Everything You Need to Go Ultralight Backpacking
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- This is everything I take Ultralight Backpacking:
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By definition, you can still bring a 24 pack of beers.
I bring vodka to go ultra light
@@frostedlambs Everclear for maximum weight savings 😂
@@dumbcrumb879 definitely you only need a few shots to get plastered
Only if it's ight beer....lol
@@LeeVeye banned in the US as far as I know.
That 8.5 lbs cost more than my car
Lol
😂
In some cases it’s true
Yo car weighs 1.5 lbs?
I was going to point out that that sounds suspiciously like you had $10k in your bank account before you bought the gear.
I’ve been honing my ultralight travel for decades , the less gear and the lighter it is the more whiskey i can carry .
10 lbs sounds nice. I pack cheap, heavier gear and hope I return with stronger legs and core.
Yeah wow this sounds nice. Im usually pulling over 35 pounds around with all my old second hand stuff
Good for training. But when you go on the big walks you want to enjoy it more because you've trained and your gear is also very light. If you do it alot it's worth the money.
Note not everyone has the strenght to carry heavy for different reasons. Over time you'll want to go light for the sole reason of comfort. I've always carried heavy and pretty fit. But nowadays i enjoy my hikes more while hiking light simply because it's more fun and i have time to play around on the trail while hiking.
@@JoeZUGOOLAmy goals not speed nor light, jut to enjoy the hike. The AT has been enjoyed by more people carrying heave than lite
Light gear has been around forever. Look at Ishi’s kit or the Iceman Otsi. Their gear was light even with the archery kit. He forgot his poop kit, bear bag and line, 2ah battery, I Phone, spare socks, camp shoes, repair kit…
I only do ultraheavy backpacking 😂
=))) same here
My first weekend trip I carry forty pounds. Lol It sucked.
“My wife’s divorce papers I just received, 12 grams”
Crushing anxiety, 4 tonnes
A good material to start fire in the woods..
@LordBoyke you mean like all the flammable shit the woods consists of? hella wood and shit
That's a massive weight savings. You must be able to walk 50 miles a day now.
@@zackeryshackelford3864Yeah the woods are always dry. Psh.
Good video. Now let's see the total cost!
$2300 give or take $100
@@MyLifeOutdoors 😱
The cost is fine. It’s funding research that benefits poor people. Some of the most innovative technology comes out of the camping industry and changes the world, especially poor countries. Striving for lighter, cheaper, better fire, warmth, water filtration. Good stuff.
@@goldfishy I’m poor people
@@joedefraties3304 Hi, drink clean water from this mud puddle using a magic straw for $1. You're welcome. :D
When I was barely 5'2", 100 pounds at 16 I carried 40-50 pounds daily on a 12 day backpacking trip. I can't believe its possible to carry everything for under 10 pounds. I can only imagine what other random gear I would bring if I had a spare 30 pounds, lol. This is awesome.
Stuff for camping has definitely gotten lighter.
I exclusively hike with a 100 liter rucksack that weighs 8.5 pounds when empty just to spite ultralighters.
You know what they say about spite. You will cut off your nose to spite your face.
...and? Who asked
I don't mind them, but $50+ spoons are pretty dumb.
@@ColHogan-zg2pc i did
@@ColHogan-zg2pc i wast just about to ask so the fact that the comment is here for me to see is actually pretty great
The whole purpose of thru hiking is to be able to enjoy your journey walking and your surroundings without worrying about your backpack weighing you down. camping is more for comfort and enjoying the moment at the campsite. Camping is with friends and family, thru hiking is a personal journey and adventure!
I think bikepacking makes possible a nice hybrid between the two
@@RubenKempI want to try bike packing for sure.
😆😆 this makes my 50lb pack sound like a joke... My back isn't laughing tho.
Ooof! this comment hurt MY back!
And here I thought my 40lb bag was heavy 😮
@@verzagen7550 to be fair, that's 50lbs fully loaded with clothes and food. I don't understand the obsession with the "base weight" thing. You don't hike with your base weight.
@@QuietWildernessFishing base weight is the gear weight, not food fuel or water as explained in the video. Just like a car doesnt come with gasoline or your bratty kids in it.
@@QuietWildernessFishing it’s only because of long hikes that have multiple resupplies. If we were only going out and back, then a start weight makes plenty of sense.
I assume you are going out and back, but never really do a multiple week hike.
They call it ultra light cause your wallet is way lighter after buying all that stuff.
