Here's a great guide to the ten best ways you can lighten your load for your next backpacking trip.
#1. The Big Three — Tent/Sleeping Bag/ Sleeping Mat.
If you intend to replace kit in order to shed weight, then there are some key areas where the biggest impact can be made. These are the big three. By replacing one or all of your tent, sleeping bag and sleeping mat will probably yield the biggest weight reduction in your kit list.
The very lightest tends to be the most expensive, but if you have a limited budget, it may be possible to identify compromises that will still save considerable weight without compromising comfort.
You could go for single skin which offer better volume to weight ratios. Trekking Pole Tents save the weight of the poles. Or just go for the ultralight versions of traditional designs.
If you're currently using a Synthetic Bag, then a lot of weight (and packed volume) could be saved by moving over to Down. Down Bags have a much higher warmth to weight ratio than synthetic and can be compressed into smaller packages. They are more expensive than synthetic but also last longer.
Ultralight Airbeds are currently the most popular mats, they are lightweight with... Read more.
#2. Rucksacks
Rucksacks are a special category because they don't serve any purpose other than to carry the other stuff you need — they should be as light as possible consistent with being comfortable and convenient to use.
Over the years, features have been added to rucksacks that you don't necessarily need and have added to the weight of the rucksack until it could easily be the heaviest item you're carrying... Read more here.
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