Backpacking Light - Ultralight & Lightweight Backcountry Travel
Sep 22, 2022 · Podcast 112 | The Analog Backcountry Experience. Podcasts November 11, 2024. In episode 112 of the Backpacking Light podcast we're going to learn about the analog Backcountry experience and some of the gear that can help feed your need for a digital-free backcountry life.
Lightweight and Ultralight Backpacks for Backpacking
Mar 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.
Gear - Backpacking Light
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.
Forums Archive - Backpacking Light
Food, Hydration, and Nutrition. 10,684. 145,242. 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
Jul 22, 2020 · The second one is the Suluk 46 Uki Bucksaw. 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.
Lightweight Backpacking Gear for Kids
Jul 11, 2007 · At around age 4, they were able to carry a lightweight pack containing a sleeping bag and foam pad (kept around 4 pounds). Ivy (11 years old) and Elly (9 years old) are currently carrying around 7 pounds of gear. The gear selection presented in this article focuses on gear suited for ages 6 to 13 or so, but the rationale behind our gear ...
A Place to Sit: A Perspective on Ultralight Camp Chairs (Updated)
Aug 24, 2024 · 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 Chairs for Backpacking (Gear Guide & Reviews)
Jun 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 …
Lightweight Backpacking in the Winter: Gear and Techniques from …
Feb 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 Trekking Pole Reviews & Gear Guide - Backpacking …
Nov 21, 2018 · With the discontinuation of Gossamer Gear’s lightest pole model (the LT3C) The Ruta Locura Yana is now one of the lightest (if not the lightest) trekking pole on the market that includes a strap (at less than 4 oz/pole). Advantages: Lightweight. Foam grips. High quality and strong (stiff) carbon shafts.