Yes – I admit it. I’m a gram counter.
I am a recent convert to the ultralight way of thinking and am loving it.
As they say… Take less. Do more…. or Free the body, free the mind….
I’m not quite satisfied with my kit just yet and there are items where I could definitely loose some weight on. But there are also a few luxuries that I like to take along.
My current set up for a 3 day hike is described below. What do you think? What would you change? This kit does change up a little depending on season, duration and partners. For longer hikes ( 1 week to months) or when hiking in a group I’ll use a Kovea titanium stove head and will take larger pots. And depending on weather, insects and the like I can swap out the tarp system for a Mountain Hardwear Sprite tent at 1.4kg, opt for a bivvy bag or mix things up. My snow kit is completely different to my UL kit.
| Item | Weight (grams) | Worn/carried | |
| Pack | ULA CDT | 570 | |
| Plastic liner bag | 40 | ||
| Shelter | TerraNova 3x3m SilTarp +guys, stakes | 528 | |
| Tyvek ground sheet 1x2m | 150 | ||
| Sleeping System | Western Mount. Summerlite 250g fill | 525 | |
| Thermarest NeoAir Xlite Small | 260 | ||
| Bug Net | 197 | ||
| Cooking System | Xlite alcohol stove, monster pot, lid | 60 | |
| DIY pot cosy | 10 | ||
| Full fuel canister (metho) | 65 | ||
| DIY food cosy | 39 | ||
| Sea to Summit long handled spoon | 11 | ||
| Lighter – small bic | 10 | ||
| Hydration System | Swayer squeeze filter + 2Lt bag for dirty water | 140 | |
| 2 Lt Platapus for clean water | 35 | ||
| 2 x Gatorade bottles | 72 | ||
| Clothing | Nylon running shorts | 90 | y |
| Pants – zipoff’s | 300 | y | |
| Long sleeve shirt | 223 | y | |
| Icebreaker Merino s/s tshirt | 150 | y | |
| Tech T-shirt l/sleeve | 190 | y | |
| Icebreaker Socks | 75 | y | |
| Buff/bandana | 35 | y | |
| Broad brimmed hat | 58 | y | |
| Down Jacket (Mountain Hardwear Ghost Whisperer) | 208 | y | |
| La Sportiva trail runners | 800 | y | |
| Dirty-girl gaiters | 33 | y | |
| Icebreaker Merino 150 top | 247 | ||
| Icebreaker Merino 150 longs | 190 | ||
| Thinsulate gloves | 40 | ||
| Icebreaker Merino Beanie | 50 | ||
| Mozzie Face net | 20 | ||
| Shell pants | 230 | ||
| Shell jacket – Marmot Precip | 370 | ||
| Safety | Photo copied maps in plastic snap lock | 24 | |
| Compass | 30 | ||
| First Aid/Survival/Repair Kit | 238 | ||
| Komperdell trekking poles x2 | 560 | y | |
| Small LED bike light | 18 | ||
| Spare batteries x2 | 7 | ||
| Razor blade and case | 2 | ||
| 10m plumbline cord | 10 | ||
| Etrex GPS (w. batteries) | 136 | ||
| SPOT Tracker w. batteries | 137 | ||
| Toiletries | Toothpaste, toothbrush, deodorant, repellant, zinc) | 170 | |
| Hand sanitizer – measured amount | 30 | ||
| Sunscreen – measured amount | 40 | ||
| Tech towel | 70 | ||
| Tent stake as trowel | 17 | ||
| Luxury | Kindle eReader | 270 | |
| Small Olympus camera | 170 | ||
| Food | 650g / per day | 1950 | |
| Water | 3 Lt carry | 3000 | |
| Base Weight | 5228 | ||
| Food & Water | 4950 | ||
| Pack Weight | 10233 | ||
| Clothes worn & walking poles | 2722 | ||
| Skin Out Weight: | 12955 |
Mick Beckers 