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If you're offending people that usually means you doing something wrong not that you should double down on the said offense.
Bruh im so happy this is a real video xd
@joey campbell, you're obviously not an outdoor person the gear helps with the experience
@@traxion9285 hows that even remotely relevant to my comment?
@@joeycampbell940 No, that means they're choosing to be offended. Someone choosing to be offended by what you say doesn't mean you're doing something wrong; that's a non-sequitur.
It's just tough shit if they don't like other people's preferences and can't take justified criticism.
Don’t forget to cut the tags off of your clothes to save weight!!
also dont wear underwear to really cut weight😂
I’ve got a backpack full of them i bring for extra tinder. It’s only an extra 3lbs
Or just don't give a fuck how people are doing things they like.
@@AlexGvinder who pissed in your cereal this morning
@@ethanmcdonald5899 how do you have three pounds?!
Drill holes in your water bottles, saves a ton of weight!😂
About a kilogram of weight for each bottle!
@@itsacorporatethingbe half here
Yeah you're right! I drilled a hole in my 2, 1 liter bottles, and it decreased the weight by 2 whole KG!
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Camping, where you spend a fortune to be homeless for a bit.
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Urban camping is the new thing now bro.
Camping is being able to explore places without needing a nearby hotel and spending a fortune on said hotel.
There’s this asshole on YT who does “stealth camping” like he will sleep in a dumpster or in a roundabout or under a bridge lol I’m like dude. That’s just being homeless. But he seriously calls it stealth camping lol
Not me. When I camp, I bring nothing but a sleeping bag, a machete, some cigarettes, a lighter, a few waters, Vienna sausages, an old pan, and a small digger. I’ll use the water for the hike until I find a place I like, then I’ll boil water for the rest. I prefer to camp near streams so I can fish but can make due with squirrel and setting traps. I’ve spent a month in some super far out locations just exploring during the day and then having a nice little fire to sleep beside at night. Love when I find a Little Rock overhang to set up camp at.
Whoever says you don’t need a chair has never had damp pants.
Exactly 😄
I accidentally sat down for a rest on an ant hill when i was 14 years old me and a mate were out air gun shooting. Ive never done it since, funny sh*t now
Bob Gymlan? 🧐 Peculiar find, didn't expect that.
i had damp pants, dry arse is better than liquid arse
I literally always go backpacking without a chair 😭😭😭 but tbf i usually bring a small pad for me to sit on but when i dont j just squar
A true Ultra light camper doesn't need gear, clothes or food. He just walks out into the wild naked, eating only deer he chased down, strangled and cooked on fire he started by he's sheer presence
LMAO
No that's those icky bushcrafters, true ultralighters don't go outside because absorbing vitamin D from the sun increases your worn weight
Can't even use a sharp stick they found because it's too much deadweight.
You joke about that, but my grandpa and all his friends knew a guy who’d disappear for a month at a time with nothing but regular clothing, and would come back heavier than when he left. I guess the guy was fucking legendary outdoors
@@coleeolee You sure he didn't just go to a fancy hotel and told everyone he was camping? xD
If you compared my backpacking load out to an ultra light nerd, I’m a friggin Sherman tank.
As prior military and an ultralight nerd now, I can say if you can spend it spend it. Nothing feels better than having full energy and no pain
@@ItsNotFate I’m a vet myself. When I got into backpacking, I went with what I knew, army surplus gear. I can definitely appreciate the over abundance of modern, quality backpacking gear I’ve acquired since then, that’s for sure.
@@ryanjones9305 that’s how I started too, but ultralight man is a different experience all on its own. Plus I’m beginning to go to more festivals and having really light gear I can fly with makes a world of a difference
@@ItsNotFateI'm 34 years old, 140 lbs and I am more of a traditional backpacker. I consistently and able to carry 45-55 lbs with no pain or anything. Everything from multi day camping trips, section hikes, backpacking, and even rucksack (65 lbs at high for me). Anything higher then that is where I start to feel uncomfortable. At the end of the day just because your not ultra light doesn't mean you will be In guaranteed pain or discomfort. It's about your physical capabilities, preferences, knowing your limits, listening to your body and knowing yourself.
