Only The Lightest, Ch 4: Ultralight Backpacking, Lighten Your Sleeping Pad, Rainwear, & Cooking Gear

Enjoy ultralight backpacking more by reducing the weight of your sleeping pad, rainwear, and cooking gear. Chapter 4 in a series of more than 30 videos. www.hikelight.com

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• ultralight
• backpacking
• lightweight
• hiking
• diy
• camping backpacking gear
• hiking gear
• sleeping pad
• cooking gear
• rain gear

[OnlyTheLightest]

Thanks. I'm glad you like it.

Steve

[OnlyTheLightest]

The tent is a Six Moon Designs Gatewood Cape that serves as shelter and rain gear. Steve

[aTellerOfTruths]

Awesome videos, BUT did I see alcohol in a soda bottle without a label making it clear that poison is in it? We all make mistakes, that's why we have to watch out for each other.

[OnlyTheLightest]

@aTellerOfTruths

Good point.  But you can't see all of that bottle! Had it been a real fuel bottle I would have had it marked. Check out chapter 53 and I cover that exact point. I talk about putting spare tape around it, or putting it in the cook kit, and I even drew a cute little skull and crossbones on the bottle.

Thanks, Steve

[BACKWOODSBLISS]

What inflatable pads were those?

[OnlyTheLightest]

@BACKWOODSBLISS

The inflatable pads were the Pacific Outdoor Equipment air mattresses from about 2005. The new one is even lighter and has great insulation qualities.

[airbus001]

The best series on ultralight gear around.

[weerobot]

Very Instructive ,good video.

[OnlyTheLightest]

@JWK35 Yes, that's the Pacific Outdoor Equipment air mattress from about 2005. The new one, with insulation is black.

[JEHIAHL]

@OnlyTheLightest Thank you:) I have been using my pack without the built in support for a while. I guess the little things are what I need to work on more. My pack weight now minus water and food is just under eleven pounds. I have been racking my brain in order to get my weight down under ten pounds. I know this is quite a bit of weight compaired to how little weight you have been able to get down to. Thanks again, I will continue to work on my gear.

[OnlyTheLightest]

@JEHIAHL You can hack a little on straps that are too long, but remember you'll need them longer with witner gear. I recently finally cut out some straps for a sleeping pad I wasn't using. Try the pack without supports. You might like it better.