#REI ULTRALIGHT BACKPACKING CHECKLIST PATCH#
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#REI ULTRALIGHT BACKPACKING CHECKLIST PRO#

I did a 76 mile, 4 night trip earlier this year, and I took a Gossamer Gear Mariposa, which was better for the 18 lb load (including 4.5 days' food- 8 lbs). It's a nylon spinnaker sack, with shoulder straps (no hipbelt). My backpack is the Whisper from Gossamer Gear (discontinued and replaced by a marginally heavier pack with more useful features) which weighs about 4 oz.

#REI ULTRALIGHT BACKPACKING CHECKLIST FULL#

I use Gossamer Gear foam sleeping pads- a 1/2 inch egg crate pattern torso pad, and a full length 1/8th inch pad when it's colder, or my hips hurt from the previous night on the torse pad alone! I roll around a lot, so I put the bag and pads inside a Equinox Bivy- it weighs 6.5oz, and it keeps me on top of the pads and adds wind and splash protection. Now that I have an income (I was between jobs when I bought that bag, and it was on sale) I'd probably get a Western Mountaineering bag, for quality, but this works fine. I use a Lafuma 'Warm n Light' down 30 degree mummy bag (I've had it down to about 30, and it's sufficient) which weighs 29 oz. My preference is to sleep out in the open- so I only set up the tarp when I'm worried about weather. But I've got DEET, and I can stand some bugs (didn't go to Indian Heaven this year!). The single, and I mean the only, problem, is that there's no bug protection. I don't camp above treeline, I guess, but I'm not particularly attracted to that anyway. I've been in the tarp during plenty of rain, and it's a beautiful way to experience the weather. I guess tarping isn't for everyone, but I love the views, and I love the weight. I use a 10 oz poncho tarp (Golite- $50) for shelter. I think I'm probably not a good spokesman for gear- I just do what they say to do at. Grannyhiker suggested sharing tips for lightweight hiking in the Gear column (I've cut and paste the following from a trip report).

#REI ULTRALIGHT BACKPACKING CHECKLIST PRO#

PET type water bottle w/Frontier Pro filter attached. Here's the loaded GG Murmur pack and a 25oz. Total Base Pack Weight (not including food, water, fuel, camera or items worn): 180.75 ounces (11.29 lbs) Sangean DT-300-VW am/fm/weather radio w/headphones - 4 ozsĬoghlan Digital Thermometer (records max/min temps) - 1 oz

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Toothbrush + toothpaste + washcloth in stuff sack - 2.5 ozsĢ oz spray bottle of Sawyer’s 20% Picaridin repellant - 2.5 ozsįlashlight / First Aid / Field Repair / Survival:īlack Diamond Ion headlamp, extra battery, matches, compass, signal mirror, whistle, 30’ spectra line, needle, thread, band-aids, pain killers, blister dressing, anti-chafing stick, chlorine dioxide tablets, small multi-tool w/pliers, razor blade, floss, earplugs, pepto bismal tablets, tums, zip ties, rubber bands, large safety pin, Benadryl cream, Photon Freedom Micro Light, sleeping pad patch kit.įlashlight / First Aid / Field Repair / Survival Total: 9.75 ozs Roll of TP + trowel + hand sanitizer in stuff sack - 8 oz 25 oz capacity BPL dropper bottles of KlearWater chlorine dioxide - 1 oz Kitchen kit (Ti spoon, salt-pepper, paper twls, sm bottle of soap) in stuff sack - 2.5 ozġ – 25 oz plastic PET type water (softdrink) bottle (28mm thread): - 1 ozĪqua Mira Frontier Pro bite valve (straw) type water filter for PET type bottles - 3 ozĢ. 75 ozĮmpty PET bottle to hold cone, alcohol, cup, firesteel - 1.0 oz

Trail Designs Caldera Cone (windscreen/pot stand) for BPL900 pot - 1.5 ozsĮmpty 6-oz alcohol fuel bottle + meas cup. Marmot Hydrogen down sleeping bag (in stuff sack + sealed in garbage bag) - 24 ozsīA Clearview 2.5” inflatable sleeping pad, 20”x72” in silnylon sack - 17 ozsĮxtra pair Capilene underwear briefs - 3 ozs Tarptent Squall 2 (w/ floor, bug netting, 4 ti stakes & 1 “extra” pole) - 36 ozs Gossamer Gear Murmur pack w/ torso pad inserted + water bottle holster - 12 ozs Or just post your own gear list here for folks to peruse, you never know what might be helpful to someone. Take what you will from it, but it's still too heavy in my opinion so any ideas for improvement are certainly welcome. In response to Granny's suggestion, here's the gear list from my recent Indian Heaven trip.

Rei ultralight backpacking checklist