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Used is not tested. Items I have measured link to the review; the rest I just carry.
Every item here has a service window, the dates it came along, and the log does the rest: the mornings inside that window and the miles walked on them, summed at build from the same tracks the hike pages show. Nothing is estimated across a gap. A weekend with no morning in the log adds nothing, and the count of those weekends is printed beside the miles so the floor is visible. Nothing on this page is copied from a listing, and there are no prices.
The Kit
By the Numbers
Carry
On My Back
Lowepro Slingshot Edge 250 AW
The sling that carries the R7 and the lens, with the all-weather cover. In the kit since at least April 15, 2024, the review date.
In service since April 15, 2024: 851 mi across 136 logged mornings. 17 of them carried no distance.
22 of 127 weekends in this window have no record.
Tested: the review.
Danger Buddies S-Curve camera sling strap
Keeps the R7 on my hip instead of swinging on the trail. In the kit since at least March 20, 2024, the review date.
In service since March 20, 2024: 851 mi across 139 logged mornings. 20 of them carried no distance.
24 of 131 weekends in this window have no record.
Tested: the review.
Camera
The Cameras
Insta360 Extended Edition selfie stick (3 m)
Ten feet of carbon for the Insta360, the drone shot without a drone. In the kit since at least May 22, 2024, when it went to Alaska.
In service since May 22, 2024: 851 mi across 133 logged mornings. 14 of them carried no distance.
19 of 122 weekends in this window have no record.
Tested: the review.
Canon Mount Adapter EF-EOS R
What lets the EF-mount Tamron sit on the R7. In the kit since at least February 20, 2024.
In service since February 20, 2024: 851 mi across 140 logged mornings. 21 of them carried no distance.
27 of 135 weekends in this window have no record.
Used, not tested.
Tamron 18-400mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD
One lens for the whole loop, 18 to 400 mm, on the adapter. In the kit since at least February 20, 2024, the review date.
In service since February 20, 2024: 851 mi across 140 logged mornings. 21 of them carried no distance.
27 of 135 weekends in this window have no record.
Tested: the review.
Canon EOS R7
The camera on every walk. In the kit since at least February 17, 2024, the day the review went up; the exact day it went into service is not recorded.
In service since February 17, 2024: 851 mi across 140 logged mornings. 21 of them carried no distance.
28 of 136 weekends in this window have no record.
Tested: the review.
The Data
Take the Numbers
The items and their service windows, mornings and miles are on the open data page as gear.json, without the buy links. The methods page says how a window is counted.