Scandinavian lightweight backpacking, ultralight backpacking, hiking & gear reviews
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 …
A couple of things have changed since I published this blog titled "The King’s Trail – Kungsleden – Artic Sweden – Planning Update" back in March this year. I waited until the end of May 2018 before I purchased my tickets. I was able to buy the train ticket going up to Abisko, but the return trip …
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"
DAY 1: Thursday April 19th 2018 The train took me from Copenhagen to Höör train station in Sweden. I had to wait for twenty minutes or so for my bus to arrive which transported me to Ludvigsborg. After buying a cold drink at the ICA I then walked the 3 km to Bjeveröd where I …
DAY 1: Section 3 (Saturday 7th April 2018) I boarded the Øresunds train 06:47 am at Copenhagen Central station and at Hässleholm I caught a bus to Hörlingegård. At 08:52 am I made my way to the Skåneleden 2 trail section 3 where I hiked down to Hässleholm. The temperature was 4℃ when I started and …
