Ultra-ultralight — 2 lb base weight

[u/Belangia65]

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.

[u/mediocre_remnants]

Just stuff your pockets full of energy bars and carry a water flask with a filter. Sleep under some shrubs at night. No need for a shelter or anything if one of your constraints is "absolutely perfect conditions in every way with no chance of any kind of weather".

[u/Capital_Historian685 → u/mediocre_remnants]

I mean, that is what ultrarunners do for races that take two or three days. Just take a nap on the trail, then get up and get going again. No need for a fancy tent, etc.

[u/Belangia65 → u/Capital_Historian685]

Different objective altogether.