@@ljrandom147Got it, Socrates.
It's not a prison sentence! It's supposed to be enjoyable! 😂
Exactly. Haha
@@MarcusSjolander "it's supposed to be relief and reast" ya... so bring a chair 😂
You ever seen any hobby? There's always people treating it like you have to be the best of the best or do the best because "what is fun"
Gaming is full with it too "Dude you're playing a high rank, you can't have fun at high ranks"
Same type of people. Same type of bs
I’d give up my shoes before I’d give up my chair.
Yeah. I do both, lots of "enjoyable" mixed with challenges. But I still do take my emergencey and "comfy" stuff, just in case. I just make sure not to use any of it when in... "srvival mode".
I find the purpose of ultralight gear is to give you the ability to bring luxury items like a chair. Sure you can sit on the ground, but there is nothing like relaxing in a chair after a hard day.
Another awesome luxury item is a pillow. My pillow weighs almost a pound lol.
If you can save 2 pounds on something, that gives you a lot of weight to carry something like a chair, and to make your trip. So much more comfortable
Chairs are essential
How many toothbrushes are you cutting and drilling holes into, to save 2 pounds 😂
Apparently 2 pounds is now considered a lot of weight.
@Marcus Then it’s not hiking anymore. That’s like saying “baseball is hard, so to solve that, you should stay home and learn to bake”
@@SnailHatan when you are hiking 40 miles on an elevated trail, carrying a bunch of items that add up over time, two pounds is a lot. No clue why you have to be a snowflake about a comment like this
I think the main reason ultralight gear sells well is you can bring luxury items without them weighing a ton not necessarily because everyone is going full on ultralight. Kinda like putting race car parts on your daily driver
You'd be surprised
when I go camping, I like to be miserable. I sleep in the mud, eat cold food and keep my clothes wet. I just love camping
If you do that with 120 other people it is called the Army.
@@shawnr771 a platoon
I just get a helicopter to drop me butt naked into a mud pit, and then I try to reach civilization alive. It's the only way to camp :P
@@shawnr771 I SCREM
@@AnEntityBrowsingYT 120 to 180 is a company sized element.
Especially if all the attachments are with you.
Might be a Forward Observer team, medics, engineer platoon attached.
It is like a bad circus and officers and senior NCOs are evil clowns.
I just load up to 70 lbs and go nuts, lol. I’m a comfortable (and tired) backpacker. 😂
I haven’t actually weight my pack, I think before food and water I’m between 30-40lbs with comfort gear and some ultralight gear, you do you boo
Ultralight - 10 letters that mean 3x as expensive and 10x likely to rip, tear, or break.
Just say you don’t do your research. We all know it. You can admit it.
@@ChimRichalds34 came here to comment about poor research, it's already done, thanks!
Don't buy the cheapest brand then
Not really my family has had ultralight equipment that has lasted 15+ years with no serious failures. Just be careful and buy open box or on clearance then it's barely more expensive than mainstream gear these days.
@@maddiekits Oh so THEY’RE bad at research
Hikers having a pissing match over how light their gear is is literally the funniest thing I’ve ever heard.
😂😂 agreed
When my cousin sold weed his bags were all ultra light. He never came through.
😂
😂😂😂
Screw your cousin for doing that
A Marine Vietnam Veteran taught me how to hike/backpack. He's the kind of guy that would cut a toothbrush in half to save weight for a comb. He said you don't need a comb, but it can change your quality of life. He would save all the weight he could so that he could afford to have heavy duty stuff that would last and he useful instead of ultralight crap. When training, he'd make us dump all of our stuff out on a tarp. Anything we didn't need or couldn't make a solid case for wanting went straight in the trash. Taught us not to bring that stuff! I miss him.
