Camera bag, Toyama, JMT pans - A story about going to meet Murakami Nobuhiro
Written by Yasushi Hisatomi
I'm in Toyama.
began with an article about camera bags that I published a few days ago a comment about the RIBZ front pack that I'm introducing there
If the camera is not waterproof, it's often inconvenient. If the lens is not drip-proof, it will become cloudy when it rains and you won't be able to take pictures. It won't fog if it's water-proof. The LIbz can be easily padded by unzipping the Platipas's ice-cooking cover, put it inside, and sewing it on. It was here. http://completewalker.blogspot.jp/2014/10/ribz-front-pack-s-size.html
The point is correct. Since the SONY α7 does not have water-proof properties, there have been several times when the lenses have actually been clouded in the rain. However, I still didn't want to let go of this lightness and image quality, so I gave up on the water resistance. I literally forgotten.
More than anything, the second half of the comment. The fact that he is simply customising tools (or modifying them) to a level that is not easy is a bit of an easy one, and it's so passionate that it's just too much for a supplement. Rather, this intricate approach seems somewhat familiar...
It didn't take long to peek through the link and discover that the person was Murakami Nobuhiro, the author of the Hiking Handbook and one of Japan's most trusted and respected hikers.
As anyone who has read the book will understand, it is not only based on personal experience but is backed by scientific facts and grounds, and is independent of manufacturers and other interests, and is a rare presence not only in Japan but also in the world. And I secretly fantasized that there was no other writer who would fit me any better for Outdoor Gearzine. However, on the other hand, his sharp tongue-cutting things is a bit exciting and dangerous (of course, in a good sense). No matter how confident you are to run this site, it's not surprising that you could say anything from a clearly experienced person. It's not that I had no worries at all.
However, even if you think ahead of time for such a future that no one knows, nothing will come into being. In any case, we cannot waste this encounter that we have no hope for. Anyway, as we reached out to the contact with force, the day of our meeting was unexpectedly decided, and we headed to Toyama for the first time in 20 years.
The familiar smile, which made it seem like it was Murakami's first meeting, waiting at the bus stop, drowned out the anxiety he had had up until now.
Their physique, covered with sunburned skin and live muscles, is not something that someone has been retired for a while since they left university. A month later, I was about to take a 1.5 month long trail hike in the United States, and a few days ago I had just walked four days on the nature trail from Minoh to Kyoto. It is said that you will never miss out on practical daily training with a 30kg sandbag backpack placed in the entrance.
Murakami is currently in the middle of preparing for his US expedition. Many dried foods packed in cardboard boxes give the unimaginable volume of travel.
Forget about time and spend a few hours talking about mountain tools. It starts with customizing your backpacks, how to care for them, and about (each of each other's) bragging about electronic gadgets such as cameras and satellite communications, the latest long trail situations in America, and even good tools, good food, good trips.
There were so many rambling topics, but what's known about every story is a thorough commitment to tools that ordinary people can't imitate, and a passion for a journey that has so deeply ingrained that it would be impossible for them to live without them. This curiosity, this passion. I'm sure I'm not the best person for the Outdoor Gearzine team.
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The extremely intensive time passed in a flash, and although his current independent relationship with Murakami remains the same, he will be able to cooperate slowly, such as using what he is currently researching elsewhere and using information that has already been published as content for Outdoor Gearzine (the date has not yet been decided). This site has just begun recruiting new reviewers and writers since May, but who had expected this development a month ago, and it's not like the world has been thrown away.
Among Murakami's outdoor gear know-how, "food" is actually currently being considered on this website. Now, at Outdoor Gearzine, we will be thinking about outdoor food.
Based on nutritional knowledge, JMT Pan was devised by Murakami as he perfectly calculates the quality and quantity of food needed for efficient supply and implements food planning, based on his nutritional knowledge. This is an original bread that is popular with hiking, with whole wheat flour and rye mixed with milk, cashew nuts, walnuts, and karens, and added Japanese honey and sugar for fermentation. It is an original bread that is popular with hiking, providing simple and efficient nutrients. I thoroughly sampled it. It's simple and just delicious.
*Mr. Murakami introduced us to the latest "JMT bread" recipe. According to the results, each bottle (approximately 1.8kg) costs 1L of milk, 1kg of whole wheat flour, and 500g of rye. The ingredients are cashew nuts, walnuts and calens. Several tablespoons of Japanese honey, several tablespoons of sugar (for fermentation), yeast and olive oil for a bite. Photos of the finished baked food can be found on Murakami's Facebook page .
I have tried a variety of ready-made foods up until now, but for some reason, when it comes to mass-produced foods, the problem with outdoor eating is that there is no such thing as "this". I would like to gradually research the ultimate outdoor food, which is easy and delicious, with solid nutritional value based on nutritional evidence, like Murakami-san. We would like to steadily create such a project under the supervision of Mr. Murakami, so please look forward to it!
If you can't wait until it's public, or if you'd like to know more about Murakami's tools, we recommend you read the Hiking Handbook, which is packed with eye-opening information about outdoor equipment, not just food.
