How to move from Traditional Gear to Ultra-Light in 3 easy steps!
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- čas přidán 6. 08. 2024
- Moving from Traditional gear to Ultra-Light gear isn’t hard and does not require you to buy a lot of new gear at once!
The most important exercise is to sort out your gear in three easy steps to get an understanding of what you really need to bring.
Ultra-Light hiking is like to be a minimalistic hiker and therefore you can come a long way just to leave a lot of gear at home... then, when you know what you need it is time to maybe buy some new ones!
Follow these easy steps and lower your base-weight today for a more comfortable hike.
For more information about my gear and the gear mentioned in the episode, follow the links below.
LIGHTERPACK - MY LIST = lighterpack.com/r/5bkupb
lighterpack.com/welcome
PADS
www.thermarest.com/ie
seatosummit.com/
BAGS AND QUILTS
cumulus.equipment/eu_en/
featheredfriends.com/
enlightenedequipment.com/
www.westernmountaineering.com/
TENTS
3fulgear.com/
www.bigagnes.com/
bigskyinternational.com/
Most accurate video on weight I have seen up to now. Brilliant 👍🏼
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Thanks Robert 👍
A clear and simple approach, well explained. And you're dead right about leaving the pack itself until last - and also not compromising on pack comfort to save a few grams.
The elephant in the room? Electricals - I would have given these more prominence. Phones, power packs, chargers, cameras, Kindles, Satnavs, Locator Beacons, torches, backup torches, drones, cables, meters, the list goes on... The 'Big Three' have been overtaken by the 'Even Bigger One', with many hikers who think of themselves as ultralighters carrying more weight in their Electricals than the combined weight of their Big Three. We somehow managed without most of this stuff once upon a time.
Lighterpack is a useful and fun tool - I'm down to between 6kg and 6.5kg base weight now, so although my 'ultralight journey' isn't finished, I'm very happy with where I am and can't see me reducing by much more. I will have another think about your footwear observations though!
Thanks 🙏🏻 and yea and good observation. I carry a phone, headlamp and watch…that’s it but I also see people with a lot more. Sometimes I bring a camera and mike to shoot vids but that’s just because of CZcams 🤷🏼♂️
6 or 6.5 is fine and something myself could live with so below that is just bonus, so we’ll done 👍🏻🙂
For me a knife is a must have. There are so many situations where a knife can save your life or make your environment more comfortable. To add, they aren’t very heavy, obviously depends on the knife, but how much weight are you willing to get rid of before you start to become unreasonable, anyhow most of the time they are on a belt. A knife for me is a highly personal, irreplaceable, imperative tool for any outdoor endeavor, I just can’t imagine not having one.
I totally understand those who bring a knife and it’s a personal choice! I do fine without and have managed for a long time. Sometimes and on some hikes I do actually bring one, especially if I know I want to make a campfire… but normally not and don’t see it as the life saver many others do.
@@roberthammenrudh I respect that, love your videos!
@@argusflugmotor7895 thanks 🙏🏻 appreciate it… and so glad you like my videos!
Spot on Robert, though a constructive feedback is that I think there need to be even more focus on equipment that you bring because you "may need it it". I still struggle on that though I am at 6 kg base weight including GoPro kit and e-book... I started at 11 kg+ with AliExpress eqipment and have been refining it gradualy ever since. I also challenge the 4,5 kg rule as you do, I think one should see that as a base weight rule to know you optimized your base line equipment (usuallly at great expense ;-) ) and then you add your mimnum requirements for a successfull hike, and for me that is a good video recording to relive the experience and a good book to read before sleep!
Thanks, and yes you are right. I also struggles sometimes and “should I or should I not bring this or that or could I do without” usually without us the answer 😄 although I to make mistakes and end up cold sometimes 🤷🏼♂️ and like you say, if you enjoy music, a book or something else and if that ads to the experience, why not!! It is your hike right !! 🙂
Very well put together vid.
Thanks 🙏🏻🙂
Thanks 🙏🏻🙂
Great video. G'day from Australia.
Thanks mate, glad to hear you liked it! And all the way from Australia 🇦🇺😀👍🏻
@@roberthammenrudh global reach mate. 🇦🇺🤠
Bra film 👍. "Must have" för mig är Foppa tofflorna som läger sko😁.
Stort tack 🙏🏻 och ja, jag förstår dom som gärna tar med ett par tofflor till kvällen! En del av mina vänner gör det också…👍🏻 rätt skönt att glida in i ett par torra eller i alla fall ett par som lätt går att ta av och på! 🙂
Interesting that you put electronics in the must have category.
One have to decide for themselves what electronic is necessary for the trip. I use the phone to call to come and sometimes for navigation, or as a backup for navigation. I don’t find it worth leaving them at home. Also like having a headlamp. A must…well sometimes yea.
4:20 Soap is actually quite critical to keeping clean hands (and avoid getting sick) and there are some incredibly lightweight dry options, like sea to summit pocket soap.
Yea I use the wet wipes and hand sanitizer for that reason so maybe no need for me to bring soap as well. But if one prefer soap instead, why not 👍🏻
You really need to use soap if you want to actually clean your hands though…
@@syindrome well you might be right 🤷🏼♂️ but I haven’t had any problems so far. We’ll see if I bring it in the future.
