lightweight backpacking – ultralightbackpacking
My TOTAL PACK WEIGHT for this hike was 7.6 KG including water, food, fuel and photography equipment. It even included a Helinox ground chair. I was going to use my Borah Gear 7x9 Ultralight tarp & Borah Gear ultralight cuben bivy sack which I carried all day and is in this pack. However, my plans …
I published my official packing list on August 5th 2018. In this article I'll go down my list and omit the items where I don't feel the need to discuss and I'll talk about the ones that either were not used or worked well for me. Altra Lone Peak 3.5 shoes 632gInjinji Trail Midweight Mini …
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Base weight 5.9 kg - Pack weight 10 kg - Skin out weight 12.5 kg Pack weight includes food and fuel and consumables but no water. This weekend I finally finished my packing list for my upcoming Kungsleden hike which starts on Friday August 10th in Abisko. GEAR WORN (not part of base weight): Altra …
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My gear is packed ready for next weekend. I’m off to Sweden again to start on the Skåneleden SL4 trail. Total Base Weight = 4 kg (8.82 lbs) Big Three: backpack HMG Windrider 2400 Pack (40 ltr) 799gShelter ZPacks Duplex Ultralight Two Person Tent 595g6ea stakes 6" MSR Carbon Core 36g2ea stakes 9" MSR Core …
I only have sections 11 - 14 to do to complete hiking the Skåneleden Trail 3: Ås till åsleden, but I just don't have enough time this weekend. So instead I'll be doing The Österlen circle trail, which actually incorporates the last section 14 of Skåneleden Trail 3. This will be a bonus anyway because I'll be able to check …
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