Scandinavian lightweight backpacking
How I reduced my pack weight I often receive emails from readers asking about gear preferences, what I would recommend and how to reduce pack weight etc. I have written this guide below to answer these questions. Step One - The big three Step one is to reduce the weight of the heaviest gear first. …
Småland Outdoor (Axel) from Sweden and I have been reading each other's blogs and supporting each other on social media for a couple of years. We therefore decided some months ago that it was about time for a meet-up. The first weekend in November 2018 was marked on our respective calendars and finally the time …
Walked from the Davidslid bus stop at Ålstorp to Järavallen shelter area, past the closed nuclear power plant at Barsebäck. Overnighted in a forest near Löddeköpinge and hiked the next day to to the bus stop at Bjärred. Saturday September 15th 2018 It was an early start at 06:40 am when I travelled by train from Copenhagen …
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 …
Continue reading "Post Hike Gear Review: Kungsleden August 2018"
Thursday August 9th 2018 I had to get to Malmö Central Station by 12:04 pm to catch my train to Stockholm, so I found a train from Copenhagen Central Station that departed in good time so I could meet my train. There was time to spare in Malmö so I sat at a café and …
Continue reading "Day 1: Abisko to Kårsavagge 14 km Kungsleden – The King’s Trail August 2018"
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. Please use the left and right arrow keys …
Continue reading "The King’s Trail – Kungsleden – Arctic Sweden – Packing List"
The Zpacks Duplex is an ultralight two person shelter. They are made to order and are manufactured by Zpacks in USA. I guess you could say it is a tarp tent with a bathtub floor attached via a lightweight mosquito net. I purchased mine back in November 2016. My Duplex weighs 595 grams without stakes …
"Just as I was about to exit the military zone I had to walk through the centre of a cow herd to exit. After my hike last month, where I got stampeded, I was pooping my pants and I had my safety whistle ready to blow. But these cows must be eating more than grass …
Continue reading "Skåneleden Trail SL4 Sections 1, 2, 3 & 4"
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 …
On my last hike I departed the trail at Rolsberga, Sweden and so it was here that I started this adventure. Thursday May 10th 2018 It was a public holiday in Denmark and the weather was perfect. I arrived at Rolsberga at 10:39 am after departing home at 8:00 am. It was another warm and …
Continue reading "Skåneleden Trail SL2 Sections 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 & part of 21"
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