Lightweight Backpacking
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Lightweight Backpacking
David FanningPoudre Wilderness Volunteers
Ten Secrets toLighten Your Load
Big South PatrolJuly 2008
June 2012
June 2012
Secret 1: Question Authority
Be Prepared!
Filter your water
What if?
Wear waterproof boots
One is none, two is one
You can freeze out there!
Use a propane stove
Take extra clothes
Need reliable shelter
Secret 2: Weigh Everything
Everything weighs something!
Secret 3: Get a Lighter Pack
Gregory Baltoro 6565 liter, 5lb 14oz$299.00
Gossamer Gear Mariposa69 liter, 1lb 14oz$205.00
Packs
Six Moon Design Fusion 50
GoLite Jam Osprey ExosGranite Gear Vapor Trail
Gossamer Gear G4ULA Circuit
Secret 4: Need a Sleeping Bag?
• Think: Sleeping System (inc. clothes)• I get cold!• I flop around!
1lb 8oz
1lb 2oz 1lb 7oz
Sleeping Pads
11 oz
15 oz 8 oz8 oz
Secret 5: Gimme Shelter
REI Half Dome5 lbs 8 oz
Moment Tarp Tent1 lb 12 oz
MSR Carbon Reflex2 lb 14 oz
MLD Duomid16 oz
Shelter
Gossamer Gear SpinnTwin14 oz
Warbonnet Big Mama Jamba Tarp14 oz Six Moon Design Refuge
1 lb 10 oz
Integral Designs Traverse2lb 11oz
Notch Tarp Tent1 lb 10 oz Hexamid Cuben Fiber
11 oz
Secret 6: Embrace Frugality
6 oz$10
1.5 oz$1.25
16 oz, $100
1 oz, $1
Secret 7: Dress Differently
Secret 8: Rethink Water Filters
16 oz, $85
3.6 oz, $50
2.0 oz, $15
3.1 oz, $25
Secret 9: Wear Shoes
Secret 10: Become Informed
Ultralight Backpacking Books
PWV Ultralight Resources: Resource Page: http://bit.ly/1hphAIE Ultralight Forum: http://poudrewildernessvolunteers.org
http://www.backpackinglight.com
Ultimate Secret: Lite Means FUN!
Thank you!