This load out yes. But it doesn’t have to be. I have 2 budget UL loadout videos and I’m currently filming the 3rd. UL gear can be affordable.
As we get older, a chair is a good way to allow your back to relax after a day of hiking, backpacking, and bending over.
Best combo: use cheap heavy stuff until you go on a long hike. Imagine a multi-day trip where everything, including food, weighs the same as or less than the equipment for a regular one-nighter!
People need to remember not everything needs to be ultra light you can sill bring comfort
TBH, there's little point in going that light in most cases. I climbed Mt. Rainier with more stuff than that. Granted, that was nearly 25 years ago and there has continued to be a lot of improvements in weight reduction. Plus, I'm sure that a lot of this stuff is available 2nd hand at this point and just as good as new.
Wait though! You still need spoon, knife, extra socks, beanie, gloves, battery, flashlight, trowel, toothbrush/paste, map/compass… so hard to get under 10lbs
Right, there’s a lot of things missing for a smart through-hike.
It's not hard to get under 10 pounds. I only carry 17 items total.
Wipe teeth with shirt then gargle with hand sanitiser
Don't need a flash, he already has a headlamp. But extra batteries, first aid kit, socks, spork, knife, brush/paste.... yeah, add those. And my chair. I love my chair, too!
Water bottles too
THANK YOU I’m in the military and we have you to wear rucksacks some with random stuff we don’t use this video has officially solved my back problems
Why not take a pure wool jumper cashmere/ lambs wool instead of a fleece it’s much warmer and half the weight u can find them everywhere and it will biodegradable. Great video btw ed
ive heard that if you freeze your water, Then drill holes in it it’ll be lighter for when you backpack! 🙂
Real ultra light hikers drill holes in their knives and fuel canisters
This comment might kill some of these idiots.
I only take dehydrated water. Weighs nothing.
Very helpful because working my way back into shape and less weight is so much more doable. I buy one item a quarter, spreading out the cost. Maybe in 3 years, I’ll be UL. Fun!
I think by most backpackers definition now days, ultralight means spending as much as you can on every single piece of kit.
My first backpacking trip i was inspired by bear grylls and man vs wild. I took a tarp, a water bottle, a knife, and a lighter and spent the weekend in the woods. I guarantee you it weighed less than 10 lbs and i had never even heard of the term ultralight.
Mayfly sandals are a perfect example. I made a pair out of an old election sign and some paracord. But on the trail they wouldnt look as cool because people would know i didnt spend the 50 bucks or whatever they cost.
I find it incredible that someone would spend 1000 usd on a tent.
You can also make gear feel ultralight by actually doing a little bit of training and getting stronger. Get use to carrying a 50 lb pack and 20 pounds feels like nothing.
Yeah, unless ultralight backpacking is your only hobby, it's a ridiculous expenditure even if you're made of money.
You learned how to rough it from a guy that pretends to sleep outside with no supplies, when he really slept in hotels?
@@HighMaintenanceMinimalist Ouch. Good point.
The fuel canister shouldnt be counted into that 10# weight
I also usually bring my phone and apartment/car keys as well.
Get a biometric lock. Best decision ever. Never got locked out.
I love that you still bring a chair. Those things that just make the trip better are still worth it.
What about your spoon? Toothbrush, toothpaste water filter?
Toothpaste isn’t essential but floss is for me anyway.
Ultralight? Yet he grows his beard and hair out? When I go ultralight I get my entire body waxed first.
The beard carries the pack for me
@@MyLifeOutdoorsHaha, saves on packing a scarf I suppose.
@@MyLifeOutdoors In all seriousness I love the channel and the beard. You've taught me some valuable stuff. Thanks for being yourself.
This is bullshit. You left out way too much. Extra socks, extra undershorts, hat, sunglasses, gloves, sleeping clothes, sunblock, lip balm, eating utensil, trowel/poop bags, knife, backpack liner, toothbrush, map, compass, and (empty) water bottles. Water bottles should not be considered part of the food weight if they are empty and you are bring a filter.
Where is your trowel, Steve? :D
Oops forgot to mention it. It only weighs a few grams
And a wallet that weighs nothing anymore? I looked into ultralight but I quickly realized how much everything costs. I also realized I don't hike. I do understand though, I have to watch weight for payload on my vehicle. It is impressive having all the essentials for such little weight.
A real ultra lighter cold soaks. A stove is a waste of weight. Laughably, ultras end up carrying a bunch of video garbage, heavy food, a drone, hilarious.
