An Essential Gear is 65 liter backpack? That's INSANELY HUGE! So, what exactly is Essential about a monster backpack, you need to bring a cabin with you too? My backpack is 31 Liters and it is considered a Large backpack. I guess if you're gonna use the backpack as a Sleeping Pad, I'm gonna have to look into that idea, but if that means buying a backpack twice as big as the one I got, there's no point.
I know it's five years later but i just got back from a 5 day trip with temps dipping into the low 30s and rain 4/5 days and my total weight with 2L of water, and a chair was 25lbs, and a 4" thick mattress... you can definitely do light/ultralight and still be really comfortable. Base weight was 11lbs with the chair.
Get on amazon. My whole kit is about $350-400 and my baseweight is sub 20lb. It really does not have to be expensive. In fact, it should be LESS expensive if you bring less.
Yeah UL can def be less than traditional or even light weight. Just depends on what you buy. My 20deg quilt (UGQ) which weighs 19oz was $212. The GG murmur is $160 where an osprey atmos is $250+. Pick up a SMD lunar solo for $150 used and it’ll weigh half what a $350+ Big Agnus tent weighs. An MSR pocket rocket is $45 but my Esbit stove cost $13 and is 1/4th the weight. My sleeping pad cost $18 and weighs 4oz (GG CCF pad) or you can pay $200+ for a pad that weighs over a pound. So it's all about what you buy. Anything can be expensive, but it doesn't have to be.
Correction - Ultralight camping is a base weigh that is ten pounds or less. Having a total pack weight that is less the 10lb means you are not going to be out for long and you have lots of water to resupply. You need at LEAST 2lb of food per day and 2L of water will weigh 4.4lb, so if you are going for 3 days, you non base weigh will be over 10lb which you need for eating and drinking on the trail.
Frameless back pack as a sleeping mat? Are you sure you're a professional hiker because I'm pretty your arms and legs that hang out are going to have the warmth sucked out from the ground.
I'm an amateur day hiker and i could throw something together that weight less than 10 pounds easily, good enough for 3 season camping, last time i was out i taking a walk to test how the weight felt, and i was way below 5 kg (10 pounds). Then again, i do not buy cheap gear since it usually weight more, same goes for military gear which is durable, but weigh a f-tonne. I could go even lower and shave of another half kilo, but i do not want to pay €700 for a sleeping bag.
Trust me we have a bunch of hippies in Ca hiking around with 8lb and think that they're cool and inovative with their cuben fiber and stupid facial hair lol there's diff types of snobs and in Cali we have the gram whinnie nature guys that plant a tree after they take a shit and leave Mother Earth better than it was before they set foot on it. Haha
If you load up on high calorie food (>400 kcal per 100g) and supplement your meals with olive oil, dried seaweed, peanut butter, nuts... Then 14 days' food works out to 22lb which is manageable. If you can resupply 1 time during your trip then you can even stay lightweight. Else learn wild edibles, fishing, hunting where it's allowed so you can bring less food, IF you're confident in your abilities. But what I really want to know is: WHERE do you find a place that's moor than 1 week away from civilisation in this day and age!? 😁
Am I the only one that noticed, that Hilaree left the door open to her crib when she bailed??? I mean... Backpacking 101... a) tell others where you are hiking b) close the door to your crib when you bail...
Talking about total pack weigh is fruitless because it is constantly changing and is dependent upon too many variable. Climate, time of year, water availability, resupply frequency and so on. Traditional - BW of 20lbs + Lightweight - BW between 10lbs -20lbs Ultralight - BW between 5lbs and 10lbs Super Ultralight - BW between 0lbs and 5lbs
Bottom line, ultra light camping isn’t about weight. It’s all how uncomfortable you can make yourself and still be ok with it. Light gear has very little to do with it.
you make this video but the things showen are not in my mind true ultralight backpacking gear , no one is going to bring a nagine bottle , or the tent showen i will guess is a MSR 2 person tent definitely not in the nowadays ultralight category in comparison to say Zpacks well any zpacks tent weight same as the north face pack , show someone they way to pick the right gear for different kinds of trips . i agree on trying to combine things to use for more than what they tryed to sale you them for . places are great trying to sale you what they want to and not so good at helping to be ultralight well most places not all of them .
