What's In My Backpack

An overview of all the items in my backpack, along with suggestions on how to reduce your pack weight. Includes a quick look at my new Osprey Exos 58 ultralight backpack.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Backpacking
• hiking
• ultralight
• packs
• weight
• Osprey
• Exos
• backpack
• sleeping
• pad
• bag
• stove
• Thermarest
• Neoair
• Trekker
• Lounge
• Big
• Agnes
• Fly
• Creek
• UL2
• Marmot
• Mountain
• Hardware
• Black
• Diamond
• Orbit
• Croc
• Quick
• Trails
• Snow
• Peak
• Coleman
• MSR
• Miniworks
• Steripen
• Frog
• Togs
• camping

[ck180ck180]

do you use the Big Agnes tent footprint with the Big Agnes tent or is it even necessary?

[upupaepops]

@ck180ck180 I currently don't use the Big Agnes footprint. However, all of the areas I've pitched the tent in are "soft" (grass, pine forests, dirt, etc). Given that the floor is somewhat thinner than the more rugged (and heavier) tents like the MSR tents, if I were to pitch it on rougher ground, especially rocky areas, I'd probably opt to use the footprint.

[lewigas]

Do you think that you could get away with an exos 46 instead of the 58 model to carry your 15/17 pound set up? Cheers and thanks for the information.

[upupaepops]

@lewigas I definitely think so. For me, the key will probably be getting a slightly smaller / more compressable sleeping bag. That's the biggest single space hog in the pack. But even with the current bag, I'm finding that I have some spare room in the 58 model, so I may even be able to use the current bag. However, in the big picture, the 46 is only 3 ounces lighter than the 58.

[rainbowhiker]

I like your gear and it deffinitely is a light weigh set up. However, you can go lighter, as you explained, but, at a much cheaper cost. Lightweight & ultralightweight backpacking does not have to cost much more than a hundred dollars and be perfectly safe and comfortable. See the two part series of, intensanglers on this subject and what he carries. They are some of his first videos. Love what you doing here. Thanks.

[upupaepops]

@rainbowhiker Thanks for the feedback! You are definitly right. I need to do a video on "then and now" from an equipment perspective. I've gone through a variety of much lesser expensive, "DIY", series of equipment, so this video kind of gives a skewed perspective on the potential cost of light weight, since it only shows the more expensive equipment. But, as you note, there are a LOT of great inexpensive options out there. Thanks!

[upupaepops]

@dongjin3558  Thanks for watching! On to the SEC :)

[dongjin3558]

AGGIE DAD~

GREAT VIDEO

[upupaepops]

@andrew416z Thanks for watching! Yes, it's really great to have that REI so close. Coming in soon to pick up one of the new ThermaRest NeoAir All-Season pads. Have really loved my current NeoAir, and the new All-Season version looks fantastic!

[andrew416z]

Awesome video! Great to see another Aggie that is out enjoying the outdoors. I see that you live in Spring meaning you must visit the REI in Willowbrook. I work there in the footwear section. You should drop in sometime and say hi!