Ultralight for Under $1000

Base weight: 9.6 lb / 4.34 kg · Total weight: 13.6 lb / 6.17 kg · 36 items · Total price: $972.43

Season: THREE_SEASON · Duration: TWO_TO_THREE_DAY · Backpacking

A pack that hits under the magical 10lbs base weight without sacrificing much comfort or luxuries and costs under $1000 all in. Assumes you already have hiking gear like shoes and a shirt.

Big 3

• Kakwa 55 Ultragrid — 32.1 oz — $199.00
• Nylofume® Nylofume® Pack Liner — 0.9 oz — $1.87
• LANSHAN 1 PRO — 24.3 oz — $135.00
• 8× Tent Stakes — 0.3 oz
• Hikenture Sleeping Pad — 20.8 oz — $75.00
• Moondance Quilt 25F — 23.0 oz — $220.00
• Trekology 2.0 Pillow — 3.2 oz — $18.00

Cook System

• TOAKS Titanium 750ml Pot — 3.6 oz — $26.95
• BRS-3000T Ultralight Burner — 1.0 oz — $19.99
• Platypus QuickDraw Microfilter System — 3.4 oz — $49.95
• Bic Mini Lighter — 0.4 oz — $1.99
• 2× Smartwater 1L — 1.4 oz — $2.00
• Fuel container — 3.5 oz
• Fuel — 3.8 oz
• Titanium Long Handle — 0.6 oz — $4.00

Electronics

• 10,000 mAh Power Bank — 5.8 oz — $25.00
• Trekking Poles — 17.0 oz — $25.00
• Mini Flashlight — 0.6 oz — $4.00
• Cables — 0.4 oz

Clothing

• Hat — 1.8 oz
• Sunglasses — 1.1 oz
• Hiking Shirt — 7.1 oz
• Hiking Pants — 8.8 oz
• Hiking Footwear — 21.2 oz
• Hiking Socks — 1.8 oz
• Frogg Toggs Ultralight — 6.0 oz — $20.00
• Decathlon Toque — 0.7 oz — $5.00
• Decathlon Trek 100 Down Jacket — 9.9 oz — $99.00
• Camp Shirt — 4.2 oz — $20.00
• Camp Socks — 1.1 oz

Hygiene

• Toothbrush — 0.4 oz
• 2× Unpaste Tooth Tabs — 0.0 oz — $0.10
• First Aid Kit — 1.8 oz
• BoglerCo Ultralight Trowel — 0.5 oz — $15.98
• Hand Sanitizer — 1.0 oz — $2.50
• Toilet Paper — 1.1 oz

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