Lightweight Hiking Gear Overview - Hiking in Norwegian Fjords

Another video from my recent Scandinavian trip. This time I hike into the Fjords of Norway and go over my gear I use to get a base pack weight around 20 lbs. For three season hiking it is very possible to get a pack between 15-20 lbs. without being uncomfortable. The gear I use in this video allows you to do this safely and you can find many of these items listed in my Amazon store (what a coincidence!):

http://www.crawlingroad.com/store

Backpack: Granite Gear Vapor Trail
Tent: Hilleberg Akto
Sleeping Bag: Mountain Hardware Ultralamina 32
Sleeping Pad: Big Agnus Air Core or Thermarest Ridge Rest Shorty
Stove: Snow Peak Giga Power
Cookware: Snow Peak Titanium and Light My Fire Spork
Headlamp: LED Aurora
Compass: Cammenga Tritium (or much lighter Suunto) w/Whistle
Knife: Fallkniven F1
Water Purificaiton: Platypus GravityWorks or Aqua Mira
Fire Kit: Swedish Fire Steel and Vaseline/Cotton Balls
First Aid Kit: Adventure Medical Kit Ultralight
Survival/Emergency Kit: Adventure Medical Pocket Surivival Kit w/mylar blanket
Jacket: Mont Bell Thermawrap UL or Mountain Hardware Compressor
Knit Cap: Merino Wool Ice Breaker or Wool Power
Socks: Merino Wool Ice Breaker or Wool Power
Long Underwear: Merino Wool Ice Breaker or Wool Power
Extra Clothing: Synthetic Shirt
Rain Gear: Helly Hansen Impertech
Umbrella: Golite Umbrella
Water Bottles: Generic Spring Water Bottles
Emergency Communication: SPOT Satellite Communicator
Luxury Item: Amazon Kindle

The above list will get you to 20lbs. If you choose the lighter items from the above (lighter compass, lighter sleeping mat, lighter jacket, lighter water chemicals vs. filter, etc.) you'll be just a little over 17 lbs. That's with a real tent, real sleeping bag, comfortable backpack, good insulation, good rain gear, emergency communication, and something to read when you are enjoying the outdoors. You will be warm and comfortable with the above gear in virtually all three season camping condtions.

Take up the challenge to get your pack light. You will have travel further, have more fun and be less prone to injury by getting your pack weight down!

If you like this video, consider purchasing some gear through my Amazon store. It costs you nothing extra but helps support my work.

http://www.crawlingroad.com/store

Music is old Scandinavian Folk Midsommer Dansen by Schottis that I found in public archives.

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• ultralight hiking
• Fallkniven F1
• granite gear
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• big agnus air core
• thermarest ridge rest
• snow peak giga power
• snow peak titanium
• LED headlamp
• cammenga compass
• platypus gravityworks
• aqua mira
• adventure medical kit
• pocket survival kit
• mont bell thermawrap
• mountain hardware compressor
• ice breaker merino
• wool power merino
• helly hansen impertech
• golite umbrella
• spot satellite

[onenewmurderer]

Now I have not personally put those specs to the test, but i had 2 friends who took a pocketrocket and cooked 3 meals a day for both of them(cooking seperately on the same canister) and they did i believe a week on the AT with just one canister for both of them. Hope that helps you out! so those ones that arent completely full are good for overnighters and such.

[CrawlingRoad]

@onenewmurderer I will use the canisters down as low as I feel comfortable with. Then I will retire them to my kitchen where I use the stove to heat up water, etc. when I need it. That way I can use up the fuel and not feel like I'm wasting anything.

[onenewmurderer]

Hey Craig, I dont know if anyone else has commented about this, but a little tip that may help you out with that stove. I have a MSR pocketrocket, and my fuel canister(the small jetboil fuel canister) can cook 2-3 meals a day for 2 people for about 5-6 days.

[CrawlingRoad]

@onenewmurderer I like the stove. That big canister will easily last me 2 weeks with that stove. The smaller one is probably good for 5-7 day trips. But I've switched back to my Trangia/Clikstand for now. I like the simplicity and easy of fuel management.

[CrawlingRoad]

@onenewmurderer A good shelter can save your a@@ in bad weather. Honestly I'll cut weight in other areas, but I don't mess around carrying a minimalist shelter. I tried them and find I just don't like cutting things that close if the weather doesn't cooperate.

[onenewmurderer]

@CrawlingRoad yeap! i carry my Soulo no matter what! I know it can handle everything the outdoors can throw at it. I was in 40-50 mile an hour wind gusts about a week ago and my tent brushed that off like it was nothing. Matter of fact i didnt even realize the wind was that strong until i got out of the tent. Now that they have released a mesh inner for the soulo(in May) it can help cut some weight for summer camping. (just use the mesh instead of the tent).

[CrawlingRoad]

@ChrisJI89 That's a glowing endorsement, Chris. We don't have that brand you mention in the US, but do have others that use eVent. I will check it out and report back in the future.

[ChrisJI89]

@CrawlingRoad I live in the UK, and I'm often out on Dartmoor in Devon, which is exactly the climate you described. It's usually absolutely soaking wet, with cold temps. Despite this, my eVent jacket has been brilliant. I really would urge you to give it another go. Breathable fabrics have moved on a lot recently, you may be surprised.

[CrawlingRoad]

@ChrisJI89 and thanks for your comment. If I get an eVent jacket and give it a good solid multi-day rain forest test I will post a review.

[CrawlingRoad]

@ChrisJI89 eVent is on the list, but I have been so discouraged through the years I remain skeptical. Out in my area it gets so wet that the out layers of all jackets can become soaked. Plus the outside temp is much lower than inside the jacket. That will cause almost all breathable fabrics to stop breathing or concentrate condensation. So if I know it's going to be really wet, like days and days wet, I'd still want the non-breathable.