A place to chat about gear and the philosphy of ultralight. Ultralight bushwalking or backpacking focuses on carrying the lightest and simplest kit. There is still a good focus on safety and skill.
Forum rules
Ultralight Bushwalking/backpacking is about more than just gear lists. Ultralight walkers carefully consider gear based on the environment they are entering, the weather forecast, their own skill, other people in the group. Gear and systems are tested and tweaked.
If you are new to this area then welcome - Please remember that although the same ultralight philosophy can be used in all environments that the specific gear and skill required will vary greatly. It is very dangerous to assume that you can just copy someone else's gear list, but you are encouraged to ask questions, learn and start reducing the pack weight and enjoying the freedom that comes.
Common words
Base pack backpacking the mass of the backpack and the gear inside - not including consumables such as food, water and fuel
light backpacking base weight less than 9.1kg
ultralight backpacking base weight less than 4.5kg
super-ultralight backpacking base weight less than 2.3kg
extreme-ultralight backpacking base weight less than 1.4kg
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- Day pack for side trips on Overland Track?
by raewrites » Sun 10 Dec, 2017 1:10 pm
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- Standard light duty blue tarp
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- Massdrop - Granite Gear Crown X60 (similar to Crown2)
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- Trailstars/Square tarps vs Caravan Park crowds.....
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- Revisiting my stove options ... alcohol or gas or both
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- 26 Replies
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- Last post by enlightened0ne
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- New Osprey 60L extreme abrasion resistant 850 gram pack
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- Choosing an inner for a LocusGear Khafra - thoughts?
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- Tent for two
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- Three for 3 KG
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- Light weight scrub basher pack ? Recommendations sought
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- Pot comparisons
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Mon 16 Oct, 2017 1:01 pm
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- Rain Pants
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- To Tarp?
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- 53 Replies
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- Knives, a UL Santoku?
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- Cottage industry for custom cuben bags?
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- Footwear for UK - Coast to Coast Walk
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- Trail runners vs Tassie conditions - thoughts?
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- KS Ultralight Packs
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- Mountain Hardware Ghost UL2
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- 4 Replies
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- Tarping tips.. going to give a go soon.
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- 4770 Views
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- Help with condensation in Zpacks Duplex
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- Six moons design fusion 65
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- 4 Replies
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Fri 23 Jun, 2017 7:43 am
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- Lightweight One Person Tarp Tent
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- 4 Replies
- 5510 Views
- Last post by whynotwalk
Tue 30 May, 2017 8:02 pm
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- Straw hat
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- 7 Replies
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Wed 10 May, 2017 6:00 pm
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- Massdrop
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- 6 Replies
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Tue 09 May, 2017 11:54 am
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- 201 ultralight backpacking tips
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- 10 Replies
- 10090 Views
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Sat 29 Apr, 2017 6:08 pm
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- Wind Jackets
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- 29 Replies
- 23792 Views
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- Osprey Exos 58 vs 48
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- 18 Replies
- 21166 Views
- Last post by Lamont
Fri 14 Apr, 2017 9:00 am
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- Zpacks latest UL pack - The Nero - 309grams
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- 4 Replies
- 6353 Views
- Last post by whitefang
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- RAB Flashpoint - First Impressions
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- 9 Replies
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- lightweight hiker fly on a budget?
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Fri 10 Mar, 2017 2:37 pm
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- Knobby underwear
by threshold » Thu 02 Mar, 2017 9:17 pm
- 8 Replies
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- Last post by slparker
Mon 06 Mar, 2017 6:57 pm
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- Decent cheap scales for weighing.
by threshold » Sun 26 Feb, 2017 7:52 pm
- 4 Replies
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- Lightest Water Bottle?
by Tintin » Thu 12 Jan, 2017 11:17 pm
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Wed 15 Feb, 2017 2:30 pm
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- Energy gels and power bars
by gbagua » Wed 04 Jan, 2017 4:40 pm
- 15 Replies
- 17110 Views
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Tue 14 Feb, 2017 8:53 pm
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- Canadian lightweight gear manufacturers
by Davidf61 » Sun 01 Jan, 2017 6:41 pm
- 7 Replies
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Thu 05 Jan, 2017 8:06 am
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- $4 Sleeping Pad - 344g
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- 16 Replies
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Fri 30 Dec, 2016 8:09 am
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- Screwtop Cooking Container
by Kristin » Fri 09 Dec, 2016 8:30 am
- 11 Replies
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Thu 15 Dec, 2016 7:59 pm
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- Sewing Cuben to Silnylon?
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Mon 12 Dec, 2016 2:17 pm
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- Toiletries bag
by gbagua » Fri 25 Nov, 2016 6:48 pm
- 12 Replies
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Tue 29 Nov, 2016 1:44 am
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- light weight backpack
by Blues Kelvin » Tue 01 Nov, 2016 7:21 am
- 2 Replies
- 3867 Views
- Last post by damoprz
Tue 01 Nov, 2016 10:47 am
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- New tent by Locus Gear
by Giddy_up » Fri 29 Jul, 2016 2:28 pm
- 18 Replies
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Mon 24 Oct, 2016 6:19 pm
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- Floating Groundsheet
by damoprz » Mon 10 Oct, 2016 8:25 pm
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Mon 17 Oct, 2016 3:58 pm
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- Small hole digger for Number 2's. Question.
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- Ultralight 4 season/snow tent - choices? Advice?
by Stew63 » Mon 20 Jun, 2016 9:27 am
- 22 Replies
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- Last post by Moondog55
Mon 10 Oct, 2016 3:37 pm
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- Rain jacket query
by amc4012 » Fri 16 Sep, 2016 8:10 am
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Sat 08 Oct, 2016 9:42 am
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- Syd Summer Gear List
by Toast » Sun 25 Sep, 2016 9:02 pm
- 15 Replies
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Wed 05 Oct, 2016 2:00 pm
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- massdrop: helium 2 jacket
by slparker » Wed 28 Sep, 2016 12:49 pm
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- Last post by slparker
Wed 28 Sep, 2016 12:49 pm
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- Cheap light stove..
by Dev » Thu 22 Sep, 2016 8:47 pm
- 14 Replies
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- Last post by Moondog55
Tue 27 Sep, 2016 1:37 pm
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- Backcountry Cuisine - Repackaging?
by Aushiker » Wed 24 Aug, 2016 8:13 pm
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