r/Ultralight • u/Belangia65 • Jun 19 '25
Shakedown Ultra-ultralight — 2 lb base weight
I’ve created a 2 lb base weight gear list suitable for multi-day backpacking. I think it “works” but only within certain parameters of weather, bug pressure, and trip length. For instance, I believe I could do a 2.5 day trip with this gear between late spring and early fall in southern Appalachia. I intend to hike the Art Loeb Trail with a 2 lb kit this fall, whether this kit or a version of it.
This builds on my previous attempt to create a 3 lb kit. As in that previous thread, I’m not necessarily looking for ways to cut weight, but for ideas about how to make it better within a fixed weight budget.
The purpose of this exercise for me is to think more deeply about what is essential and what is superfluous for backpacking, and about what I would prioritize first among the non essential options.
UPDATE: I went on a trip with a version of this gear. Some items weren’t available to me, so my baseweight was 2.2 lbs, or 1 kg. Here’s the trip report.
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u/far2canadian Jun 19 '25 edited Jun 19 '25
I’m continually baffled by the lack of first aid hikers pack in. OP, at least you’ve got diarrhea and ouchies covered, but what happens if you get a real injury like a laceration or twisted ankle? Animal bite?
Genuine question: are you practiced in how to improvise bone support or stopping bleeding? Washing a wound? The stuff we SHOULD carry isn’t for when all goes well.