There is no final "e" on my screen name.

Oh. Sorry. Didn't see it. Getting back to the subject, will you be backing up your claim or not?

Jeanette Isabelle

Sounds very similar to Nuun tables, sold ten to a capsule - dissolved in 16 oz. of water. Designed for electrolyte replacement. I find them very convenient after activity, especially when it is hot...

Yeah, same function. Just don't need to dissolve in water.

They do have a capsule version with 30mg of caffeine.

Something different would indeed be different.

There is a place for anything. Just like how that video ended.

You seem to a bit too defensive about your choice.

Just because I bought the kit does not mean I have a dog in the fight. The issue is claiming to build a better SEVENTY2 but can't back it up. All that he has proven is that he can build a different kit.

Jeanette Isabelle

What a good should contain depends on the person. People have different needs, different environments where life, different skills.

Any equipment tailored to the specific user is better than a random kit made by somebody else.

You also seem to have a weird obsession with 'grey man'. Use your high school/college bag. Everybody seems to still have one. Nobody will think of it twice. It also survives high school, so that was in general a pretty good durability test.

The "grey man" does not mean grey litterarely.It´s about blending in. If you´re in a place where everybody wear tutu´s and pirate shirts, you better too, unless you want to stand out.

Here's a bit of a quick experiment, just to confirm my feeling that the kit is overpriced.

So gone through the contents list and tried to find acceptable alternatives in two different stores, one here in South Wales, and another in Finland.

Neither store sells a radio, matches.

A tube tent I would personally would never buy. Both stores carry DDHammocks 3mx3m tarp, and Heinne stocks them in orange.
Both stores only stock one single AA headlamp, the Fenix HM23. Wouldn't normally be in top 3 choices but all they had.
Both stores had AA lithium primaries, again not first choice brands (Energizer), Varta are made in Germany so probably quality, Nextorch no idea.

Multitool is bit of contentious issue, would rather 2 pocket knives (SAKs) and a single pair of combination pliers. Would certainly be cheaper than both a Leatherman or Swisstool.

Water filter selection is both stores in poor, either high end Katadyn or water straw. Left out for now.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ltQNrcmDjetQCpkLwoeDmJAUuBoXGplWCVQepYRyXAA/edit?usp=sharing

hikermor´s original claim was that he could come up with better gear. The result is likely to be different. The SEVENTY2 is just not a good point to start for many people.