Scandinavian lightweight backpacking
Friday March 22nd, 2019 On arrival at Malmö central train station I found a suitable place to purchase a coffee to go and made my way out of the busy terminal. The time was just after 11:00 am when I began the walk out of Malmö heading north up to Bjärred. This walk is SL5 …
How I reduced my pack weight If your pack weight is not important to you and shaving the grams is of no interest then maybe you should close this page now. But if you genuinely want to learn how I pack lighter, then read on ... I often receive emails from readers asking about gear …
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 …
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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 …
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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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