VIDEO (5:15): Ultralight Backpacking in Algonquin Provincial park (Ontario, Canada)

**YellowRain** · 10-16-2015, 13:26

A few friends and I headed up to Algonquin for a 4 night trip on the Western Uplands backpacking trail. Most of us are hammock campers, and I was ultralight with a base weight at 9.97lbs

Here is my pack currently:
http://lighterpack.com/r/f2yoct

I excluded a few pieces of gear for this trip to get under 10lbs - I went without a raincoat, rain kilt, pack cover, and a couple other things. The bear spray alone is 300g (10.5oz), but I can't convince myself to leave it at home. I also include the weight of my camera gear and extra batteries. I also used my girlfriend's Dutchwear PolyD hammock for the first time. It took some getting used to, but it was very comfortable. I usually have a built-in bug net like on my Blackbird XLC and Hammeck Netty. My ENO Doublenest doesn't have a built-in bug net, but it is wider so things don't fall out as easily. Since I use a pad on my feet along with my 3/4 Yeti, it was slipping out of the hammock a bit. I almost got used to it though. Let me know if anyone has any questions.

I made a short video of our adventure. Hope you like it,

YellowRain

**tflaris** · 10-16-2015, 14:31

Cool video. Thanks for sharing.

**Caminante** · 10-16-2015, 14:57

Nice video - enjoyed the timelapses and creative editing.

**YellowRain** · 10-16-2015, 15:06

Originally Posted by tflaris

Cool video. Thanks for sharing.

Glad you enjoyed, thanks for watching.

Originally Posted by Caminante

Nice video - enjoyed the timelapses and creative editing.

I liked the timelapses too, I'm going to have to include more of those in future videos! I used Framelapse Pro for Android because it has a sleep feature, which turns the screen off while it's recording. $3.72 saved be from carrying an extra battery, which saves me pack weight!

**Jaxx** · 10-16-2015, 15:06

Excellent video my friend. Great shots, great time lapse shots and a great adventure. Thank you for taking me along .

**YellowRain** · 10-16-2015, 15:10

Originally Posted by Jaxx

Excellent video my friend. Great shots, great time lapse shots and a great adventure. Thank you for taking me along .

Thanks Jaxx, I really appreciate it.

**campergf23** · 10-16-2015, 20:18

I just did a similar trip over thanksgiving weekend. Hiked to Maggie lake the first night, stopped at oake lake at the same spot you did for lunch, and Ramona lake the second night, looks like you stayed there the first night.

When was your trip? I don't think I saw you but it was very busy thanksgiving

**YellowRain** · 10-16-2015, 20:26

Originally Posted by campergf23

I just did a similar trip over thanksgiving weekend. Hiked to Maggie lake the first night, stopped at oake lake at the same spot you did for lunch, and Ramona lake the second night, looks like you stayed there the first night.

When was your trip? I don't think I saw you but it was very busy thanksgiving

We were actually there Sept 24-27, I just took a while to make the video and post it. Oak Lake looked beautiful, I kept wishing we could stay there. You're right - we went to Ramona on night one because we did the loop counter-clockwise. It's a nice trail, just not a lot of views (lots of trees). The lakes are always the best part. Algonquin Highlands trail had a lot more views, probably due to the elevation. Did you enjoy the trail?

**ScooterB** · 10-16-2015, 20:40

What camera did you use to shoot the video? The quality was amazing. Time lapse feature is very impressive. The clarity of the campfire really stood out. Looks like it was a great trip.

**YellowRain** · 10-16-2015, 21:33

Originally Posted by OutdoorEnvy

Nice trip, looked like a good time. Thanks for the share!

Was a great time. Thanks for checking it out.

Originally Posted by sbeauchamp

What camera did you use to shoot the video? The quality was amazing. Time lapse feature is very impressive. The clarity of the campfire really stood out. Looks like it was a great trip.

All of the video was shot with my phone - Samsung Galaxy S5. I used to lug my DSLR and a big lens around with me, but it was more of a burden than I wanted (and I didn't enjoy the trip as much). Now I just use my S5, which is light, waterproof, great battery life, and has swappable batteries. I shot this whole video using it, and all of the pictures & timelapses. Plus I can use it as a GPS, for music, backup flashlight, etc, etc. I shoot HDR video, and most shots are at 60fps (to reduce motion blur - but I forgot for some shots so they're blurry).

And this tripod is a lot smaller too:
http://www.mec.ca/product/5035-379/j...nd/?f=10+50336

For the timelapses, I mentioned in a previous comment: I used Framelapse Pro for Android because it has a sleep feature, which turns the screen off while it's recording. $3.72 saved be from carrying an extra battery, which ultimately saves me pack weight!