Ultralight Backpacking: The Gear That Makes It Possible
Join us as we prepare for a three-day excursion, aiming for a base weight under eight pounds, showcasing the essentials for an efficient **ultralight backpacking** experience. This video details my complete **ultralight gear list**, explaining each item chosen for this trip. Discover how to achieve an **ultralight setup** for your own adventures, with specific **backpacking gear** recommendations to lighten your load and enhance your journey. We’ll cover all the **hiking gear** you need to know for successful **base weight backpacking**.
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Gear in this video
Backpack: Zpacks Arc Haul Ultra 50L – h
Thinlight pad –
Therma-rest Z-lite –
El Coyote Quilt –
Gear Swifts Poncho tarp –
Black Diamond Gloves –
Silk Pajamas-
Darn Tough Socks –
AsWeMove underwear –
Zpacks Octa Fleece –
Zpacks Octa Fleece Beeny –
Pika Gear Summit Suds –
Hilltop Packs Dig and Rip Trowel –
Katadyn Be free water filter –
CNOC Bottle –
Trailbrush by Trail Stuff:
Toaks 750ml pot –
BRS stove –
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Gear:
Aarn Mountain magic 50L Backpack:
Thermorest NeoLoft Sleeping pad:
Exped Mega Pillow:
Hammock Gear Quilt –
Petrel Firemaple Cookpot:
Firemaple Greenpeak Stove:
Tent:
Trekking Poles:
DJI Action 5 Pro Camera:
DJI Neo Drone:
DJI Tripod:
Nitecore NB20000 Power Bank –
Nitecore NB10000 Gen III –
Nitecore NU25 Ultralight headlamp –
Mazama Waterbottle:
Katadyn BeFree Water filter:
CNOC 1 liter collapsible water bottle:
Collapsible water bottle:
GIGA Pump Air:
Zpacks Ultralight Camp Shoes:
Black Diamond GridTech Storm Hood Gloves:
DexShell Waterproof Hiking Socks:
Trailbrush by Trail Stuff:
My Past Gear:
Toaks Titainum Cook Pot –
Sea to Summit colapsable X Mug –
MSR Pocket Rocket 2 –
Zpacks Offset Duo –
Zpacks Arc Haul Ultra 50L – h
Hammock Gear Quilt –
Zpacks Bottle Sleeve –
GSI Outdoors Pour over coffee filter –
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00:00 The Sub-8 lb Base Weight Goal
00:49 Pack: Zpacks Arc Haul Ultra 50L Review
01:58 Sleep System: Gossamer Gear & Therm-a-Rest Combo
03:36 Quilt: El Coyote 20°F Overview
04:17 Shelter: GearSwifts Dyneema Poncho Tarp Setup
05:38 Rain Gear: Black Diamond Shell Gloves
06:07 Camp Clothes: Why I Chose Silk Pajamas
07:10 Anti-Chafe Underwear (Aswemove)
07:41 Warmth: Zpacks Octa Fleece & Beanie
09:00 The “Diddy Bag” (First Aid & Repair)
10:12 Toiletries & The “Dig & Rip” Trowel
11:43 Water Filtration: Katadyn BeFree System
12:43 Cook Kit: Toaks 750ml & BRS Stove
13:41 Food Bag & Meal Plan (1.25 lbs/day)
16:11 Electronics: Nitecore & Headlamp
17:05 Final Weigh-In: Total Pack Weight
I like the silk pyjamas. This gave me something to think about since I have a silk liner that I use to keep my quilt a bit cleaner, but the liner is superlight, which means narrow, which means its a bit challenging for the it-bands when you hike a lot of miles.
I dont use gloves. I have two pair of socks, so I can use one of them if my hands get cold, but usually cold hands is a symptom of a cold core, so warm clothes works for me … and I can pull my sleves over my hands.
What makes this setup super light is the shelter, and the fact that you dont need much warm clothes. The other parts of the pack have some less effective features.
No point having a frame at that weight, especially one that keeps breaking.
Cool idea with the sea to summit collapible cup used as a lid, but I still think that cup is too heavy. I dont even use a lid myself, does it really have much effect on the boiling time? A good idea is to use the soto titanium pot without a handle when you have that pot lifter, to save weight. Aslo, get a bic mini. my cup is the bottom quarter of the water bladder that came with sawyer squeeze … works like a charm at 7 grams (0,246 oz).
As you probably allready know, there are blowup pads that are both ligther and warmer at the same time.
Remember that your phone is also part of your electronics. I bought the lightest smartphone in the world, the unihertz jelly star (116 grams).
Your video also made me think about bringing toilet paper instead of only having a 4 gram (1,14 oz) bidet.
My bear safe and food and soap weighs 8.7 lbs. Can’t carry foam. Summer nights here are 40 F. Winter is below Zero. I use an Exped Downmatt, its either 8 or 9, like 3 pounds but worth it. The lightest Arctic sleeping bag is over 4 lbs. My tent is about 12 lbs either Mt Hardwear (lots of holes now) or Noth Face Mountain. I do use a bag liner. I do carry sleep underwear and extra socks. I live in Alaska. I used to have silk baselayers from REI , they wore out, so I am in Merino.
Thanks for the tips on the Meals, going to try some of them out, would like to save 2 ounces per meal vs the Peak meals. Hopefully I enjoy them. Cheers
Diddy bag 😂
Thank you for showing the food, great video.