Ultralight Backpacking Gear List
Below is my Ultralight Backpacking Gear List that I used to hike the Appalachian Trail with a "10 pound pack". Ive hiked over a thousand miles using this assortment of ultralight backpacking gear. It has served me well in all 3 seasons. Spring, summer, and fall.
Onestep's Ultralight Backpacking Gear List
WM Ultralight,
sleeping bag - 26.9 oz
Ridge Rest Sleeping
Pad, 20" x 36"
Stuff Sack - 0.6 oz
TOTAL WEIGHT OF
SLEEPING GEAR = 33.7 OZ
Silnylon Tarp, 8' x
10" - 13.3 oz
Ground Cloth, 2 mil
poly - 2.6 oz
Triptease line, 50' -
1.5oz
Stakes, plastic, 8 ea
- 3.2 oz
Stuff Sack - 0.5 oz
TOTAL WEIGHT OF
SHELTER GEAR = 21.1 OZ
Chamois Shirt,
Polartec - 12.6 oz
Wind Pants, Nylon -
1.2 oz
Wind Shirt, Nylon -
4.8 oz
Fleece Hat - 1.2 oz
Socks, Nylon, 2 pr -
1.6 oz
Gloves, Polyester -
1.2 oz
Stuff Sack - 0.5 oz
TOTAL WEIGHT OF
CLOTHES CARRIED = 28.3 OZ
Backpack, Homemade -
14.7 oz
TOTAL WEIGHT OF
BACKPACK = 14.7 OZ
Alcohol Stove, Trangia
- 3.5 oz
Wind Screen - 1.3 oz
Pot Stand - 0.4 oz
Fuel Bottle, 1 pt -
1.2 oz
Cooking Pot, 1 qt -
2.8 oz
Pot Gripper - 1.2 oz
Cup, Plastic - 1.0 oz
Spoon, Lexan - 0.4 oz
Knife, Swiss Army
Classic - 0.7 oz
Lighter, small - 0.4
oz
Stuff Sack - 0.4 oz
TOTAL WEIGHT OF
COOKING GEAR = 13.3 OZ
Umbrella - 9.4 oz
Rain Hat - 2.9 oz
TOTAL WEIGHT OF RAIN
GEAR = 12.3 OZ
Gravity Water Filter -
4.6 oz
Brush, cleaning - 0.3
oz
Water Bottle, 1 ltr -
0.9 oz
Water Bottle, 2.5 ltr
- 1.4 oz
TOTAL WEIGHT OF
HYDRATION GEAR = 7.2 OZ
Flashlight, Photon II
- 0.3 oz
Pack Towel, 11" x 9" -
1.6 oz
Misc (everything else)
- 9.0 oz
TOTAL WEIGHT OF THIS
GROUP = 10.9 OZ
TOTAL BASE PACK WEIGHT = 141.5 oz = 8.8 pounds!
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