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<blockquote data-quote="rooinater" data-source="post: 1208334" data-attributes="member: 16373"><p>backpackinglight.com is an awesome wealth of lightweight information. I've been on there since 2004.</p><p></p><p>Less weight that is properly achieved and not just throwing everything out, will not leave you to die of exposure and starvation. Now SUL packing weights in inclement weather i could see causing a problem for some people that are unexperienced, but ultralight really doesn't have to leave out safety and actually should not.</p><p></p><p>The main premise is leave stuff out that is not needed from traditional backpacking, the kitchen sink for example. Also lightening the big 3 (pack, sleeping system, and shelter) along with lightening everything else. All you need is something to boil water for rehydrating home dehydrated meals. my solo cook system for this season is a backpackinglight trapper mug, a BPL esbit wing stove, a lighter, a spork, a windscreen, a lid and a cup sipper lid weighs a scantly 3.44oz. my golite quilt will weigh 19oz, my backpack weighs less than 21oz and will be down to 11oz by the season's end. last season my base pack weight was hovering between 11.5oz and 13.5oz, it did not skimp on layers, shelter/bug protection or on quality rain gear. With losing almost 2 pounds by getting a new pack, another pound by switching to a 20 degree golite ultra quilt (i use my sleeping bag as a quilt anyhow), saving 10oz on cooking equipment this season and a multitude of other things i've adjusted for this season. i'll easily be under a 10lb base weight for this coming season. Presently including water and food for a weekend plus an extra days worth of food my pack weighs in at roughly 19lbs fully loaded... This season it will be even lighter. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rooinater, post: 1208334, member: 16373"] backpackinglight.com is an awesome wealth of lightweight information. I've been on there since 2004. Less weight that is properly achieved and not just throwing everything out, will not leave you to die of exposure and starvation. Now SUL packing weights in inclement weather i could see causing a problem for some people that are unexperienced, but ultralight really doesn't have to leave out safety and actually should not. The main premise is leave stuff out that is not needed from traditional backpacking, the kitchen sink for example. Also lightening the big 3 (pack, sleeping system, and shelter) along with lightening everything else. All you need is something to boil water for rehydrating home dehydrated meals. my solo cook system for this season is a backpackinglight trapper mug, a BPL esbit wing stove, a lighter, a spork, a windscreen, a lid and a cup sipper lid weighs a scantly 3.44oz. my golite quilt will weigh 19oz, my backpack weighs less than 21oz and will be down to 11oz by the season's end. last season my base pack weight was hovering between 11.5oz and 13.5oz, it did not skimp on layers, shelter/bug protection or on quality rain gear. With losing almost 2 pounds by getting a new pack, another pound by switching to a 20 degree golite ultra quilt (i use my sleeping bag as a quilt anyhow), saving 10oz on cooking equipment this season and a multitude of other things i've adjusted for this season. i'll easily be under a 10lb base weight for this coming season. Presently including water and food for a weekend plus an extra days worth of food my pack weighs in at roughly 19lbs fully loaded... This season it will be even lighter. :D [/QUOTE]
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