Ultralight backpacking gear

I've spent years compiling my ideal lightweight backpacking gear setup, & I've made a list to share with you. Read on & take a peek inside my 12-pound pack.

To show you how backpacking gear lists can evolve, here's a list of items I stopped using as my preferences, skills, and experience level changed.

Some of the best moments in my life happened when I had the very least. Whenever I stress about money or work, I remind myself of that. When I was spending a majority of each year backpacking, hitchhiking, or cycling, people would ask me if I was a self-made millionaire or a trust-fund baby. I’d laugh it off and assure them that living like a hobo was dirt cheap. I used to have a motto back then: “A dollar saved is a mile hiked.” I’d see something I wanted to buy and think, "is it worth 200…

The easiest way to lighten your pack isn’t to buy new gear, but to leave a few things you already have behind.

I've spent years compiling my ideal lightweight backpacking gear setup, & I've made a list to share with you. Read on & take a peek inside my 12-pound pack.

The best ultralight backpacking gear from Decathlon. If you're looking for tested and affordable lightweight gear, Decathlon is worth a look.

After 2,194.3 miles, this is the equipment that they loved the most

Trimming your gear to the ultralight necessities takes some ingenuity. Make it easy with this ultralight backpacking gear checklist.

The weight of water bottle or container is certainly not the most important gear decision you'll ever make. But if you're an ultralight backpacker and want to optimize every single item in your backpack, then read on to find out which are the best ultralight water bottles to take on your hiking adventures. I Ultralight backpacking checklist I Backpacking tips

Ultralight doesn’t necessarily mean ultra-expensive. In fact, in many cases the most ultralight option (cutting unnecessary items out) is completely free. A few of...