A massive list of ultralight backpacking tips and tricks to help lighten your load on the trail for an overnight trip or an extended thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. Packing light is a revered skill, one that often develops with time, experience, and lots of mistakes.

Want to shed weight from your backpacking setup? In this blog post, we share 10 practical ultralight backpacking tips and the best lightweight backpacking gear that will help you shave pounds from your load - all without sacrificing comfort.

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Gear guide to the best ultralight backpacking tents. Ultralight 1 person, 2 person, nylon, cuben fiber, dyneema, freestanding and non-freestanding tents tested by Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail thru-hikers. Your backpacking tent is one of the biggest items in your pack and a big opportunity to save weight.

Gossamer Gear THE ONE is an ultralight, fully enclosed, 3 season single wall tent. The One is easily setup with two trekking poles or tent poles.

Diamonds are played out—all the real ballers know that platinum is where it's at, and Big Agnes is one of the premier ballers in the tent game, which is why it introduced the Fly Creek Platinum HV 2-Person 3-Season Tent, which is the lightest double-wall tent in Big Agnes' impressive lineup of ultralight tents. Don't think this tent's light just because it's tiny, though, because Big Agnes built this beauty with a volume-maximizing design that you will only find here at Backcountry.com. If…

Big Agnes jumps into the Dyneema world with five absurdly light and pricey shelters.

Ultralight backpacking gear list for thru hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, Appalachian Trail and Continental Divide Trail. Refined list of cottage industry and traditional backpacking gear companies.

Gear guide to the best ultralight backpacking tents. Ultralight 1 person, 2 person, nylon, cuben fiber, dyneema, freestanding and non-freestanding tents tested by Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail thru-hikers. Your backpacking tent is one of the biggest items in your pack and a big opportunity to save weight.

Whether you are out for a couple of hours or a couple of months, a quality ultralight backpack is an essential feature of a good trip....

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Sea To Summit’s Ultralight is the world’s lightest hammock. It is made with Nylon 66 monofilament fabric resulting in its featherweight 4.9-ounce weight yet it’s strong enough to support a 300-pound camper. Hardware is made of 6061 aluminum and all seams and loops are optimized for durability. Its integrated stuff sack is designed space to

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The best ultralight backpacking packs for thru-hiking. Lightweight and minimalist backpacking requirements, cuben fiber, dyneema, nylon material. Hyperlight, Gossamer, Osprey, Granite, SWD, MLD, ZPacks, Katabatic, ULA and more. A true ultralight backpacking pack will weigh under 2 lbs and should not weigh over 3 lbs.

After completing the first section of the Sierra High Route last summer I realized it was time to build a much more burly backpack. Since t...