I'm sorry this is the farthest thing away from ultralight... this is called actually knowing basic backpacking skills, lightweight is base weight under 25lbs ultra light is under 15 and super ultralight is under 10 and extreme is under 5
Campsite on the water... 200 ft from the water... Horrible video.... Ultralight? Lol. 3 quarter sleeping bag? Use your jacket for a pillow? How do I keep my upper body warm? Do people even know what they are talking about before making these things?
Wow Nat Geo is way out of touch on this. I mean 9.25 on your big 3 is NOT ultralight. (Big 3 is pack, shelter and sleep system). I z-pack Big 3 with a Z sol will weigh 4lb even. Getting down to 5 or 6lb is far cheaper then the z-pack, but 9.25... damn.
You simply can't carry everything you need to be prepared comfortable and safe in the wild in less than 20 or 30 pounds. Cookware, tent, sleeping bag, first aid gear, food, water, a good heavy fixed blade, spare clothing, and extensive fire starting equipment is all essential bare minimum stuff. If you get lost and need to be ok for an undetermined amount of time, you will need strong sturdy gear that you can rely on not to break, and you should have redundancy especially for fire making and water procurement. If you're just hiking a trail where you know you are only a few hours from a road at any time, it's fine to take a little comfort pack and pretend your camping, but in that situation as long as you don't get lost your gear isn't doing anything but keeping you comfortable anyway. If you are alone in any wilderness environment with no assurance as to when you will be back home, really a 20 or 30 pack is about as light as you can safely get without compromising quality of gear or quantity of ration IMO.
@MrLoobu: I have hiked & camped numerous times at & below freezing conditions below the tree-line with a pack-baseweight of 9-11lbs, and was perfectly comfortable, safe, well hydrated, well fed and warm. All the essentials were covered, even with redundancies for fire, water and cutting. Food+fuel comes in at about 2lbs/day - so it really works. ATB Gereon
@ Mr. Loobu: I use a large SilNylon tarp, Titanium V-pegs, Tyvek-Bivy-Bag, down quilt, modified Osprey-pack 58l; NeoAir xtherm short air-mattress, 2mm PE-Foam groundsheet; 900ml Titanium pot with alcohol stove, windscreen, spoon, pot-cozy; water filter, 2l platypus, 2x 1l spring water bottles, ; First-Aid-Kit; Fire&Repair-Kit; windshirt, down "puffy" jacket, one set of synthetic long underwear as sleeping clothes & extra layers; thin socks, light trailrunning shoes, DriDucks-Rainjacket & DIY rain-kilt, beanie, fleece gloves, headlamp,folding knife. At times with a "bushcraft"-theme I add: a medium fixed knife and a small folding saw. Hope this helps... ATB Gereon
Plenty of people complete the Pacific Crest Trail with under 15 pounds of gear (myself included). I met one guy who did it with a base weight of 5 lbs.
why not make a video on naked Sadhus in the Himalayas or Jain Sadhus, I am always fascinated by Jain Sadhus about ultra light travelling 🤔 well I'm heading that way. will see if I can make a video on the way. I will be living with them for months. also the fundamental percept of a yogi is non possession or minimalist possession to sustain the body and they are always on the move expect for the rainy season. they literally travel around India. I'm so fascinted by the life of yogis. of course most of them are dirty and unkempt etc., but they are the eco warriors that this century needs.
You never camp right next to water because of dew, animal trails,weather etc.. Your water bottle is huge and where is your filter. Your pack weighs too much also. This is not an ultralite clip. Get real people. Get your base weight down to 10 pounds for ultralite.
Sounds more like ultra heavy ... Nalgene bottle ? :/ please :( - smart water bottle :) My multi-day kit weighs in at just under 11 lbs - all gear is a little pricey but tough as nails.
She actually lost me @ +4lbs backpack... I know this lady is legit, but I mean there are half a dozen relatively famous 50-60 Liter packs around 2 pounds... maybe the video editor screwed up?....
I do! It's a small foam roll and it's just perfect! It supports my head and neck, weights almost nothing and it can easily be compressed! Also great if I'm taking a nap or sleeping on a train or while riding a bus! It's actually so good that I sometimes uses it at home!
I always carry my microwave oven when I go trekking because It doubles up as a chair which is nice
and shove your head inside to block the scary noises at night ;)
professional adventurer, sounds fun
Before Tax sounds like a job that wont pay much
When I think ultra-light, I always think 65 litres of gear.