If you have been hiking in Scandinavia and seen four season expedition tents being blown to pieces even in summer you bring a heavier tent than that. My 3 man tent alone is 3,4 kg but it keeps me and my hiking buddy safe 😊
Damn gotta watch out for those random sticks of forest dynamite I guess
@@AmazingRebel23 Scandinavian mountains, what forest ;) no trees for most of it.
I never liked ultra light. Sure it’s, well, light but you sacrifice quality often the lighter you go. I’d rather a heavier load of gear that won’t disappoint.
Just a thought: when putting things online for the WORLD to see, perhaps use metric alongside of imperial, so everyone other than americans can understand the weights?
This type of backpacking is as stupid now as it was
50 years ago...who cares. Get strong take what you
need to be safe and comfortable.
For the haters, the whole collection of ultralight gear is dramatically cheaper than an RV or even most mainstream pickup trucks
And all this low weight stuff at the low low cost of three thousand dollars! Lmao super light stuff gets soooo high in price from all the engineering and research that goes into it. Getting bigger muscles is free 🤷♂️
I remember as a kid going camping with just a pocket knife sleep under the stars. That's not just backpacking that's camping. Obviously you can only do that hot summer climate.
that0s just homeless. camping includes by definition or a freaking sheet to sleep under
id scrap the chair, pillow and satphone, and add a small shovel. (maybe keep a satphone if im going very remote). dont forget knife, maps, compass!
Disagree. With that satphone he doesn't need that map or compass, it has that already and more. ie the Garmin inreach literally has a mode to bring you right back where you started or you can call an SOS for people to get you. Thing is just expensive but it's far more powerful than not bringing it.
As a person who only knows metric system. I have no idea how heavy thos are. I still need to convert.
What about a first aid kit or air mat repair? Or camera gear? Phone, charger, battery back up? Nadda??
You Give Me Great Ideas for Motorcycle Camping.
I go on Motorcycle Camping Trips so Weight is Imperative.
You're a Recent Sub of Mine & have been Learning alot, Thank You Sir!!!
Keep Up The Great Work & Safe Hiking!!!
No it isn't? What are you talking about? Motorbikes have an engine to do all the work you just sit there with no weight on you.
My backpack by itself weighs 10 pounds😂😢
I still can't get it. My backpack is from Hyperlite Southwest, my quilt from UGQ, thermarest pad, a pillow but diferente brand, tent is 2 lb, same filter, same chair, my first aid kit is just pills, our set up is similar and my weight still 26 lb . 😮😢
Does that 26lbs include food and water?
When I go backpacking, I pack a 10000 pound hunk of steel and gasoline.
Not my first choice with the chair but I love how you throw it in at the end with no F’s given. Lol.
Stop buying Toaks guys. I dont know how but Evernew is making the same thickness titanium for half the weight. My 400ml (Ti400nh) weight 1.2 ounce (without lid tho). I dont know the capacity of your cup but it looks like 400-450 ml
And toaks is overpriced
UL Backpacking is for people with lots of money
Beard 17 ounces
But that’s worn weight
@@MyLifeOutdoors an ounce on your face is worth ten on your back
That’s the weight of my sleeping system 😂
But i bet you don’t spend nights at -15°C
Dude if it gets below 50 this man is suffering
Me when packing my school backpack: STRAIT UP 400 PAGE BOOKS
Yep, it's amazing there weren't more 20 year olds with back problems. That has been somewhat improved in recent years with ebooks and classroom sets, but I don't think I ever had a locker that was close enough to actually use in any of the years of middle or highschool. And those books were heavy.
It seems a little too obsessive to weight some of that stuff...
tarp, ramen, wool socks, knife. done.
What are you eating with? Cutting things with?
Only reason i would get all ultralight gear is so i can take another bottle of wine
That’s a great reason
No Poop shovel. Shame on you dear Sir.
ultra light means spending the most money you can for gear and sacrificing with a uncomfortable backpack and not having extra clothes or other creature items like you have no battery bank or camera or phone its how much suck do you want and how much do you want to pay for the privilege of being ultra light its not hard to do at all just are you willing to deal with the gear and its shortcomings plus you never added trekking poles which you need for the tent
I always think ultralight backpackers are a bit psycho for being so extreme but that is genuinely impressive
Isn't it extreme to carry heavy stuff?
Heavy is relative in this line of work
When your shoulders ache and your waist is sore from weight and chafing, and it’s nonstop, your perspective changes.
Its uncomfortable is what it is
I like this outdoorsy content.
