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