LOL
An Essential Gear is 65 liter backpack? That's INSANELY HUGE! So, what exactly is Essential about a monster backpack, you need to bring a cabin with you too?
My backpack is 31 Liters and it is considered a Large backpack. I guess if you're gonna use the backpack as a Sleeping Pad, I'm gonna have to look into that idea, but if that means buying a backpack twice as big as the one I got, there's no point.
31 liters is considered a very small pack actually. My pack is 80 litres and is considered medium.
@@deldrise9169 where'd you get that?
@@JollyJoel My local tramping/camping shop.
@@deldrise9169 80! You keep your dog in that thing?!
I think 50 is good
Nobody that carries a 4 lb backpack is going to ever be ultralight (under 10 lvs)
I know it's five years later but i just got back from a 5 day trip with temps dipping into the low 30s and rain 4/5 days and my total weight with 2L of water, and a chair was 25lbs, and a 4" thick mattress... you can definitely do light/ultralight and still be really comfortable. Base weight was 11lbs with the chair.
I have learned that the big difference between light backpacking and ultralight backpacking is about $1,200!!!!!! My down quilt alone that weighs just 19oz cost me $358!
Tent - 31oz = $390
Sleep Pad - 14oz = $139
Down Quilt - 19oz = $358
Air Pillow - 2.4oz = $55
Cook kit - 9oz = $60
Titanium spoon - .4oz = $14
Titanium Stove - 1oz = $19
Backpack - 41oz = $299
Headlamp - 2.1oz = $49
Rain Jacket - 7.5oz = $119
Water Filter - 2.5oz = $38
Poop Scoop - 1oz = $21
Miscellaneous (clothing, first aid, repair kit, toiletries, knife, maps, electronics - 20oz - 40oz = $150 - $350)
Grand Total = 10-13 pounds base weight (no food, water, fuel) $1,550 - $1,750
Get on amazon. My whole kit is about $350-400 and my baseweight is sub 20lb. It really does not have to be expensive. In fact, it should be LESS expensive if you bring less.
Yeah UL can def be less than traditional or even light weight. Just depends on what you buy.
My 20deg quilt (UGQ) which weighs 19oz was $212. The GG murmur is $160 where an osprey atmos is $250+. Pick up a SMD lunar solo for $150 used and it’ll weigh half what a $350+ Big Agnus tent weighs. An MSR pocket rocket is $45 but my Esbit stove cost $13 and is 1/4th the weight. My sleeping pad cost $18 and weighs 4oz (GG CCF pad) or you can pay $200+ for a pad that weighs over a pound. So it's all about what you buy. Anything can be expensive, but it doesn't have to be.
Wow the place was beautiful. Where is that?
Ultralight camping is a pack that weighs ten pounds or less
Sara Lenny there is no number...its made up by gram weenies...
says who? thats just all made up by elitists..baseweight is a bullshit weight to begin with..when do you ever hike with just your baseweight? never..
for the record my base weight can vary from 6#'s- to20#'s + depending on what im doing and what season.
Correction - Ultralight camping is a base weigh that is ten pounds or less. Having a total pack weight that is less the 10lb means you are not going to be out for long and you have lots of water to resupply. You need at LEAST 2lb of food per day and 2L of water will weigh 4.4lb, so if you are going for 3 days, you non base weigh will be over 10lb which you need for eating and drinking on the trail.
It's a great concept!
I need my margarita making machine; is that too much?
Not if you're an elephant.....
i bring a full bar on any trip longer than a few hours
LOL 20-30 lb's
this is ridiculous. using a coat as a pillow is not a top tip. I worked that out when I was about 13, when I wasn't organised enough to need a pillow.
That and who actually uses there backpack for something to sleep on?
..and here I was thinking we would get some specific product recommendations. Nope. It was a clif commerical. Pathetic
Frameless back pack as a sleeping mat?
Are you sure you're a professional hiker because I'm pretty your arms and legs that hang out are going to have the warmth sucked out from the ground.
This is lightweight backpacking. This is not ultralight.
I'm an amateur day hiker and i could throw something together that weight less than 10 pounds easily, good enough for 3 season camping, last time i was out i taking a walk to test how the weight felt, and i was way below 5 kg (10 pounds).
Then again, i do not buy cheap gear since it usually weight more, same goes for military gear which is durable, but weigh a f-tonne. I could go even lower and shave of another half kilo, but i do not want to pay €700 for a sleeping bag.
just a hint for you guys.. if you ever come to europe, this is not ultralight camping... this is just.... camping....
