upcoming ultralight gear

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.
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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

upcoming ultralight gear

Postby wayno » Sat 10 Aug, 2013 5:50 am

http://gossamergear.com/wp/buzz-blog/ou ... ded-or-not

We don’t need to describe in detail what Outdoor Retailer is, just know that it is huge – over 1000 exhibitors and 25,000 attendees – and it’s the go-to place to find out what’s coming in the outdoor gear pipeline, this time for Spring 2014.

a 1.6oz wind shirt !
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Postby wildwalks » Sun 11 Aug, 2013 5:40 pm

Some nice looking gear there. The wearable sleeping bag looks very odd - though I like the concept.

Speaking of upcoming gear -- I saw this a while ago
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2075028552/ulaar-jacket
Again like the idea - very versatile. Just not sure how comfortable it would be - want to try one on.

UL is getting easier, I know you can do it cheap - but gee wiz it is easy to spend a lot of money too :)

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Re: upcoming ultralight gear

Postby wayno » Sun 11 Aug, 2013 5:50 pm

yeah take it scrub bashing
you would need a much shorter ground mat.....
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Postby ULWalkingPhil » Sun 11 Aug, 2013 5:51 pm

I like the mini sawyer squeeze filter shown.
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Postby wayno » Sun 11 Aug, 2013 5:57 pm

ULWalkingPhil wrote:I like the mini sawyer squeeze filter shown.


US$20 good price, and 60 grams, looks good,

they older ones get favourable reviews. so should be popular..
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Postby ULWalkingPhil » Sun 11 Aug, 2013 6:05 pm

wayno wrote:
ULWalkingPhil wrote:I like the mini sawyer squeeze filter shown.


US$20 good price, and 60 grams, looks good,

they older ones get favourable reviews. so should be popular..


I have the older one. It's a great filter. I think I will purchase one of these new mini filters when available. Looks like it will take up a lot less pack room which is great and a whole 40 gram saving in weight over the older one. :P
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Postby wayno » Sun 11 Aug, 2013 6:12 pm

my water treatment kit is even lighter. I've never come across undrinkable water yet in NZ 8)
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Postby ULWalkingPhil » Sun 11 Aug, 2013 6:22 pm

wayno wrote:my water treatment kit is even lighter. I've never come across undrinkable water yet in NZ 8)


That is light. :D

I wish I could rely on the water here, but I wouldn't dare to drink some of the water here without filtering.
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Postby Strider » Sun 11 Aug, 2013 6:33 pm

wayno wrote:my water treatment kit is even lighter. I've never come across undrinkable water yet in NZ 8)

Maybe not, but wouldn't you just hate to "realise" you'd found some 3 days into a 8 day walk...
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Postby wayno » Sun 11 Aug, 2013 6:36 pm

tablets....
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Postby GPSGuided » Sun 11 Aug, 2013 7:10 pm

wayno wrote:US$20 good price, and 60 grams, looks good,

Disposable priced. I like it!
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Re: upcoming ultralight gear

Postby Zone-5 » Tue 14 Jan, 2014 3:01 am

At last -- a sleeping bag you don't have to get out of when it's time to take a leak outside the tent!

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Postby Tuna » Sat 19 Apr, 2014 10:34 am

Bwahaha that sleeping bag is so amazing, the sleeping bag suit is ingenious,we'll look back and days before the sleeping bag suit and wonder how we survived!
http://doublesleepingbag.org.uk/sleeping-bag-suit.php
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Postby Orion » Sat 19 Apr, 2014 3:37 pm

That picture is hilarious, thanks for posting it.

A wearable sleeping bag isn't a new idea of course. I almost bought one 25 years ago. It was coupled with a wearable (and probably leaky) bivy sack. I decided not.

As for peeing, I know this guy who used to pee into a bottle while in his bag lying down. He had it completely wired so that he wouldn't really even totally wake up while doing it. Then one night he fell back asleep with his willy still in the bottle. Woke up wet and embarrassed in the morning.
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