2009 5 Ultralight Backpacking Gear for two night hike in the German Forest

[tearbear55]

no soap fuck the soap! thats like taking 200 extra grams i bet u didnt use it dont take the down u can find lighter synthetic material and no moskito netting u dont need that focus on necessities not wants

[AllieXii]

dry stuff like noodles, rice, even fish and chicken (vac sealed w/a bit of water) are great for dinner on the trail. I like to get the packs of minute rice (or whatever) and split them in half. Then Vac seal them or put them in zip locks (get most of the air out so the bag doesn't pop). This saves fair amount of space and when you want to cook them just boil some water and pour it in the bag. To boil water you could get a small alcohol stove. They cost $0-$30 and are reliable in emergencies.

[AdDiCtEdToWiNd]

I like tthe geramont chesse very much....yum yum

Du warst bestimm bei Globetrotter einkaufen!?

Die Seife hat mich darauf gebracht.

[biblesnbarbells]

Good Set up. How did the trip go?

[anederu]

Very well. In fact, this year I put the gear through it's toughest test yet during 5 weeks in Italy, France, Switzerland, Austria and Germany doing the classic Alpine walks. You can check out the story here:

thepearlfactory.blogspot.com/2­010/08/my-current-gear-list-an­d-my-hikes-of.html

[Slash28ACR]

Here's my feet..! Lmfao :P

[Blulip926]

Creepy beginning... Fells like he's gonna take over the world or start WW III... Lol

[anederu]

@Blulip926

Now that you mention it, it is kinda threatening... I think mainly because it was take like 100 or something.

[tuxinduluth]

Agreed. My pack weighs in at about 18 kilos. Its quite manageable.

[assholebjorn]

dude, u will not grow a single hair on ur chest with that pussylightweight sack of urs.

I mean jeez whats up with backpackers on youtube, are there no one that carries more than 20 kilos on their skinny backs??

Haul 30+ kilos and u will develop the muscles for it sooner or later...plus the chicks dig it! yea!

[anederu]

@assholebjorn

I agree that backpacking is a great way to get in shape and tone up, but maybe you're forgetting that ultralighters are also ultra-fast and ultra-long hikers. Take a look at my Mont Blanc video. I'm willing to bet that days 3 and 5 would be beyond any normal person carrying 20 kilos.

[assholebjorn]

@anederu 14 days my friend, me and 35 kilo walked i the mountains. But yes, im in great shape...and the chicks dig it! yea!!

When u develop the muscles for it carrying 30+ kg will be easy with a good pack. But u have to take more pitstops or else u will hurt urself, eventhough u feel u can continue.

[beholderlt]

@assholebjorn Muscles should be developed in the gym. Backpacking takes a lot of energy and if you are exhausted it can start eating your muscle away. A heavy backpack won't develop hair on your chest, it's mostly genetic. A heavy pack will ruin your joints too.

[bcm4066]

CANS!... for lightweight backpacking?...  great kit though...

[anederu]

@bcm4066

You're right... but it was only a two day hike and I think I wanted some creature comforts. But I still haven't really sussed out food yet. It's pretty difficult cos I don't carry a stove. Any ideas.

[RoboRocker69]

@anederu Ultralight backpackers will usually carry a small homemade alcohol stove (extremely lightweight and you get to make yourself) & dehydrated food packs. The are pretty tasty if you buy the right brand (Mountain House, Backpackers Pantry). For alcohol stove fabrication ideas and all kinds of backpacking tips, check out Tinny at minibulldesign.

[bcm4066]

@anederu well... i only carried cans on my 1st hike ever... tuna fish! but i found out that packets are easier to dispose once you've eaten the contents. when i'm back packing i usually have a protein bar and a coffee or just water for breakfast.... i don't eat stop and eat lunch unless i find myself at a very nice spot with a vista or something like that.. then i could cook something, or eat tuna fish with tortillas. and then i would cook something at night.

[bcm4066]

@anederu

i don't really cook.. i just boil water and add it to dehydrated food i carry. i carry noddle soups and i recently started taking rice with me... i'll try to make a video of it.

[Luccian22]

Update the vid and tell us how the trip went;)

Bdw get a better light:P

[anederu]

@Luccian22

You're half right about the torch... although many people rave about the photon freedom microlight, mins stopped working after a month. But a LED torch is enough for tent bound reading or simply finding something in the middle of the night.

