| Here's an ultralight backpacking list, an example of | | | | *Light: 1 ounce |
| what I typically take on a weekend hike. We're all | | | | *Water: 16 ounces |
| different in our needs and skills, though, so please | | | | *Raw Sunflower Seeds: 16 ounces |
| don't take it as a recomendation. My list, with | | | | *Fudge-dipped granola bars (8): 16 ounces |
| weights (not including what I wear to start): | | | | *Tortilla Chips: 16 ounces |
| *GoLite Breeze Backpack: 12 ounces | | | | TOTAL WEIGHT : 9 pounds, 8 ounces |
| *Western Mountaineering Bag: 17 ounces | | | | This is a summer backpacking list, but it's worth |
| *Nylon Tarp: 17 ounces | | | | noting that my 17-ounce sleeping bag has kept me |
| *Frogg Toggs Rain Jacket: 7 ounces | | | | warm below freezing. The food adds up more than |
| *Groundsheet: 2 ounces | | | | 6,700 calories, plus I tend to eat a lot of wild berries. |
| *Sleeping Pad: 4 ounces | | | | I keep iodine pills for purifying water in my first aid |
| *Bathroom Supplies: 3 ounces | | | | kit, and stop often to refill the plastic water bottle. |
| *First Aid Kit: 3 ounces | | | | This isn't an exercise in deprivation. I have done that |
| *Knife, Lighter, Etc: 3 ounces | | | | too, going out with just a plastic bag to sleep in and |
| *Hat: 1 ounce | | | | a few granola bars. This list is what I need for |
| *Gloves: 1 ounce | | | | comfort, warmth and safety. It is actually very |
| *Poly Vest: 4 ounces | | | | enjoyable to easily walk twenty miles through the |
| *Socks, 2 pair: 2 ounces | | | | mountains, with less than ten pounds on my back. |
| *T-shirt, long sleeve: 6 ounces | | | | With the right skills, equipment and preparation, |
| *Camera: 5 ounces | | | | ultralight backpacking is never about suffering. |