EP 113 - Double Header Review: Sitka Ambient vs. Heavyweight Hoody & Best Power Pack for the Backcountry

I'm down in AZ with the fam for some R&R so I am throwing up some recent reviews by request. Hope you enjoy and we'll be back to regularly scheduled programming next week. Sitka Ambient vs. Heavyweight Hoody – Field-Tested Review After running both the Sitka Ambient Hoody and the Core Heavyweight Hoody back to back for the last year I put my final thoughts together in this field-tested review. Let me know if you have any additional questions. 0:00 – Intro 0:40 – Mindful Reviews 2:06 – Objectivity in reviews 3:20 – Purpose of this layer 8:04 – Categories for this review 8:49 – Price 10:07 – Weight 10:38 – Fabrics 11:06 – Overview 20:29 – How they fit on me at 6’1” 240lbs 27:16 – Final thoughts Battery Banks For Backpacking Review I picked up 5 battery banks that are marketed at people who spend time in the backcountry and tried my best to figure out which one was best across a number of different categories. 5 banks tested are the Goal Zero Venture 75, Anker 525, Anker 325, Nitecore Carbo 2000, and Biolite 80 PD My apologies for constantly referring to the Nitecore as Nightforce. Also here’s another video I did explaining my entire backcountry power setup. Complete Battery System For The Back Country https://youtu.be/Wl4GKTNJp_M 0:00 – Intro 3:13 – Mindful Reviews 4:09 – Objectivity 4:40 – There is no “best” 5:14 – Categories assessed 5:49 – Notes about power packs 9:03 – Price 10:42 – Weight 11:08 – Size 12:41 – Ports 16:25 – Cables 17:16 – Weather resistance 23:33 – Charging capacity 38:53 – Final scores Mindful Reviews https://www.mindful-reviews.com/ Jay Nichol jay@mindfulhunter.com https://www.mindful-reviews.com/ https://www.mindfulhunter.com/ Merch https://www.mindfulhunter.com/shop Free Backcountry Nutrition Guide https://www.mindfulhunter.com/tools Newsletter https://www.mindfulhunter.com/contact IG https://www.instagram.com/mindful_hunter/ Podcast https://www.mindfulhunter.com/podcast