Free Ultralight Backpacking Gear
Here are a few things you probably already have lying around that you can use to reduce your pack weight. Have others ideas? Please share!
Posted on October 25th, 2009 by admin
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October 25th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
LOL
October 25th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Thank you for your informative video.
You are now officially banned from all Taco Bell Restaurants™.
Sincerely, Taco Bell Restaurants™.
October 25th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
@outdoorsman535 Just put it in the haineken pot.
October 25th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
thief!!! LOL
October 25th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
is that an upside down plate ?????
October 25th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Thanks, the dryer lint was a great suggestions, going to raid the laundry room trash can for our backpacking trip
October 25th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Really liked a few of these ideas…They will help me out a lot..TY for this Vid. =)
October 25th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
take 1 big soup tin when ur done with the soup u can use it as a pan to cook things in it i tried it on my stove and works even beter then a pan cuz it heats up faster
October 25th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Nice vid jason. I laugh at all the expensive gear. I don’t like the styrofoam cup tho as it leaks plastic into hot drinks. It’s almost impossible to find any plastic containers that don’t, particularly if used over (they’re tested to be relatively safe in single use). Paper cups are laminated with polyethylene. Silicone rubber is heavy and bendy. Metal cups burn your lips (hence Snow Peak’s Hot Lips). But for a cheap cup I’m now looking for or to make a wooden one.
October 25th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
At the rate I drink beer, I could open up an ultralight backpackers stove company.
October 25th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
hi not sure on a lot of what you say is useful long term maybe for very short term trips. but one thing i would pass on is the best mug is a “single wall stainless steel mug”
can be used as a cooking pot and you can keep your drinks hot by just putting on or near the heat source. Obviously with dual walls they are not good for this as they build pressure and explode.
so in conclusion as a long term ultra light traveller i would suggest also looking at the number of uses a single item has.
October 25th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
really a great vid, thou i have tryed to use those cheap bottles like coca-cola bottles and so, and it sucks if you have to cool down your water if you boil it to purify it, it will shrink or get holes…. otherwise your vids are awsome
October 25th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Great video. Subscribed!
October 25th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
@outdoorsman535 not if you stuff something inside the cup to balance the pressure. Though I would still be hesitant to bring only a styrofoam cup if I drank coffee.
October 25th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
Great video.
Anybody can go camping if they are equipped like an astronaut. It takes outdoor skill and knowledge to do it in a minimalistic way. Try taking as little as possible.
October 25th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
I recenlty went to DQ and got an icecream the spoon they give are longer that taco bell so i use that now
October 26th, 2009 at 12:06 am
how do you make the heineken pot
October 26th, 2009 at 12:14 am
yeah i was using the water bottle and in the parking lot before my trip and i dropped it on the asphalt and it got a hole in it……… i think i will stick with my nalgene but good video
October 26th, 2009 at 12:22 am
@outdoorsman535 inside the beer can it wont
October 26th, 2009 at 1:06 am
there are only 2 reasons i dont use aquifina bottles, the mounth is too narrow to get inside and clean if it gets dirty or u are using it for all your drinks and its not light enough for a steripen!
October 26th, 2009 at 2:02 am
Really helpful stuff – thank you Jason. Keep it coming
October 26th, 2009 at 2:09 am
Gram Weanie!
October 26th, 2009 at 2:21 am
Thanks, Good video. I just got my kevlar tape in the mail for my Heineken pot. I also use aquafina bottles and not the expensive over rated nalgene bottles.
October 26th, 2009 at 2:34 am
@Trsmoothie A metal canteen can be used to heat water, plastic bottles are free and light.
October 26th, 2009 at 2:38 am
Great video. I have used stuff like this for years and people should know that they need to be prepared for dealing with all the gear snobs out there. I can’t count the number of times people have laughed at some of my gear – but I also can’t count the times that I’ve laughed when their high end expensive gear fails them. For going light, I also can’t stress enough how important it is to ensure that most of your items serve multiple purposes.