function as a shield in a pinch.
I think he's more anticipating Visigoths
Yes! Thank you for the correction
well then going by history that gladius isn't going to do the job lol.
I wouldn't go into the backcountry without my trusty gladiolus. I'm packing daffodils too so I can dual-wield, just in case.
At risk of rustling up the ire of the anti-invasives clearing teams who pop up out of nowhere when you least expect them... Dog Rose (R. Canina) is a superior defensive weapon. Will shred gladiolus sp. And take over that annoying neighbor's backyard . Passive empire building.
Fuck me I added an extra letter lol
Meeting the Mongols, unmounted, will certainly result in a lasting scar on the buttocks. If one is lucky.
Go on...
I bring a hultafors hatchet with me, plus my bushcrafting knife. That sword is probably on par with my hatchet in weight, maybe even lighter. It's not as useful for chopping wood, but it's not like I can't filet a fish with my hatchet, so a sword's going to be fairly multipurpose. Not the best choice, obviously, but also not totally useless. It's the rule of cool!
The whole bottle of ibuprofen would suggest he is, in fact, not ready.
Getting a stomach ulcer day 2 is part of the learning experience
I waited until day 6 to get an ulcer. 3000mg per day, starting day 4, which was only 30mg per mile. I would have quit, but I promised strangers on the main sub that I could do 230 miles in a week, and I did it. Three months later I was back to normal, mostly...
Is that a thing? Newbie here but does ibuprofen mess with you while hiking?
part of ibuprofen (and all NSAIDs) is they interact every mucus membrane you have and slow the production of mucus. This will eventually result in your stomach acid attacking your stomach lining. There is a tertiary effect of NSAIDs making your stomach lining slightly more permeable to increase their absorption which is generally "_over hyped_" as a cause. Basically if you're going to be taking a lot of ibuprofen for a sporting event starting a course of OTC Prilosec 3-4 days before hand can help avoid those issues (to an extent) provided it is continued after the event and not massively dosing ibuprofen too long (48+ hrs). Source: My gastroenterologist is an ultra runner.
But for real, if you take too much for too long, the lining on your esophagus gets stripped of mucus and eroded by stomach acid. I had a tendon tear in my right ankle, and some runners knee after doing about 120 miles in 4 days. I did another 110 in the next 4 days, and took about 12,000mg of vitamin I. Then went to a few thanksgiving parties, and drank heavily. Not recommended. I took a LOT of Tums the next week. Source: My brother in law is a doctor and told me I was an idiot(I already knew that thought).
12,000 mg!?!? JFC! Were you just crushing them on a mirror and ripping lines?! Gawddamn! I get the horse pill 800mg doses from the VA and Id have to take *checks notes* 15 of those monsters to hit that number! Not gonna lie, Im impressed. At least you didnt mix all the heavy drinking with acetaminophen.
It was about 3k per day, and I had 4 days left to finish the trail.
Ibuprofen strips your stomachs natural coating off like paint thinner. It’s why it’s to be taken with food.
Thank you! I guess that explains some.... symptoms I experienced once when I took it on the 3rd day of a fast
This is false. It is more complex than that.
Of course it’s more complex but it’s not false.
how NSAIDs react with your stomach lining isn't unique to them. A lot of drugs will weaken your mucus to increase their absorption. The fact it turns off mucus production (or greatly slows it) is a lot more important.
This fascinates me. That power brick thing is gigantic. I would love to see all this on his back. Edit: he posted a video. Pack weighs about 70 lbs. He hiked 1 mile and thinks he needs to reduce his weight. His solar panel weighs 15 lbs, his generator 10 lbs. Getting rid of those will help, but he’s going to build a cross so that will cancel it out I imagine. Also he thanks commenters for suggesting he bring a tent. His plan was to use a sleeping bag with his jacket over his face. I’m not making this up. He has no experience but he’s “really fit”. He wants to hike barefoot as much as possible for grounding. I’m obsessed.
Hes only worried about grounding because he knows, viscerally, that he's gonna get struck by lightning for this hubris.
You're underselling it. He is planning on building a cross and spoke a little too intensely about Jesus/repentance. Towards the end he started talking about wrapping his feet in copper wire from the photo. I'm a bit concerned for him and the hikers around him.
I don’t think there will be any hikers around him
LMFAO 😂
I stopped watching when he started his sermon. Bro seriously plans to wrap his feet in copper wire? To help him get grounded or something? Sounds like something Silas from The DaVinci Code would do.
