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
Found this Japanese drink in Daiso called 'Ramune' (or Ramu) which comes in a super lightweight resuseable, resealable aluminium can which I thought would be brilliant for carrying fuel for UL hiking. The ~450ml empty can weighs in at only about 24gms and is the same diameter as a standard beer can but slightly taller with a screw top. The shape of the bottle is like a 50% reduced version of an MSR fuel bottle but significantly lighter. There's also a smaller 275ml resealable aluminium can ('Ribbon' Japanese drink) at only ~21gms.
I use a 300ml PET bottle (Coke Zero comes in these bottles, maybe other drink flavours as well). Weighs in at 22 grams. I just grabbed a couple of empties after my partner had drunk the contents. No chasing around Japanese shops required.