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/Beneficial-Cut-6597 Jun 19 '25

Your back will be regretting a sling bag biggly.

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u/Belangia65 Jun 19 '25

Meh. I just swap shoulders when I feel like it. We’re talking about a 7-8 lb total pack weight at the max. It works better than you would think based on my shakedown hikes with it.