Bring what you're comfortable carrying over a long distance. Being snuffed at for bringing something that makes the trip more enjoyable and/or comfortable says a lot about an individual.
exactly
@@Helgrimr like what? you can sit on a rock? Wow your so cool
Old knees have me cutting as much weight as I can. But I still bring a chair, a nice pillow, and a bottle of wine.
I’m trying to camp, not suffer.
This is a first time for me to hear someone would bring a bottle of wine. Isn't glass kinda heavy? And bulky?
They have them in bags now lol
Weed is lighter than alcohol! My choice!
From a military perspective this was too funny. The toothbrush bit was hilarious.
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Exactly lmfao tell an infantry dude this shit
Plenty of us don't walk to our field prob. As a tanker I loved that I could have all my amenities and only had to toss them in the bussle rack. Want a shower; tank tarp and water jug to the rescue. Want hot food, the engine has a hot plate and we built racks to heat food using the 1400 degree exhaust. Want to dry off, exhaust stream. Coffee in the morning, a table for breakfast, everything you might need for a trip away from society. Loved that it had bed down spots for everyone as well.
@@mSantsnj tbf expecting normal people to be as strong or fit as an infantryman is fuckin ridiculous. thats not even considering people with 1 or more surgeries and their carrying capacity. the more weight on a collarbone mounted metal plate, the less distance covered
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Great attitude my friend! The point is to have a fun, relaxing time in the great outdoors.
All that i carry is the stuff my granddad also used to carry. A woolen blanket, a small but good axe, a sturdy wooden hiking stick (preferably from a hazelnut bush), a US Army messkit and canteen, flint and steel in a tinder box and a fishing line with three additional hooks. Also a loaf of bread, some hardboiled eggs, a piece of salt pork and some apples. This all amounts to about 4kgs, but gets considerably lighter the longer i'm on my way.
I’ve found a handsaw to be leagues more useful then an axe imo
@@totenfurwotan4478 depends on where you are further north u go the saw becomes less and less usefull
@@totenfurwotan4478 I found no task i could do with a saw that could not be done with an axe. What do you use a saw for in bushcrafting?
An axe can also double as a knife and hammer. I can carve with an axe, cut leather, i can process meat with it and i cut down trees. I can also cut logs and branches to length.
@@gus23a processing firewood. I’ve found the saw is lighter and works far better. Instead of hacking away at a big limb, just saw right through the middle and snap it. Only thing it can’t do is split wood but I don’t find I even need to split wood in the wilderness
@TotenfurWotan Depends on the area you're in too. Out here in east Texas, the undergrowth is obscenely thick, so there's always tons of smaller debris that's good for fire (some good ol' pine heart out there too; burns like solid kerosene/turpentine). So, a saw isn't necessary, though it would make constructing a medium to long term shelter a bit easier.
Hahah 😂 I love it! I’ve totally done this before. It’s more about being space efficient rather than the weight in my opinion.
I feel as if there's some sort of compromise to be made between being as light as you can and accepting that you should be physically fit enough to meet halfway.
You go as light as you can so you can go farther because you're carrying less weight. It's not about being weak it's about being efficient. Regardless how far you can hike with a 40lb pack you will hike farther with a 20lb one.
@@willow5204but then when you’re at the point of talking ounces and not pounds for most things, the difference of a 20lbs bag and a 24lbs bag is pretty negligible
He's damn right about the chair. It's nice!!
Even if I had the budget for all the best ultralight gear my base weight would likely still be over the "limit" because I'd rather be slow and comfortable than crush miles and be miserable
Nature will supply the "miserable". The hiker brings the remedies.
@@danielkutcher5704 nature doesn't have to be miserable.
@@MisstressMourtisha weather doesn't care about your equipment lol but I know what you mean. Happy trails 😁
Make your own great. It's rewarding and well worth it. Plus if something happens to it while on the trail, you know how to fix it.
@@MisstressMourtisha nature is out there to kill you.
After weighing my camera gear in at 20 lbs after batteries and chargers, drone... ultralight just doesn't mean the same anymore!
