Manistee River Loop - Winter Backpacking in Michigan

Join me on my 2-day backpacking trip on the Manistee River Trail Loop. This trail is a 20-mile loop in the Manistee National Forest, about two hours North of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The conditions were cold and snowy, which made for a beautiful hike.

GEAR USED IN THIS VIDEO:

Pack: Superior Wilderness Designs Frameless 30
https://www.swdbackpacks.com/product-page/Superior30Frameless

Tent: Six Moon Designs Gatewood Cape
https://amzn.to/2GttKAF

Sleeping Quilt: Enlightened Equipment Revelation (10-degree)
https://enlightenedequipment.com/revelation-quilts/

Sleeping Pad: Exped UL Winter
https://amzn.to/2Pp8fFb

Down Jacket: Montbell Alpine Light Down Parka
https://www.montbell.us/products/disp.php?cat_id=25010&p_id=2301261&gen_cd=1

Rain Jacket: Marmot PreCip
https://amzn.to/2GErlVc

Camp Chair: Helinox Chair Zero
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GEAR I USE AND RECOMMEND
- Garmin InReach Mini satellite messenger: https://amzn.to/2Y9kbOz
- Helinox Chair Zero: https://amzn.to/2vL3kFA
- Six Moon Designs Gatewood Cape tent/poncho: https://amzn.to/2UQQ78b
- Outdoor Research Helium II rain jacket: https://amzn.to/2GM5xFM
- Exped AirMat HL sleeping pad: https://amzn.to/2Lb6Ovr
- Nitecore NU25 headlamp: https://amzn.to/2LfvG5v
- Columbia Silver Ridge Lite hiking shirt: https://amzn.to/2UPPETP
- Opsak odor proof food bag: https://amzn.to/2GWnnHD
- Leatherman Squirt PS4 multitool: https://amzn.to/2XX1TA4
- Deuce of Spades trowel: https://amzn.to/2DTnLo9
- Suunto A-10 compass: https://amzn.to/2VD3rS6
- Thermarest Compressible pillow: https://amzn.to/2WfBn4r
- Sawyer Squeeze water filter: https://amzn.to/2Lb8sgB
- CNOC Outdoors Vecto water container: https://amzn.to/2GPPBCz
- Anker Powercore II external battery: https://amzn.to/2vGTFzO
- Saramonic SmartMic microphone: https://amzn.to/2VRpyEC
- BOYA BY-M1 lavalier microphone: https://amzn.to/2VNvu19

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Filmed on a Google Pixel 2 with Saramonic SmartMic
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Welcome to my random musings on all things backpacking. If you haven't already guessed, my name is Dan. I was bit by the backpacking bug in 2014 and since then haven't gone one day without thinking about my next adventure. I'm from Chicago, a great city but...not so much known for its bountiful backpacking opportunities. Nevertheless, I haven't let that stop me from enjoying the outdoors. Hope my videos leave you with one or two takeaways, or even better, inspire you to head out on the trail. Thanks for watching! Have fun out there!
- Dan

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