To those thinking it's lazy to hike light, Note not everyone has the strenght to carry heavy for different reasons. Over time you'll want to go light for the sole reason of comfort. I've always carried heavy and pretty fit. But nowadays i enjoy my hikes more while hiking light simply because it's more fun and i have time to play around on the trail while hiking.
Poor guy was too tired to spell strength 😮💨
@@n.lyndley.9889did you notice anything eles? 😂
I wouldn't say it's lazy, I'd say it's expensive and probably not necessary. For most folks, you'd probably be best to just focus on the couple big things like sleeping accommodations and keeping everything else to a minimum.
@@SmallSpoonBrigadeCan be necessary if you want to hike and camp when you’re disabled. I want to go on short camping trips with my wife that involve hiking but I have a connective tissue disorder and physically need my pack to be as light as possible so I don’t like. Dislocate every joint in my body.
@@SmallSpoonBrigadehealth issues and age can be a factor. Ignoring cost, which is absolutely a valid concern for many, like sure I COULD hike a 30lb pack. But then I’ll be miserable for the entire trip because my nerve pain is screaming at me. Or I could hike lighter, and I irritate my sensitivities a lot less, and be in significantly less pain (and enjoy the trip). I’m only 29, but a ton of unnecessary weight would make it my problem.
That said, I couldnt afford all this gear either! I need to opt for secondhand where I can, save to invest in a couple critical things (like a good mattress pad and a pack that is comfortable), find cheaper alternatives etc.
There isn’t anything wrong with carrying a heavier pack if you can/want to. But even so, you gotta respect the sheer efficiency of ultralight gear. Why bring a 5 pound chair when I can bring that same function for a single pound? Presuming I can afford it, why wouldn’t I spring for the lighter gear lol
Ditch the pillow, use the coat
Toilet paper isn’t necessary, I use leaves or sticks.
Stop destroying the environment around you. Use JUST your fingers…..🤣🤣🤣
School back packs somehow are still heavier
ultralight ➡️ Stealth ..
Should shave to save weight
Cool to see your UL gear. I have some heavier gear, specially the tent and backpack, but I achieved under 4.5 too because I don't carry, compared with the gear you listed: chair (but I just bought one today because of you and Dan!), water filter (just a tiny bottle of bleach), pillow (I use a bag with my down jacket as stuffing) and my down sleeping bag (Aegismax) is lighter and my burner is a unnoticeable, in weight terms, alcohol "cat stove". And my gear is more comfortable than ever, thanks to the sleeping bag and the inflatable matress, finally an isolated Klymit that is perfect (I tried firts with that Uberlite you show, but It was a bit flat in the mornings and the pump bag was defective or bad design, it leaked so much that was useless, a big disappointment).
Tiny bottle of bleach to purify water? It works? Any specific brand?
After all that lite junk, you gotta carry a 1 lb chair?
Worth every ounce
I just go to the gym and then I don’t need to worry about what I hike in with, and I’m happier, healthier and more comfortable. The only time I ever try to reduce pack weight is when I’m going for a short day trip and don’t need the extra luxuries.
It's been a while, but I found that an indoor bike did wonders for my stamina on the trail. As long as the weight is on the hips, not the back, you have proper form and you get the weight all the way off your feet for a few minutes every hour, you can go a surprising distance without much trouble.
So camping for wimps?
Ultra light is wanky af
I like ultra heavy gear
“Ultra light” is just another phrase for less material, more money. And please, by all means, change my mind guys. You know im right.
Nix chair, pillow, tent, sat thingy, stove. Add water bottles, hammock, Esbit.
Good to see no set of poles. Bipedal good
The tent looks like a Zpacks tent that uses trekking poles for tent poles. I guess he probably used sticks for tent poles.
lb and oz ... those are wizard units, right? I remember the movie about the units! I think it's called: The Wizard of Oz. I liked the second movie's plot better: "The rebellious Imperials lost the final battle in the war against the Metric-Cyber-Unit special forces who invaded the old systems with future technology from the future"
TOTAL RETAIL COST????
6 months housing cost?
12 month housing cost?
by housing cost i mean... taxes, rent/mortgage and utilities
nope 18 months....
enjoy the circumnavigation trail of the US
Naw if I'm going camping haha IM GOING CAMPING HAHA I'm not gonna bring under 10 pounds just to say I went ultra camping no offense haha I want to have everything and be comfy.. from my personal experience in the military is YOU NEVER KNOW...ESPECIALLY if its a completely new hiking camping place..haha a 4 hour mission or land nav takes 10 hours or so.. if I'm going for 2 days I pack for 3 almost 4.. how ever long I plan on going I bring a whole 1 day more of food..