[AdDiCtEdToWiNd]

@Luccian22

agree!!!

[timterrorist]

those are some high- quality feet there. none of those cheap quality feet crap lol. sweet gear. hope you had fun.

[wpick]

OK. The last time I was stationed in Germany (89-91) my home base was at Wiesbaden.

[wpick]

So how did the backpack trip go?

[anederu]

@wpick

Went real well, weather was fine... so some deer and wild piges. Altogether really nice memories

[wpick]

@anederu

Cool. I was stationed in Germany for 6 years. Where abouts in Germany did you go to? BTW, I saw Nord Wald here in the States. I really enjoyed it!

[anederu]

Maybe near where you were... I'm living in Marburg at the moment, 100 k north of Frankfurt (there was an American base in Giessen, 20 minutes south from here). I went to the Rothaargebirge forest, about one and half hours north west of Marburg,

[solobackpacking]

Platypus? Just get wine in a bag.

Its the same thing and actually costs cheaper.

[DePe1987]

funny, there are pieces of bread from a german supermarket and "studentenfutter"

[drummerman42]

Here is a platapus, here is a t-shirt, here are my feet.

I love it

[johnnyalligator]

How did you get on with the poncho as a tarp? and how did you get on with the Lunar solo?

Any video's of that as used in the wild?

Thanks!

[anederu]

In my hard won experience, poncho tarps work best in connection with a light-weight bivvy in more sheltered areas like forests where you have plenty of cover against wind and rain. I would also say that in general you need a tarp with vestibule-like wings to be fully protected. Search youtube for ARIZZON PONHO TARP ULTRAHEAVYBACKPACKER for an example of one such tarp - though it does not double as a pocho as far as I can see.

[anederu]

IF YOU WANNA SEE how I got on with both poncho tarp and lunar solo in the wild, search youtube for ANEDERU (my user name), VARIOUS CAMPSITES PYRENEES. Here you can see my homemade lightweight bivvy and what riding out a storm in a poncho taro at 2200 metres looks like...

[anederu]

As for the lunar solo, you can see it in action if you search for ANEDERU LUNAR SOLO... though it is a bried glimpse. Basically, I really like the lunar solo. For about 330 grams more than a tarp bivvy combination, you get the psychological sense of four walls and a home at the end of a tough day and the reassuring round protection of a tent no matter what the environment chucks at you...

[anederu]

I have rode out two Alpine electric storms and some otherwise heavy rain where it held up no questions asked. It is also simple to put up and really elegant looking. You just have to remember that depsite its shape, it is a tarp in the sense that it will collect condensation on the inner walls. Still, having to wipe them down every couple of hours is a small price to pay.

[johnnyalligator]

Thanks for the comments! I am curious for the lunar Solo, but have only seen some pictures and no vids..needles to say that I havent seen it in the flesh either.

I use a scarp 1 form tarptent and think it's great! but I can imagin to go even lighter at some point with something like the lunar solo..

[anederu]

Sorry, the storm video you can see by searching for:

ANEDERU STORM RAIN MONTE PERDIDO

[anederu]

As it was a two night hike through an area with villages, I didn't bother about water purification methods. And as for cooking, well, I normally eat cold even in the depths of winter! I am aware of the issues with down bags and am extra careful to keep them dry as a result -- using bivvies when rain is forecast and always putting it in a plastic bag while it is the backpack. Finally, studentenfutter is simply a mix of dried fruit and nuts so the calorific value should be similar to that.

[djbarryiii]

Ausgezeichnet! Ich auch koch nicht mehr und esse kalt. Warmes Tee geht schon...weniges Gewicht!

[atheistzombie]

Exposure to giardia is a very serious thing. I would recommend some form of water treatment, even if it's simply iodine tablets. Giardiasis will put you through 2-6 weeks of some very unpleasant symptoms.

[anederu]

I've just spent the last 4 weeks doing proper hiking in the Pyrenees and the Alps, and needless to say I took silver chloride tablets.

[djbarryiii]

Very nice kit! It looks light and well considered. Thoughts: What about water purification? Any cooking plans? (not really necessary in the end, though.) Toilet paper? Personal Comment: Down bags are marvelously light, but I've gotten mine wet often enough to avoid them now except for dry (ie very cold) winter or desert camping. You might include a good plastic bag to put your stuff sacked bag into, just for double protection.

Oh, and how many calories in student fodder? Enough?