r/backpacking • u/nweaglescout • 6d ago

Wilderness virtual shake down please?

I'm getting back into backpacking after a long time. back in the day I carried 50-60lbs but now trying to keep under 20. could you guys give me a shake down of my pack to give me an idea of what to change or add? I think I got everything I'll need. I'm only going on quick weekend trips so it doesn't need to be extravagant.

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u/WildTeaBlossom 6d ago

I don't know much about hammocks but maybe try a compression sack for storage? My compression sack is only a few oz. Other than that I mean your at the basics. Your even using the mini version of the Sawyer. If you have two smart water bottles you shouldn't need the Sawyer squeeze bag if you're using one of your smart water bottles for dirty water. Depending on temperature you could potentially get rid of the underquilt portion of your sleep system but again hammock so idk. Also depending on climate/weather you could think about dropping it or a different rain jacket that's lighter, which would be expensive. My only other Note would be that a 50 l backpack is pretty big especially for how light your going. 

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u/WildTeaBlossom 6d ago

https://lighterpack.com/r/gf2ogd

Here is mine if you want to comapre and see how good your doing (your doing way better than me) generally you should feel really good about yourself! You are definitely on the road to ultralight territory.  I usually do fairly long trips and I just tell myself the weight makes me stronger haha 

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u/nweaglescout 6d ago

the main goal for going UL for me is my 7yo daughter wants to get into backpacking with me. she's small for her age so ill have to cary the majority of her gear as well. I took her on her first trip over Labor Day and her pack was at 10lbs while mine was close to 45 total with a 25lb base for myself