Having gone on multi week hikes, anyone not packing a light chair is insane to me. The ounces are 1000% worth the relaxing feeling of getting to really sit down
Not sure, but all hikes and travelling i did, i always had a ground all over everywhere to sit on. And while you're sitting, your rucksack is something to lean on
The forest is filled with things to sit on. I've never taken a chair on my long BP trips and have never missed one, either.
@@Macc_spice
Yeah, like a wet rock, a wet log, or even a nice wet pile of leaves.
@@purvdragon-sensei exactly! Because a small sheet of Tyvek turns those into a dry rock, dry log, or dry mound of earth ;)
@@Macc_spice I ain’t carryin allat
This is a perfect video to sum up my hiking style
I don’t believe ultralighters go ultralight to be ultralight, I truly believe it has become a hobby within backpacking and imo every time I hear or see a video of someone cutting a tag off their own shirt I cringe hard. It’s just become so weird and trendy.
Ultralighters will cut their tags off, cut their tooth brushes in half but won’t go to the gym to get fitter. Sorry I said it but it’s true.
Blink twice if you are held by aggressive ultralighters who are forcing you to cut tags from your shirts!
@@AlexGvinder 😉😉
It really depends, there's lots of ultralight people that are trying to beat FKT times and such, do fast packing ect. And they definitely workout. I think those types just don't have time to argue on the internet much lol.
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Hiker bikinis!
Here in Florida they do something called glamping, where they focus on sweeping all the dirt off their porch they build out from their 5th wheel
Me and my buds go super-ultra-mega light…need to conserve weight for the booze. 🤷🏽♂️ Priorities.
25 years ago we came up with the idea for powdered alcohol while out ultra-light hiking. Damn if somebody didn't invent it!
Good that weed is lighter 👌
Yep. Bring the mix of gear that works for you.
When I backpack, I usually pack very light. But I also pack things like a chair, table, and hammock sometimes (if i feel up to it).
If your not comfortable and happy in the camp, then you aren't happy backpacking. If you aren't happy on the trail, then you aren't happy backpacking.
It is a balance.
workout all muscle groups consistently. See what that does after 2 weeks. Seriously. Try it. Plus, you'll be less likely to get injured
Wtf, you bring a table??
I joined an ultra light backpacking group on Facebook posted my ultralight backpack it's 25 kg people don't understand I'm an ultralight prepper lol to me this is an ultra light backpack
My buddy is a trash hiker and his pack had nothing in it. He even cut his foam sleeping pad in half so it only goes half way down his body. Dude is legit nuts. And he went from Mexico to Canada that way.
Hamburger half or hotdog half? 😂
I could actually see someone liking a narrower pad to save weight, but just a shorter one, I don’t know, I hate hitting pebbles with my knees in the middle of the night.
@@codyhughes148 lol right!? Yea, full width, just chopped off at knee length. And he is like over 6 foot so it's a lot of leg hanging off. And he only took one foil blanket. He is really committed lol.
@@evilkakepie708the foil blanket really is a step too far... what's the point of hiking so rough? I get wanting a light pack, but like, you also gotta sleep to keep going. Why make it unnecessarily uncomfortable? An inflatable pad would serve the weight reduction while greatly improving sleep quality. Hell, even a hammock is only a few ounces.
Sucks the fun right out of it for me to turn it into the suffering Olympics. I guess some people have stuff to prove. 😂
@SarahSummers-ux6cg straight up! That's what I said! I will say if you knew him, you wouldn't feel like he was trying to prove anything, and when I picked up his pack, It felt like it was about as heavy as an empty soda can. But I think he likes the idea of being sort of exposed to nature and getting through the whole trip that way. In a way, it makes him feel free. He has been through a lot of really crazy things in life, and the lack of basic necessity while on such a long journey is a sort of therapy for him. But I still think he could get some better sleep.
All I know is that it isn't how I would do it.
People will do this and then use their pack for the other half of their pad. Crazy. I don't skimp on my sleep system.
I've been a big fan of folding saws for the longest time, in fact the first one I bought was from a garden centre because in those days you never saw them (no pun intended) for sale in hiking equipment stores.
