Ultralight Backpacking Gear EVERYONE Should Use!

Ultralight Backpacking may not be for everyone.. But, some ultralight backpacking gear can be beneficial to any backpacker! There is even a bunch of budget ultralight backpacking gear on this list, cuz not everyone wants to spend money!

GEAR IN THIS VIDEO

SOME OF MY FAVORITE GEAR

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[hooptroopers]

Hey! Found your channel just today and despite having spent time in the online UL community for a while a while back and then for about a month this time around, your channel just showed up and it's very informative and straight to the point. Unlike a lot of other click bait videos with either hot takes or plain common sense, on your channel, two videos in and already learning heaps. Videos are decent, properly made low key and not over done. Hopefully you will stay true to yourself and the audience and not become an advertiser for the companies like many of the others. Kudos!

[jpriddle]

Thanks for sharing this list! Nice, succinct summary. A nice length of ultralight cordage comes in handy!

Regarding the Flextail Repel, I would encourage everyone to do some reading up on the main insecticide ingredients, prallethrin and meperfluthrin. I’m a bit concerned about the potential impact on bees, fish and amphibians if these products become mainstream in the wilderness. And there’s some early indications that mosquitos could build a resistance over time. Nothing is blatantly conclusive about these chemicals in an aerosolized form at personal use levels, but worth considering from a leave-no-trace perspective.

[CameronVirrill]

Yet again, brisk, specific, helpful. Well done.

[mikeghost]

I almost instantly fell in love with the flextail pump. So much better than my thermarest pump, and it has a lantern. Bonus in my book. I might look into the repellent gear. Thanks Matty

[SophisticatedDogCat]

Nice video! Glad you showed a video with actual unique ultralight gear and not the usual “carry a smart water bottle!” or “get rid of stuff sacks and use a nylofume pack liner!”

[Oldsparkey]

The little pumps are really nice to have. I have been using a Camp-Tek Air Mattress Pump - Microburst since 2012. It's 2.3 oz or 65 grams and that's with the battery's in it. It will fill a Neo Air 25 times before I change battery's. I like time tested items and my other one is the Therm-a-cell, it has saved me a lot of blood & starved a lot of mosquitos over the years here in Mosquito infested Florida. I've had it at lease 20 years and it has made a lot of other campers believers in it's abilities. Best 6 ounces I have ever taken into the woods with me and refuse to leave at home.

[Learningthetruth]

Shock cord on in the InReach is super smart. Mine fell on the John Muir two weeks ago and it was a $250 repair because the screen cracked.

[petershib]

The tiny pump works amazing for getting the fire going. I bring it just for that and the lamp.

[michelstronguin]

The gear you showed here is really sweet, I’ll buy that cool pump, thank you! I must say that the bug repellent device though, man those things are horrible. It’s been shown, even on YouTube, that these types of devices don’t create a dome of protection. Videos showing that even in ideal conditions - the guy is filming the device working for a half hour straight before starting to test, with no wind. And amazingly you see dozens of mosquitoes surrounding the device and even landing on it, and of course trying to bite the owner who is sitting half a meter from it (covered in a protective suit). Best thing is a physical barrier or a good bug repellent product that you put on your skin.

[commentsonthetube]

Hey, I design 3D printed adapters for that flextail. Makes it a lot easier to use with Nemo, Big Agnes, etc. I also make an adapter that fits to a telescoping metal tube for blowing air on a fire. Happy to send over some samples if you'd like to try!

[praktika]

Yeah the pump stokes fire really well but don't leave it going while rested on a piece of hot rock right near the flame the way a mate of mine did with my pump because plastic melts. Like ... Hold it in your hand while you stoke up the flames.

[BACKPACKERish]

Lol! I think I have modified the cordage on every piece of gear I own with either some dyneema line or shock cord. And you won’t regret it in the side of your pack!

[bihlygoat]

The flextail tiny pump weighs less than most inflation sacks. Definitely worth it. Don’t fill up your pad by mouth! In addition to passing out, you might get mold in the pad, and when your warm breath cools it will deflate your pad a bit.

[dalehilliard]

Dig the kool-aid Randy Savage shirt..just bought the flextail (been putting it off because of weight gain) works great.

[ironpig]

Id skip on a dyneema wallet. I got a chicken tramper wallet and got tired of switching from trail to work wallet so its my everyday wallet. Best part is the bright color so you can easily find it

[jakeells]

What kind of bug net was that @1:02 and how in the world did you get your hammock through it!?

[footjesuspilledpureblood]

Dude, every time I look at my dyneema wallet, I feel joy. 😆

[olivern]

Are you still using the flextail repel? Are the refills turning it into an expensive gadget?

[shayzoo]

Are we supposed to know what the flex tail tiny repel does? It would be helpful to say what things are for for people who haven’t heard of that item before.

[RichardKeysoftware]

I picked up the ultralight repel - you have to use your own battery but it weighs nothing