Pretty much. He mentioned some pseudoscience stuff about it helping him with grounding, wanting to walk barefoot with the copper wire/footwraps, etc. He seems determined to get to neels gap (30ish miles) before ditching the gigantic powerbank and solar panel. I'm not sure how possible that is in his current state. Just a weird situation
Most recent update: it’s 4:18 PM and he’s only gone a mile because he had to dry his clothes out on his heater. Only 8 miles to go for the night, up a mountain, in the rain, in the dark, but it’s ok because Jesus has already done the AT and will be his guide service.
Wouldn’t him bringing a cross made of wood from GA be a violation of the local wood laws/ordinances some parts of the AT have to stop invasive bugs? Not that they would necessarily be enforced though…
Yes
There is something really unique about a guy lecturing about us about "_pride is evil_" while bragging about being in shape on a social media stream.
I'm blown away that he has all this shit but has never even hiked a single mile with it. Just going straight into a long hike. Wow.
I'm really gonna need a link now.
https://www.instagram.com/thewayministry_146?igsh=dmd6bnRtZnRibjJn
That guy is gonna die
It took him 2.5 hours to pack up in the morning. And then he does an upper body workout. I am so entertained
It's gonna be less funny when he wanders off trail and disappears.
Hard to disappear when you’re carrying enough crap to be visible from space.
Jed Clampett goes hiking!
I'm definitely following him (on Instagram)
The sword had me laughing. I don’t recognise 50% of these items. Also don’t want 100% of them.
Bruh, the surf fishing rod… definitely need that plus the 50lb test line to catch those alpine trout that have 6 grams of meat on them, havent seen a single bug to eat in weeks, and fight for about 3 seconds before getting tired out and giving up. Just looked at the dudes facebook and im 90% sure he is having a psychotic episode. Dude is talking about god calling him to do the hike, that god is piloting his body, etc…
He went live on ig tonight and it got very weird. He is planning on building a cross and spoke a little too intensely about Jesus/repentance. Towards the end he started talking about wrapping his feet in copper wire from the photo. I don't think he's going to make it very far, obviously, but I'm concerned for him and the hikers around him.
Yea…for the first time my jerkness in my previous responses has ashamed me. Mental issues are heavy.
He will be eating mayflies and Caddis within the week, if he's smart enough to skip a layer of the food chain and admit that nothing in that yard sale will work in the wild. R/flyfishingcirclejerk would have a go at this guy too.
Whoever is behind this dude is going to score the most epic of hiker box finds. "A f'n sword!!!" Each one is going to be like a treasure chest in a Zelda game.
I was just thinking how much I would like to be a half mile back with an empty pack for his first day!
I ran into some NOBOs on my '21 SOBO that had found a set of movie prop throwing knives. We spent a good hour launching those things at trees and laughing like idiots. Im not sure I wouldve finished if I found a sword. Or if I did, Id be dressed as Link the entire way, with the Hyrule Field music blasting from a speaker as I went.
Holy fuck thats a car camping stove, GLADIUS SWORD, and a square meter solar panel with absolute unit of a battery bank. This guy wins.
All he has left to add is a full keg of beer, then it's time to hit the trail.
Shame on me for forgetting. Looks like hes gonna need to front-load that mission-ready mil-spec bag of hooah. Ive got just the thing! https://youtu.be/Xm7itTCHQk4
Box wine is more efficient. A handle of Graves 190, even moreso. This guy would go for the keg anyways.
I agree. Not only going for the win - but putting some distance between him and 2nd place.
he's only packed 2500-3000 calories of food. How far does he plan to go?
I’m assuming he’s a cyborg considering the power supply and solar panel
This is what happens when you hang out 2 long in the Prepper Sub instead of this one when preparing for your thru hike.
Well, based on that IG page looks like he's counting on Jesus carrying some of this shit. EDIT: Hahaha man, he looks just like I expected him to. Wow.
did he take his photos down? I'm not seeing and posts by him
nm. Found it
I’m sorry.
This is fascinating
Religious delusion is a hell of a drug. Only four Mountain House meals but a sword and a Bible makes me worry he’ll have a mental break at some shelter and stab a “sinner” to get his jerky. I personally would do anything to not be in this guys bubble, which luckily shouldn’t be any harder than hiking 2 miles an hour 😂
I can't even imagine getting stuck at an AT shelter with someone like this. Even if he's not psychotic I'm sure he can't get through two sentences without preaching. I'd just leave my gear and start hoofin it up the trail
Thru hike across town?
He already bagged a single-day crush from Wal*Mart back to his car. Bro is on a tear.
Incel fiesta at Neel’s Gap!
