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An Ultralight Backpacking Gear List |
You'll find some of the lightest ultralight backpacking gear out there in the list below. But don't forget that another option for any given item is to not bring it. There are also things that you can make yourself or buy in any grocery store.
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BACKPACKING SHELTERS:
GoLite Den Shelter; 2 pounds, 13
ounces
Black Diamond Winter Bivy Sack; 9 ounces
Integral Designs Sil Tarp 5x8; 7 ounces
Garbage bag/duct tape bivy.
BACKPACKS:
GoLite Den Shelter; 2 pounds, 13
ounces
Black Diamond Winter Bivy Sack; 9 ounces
Integral Designs Sil Tarp 5x8; 7 ounces
SLEEPING BAGS:
Marmot Lithium 0 degree down; 2
pounds, 11 ounces
The North Face Propel 40 degree polarguard; 16 ounces
Sea to Summit Silk Mummy Liner; 5 ounces (Nobody but me uses
this as a sleeping bag.)
SLEEPING PADS:
Big Agnes Air Core Pad (48"x20"x2
1/2"); 16 ounces
REI Standard Blue Foam Pad; 4 ounces (cut)
STOVES:
MSR Pocket Rocket Stove; 3 ounces
Bottom inch of a pop can (burn alcohol in it); 1/2 ounce
RAINWEAR:
GoLite Revelation Rain Jacket;
12 ounces
Garbage bag with hole cut in it; 2 ounces
LIGHT:
Gerber Headlamp; 1.7 ounces
Black Diamond Ion; 1.1 ounces
JACKETS:
GoLite Ether Wind Shirt; 3 ounces
GoLite Wisp Wind Shirt; 2.5 ounces
PACK COVERS:
Granite Gear Cloud; 3 ounces
Garbage bag; 2 ounces
GLOVES:
Black Diamond Windstopper; 3 ounces
Ex-Officio Buzz Off; 4 ounces
DOWN JACKETS:
Mountain Hardwear Phantom; 16 ounces
GPS:
Suunto X9 GPS Watch-Altimeter-Compass-Barometer; 2.6 ounces
WATER FILTERS:
Katadyn Mini Filter; 8 ounces
Any cheap water purification tablets; 1 ounce
FIRST AID KITS:
Adventure Medical Ultralight .5 Medical Kit; 3.5 ounces
HIKING SHOES:
Any good running shoes; 20 to 30 ounces/pr
WATER CONTAINERS:
Any plastic pop container is virtually unbreakable, and
lighter than anything you can buy (1 ounce).
The bags from boxed wine will hold 6 quarts of water and
are tough. They weigh about 2 ounces.
There is also a page on adventure racing gear.
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