Trust me we have a bunch of hippies in Ca hiking around with 8lb and think that they're cool and inovative with their cuben fiber and stupid facial hair lol there's diff types of snobs and in Cali we have the gram whinnie nature guys that plant a tree after they take a shit and leave Mother Earth better than it was before they set foot on it. Haha
Meant weenie lol
Lv2flair some ones salty
isn't leaving nature better than when you left it a good thing? lmao
i dont think a 3 night hike is that hard to slim down the inventory of. but what do i do to feed myself if out more than 2 weeks?
If you load up on high calorie food (>400 kcal per 100g) and supplement your meals with olive oil, dried seaweed, peanut butter, nuts...
Then 14 days' food works out to 22lb which is manageable.
If you can resupply 1 time during your trip then you can even stay lightweight.
Else learn wild edibles, fishing, hunting where it's allowed so you can bring less food, IF you're confident in your abilities.
But what I really want to know is: WHERE do you find a place that's moor than 1 week away from civilisation in this day and age!? 😁
The point of ultralight for me was so you could carry heavy luxury stuff... like pillows
Am I the only one that noticed, that Hilaree left the door open to her crib when she bailed??? I mean... Backpacking 101... a) tell others where you are hiking b) close the door to your crib when you bail...
Not ultralight
"essential items 65L pack" smh
I want my 2minutes back this had zero information in it.
not ultralight. Ultralight is between 6lbs and 10lbs. pfft. that not even light weight
That's for baseweight, but with food and water your total weight should vary between 15 to 25 pounds (IMHO)
Talking about total pack weigh is fruitless because it is constantly changing and is dependent upon too many variable. Climate, time of year, water availability, resupply frequency and so on.
Traditional - BW of 20lbs +
Lightweight - BW between 10lbs -20lbs
Ultralight - BW between 5lbs and 10lbs
Super Ultralight - BW between 0lbs and 5lbs
This is not a video about an ultra-light backpack, this is an ultra-light video about a backpack.
What backpack is she using?
North Face Shadow 30+10L
Bottom line, ultra light camping isn’t about weight. It’s all how uncomfortable you can make yourself and still be ok with it. Light gear has very little to do with it.
still i choose comfort than light weight,great videos by the way
you make this video but the things showen are not in my mind true ultralight backpacking gear , no one is going to bring a nagine bottle , or the tent showen i will guess is a MSR 2 person tent definitely not in the nowadays ultralight category in comparison to say Zpacks well any zpacks tent weight same as the north face pack , show someone they way to pick the right gear for different kinds of trips . i agree on trying to combine things to use for more than what they tryed to sale you them for . places are great trying to sale you what they want to and not so good at helping to be ultralight well most places not all of them .
Well I've done a two day camp and my gear was 13 lbs it depends on ones experience
привет
She's fit
How do you become a professional adventurer?
By going out and doing it. You can do it brother!
I'm sorry this is the farthest thing away from ultralight... this is called actually knowing basic backpacking skills, lightweight is base weight under 25lbs ultra light is under 15 and super ultralight is under 10 and extreme is under 5
Ultralight is under 10 mate, SUL is under 5
Campsite on the water... 200 ft from the water... Horrible video.... Ultralight? Lol. 3 quarter sleeping bag? Use your jacket for a pillow? How do I keep my upper body warm? Do people even know what they are talking about before making these things?
Watch out for bears.
finally, a video about hiking and camping tips that isnt 20 minutes of loosely thought out ramblings..
I only weigh 100 lbs.. 30 lbs would probably be on the heavy side for me.
This is good cause I'm going on a trip in two months.
now this is a Hillery I can. get behind
am I first?!?!?!
Dunno
Are you?
Wow Nat Geo is way out of touch on this. I mean 9.25 on your big 3 is NOT ultralight. (Big 3 is pack, shelter and sleep system). I z-pack Big 3 with a Z sol will weigh 4lb even. Getting down to 5 or 6lb is far cheaper then the z-pack, but 9.25... damn.
Took me 25 secs to fall in love with this woman.
is it just me that read "Alt-right camping", damn media gets to you.
Going ultralight with 65L backpack....lol
With not much money as not as easy to go ultralight...
