Finding ways to save weight with your gear is a never ending challenge. Our store manager Chris talks us through the ultralight camping gear he uses on his bikepacking trips.
SLEEPING
- down sleeping bags are the lightest and most compressible
- shorter lengths pads
- bivy bags for ultralight solo trips
- use compression sacks
FOOD
- use dehydrated meals for high kcal low weight food
- jetboil stove systems allows everything to be packed inside itself
- use a lightweight water filter
ESSENTIALS
- use jackets storable in their own pocket
- eliminate all non essentials
- buy the smallest version of each item
- make sure your ultralight camping gear is multiple use