This is the way I look at it. Bring as much weight in your pack that you are comfortable with, depending on the trip (sometimes you need to be super light like with rock climbing). This means you can bring normal gear and food with you just fine OR you can bring a bunch of ultralight gear and then pack the luxuries in like beer, good food, chairs, maybe even cast iron cooking gear and a good sunday roast worth of meat. Whatever makes you happy. A chair being one of the best things you can bring with you (I bring it regardless of how light I need to be).
That's how I do it because I am lucky enough to be able to afford ultralight gear but don't see many trips where I need to be truly ultralight. Being able to more easily pack my pack and have the ability to bring luxuries with me really improves the experience.
agreed
I feel like you cant even argue the saw its quite simply the objectively right choice to take it because without it you arent just sacrificing comfort but are actively losing effectiveness and capability as a packpacker over less weight than the average person just has in their pockets every day
Whatever you carry is an expression of you and what you fear and what you desire.
The benefit of ultra light gear is that it gives you the ability to take more luxury/utility at the same weight that you're comfortable carrying. Once you get your load light enough to hike well with there's not a ton of benefit to lowering it further - cutting weight at that point is sacrificing 'luxury' campsite items for the alternative luxury of an easier hike.
Can’t imagine backpacking without a chair. And my giant large thermarest pillow so worth it.
Millitary travel toothbrush kit, two part blastic toothbrush that slots together, small tube of toothpaste, things about the size of three bic lighters stacked and is great for backpacking
I’m a no-trace backpacker, which definitely leads to certain drops of items and certain “unnecessary” items. For example, I bring a gas-fueled stove top. Heavy, but I don’t leave behind a campfire scorch, and don’t need to cut down any dead trees or scour for twigs. All I’ve got for cutting is a good leatherman knife and a wire saw. I keep myself warm at night by boiling water in my Nalgene bottle, and keeping it in my sleeping bag. Hand warmers leave packaging, and I don’t want to carry trash, but I’m certainly not throwing it out or burying it. Now, when I’m not backpacking? Just camping? Oh I bring all the critter comforts. Pots, pans, cots, inflatable sleeping mat, _bottled_ water instead of polar pure, I use that to the max, man. I’m definitely at two different ends of the spectrum, lmao
You can boil stuff in Nalgene and it doesn’t melt?
@@coltrv I should’ve clarified that lol, I warm it up on a pot on the gas stove, then put boiling water in the Nalgene bottle, I don’t think the bottle would survive the flames 😅
Bet this is going to be a tough one to listen to.
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silky saws are life! I recently got the zubat and love it. be careful with the f180 that screw can fall out. I taped mine to avoid losing the second one lol
My Gomboy works just fine for what I do
@@TheMoose126 cool beans
I'm an extra-heavy camper. I'll hike to wherever I want with a 60 lb pack. I want to be comfy and have fun. I have the privilege of being strong and I use it.
When I hiked the AT I stare with an external frame jeans and a white cotton shirt 😂 I learned real quick what I needed and didn’t and it’s not much
A friend that hikes told me that a light weight camp chair is a game changer. Especially on colder days
A chairs benefit to weight gain ratio is incredible. For a little weight you can rest your back it’s so nice
part of ultralight is having multiple uses for the same item. sit on the backpack, or a jacket. Spend the extra 5 minutes to find the right size logs rather than cutting your own
100% Well said. I always bring a chair and a saw. I do cut my toothbrush, but only because it lacks better.
" ... if you pay money for it" i'm screaming inside 😂
See I feel like there are two kinds of backpackers, the people who try to be ultra light, and the people who just don’t care anymore
And let me tell you I’ve seen some ultra light people suffer on long treks, one trip 20 days, dude had a 25-35 pound pack, 2 pairs of socks lol, and couldn’t carry any food, he wished he had more socks and more room later
when I do my nightly ultralight bushcraft SAS survival bucket challenge survival camping I always shave my head and remove my nails, it might sound crazy but it cuts a half ounce from my load which helps me preserve an extra 2ml of water.
