50 signs you may have taken UL backpacking too far

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A place to chat about gear and the philosphy of ultralight. Ultralight bushwalking or backpacking focuses on carrying the lightest and simplest kit. There is still a good focus on safety and skill.

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Ultralight Bushwalking/backpacking is about more than just gear lists. Ultralight walkers carefully consider gear based on the environment they are entering, the weather forecast, their own skill, other people in the group. Gear and systems are tested and tweaked.
If you are new to this area then welcome - Please remember that although the same ultralight philosophy can be used in all environments that the specific gear and skill required will vary greatly. It is very dangerous to assume that you can just copy someone else's gear list, but you are encouraged to ask questions, learn and start reducing the pack weight and enjoying the freedom that comes.

Common words
Base pack backpacking the mass of the backpack and the gear inside - not including consumables such as food, water and fuel
light backpacking base weight less than 9.1kg
ultralight backpacking base weight less than 4.5kg
super-ultralight backpacking base weight less than 2.3kg
extreme-ultralight backpacking base weight less than 1.4kg
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Dexter
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50 signs you may have taken UL backpacking too far

Thu 16 Dec, 2021 8:34 pm

https://www.thehikinglife.com/2021/12/5 ... ng-too-far

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Re: 50 signs you may have taken UL backpacking too far

Fri 17 Dec, 2021 11:19 am

Cheers Dexter, I got a good laugh out of that. I'm pleased to say that the only one I've been guilty of is number 35.
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Re: 50 signs you may have taken UL backpacking too far

Sat 18 Dec, 2021 9:23 pm

Guilty of 27.
Who needs more than two pairs of socks?
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Re: 50 signs you may have taken UL backpacking too far

Sun 19 Dec, 2021 4:51 am

wildwanderer wrote:Guilty of 27.
Who needs more than two pairs of socks?


I did the Larapinta (wiith lots of sidetrips) with a single pair of Injinjis.
They were wrecked by the end, but it did mean a lighter load.
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Re: 50 signs you may have taken UL backpacking too far

Sun 19 Dec, 2021 7:36 am

north-north-west wrote:
wildwanderer wrote:Guilty of 27.
Who needs more than two pairs of socks?


I did the Larapinta (wiith lots of sidetrips) with a single pair of Injinjis.
They were wrecked by the end, but it did mean a lighter load.
I did it with two pairs of Injinjis, however I did take another pair of thick woollen socks to sleep in.
Decadent, I know!
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Re: 50 signs you may have taken UL backpacking too far

Sun 19 Dec, 2021 8:30 am

I didn't think the sock issue included campwear. My possum wool bedsocks go everywhere with me.
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Re: 50 signs you may have taken UL backpacking too far

Mon 20 Dec, 2021 12:01 pm

The only problem with a damp pair of Injinjis is that they take 5 minutes to put on! ;-)
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Re: 50 signs you may have taken UL backpacking too far

Sun 02 Jan, 2022 9:21 pm

#44 would be all the packers who cried out in angst that vollys were not going to be the same when they were split from dunlop.
I don't hit many of those but I've seen the temptation, and I've done training with a few freshly minted pros who found out the hard way why the guide always has a heavy pack.... Good fun though!
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Re: 50 signs you may have taken UL backpacking too far

Mon 03 Jan, 2022 1:23 am

You know you have taken UL bushwalking too far when you scrape the vowels off your map to reduce the ink weight.
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Re: 50 signs you may have taken UL backpacking too far

Tue 04 Jan, 2022 1:44 pm

haha! :D
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