On a recent path of getting towards the ultralight way...but I’ll NEVER see 4.5kg BW. Most of my kit now changed or completely gone & only my pack to go...AtomPacks Mo60 custom on order as need something I can use all year & come winter, climbing gear comes along for the ride.
The Mo is a great choice and I believe you are making a clever choice of having a bit of space for different kind of trips instead of several backpacks. That’s why I have the 50L Atom+ instead of the 40. 👍🏻
@@roberthammenrudh Thank you very much for your reply.
Tjenare tack som alltid för en bra video :) kan du länka din termometer? :)
Tack och kul du gillar dom 🙂🙏🏻 ja den där termometern är kanon, trevligt att se natt tempen och så på morgonen efter. Man får en förståelse för hur det svänger och kanske varför man frös lite ev.
Nedan en länk till amazon, hoppas den funkar.
www.amazon.com/ORIA-Thermometer-Hygrometer-Bluetooth-Temperature/dp/B08LK935R1/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?crid=17A3D757WT85W&keywords=thermometer+bluetooth+button+outdoor&qid=1655730588&sprefix=thermometer+bluetooth+button+outdoor+%2Caps%2C219&sr=8-7
I went from 30+ kilos and more outside the the 65 liter pack, than inside. And I was cold and had no comfort.
Now I have a baseweigt around 10 kilos. That's a winter, hammock setup and everything fits inside my GG mariposa.
I could get down to 6 kilo with af tarp and bivybag, but the hammock is more comfortable.
When I stated, everything was old hand-me-downs or very cheap new. So almost everything have been change to something new over a two year period and with more and more focus on weight. I aim to reduce my weight with a kilo or two, but have to save up for everything. So that's a longer process.
Great and well done 👍🏻 and an expression we have in the group where I usually hike in with friends say that below 10 is just a bonus. But I can’t lie that I also love to be close to 5 and still below 10 with a week worth of food. So to loose a kg or two will be even better, but let it take time…it’s a life long journey and no rush! 👍🏻
A light and a lighter belong in the "must have" category. I foolishly went for a hike on a whim without any gear at all. It took me longer than I expected. Got caught in the dark. Couldn't see the trail. Couldn't see trail blazes. It was cold and I was drenched in sweat. I easily could have died. Some lucky guesses and maybe my guardian angel saved my life. I will never go near the outdoors without a dependable light and a source of fire again.
Great video. I was disappointed there was no mention of the 10 essentials in your process
Thanks 🙏🏻 and well, yes that’s probably a separate episode by itself 🙂👍🏻 don’t usually carry a knife or sun protection/sunscreen…Sweden 🤷🏼♂️ only lucky if we get any sun 😂! Jokes aside, sunscreen is good to have during summer, off course! I will put “the 10 essentials “ on the ToDo list.
Base weight is very confusing. On one hand it makes sense, on the other I see people don’t include stuff like trekking poles, phones, cables, watch etc. that crap alone can weight around a kilo. I also do not understand the point of separating the clothes you wear from the base weight. I mean, you carry that weight regardless… the argument that “it depends on weather conditions”, well, all the gear does.
Yep it’s confusing maybe but I like to have kind of a standard to be able to compare and to know what people mean during a discussion.
I think the three mentioned covers the main need and sure the worn weight could be included but I like to have it separately 🤷🏼♂️
if then people forget a watch/phone or leave it out because it’s in my pocket and someone else includes it because he packed it in his backpack well…those things I believe is something we have to live with.
The most important thing is that you do your thing and don’t focus to much on other people and maybe use it more as an inspiration, that’s what I do anyways 🙂 I like to compare my previous base weights from one, two or three years ago and see how it becomes better and better 👍🏻🙂
@@roberthammenrudh thanks mate.
Yeah I normally compare myself to myself. Just like you I log every hike, what I told exactly how much weight etc. I weight absolute everything down to the little piece of paracord.
For me it’s not about being called “ultralight” but rather about simplifying my kit and getting rid of unnecessary crap and therefore weight. That’s why I even started going that direction. The weight itself didn’t bother me much (ex infantry, I’m used to carrying weight long distances).
But, of course as you go along that route, you realize, hey, it’s kind of easier going these 30 km a day with less weight, who knew 😅
BTW, step 6: Get rid of extra cordage, baggies, cut extra rope, labels etc. I lost almost a kilo just by doing this.
I wouldn't recommend bottles like smart water or similiar. They are made from Plastics that emit toxic chemicals when exposed to sunlight and heat. So I bring a 1L Sigg Bottle, it's made out of metal but is still lighter Than a Nalgene bottle with 120g compared to 180g of the nalgene
I’m not sure which ones are ok and not actually but I would say most is due to regulations in the food industry they can’t let harmful chemicals in to the food even at high temperatures like exposed to sun…same goes for plastic bags and such. Which ones are ok (most I would say) and which are not 🤷🏼♂️ hard to say.
@@roberthammenrudh I've read that most of the Bottles are made from PET and those arent recommended to be reused in Germany. There are Plastic Bottles that are fine to refill but i havent found one of These yet but i think those are made from PP (dont know What this stands for)
@@Masterf-ub3fu ok, needs some further investigation no doubt 👍🏻
Ultralight hike is unsafe and risky! Stop this nonsense
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