Ultra expensive
Come on we had 40 lb packs back in the day as a Boy Scout.
and just imagine the things you could bring if it WASN’T an ultralight camp/hike!
You mean not much? Those people who carry big heavy bags are not having fun lugging that bag around.
I will NEVER understand the concept of "ultra light" backpacking. WHY IN THE HELL would ANYONE even care how much weight they carry, not to mention why the hell does it have to be 10lbs or less. I have hiked the Appalachian trail for a WEEK with friends and had AT LEAST 20LBS or more on me, especially when I was carrying the backpacks of two girls when they got too tired, and I was still able to hike all day long with ZERO issues. When I was in the Army and had to go out in the field, I'd have NO LESS then 40-50lbs on me and STILL had zero issues. So what's the deal with it being 10lbs or less? Are these people just so damn WEAK they're incapable of hiking with any more weight or something? I mean WHY try and leave out so much stuff that would make your trip SO much easier on you? It just makes no sense to me. I'd MUCH rather take the things I need and whatever I needed to be COMFORTABLE and the trip enjoyable than worry about weight. If I had to put a minimum weight on the stuff I'd take with me, it would probably be no less than 20-25lbs. And even that would be nothing.
hi n I like ur channel. I m thinking of buying a used prius V and adding small rooftop tent for camping. it will just b me. for camping I'm thinking tree camping. what do u think?? Roxanne
I tallied up all of your gear after spending 20 minutes converting ounces to grams and came up with 4376.6g or 9.65 pounds (rounded down). Ditch the chair.
I tried ultralight and light backpacking. It is not for me. I have a habit of going minimalist but traditional camping. My goal is not distance or time. My goal is to take my time, enjoy my moment in nature and with nature and set camps for long term goals - something that ultralight camping cannot accomplish.
And no survival gear. You're depending solely on your Zoleo. Satellite Communicator. Good luck.
By that logic when I was bad off I had about 11 pounds total. 6 pounds bike, tarp several Oz, random clothes including socks and old gloves several Oz, walking stick a pound, coat 1 pound, frying pan half pound, bungee cord, lighter, tape, towel, tiny flashlight, batteries, toothbrush, tin foil,knife, sunscreen, bugspray, trash bags, basic medical stuff and phone charger another pound. Not ultralight but close.
The ultralight term should be changed to percentages. A 5'2 115 pound woman will have to carry less than a 6'4 220 pound man. She can carry smaller tent, pack and sleep system. Even if he buys the same things in a larger size thats pounds on. He cant physically use anything small, he won't fit.
Ultra lightweight in Britain isnt really possible. If you don't have a 5000mm waterproof, double skin outer pitch 1st tent your basically going to be soaking wet and freeze to death . So thats like 1.8 kg for a 1man or 3kg for 2/3 man.
I prefer a 3 man between 2 . Its less wait each person than a 1 and you can hold up in comfortably for however long you have to.
It should be calculated as a percentage of the hikers wheigt! I can walk all day with 20kg, some people with 25kg and some people need ultra light gear. I choose sturdy cheap gear and get stronger!
That definition is completely arbitrary. Large hikers have bigger clothes, tents, bedding, etc. ultralight is whatever you say it is.
I'm into this and even I think it sucks. What a bunch of bullshit. Turn a perfectly good hobby into a never-ending consumer habit? Sure. Let's do it.
11 grams...
Let me do the conversion here... Okay, you are sitting at 23 lb! How much fuel is in that lighter!?
thx Dan, i have a nemo hornet i like but pack size/weight isn't ideal for my mc camping trips...this is very tempting! #decisions
Sorry but I don't think that's your full list. No first aid kit at all, no hand sanitizer, toothpaste, toothbrush, dirty water container ect. Your missing gear. But very impressive load out presented.
All that costs money not all of us have
Here’s an ultralight list for less than $900 total. ua-cam.com/users/shortspYCEkh8-20U?feature=share
If I were through hiking I’d take a UL umbrella. Also a little blister tape.
You did good!
Meanwhile in the military the straps on my pack weigh more than your whole setup and my back pain STILL isnt service connected
Must be really nice to be able to afford all that lightweight stuff man.
I Just weighed my pack couple days ago .
1 night worth food , without water is 28.5 lb
Nerd Alert 🚨
Toilet paper? That's such a waste of weight savings. Use water lol. No need for gas,cold soak. No need toothpaste,just water n brush.