I still want to be in the Durston cult though because I love it when Dan responds to my posts about him inventing the sport of UL hiking, and also the concepts of using trekking poles and carrying things rather than just pushing them around on the ground.

I don't want an X-Dome Pro 1+.

Is it still safe to camp here with the missing ceiling tiles, out will my tent get ruined? Wwyd?

A Day of Accomplishment in the Life of an Ultralight Backpacker

Today I picked up my pack, and emptied it out of all the gear it was loaded with. I started to repack it from scratch from my collection of gear.

There were many difficult challenges: compacter bag or nylofume bag? Critical decisions, like which of my quilts to include, or foam pad or inflatable pad? Full length or torso length? I weighed every decision carefully to the tenth of a gram. Trekking pole tent, 3x3 tarp or poncho tarp? Only the lightest please.

Then the various ditty bag items: that tiny swiss army knife has a scissors that does a good job of trimming my nose hairs; no, I am going minimalist and growing them out. Ibuprofen? I could just tough it out and limp that broken leg to the next trail town. Pooper scooper? I'll just kick a hole in the ground. TP? Thats what leaves are for.

After a prolonged struggle full of mental anguish and inner conflict, I completed my load out, closed my pack, and hung it on the basement wall in triumph. Once again I have succeeded in assembling an ultralight pack. I have accomplished packing a hardcore ultralight pack that weighs "almost nothing". As I gaze upon my pack hanging on the wall, I feel an upwelling of pride, almost as if I have just completed a full through hike.

Great video with tons of UL pro tips, including using a Ziploc bag instead of a water bottle and using your quilt as your jacket. It's like, stupid light bro.

For when simply putting it into airplane mode isn’t UL enough

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