A chair is a necessity there is no other way to rest your back other than laying down or walking in circles but the chair solves that
Man I would have loved ultralight last time I went backpack camping. I just had a regular 2 person tent, regular sleeping bag, cooking stuff, alcohol, guns and ammo and my pack weighed way over 50 pounds.
If you walk long enough with the backpack on you every single gram better be worth it.
If a forty pound ruck sack is to heavy for a few miles hike into the woods, stay home.
At that point why drill holes in a toothbrush when they have short sized travel toothbrush or get a good kids brush. Yes its smaller surface area to brush at once but will only take maybe a minute longer when you brush. Though is the tooth paste premeasured to save weight too? Like its only a pearl size per brush, if camping do you brush, twice or 3x a day?
@@Jumpers422yup
@@Jumpers422well what about 2,650 miles?
@@Jumpers422why would I carry 40lbs of junk around with me for a couple of days when I can carry 20lbs and be just as prepared. It's not about being a wussy it's about not wasting your energy carrying a bunch of heavy crap to the top of a goddamn mountain. Or across the entire country even. Ultralight was meant for saving weight over long distances.
I don't hike much but i was hiking and camping for 4 days once and honestly the one thing I remember missing was just a good old chair, there's nothing like just sitting in a chair with a back, i missed it so much
Unless you're doing something just insanely unsafe, there's really no way to go camping wrong. It's all about YOUR experiences and having fun.
When you backpack, you walk for hours, and you'll feel every bit of weight in that backpack, so going as light as possible while still having everything you need is great
I’ve spent thousands on my setup so my thirty pound pack goes a long way and I have lots of luxuries. Thirty pounds is nothing for me to carry. It’s always been thirty pounds, but wow what a difference it makes to invest in good gear, and get it all dialed in so you’re not bringing stuff you never use.
I feel most of the comments are from people that don’t know ultralight. Or at least, light. I used to carry a 60-80 lb pack and had all the luxeries. Then, I was able to get my base pack down to 12 lbs. Sure, I left my book behind, and candle lantern etc. It really made backpacking so much easier, and things that used to be struggles were now just minor challenges.
I think it’s crucial to bring non essential items to make you feel more comfortable or morale booster like a shot of liquor, chocolate, a chair etc. the only reason you should be drilling holes in your toothbrush is if youre trying to being a full fifth 😂
My goal with hiking or camping is to play street fighter on a projector while eating popcorn and pulled pork tamales with a side of enchiladas.
I hiked the AT when I was younger(pre youtube) and definitely bought into all those things from the hiking community. If it wasn’t strictly essential it got cut,shaved, or trimmed. All that to probably save a pound. Granted our ultra light was much heavier than what it is today
Honestly you should try out the bahco Laplander for a saw, I have used one for almost ten years now and I have never had to replace the blade, plus it’s cheap. Like $30 USD cheap. Highly recommend it to anyone either experienced or new.
Bushcrafters(barebones) are the OG ultralight and they carried axes and saws for a reason.😂😂
I have a ultra light chair that folds up just as if not smaller then my ultra light sleeping bag when its rolled up. It also weighs like half a pound I believe
Prefer a sit pad to chair and find a log. Also becomes the kneel pad to get into the tent. Do have a chair zero that goes on day and short trips.
Well played sir, you deserve my sun and many more!! Glad someone else is doing what works for them and not following the fads and trends.
These ppl have obviously never been in the Army. How we did it is we had a list of everything we needed and then we packed it and then we proceeded to man the f^** up and carry that ruck regardless of weight. Yea, typical weight for a “ruck March” was around 45ish pounds. But I’ve had my ruck up to around 70-75lbs before in actual application and done dozens of miles over the course of several days through mountains. Oh yeah this doesn’t include weapon, kit, extra mags, and a side arm. 😂
I did a few 50+ miles when I was 16-17 and all I i used was Walmart, military surplus and Goodwill stuff. I had the time of my life but I didn't know any better😅
If somebody wants to go camping in a way that's super comfortable, but weighs them down, that's their experience. If someone's camping preference is to explore a lot, cover a lot of ground, really see the nature, and have your "home in your turtle shell" the entire time they're doing that, well that's also their experience. It doesn't mean that *you* have to do it that way. Like with most things in life, it's live and let live.
