Backpacking


Me before ultralight backpacking. Fully load backpack with 3 day supplies, weight 35 to 40 lbs.


Me ultralight backpacking. Carry a small day pack and waist pack. At the start of a trip I may have sleeping bag or tarp fasten on the waist belt to give more room inside the packs for food. When low on supplies everything will fit inside the packs. Weight with 3 day supplies, 18 to 24 lbs.


My Current Ultralight Backpacking List

Equipment List

Worn --- 48.5 oz
30.0 ------- One Sport Vitess - trail running shoe
6.75 ------- Exofficio shorts
6.0 --------- coolmax short sleeve T-shirt
3.0 --------- hat straw
1.5 --------- sock - nylon
1.25 -------- underpants - nylon

Shelter --- 21.5 oz
19.5 ------- tarp
2.0 --------- 8 titanium stakes

Bed --- 57 oz
3 lbs ------- North Face Over Easy Polarguard sleepingbag
2.5 --------- sleepingbag stuff sack and plastic liner
4.5 --------- pad Z-rest 17x25.5
2.0 --------- emergency blanket

Packs --- 22.25 oz
13.75 ------ Coleman Landslide Daypack
8.5 --------- Spalding water bottle waist pack

Clothing --- 71 oz
25.0 ------- Lowe Alpine Triple Point Ceramic Jacket
11.0 ------- long sleeve polyester shirt
9.0 -------- windproof pants - nylon
4.5 -------- socks - 3 nylon
4.0 -------- silk bottom
3.5 -------- silk tops
3.0 -------- goretex sock
1.0 -------- bandanna

Kitchen --- 10.75 oz
3.0 ------- 1 quart aluminum pan
2.5 ------- food stuff bag
1.75 ----- stove stand
1.5 ------- pot holder
1.0 ------- metal spoon
0.5 ------- open container stove
0.5 ------- lighter

Water --- 8 oz
6.0 ------- SafeWater Inline Filter with platypus waterbag and tubing
1.0 ------- 20 oz bottle
1.0 ------- platypus 2.5 L

Personal Care --- 12.75 oz
5.5 ------- first aid kit
2.0 ------- sunlotion
2.0 ------- shaving cream and razor
2.0 -------- toilet kit
0.75 ------ tooth paste and brush
0.5 ------- cotton rag

Camera --- 9 oz
7.5 ------- Endeavor 210x Zoom Camera and pouch
1.5 ------- film - 2 rolls

Misc --- 7.75 oz
3.5 ------- book and maps
1.5 ------- cord - 30 feet
1.25 ------ compass
0.75 ------ knife
0.5 ------- 2 photon light, yellow and blue
0.25 ------ watch

Total weight of equipment and clothing --- 200 oz --- 12 lb 8 oz

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