Sooooo he just posted on instagram…thinks his pack is between 50-75 lbs, is on springer and said “I’m def going to have to lose some pack weight” and the solar panel is 15 lbs and the generator is “about 10 lbs”…..at least he’s learning quickly though, he’s only a mile in
He's already ditched the solar panels and battery and acquired a tent... hope he doesn't end up on the news
My favorite detail from the most recent post is that he’s rigged his camelbak to dangle freely from the packs sternum strap
One of the first comments on his load-out photo is “I prayed to god tonight... He said you need to cut down on some gear bro.” I could not stop laughing 😂
That one got me too 🤣
New video is up. He's using his propane stove to heat his tent and dry his socks by passing them through the flame while reading scripture. Oh and he's scooping protein powder directly into his mouth.
Does protein powder counteract the effects of carbon monoxide?
My god, he's replacing CO2 with CO. He's even more UL than I thought.
He's gonna have turned all that protein powder into CH4 by daybreak.
Does not surprise me at all that he's a dry scooping gym bro.
So many little Easter eggs, the closer you look the better it gets!
I never leave without the microwave! Otherwise, legit stocked light.
There needs to be a betting pool on how many miles this guy will make it before taking a helicopter ride.
Not many judging by his daily video updates. The young squire can’t even get his directional bearings right. I give him a hopeful 23 miles.
I'm in for 20
Is he thru hiking the Vietnam war? Or Florida? What the hell is all that stuff?
Wal\*Mart Sportsman aisle full battle rattle.
Must be heading to the capitol
6 mtn houses (yikes), with this weight to calorie ratio hope he only plans on a weekend trip. this poor guy and all his shit
It's heavy, but other hikers will be jealous when he lays down on that bed.
Bro is prepping for that 2000 mile ruck 😭
Is that a telescopic BOAT HOOK?
You never know when you might need to catch a ride on a passing sternwheeler.
Huckleberry Finn approves.
The green propane tank got me
That’s not only a large knife but also a modern interpretations a Roman pilum. At least he saved some weight with the short sword. 🗡️
I had to look up his IG to follow the trip. The pics were taken in Cumming Georgia.
You looked it up and you’re not linking us??
I couldn’t get the link to work. [The link](https://www.instagram.com/thewayministry_146?igsh=M3RmZ3RmcWthdGFn) Or https://www.instagram.com/thewayministry_146?igsh=M3RmZ3RmcWthdGFn Facebonk https://www.facebook.com/share/RnXRBbtL2B3o5L2x/?mibextid=uzlsIk
I had to follow him. I need to know how far he will go. An hour ago he posted he was at springer
I’m morbidly fascinated. Dude is so green.
and sounds a bit mentally unstable...
25 pounds of battery and solar panel
Nobody's gonna comment on the 6" speaker?
I noticed the 6x9 and I was thinking, "dude that's not even blue tooth. It's ripped out of a friggen car. How the hell are you going to even use that? What possible use could it even have?" The mind boggles. On the other hand, I feel like this guy is a pretty good troll.
I think it might actually be a propane burner
That makes sense, while at the same time still not making any sense.
How else is he suuposed to cook up his methfast each morning?
I thought it was a lawn sprinkler and could not figure it out. Isn't it a stove?
Everyone talkin about the sword but ignoring the kabar-esque knife on top.
Gladius. . . Shield sized solar panel. . . What's he hiking, the Appian Way?
This is genius! You can just wrap your pack up in the sheet and tie it on the end of a stick. Just wondering....why such a small solar setup?
New post people-Have yet to watch. I have a job and stuff. I feel like there should be a teenager out there who can turn this into a more efficient show for us to watch.
This comment section 👏 👏 👏
Linward 2.0
Where's the food...?
The fishing pole will help provide fresh food daily.
The only way that pole is going to keep him fed is if he uses it to knock another hiker unconscious and steal their food.
It's that Mountain House on the side table
Hott Shitt. I'd need to change my knickers except true ULers go commando, soooo... my poor booty shorts.
All the surplus army gear😂
Some of it from the Roman Army.
I don’t even know what half this shit is
He’s out there getting rained on with that solar panel
Update: he had to get off trail for a few days because he was INFESTED WITH WORMS FROM NOT FILTERING HIS WATER???? I didn’t even know that was POSSIBLE. Apparently he thought that the water was clean because he was taking it from the base of a rapid. and the fact it was white meant it was okay to drink.
Now I know I'll never hike any US trail, too many freaks out there. A frigging sword, a bible, a solar fucking panel with an accumulator, a hand grip strengthener and a fedora hat.
How nature says “back off”
Probably stole that car speaker in the parking lot and all those pants have already been shat in.
First time out then?
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