People are forgetting its about the experience.
We no longer need to survive in the wilderness, the experience is about paying homage and learning usefull survival skills.
You are doing too much if you need to drill holes in your toothbrush, you're missing the point of the hobby
Edit: the point is growing a greater appreciation with nature and its benefits while also appreciating the luxurious of modern life
It helps paint a better perspective on what you should be grateful for in life.
The fact that we can spend time being happy rather than surviving
I used to go on all day walks with nothing but a jug of water, i knew I'd be fine because I have a nice warm home at the end of every walk.
I always hear hikers talking about ultralight and lightweight packing, I want to do heavy weight packing I want to load a cast iron stove onto my back and see how far I can get on the trail.
I dont mind camping but what i do mind is being under prepared and over packed at the same time. If you are hiking for a few days sitting in the wrong spot can mean dire consequences. A nice cool dry spot could mean a bot fly up your butt. Packing your light weight cooking pan is great till you find out you forgot the food.
This reminds me of some motorcycle folks I know that will go on about removing half a lb of sprung weight and are 50lbs over weight.
People are weird, they can't just choose to exist and let others exist because they seek polarization. As an American I think we have it pretty bad here but it's an issue, enjoy hiking, enjoy it super light, enjoy it carrying a house on your back, enjoy it in a car, enjoy it virtually, don't find reasons to not like others for their choices that don't harm you or others. Thank you content creator for being a decent person, we need more reasonable thinking.
I evolved to a standard kit that weight 25lbs for all seasons. Tossing in water food and fuel will bump it up to 40-45lbs.i can drop 5lbs in the summer. Being safe is important..
It’s not ultra light if you don’t full body shave, hair, eye brows, back, sack and crack.
I remember holding an ultralight object made of magnesium alloy once. It broke my brain. It was so light, I couldn't even feel the thing.
My ultra light is only bringing one 30 rack and subbing hard liquor 3 or so bottles usually instead of trying to find a way to get 2 more 30 racks to fit.
My 2 lb camp chair is something I won't leave home without
People out here forget
"Ounces lead to pounds..
Pounds lead to pain"
Thank you bro, I see this in several other hobbies to represented by the UA-cam community, espresso machines for instance.
Just here to say bamboo toothbrushes at full length are significantly lighter than a cut up plastic toothbrush and are cheap and biodegradable
i’ve always reasoned that the reason to go ultralight is so that you can have some weight budget for luxury items to make the quality of your trip better
people get so pissy about me bringing a chair, its not like im making YOU carry the extra weight.
Same exact thing in the car community people will remove their back seats, radio, even get rid of ac
I would love to compare my bushcraft / get out bag to some of those snobs.
Right! As someone who doesn't backpack often and only when I get the chance once maybe every other year like it's about planning your trip and what you'll need, and the best ultra light gear is what you leave at home because you're never going to use it on a 1 night camp 🤣🤣🤣
I'm sure at the beginning, ultralite backpacking started as an actual efficient way to save weight and maintain luxuries. Now I think people just compete with each other to save the most weight and it ends up becoming counterproductive.
I've been backpacking for over 30 years. I do lighten my load, but I enjoy myself . It's not about the miles . It's about the experience. Backpacks are about balance. Balance the weight front and back and you can't feel it. It's almost like cult.
My friends brother had a box of matches that he cut in half to save weight while hiking… I then recommended a bic lighter or a small match box
Ultralight backpackers when Ruckers show up: 👀
My opinion Is that if your saving less than half a pound it's ridiculous but size is also important
As someone that has rucked with the military enough, a chair, no matter how much more weight it adds is priceless
I didn't know this was a thing but of course it is. there are 2 types, people who just do the things they like and those who want people to know they do things that they like and that they do it "right".