Scandinavian lightweight backpacking
Rain jackets, rain skirts, umbrellas, rain pants etc.
The lightweight rain protection system that I have used the last three years consists of the following 3 items totalling 221 grams including rain mittens: Berghaus Hyper Shell Jacket (size L) weight 89 gramsInov8 AT/C Ultrapant waterproof (size L) weight 86 gramsMontane minimus mitt weight 46 grams The Berghaus Hyper Jacket has a low weight …
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The EuroSCHIRM Swing liteflex trekking umbrella, which has been a part of my gear system for nearly 1½ years. It would probably be the most used piece of gear I own. Unless I’m dead sure that I won’t see any rain on a hike then it is a permanent item on my gear list. It weighs …
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