Backpacking Light - Ultralight & Lightweight Backcountry Travel
WEBSep 22, 2022 · Ultra-light, ultra-performance backcountry electronics (revised and updated) Gear Guides September 3, 2024. In this updated gear guide, I'll provide some insight into the backcountry electronics I use, discuss their use cases, and explain why I chose those brands and models.
Gear - Backpacking Light
WEBSep 18, 2024 · Backpacking Light offers in-depth gear reviews and gear guides, a used gear swap, a curated gear shop of recommended lightweight backpacking gear, shopping and research tools, and more. You can also use the Gear Finder to search for gear on sale, and browse gear-related content by Brand or Gear Type. Gear Reviews.
Lightweight and Ultralight Backpacks for Backpacking
WEBMar 16, 2023 · Many traditional backpacking packs work best for weekend or weeklong trips and range in volume from 50 liters to 80 liters. While these packs certainly work to carry low-volume, lightweight gear, the pack’s weight (anywhere from 3 – 6 lbs / 1.3 kg – 2.7 kg) would comprise a disproportionate amount of the weight carried.
Forums Archive - Backpacking Light
WEBFood, Hydration, and Nutrition. 10,676. 145,121. Scouting. Our Scouting forums provide a venue for leaders and Scouts to discuss the philosophy, equipment, and skills associated with lightweight backpacking, and how to integrate it into unit programming. Backpacking Light with Scouts. Philmont.
Lightweight Wood Saws for Backpacking
WEBJul 22, 2020 · Suluk46 Uki Buck Saw. The Uki has a custom-designed aluminium frame built for stiffness and light weight (4.9 oz / 139 g), and uses standard 12-inch buck saw blades. Heat-shrink tubing is used to create a comfortable handle. It doesn’t fold, so it’s the bulkiest of the wood saws mentioned here. The blade can be tensioned to a very high ...
A Place to Sit: A Perspective on Ultralight Camp Chairs (Updated)
WEBAug 24, 2024 · Helinox Chair Zero. The most popular ultralight camp chair in the world, and one of the lightest. 7000-series aluminum shock-corded frame, Aramid ripstop nylon support fabric. 14" x 4" x 4" packed size. 25" seat height, 20" width, 18" depth. 265 lb seating capacity. WEIGHT: 16 oz (454 g) See it at REI See Our Review.
Lightweight Backpacking in the Winter: Gear and Techniques from …
WEBFeb 24, 2017 · This guide teaches you how to go lightweight backpacking in the winter, so you can travel and camp safely and comfortably in the cold and snow without carrying an absurd amount of weight. The rewards of going out in the winter are worth the cost required to learn the skills, select the gear, and practice.
Lightweight Backpacking Gear for Kids
WEBJul 11, 2007 · Most doctors and physical therapists recommend a child carry no more than 10% to 15% of their body weight in a backpack. Look at it another way, I weight 165 pounds and prefer to carry a max weight of 20 pounds (1st day weight) when lightweight backpacking. Keeping the weight relative, this would …
Lightweight Chairs for Backpacking (Gear Guide & Reviews)
WEBJun 29, 2019 · This gear guide features a selection of lightweight chairs and other seating options for backcountry use, including backpacking. We include frame chairs, inflatable sleeping pad chair kits, closed cell foam folding chairs, sling chairs, and hammock chairs that weigh less than about 25 oz (709 g).
The Best of Backpacking Light: 2022 Highlights
WEBDec 29, 2022 · Backpacking Light. Admin. @backpackinglight. Locale: Rocky Mountains. Companion forum thread to: The Best of Backpacking Light: 2022 Highlights. Highlights of 2022 – the most popular, most engaging content and featured highlights, forums, education, and more. Dec 29, 2022 at 5:05 pm #3768744. Ken Larson.