You simply can't carry everything you need to be prepared comfortable and safe in the wild in less than 20 or 30 pounds. Cookware, tent, sleeping bag, first aid gear, food, water, a good heavy fixed blade, spare clothing, and extensive fire starting equipment is all essential bare minimum stuff. If you get lost and need to be ok for an undetermined amount of time, you will need strong sturdy gear that you can rely on not to break, and you should have redundancy especially for fire making and water procurement. If you're just hiking a trail where you know you are only a few hours from a road at any time, it's fine to take a little comfort pack and pretend your camping, but in that situation as long as you don't get lost your gear isn't doing anything but keeping you comfortable anyway. If you are alone in any wilderness environment with no assurance as to when you will be back home, really a 20 or 30 pack is about as light as you can safely get without compromising quality of gear or quantity of ration IMO.
MrLoobu obviosly you havnt ever tried to go lighter.
@MrLoobu: I have hiked & camped numerous times at & below freezing conditions below the tree-line with a pack-baseweight of 9-11lbs, and was perfectly comfortable, safe, well hydrated, well fed and warm. All the essentials were covered, even with redundancies for fire, water and cutting. Food+fuel comes in at about 2lbs/day - so it really works. ATB Gereon
19ghost73 Tent, hammock, rope, clothes, gloves, hat, first aid, machete or axe included? What items are you taking exactly?
@ Mr. Loobu: I use a large SilNylon tarp, Titanium V-pegs, Tyvek-Bivy-Bag, down quilt, modified Osprey-pack 58l; NeoAir xtherm short air-mattress, 2mm PE-Foam groundsheet; 900ml Titanium pot with alcohol stove, windscreen, spoon, pot-cozy; water filter, 2l platypus, 2x 1l spring water bottles, ; First-Aid-Kit; Fire&Repair-Kit; windshirt, down "puffy" jacket, one set of synthetic long underwear as sleeping clothes & extra layers; thin socks, light trailrunning shoes, DriDucks-Rainjacket & DIY rain-kilt, beanie, fleece gloves, headlamp,folding knife. At times with a "bushcraft"-theme I add: a medium fixed knife and a small folding saw. Hope this helps... ATB Gereon
Plenty of people complete the Pacific Crest Trail with under 15 pounds of gear (myself included). I met one guy who did it with a base weight of 5 lbs.
go 360
why not make a video on naked Sadhus in the Himalayas or Jain Sadhus, I am always fascinated by Jain Sadhus about ultra light travelling 🤔
well I'm heading that way. will see if I can make a video on the way. I will be living with them for months.
also the fundamental percept of a yogi is non possession or minimalist possession to sustain the body and they are always on the move expect for the rainy season. they literally travel around India.
I'm so fascinted by the life of yogis. of course most of them are dirty and unkempt etc., but they are the eco warriors that this century needs.
did the flat earth troll finally give up?
That doesn’t look like a 65l bag
Ian Papke She’s using 30l+10l
I liked where this video was going but she fails to go into detail about the equipment. :(
This was silly.
20-30lbs!? ULW
4lb6oz pack? UL? all things are relative, i suppose.......
This is lightweight not ultralight that's a heavy pack
You never camp right next to water because of dew, animal trails,weather etc.. Your water bottle is huge and where is your filter. Your pack weighs too much also. This is not an ultralite clip. Get real people. Get your base weight down to 10 pounds for ultralite.
On,y heavy thing I carry is my rifle
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Ultra light? I don't think so.
Sounds more like ultra heavy ... Nalgene bottle ? :/ please :( - smart water bottle :)
My multi-day kit weighs in at just under 11 lbs - all gear is a little pricey but tough as nails.
Even by 2017 standard 20-30 lbs is not ultralight. Why NG? Trash
Lol this is just camping
so this whole video was just an ad for CLIF ? disliked reported
She actually lost me @ +4lbs backpack... I know this lady is legit, but I mean there are half a dozen relatively famous 50-60 Liter packs around 2 pounds... maybe the video editor screwed up?....
dude, it looks like she is camping too close to water..and doesn't that look like a very obvious animal trail in front of her tent?
*Packs Nalgene* Aaaaand I'm done.
Who the hell takes pillow on a hiking trip?
I do!
It's a small foam roll and it's just perfect!
It supports my head and neck, weights almost nothing and it can easily be compressed!
Also great if I'm taking a nap or sleeping on a train or while riding a bus!
It's actually so good that I sometimes uses it at home!
Disgusting advertising practices.
dis shit ain't UL