Gear Options |
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| The following table lists some of the lightest gear that is currently available. For a mountain of information on available ultralight gear, check out B D's Ultralight Backpackers Home Buyers Guide. The Lightweight Backpacker has an excellent review of ultralight down sleeping bags, and backcountrygear.com has a great sleeping bag comparison table. We provide this information to help you identify the available options, but you must do your own research and decide what is right for you. Part of the fun of getting involved in ultralight backpacking is educating yourself on gear options and tailoring your gear to your own personal needs and preferences. Once you purchase your gear it will last a long time, so choose carefully. | ||
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Ultralight |
Lightweight |
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Pack |
GoLite Breeze, 15 oz.; Gust, 1# 4 oz | ULA Equipment P-2, 2# 5 oz |
| Granite Gear Virga, 1# 4 oz | GoLite Trek, 2# 3 oz | |
| GVP Gear G4, 16 oz.; G5, 8 oz | Wild Things AT pack, 2# 8 oz | |
| LW Gear 1# Pack, 1#; 1#+ Pack, 1# 7 oz | MountainSmith Auspex/Chimera, 3# 7 oz | |
| Equinox Katahdin, 1# 6 oz | Osprey Aether 60, 3# 3 oz | |
| Six Moons Designs Starlite, 1# 7oz | Gregory G Pack, 2# 10 oz | |
| ULA Eqmt. P-1, 1#, 1 oz | ||
| Granite Gear Vapor Trail, 2# | ||
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Pack Rain Cover |
Trash compactor bag, 2.5 oz | Coated nylon pack cover, 6 oz |
| Silnylon pack cover, 2.5-3 oz | ||
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Shelter |
Silnylon tarp, 12-19 oz | MSR Zoid 1.0 tent, 2# 14 oz |
| Integral Designs SilShelter and other tarp designs | MSR Zoid 1.5 tent, 3# 8 oz | |
| Bivy bag, 1# or less | Kelty Aero 2 tent, 3# 6 oz | |
| MSR MicroZoid tent, 2# 5 oz | GoLite Den 2 tent, 2#13 oz | |
| GoLite Hex 3 tent, 3#, 3 oz | Mountain Hardware Waypoint tent, 2# 2 oz / 2# 9 oz | |
| Tarptent Squall w floor, 1#, 13 oz | Big Agnes Seedhouse Superlight tent, 2# 8 oz / 3# 3 oz | |
| Sierra Designs Ultra Light Year CD, 2# 9 oz | ||
| Eureka Solitaire tent, 2# 8 oz | ||
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Sleeping Bag |
The North Face Beeline 30, 1# 3 oz | Any 30 degree bag 1.75-2.5# |
| Marmot Hydrogen 30, 1# 5oz | Any 15 degree bag 2-3# | |
| MountainSmith Wisp 30, 1# 5 oz. | ||
| Mt. Hardware Phantom 32, 1# 5 oz | ||
| WM Caribou 35, 1# 5 oz | ||
| WM Megalite 30, 1 # 9 oz | ||
| Marmot Helium 15, 1# 15 oz | ||
| MountainSmith Vision 15, 1# 15 oz | ||
| WM Ultralight 25, 1# 12 oz | ||
| Moonstone 800 Lucid 20, 1# 12 oz | ||
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Sleeping Pad |
Ridge Rest, 8 oz | Therm-a-Rest Prolite 3 Short, 13 oz |
| Z-Rest, 8.2 oz | Bozeman Mt. Works Torsolite, 9.9. oz | |
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Ground Sheet |
Kite Tyvek, 3.5-5 oz | Tent footprint, 1#+ |
| Tyvek Housewrap, 4.5-9.5 oz | ||
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Stove |
Any Aluminum Alcohol Stove, <3 oz | Coleman F1 UL, canister, 2.7 oz |
| Brunton Crux, canister, 3.1 oz | ||
| MSR SimmerLite, 8.5 oz | ||
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Cook Pot |
Wal-Mart Grease Strainer, 3.8 oz | |
| Evernew .9 liter Titanium, | ||
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Water Treatment |
Filter bottle, 6 oz | |
| Timberline water filter, 6 oz | ||
| Potable Aqua (iodine) | ||
| Aqua Mira (chlorine dioxide) | ||
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Rain Gear |
Frogg Toggs, 15 oz | Marmot PreCip jacket and pants, 1# 4 oz |
| GoLite jacket and pants, 15 oz | Red Ledge Thunderlight TH4, suit, 1# 8 oz | |
| ProVent jacket & pants, 13.3 oz | ||
| RainShield jacket and pants, 9.7 oz | ||
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Stuff Sacks |
Silnylon | Coated nylon |
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Flashlight |
Photon II, .2 oz | Princeton Tec Aurora, 3.5 oz |