Ultralight Backpacking Gear: All the Rest
Try to start with the "big three" when you want
to reduce the weight of your pack. If you cut the weight in half
for all the little pieces of ultralight backpacking gear that
you have, it might save you a pound. A good light weight tent
or tarp to replace your six-pounder can save you up to five pounds.
So look at your backpack, shelter and sleeping bag first, then
move on to the other gear.
I thought my 3-pound, 2-ounce sleeping bag was light, until
I found a 17-ounce bag that keeps me even warmer.
Ultralight Gear Can Be Fragile
Remember too, that often ultralight backpacking gear is more
fragile than ordinary gear. Keep that in mind when you are buying
the gear and when you are planning a trip. My Frogg Toggs rainwear
is great, but it is papery, and I might leave it behind if I
go on a trip that involves pushing through a lot of thick brush.
Other pages on ultralight backpacking gear:
Lightweight
Backpacking Equipment - My 2011 update on some of the lightest
stuff out there.
Ultralight
Backpacking Equipment - The Latest Weights : Covers the "big
three."
Lightweight
Hiking Equipment Suppliers, is where you'll find links to
several good online sources of daydream-inducing gear.
Light,
Lighter, Lightest: An Ultralight Backpacking Gear List shows
you the lightest ultralight backpacking gear options are for
everything from tents to gloves.
Hiking
Staffs and Walking Sticks will give you more names for trekking
poles and some useful information too.
A
Good Backpacking Stove covers ultralight cooking options.
Lightweight Backpacking
Gear Ideas : A few new ideas for lightweight backpacking
gear.
There is also a page on Adventure
Racing Gear.
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