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.

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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.

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…

Wouldn't it be awesome if you could lighten your backpack without buying any new gear? Here's the deal: You can & it's super EASY. Learn the ultralight backpacking skills I use on the trail 100+ days a year. Let's dive right in. Ultralight Backpacking Tips Video This video goes over these tips & MORE. Watch

Looking to reduce space in my pack, I opted to make my own Sleeping Bag to take on the trail.

Backpacking packs and backpacking gear have gotten much lighter weight in recent years due to innova

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

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

You’ve found a million posts on the best ultralight gear, but most of them are for solo hikers. But what about backpacking as a couple? How do you merge gear? Who carries what? Click here to learn about our gear setup for backpacking as a couple. This will help you purchase gear for your own couples backpacking trip. I'll break down who carries what and why.