How to Make Powdered Eggs

Links to Products Used 

(all links direct you to the product on Amazon, where portion of any sale supports this blog)

• Silica Gel Desiccant Used to keep the eggs dry. These are the "Do Not Eat" packets. 
• Seal-a-Meal Vacuum Sealer Cheap, effective vacuum sealer used in the video.
• Vacuum Sealer Rolls--Commercial Grade
  
  
  
  

The First Pitch: Six Moon Designs Haven Tarp and Net Tent

Useful Links

• Six Moon Designs is a small company that makes and sells UL gear directly to backpackers from their website. They have a clear emphasis on long distance trails like the PCT and the AT.
• The Haven Tarp Tent sells for about $200 and weighs 19.4 oz by my scale.
• The Haven Net Tent sells for about $150 and weighs 14 oz both by my scale and Six Moon. It fits into the Haven Tarp.

Camera Gear for the PCT

And you were whining about the
weight of a dSLR

I'm a very serious photographer. Obsessive might be the right word. Two bad things happen when you become maniacally obsessive about photography: 1) you spend a fortune on camera gear, and 2) your gear weighs a ton.

So, all this weight becomes a serious problem when you're also carrying your house and all your food for a week or more of backpacking. Thru-hikers and backpackers who only use a point-and-shoot camera can disregard this post (That being said, a point-and-shoot will only ever give you cheap snapshots--seriously, bring a dSLR. It's worth it!). For those who, like me, want high-quality photographs and video of their journey, you will have to face three problems.

The Three Problems of a Manically Obsessive Photographer on a PCT Thru-Hike

1. Weight. You're already carrying everything you need to survive, now add ten pounds.
2. Power. Your camera battery is good for a couple of days of shooting (fewer if it's cold in the High Sierras). How do you power your camera continuously for months?
3. Storage. You shoot in RAW (because it is the only choice for maniacal, obsessive photographers). You're also trigger happy. You can burn through a 32gb memory card in three or four days. Where do you store 1.5 terabytes of pictures and videos?