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Have we done a shakedown yet? Here's my ~9lb solo kit. Colorado Rockies, Summer (lighterpack.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by hombre_fundido to c/ultralight

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Where are you going and when: Colorado late summer

What temp range and weather do you expect: Low/mid-30's to 70's

Goal Baseweight (BPW): Pretty happy with things, but I'm always down with going lighter.

Budget: $0. I got bills to pay.

Non-negotiable Items: Honestly don't know what I could cut out. If anything, I might be forgetting something.

Solo or with another person?: Solo, 2p gear list is heavier.

Note: A lot of this gear I bought used or on sale/clearance. UL gear doesn't have to be expensive. There's plenty floating around, if you keep an eye out. Thrift stores or Craigslist in more outdoorsy cities will have decent stuff. If our community on Lemmy gets large enough, it'd be cool to have a ULGeartrade at some point. I bought the pack and the poncho tent off there.

Caveats: For cooler temps I'll bring a down vest or jacket. If I want more comfortable sleep, I have an inflatable sleep pad. For buggy conditions I bring the net tent. All this would bring me up to 10 lbs.

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[–] miles 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You could live without the sleep top, but if a lot of your trips are with a partner, then I can understand more downtime. Do you both coldsoak?

One technical issue is your trekking poles -- lighterpack will count the second one as baseweight even though they're marked as "worn", so change the qty to "1" and double the weight and watch your baseweight go down :)

[–] hombre_fundido 2 points 1 year ago

Ah, good eye on the trekking poles.

We cook when we're together. I make my own "add hot water" meals and use a small cook kit for both of us.

When I'm alone I go "no cook": stuff like bars, nuts, fruit, fritos, jerky, etc. I enjoy the simplicity of it.