Lightweight
Backpacking
Ten Secrets to
Lighten Your Load
David Fanning
Poudre Wilderness Volunteers
Big South Patrol
July 2008
June 2012
June 2012
Secret 1: Question Authority
Be Prepared!
Need reliable shelter
You can freeze out there! What if?
Filter your water Take extra clothes
One is none, two is one
Use a propane stove
Wear waterproof boots
Secret 2: Weigh Everything
Everything weighs something
Secret 3: Get a Lighter Pack
Gregory Baltoro 65
65 liter, 5lb 14oz
$299.00
Gossamer Gear Mariposa
69 liter, 1lb 14oz
$205.00
Packs
Six Moon Design Fusion 50
Granite Gear Vapor Trail
ULA Circuit
GoLite Jam
Gossamer Gear G4
Osprey Exos
Secret 4: Need a Sleeping Bag?
• Think: Sleeping System (inc. clothes)
• I get cold!
• I flop around!
1lb 8oz
1lb 2oz
1lb 7oz
Sleeping Pads
8 oz
15 oz
11 oz
8 oz
Secret 5: Gimme Shelter
REI Half Dome
5 lbs 8 oz
Moment Tarp Tent
1 lb 12 oz
MSR Carbon Reflex
2 lb 14 oz
MLD Duomid
16 oz
Shelter
Gossamer Gear SpinnTwin
14 oz
Integral Designs Traverse
2lb 11oz
Warbonnet Big Mama Jamba Tarp
14 oz
Notch Tarp Tent
1 lb 10 oz
Six Moon Design Refuge
1 lb 10 oz
Hexamid Cuben Fiber
11 oz
Secret 6: Embrace Frugality
16 oz, $100
6 oz
$10
1 oz, $1
1.5 oz
$1.25
Secret 7: Dress Differently
Secret 8: Rethink Water Filters
16 oz, $85
3.6 oz, $50
2.0 oz, $15
3.1 oz, $25
Secret 9: Wear Shoes
Secret 10: Become Informed
Ultralight Backpacking Books
http://www.backpackinglight.com
PWV Ultralight Resources:
Resource Page: http://bit.ly/1hphAIE
Ultralight Forum: http://poudrewildernessvolunteers.org
Ultimate Secret: Lite Means FUN
Thank you!