Into Ultralight

I was always the lightweight backpacker; I usually carry less during hikes or any multi-day camping trips. But now, learned to carry even more lightweight gears and usually, sacrifices some of the comforts.

Instead of my solo tent which weighs a kilo, I tend to carry a tarp and a hammock. Although, my tent is not that heavy, there are still too many stuff to carry like the poles for instance which takes too much room in my pack. But the agony in having a hammock and tarp is that you need to find trees for the hammock to be setup.

I now carry a “Silangan” a locally made tarp and a hammock which I bought at a local online store.

Also, during only overnight hikes I now carry my DIY “beercan” stove which is very light compared to my Snowpeak Gigapower plus the adapter and the butane canister. With fuel such as denatured alcohol, I can use & reuse the same fuel canister over and over again. Not like the butane canister that once you are done with the fuel, you will now carry a big bulk of useless garbage. And, denatured alcohol is biodegradable so it is friendly to Mother Nature.

the beercan stove. used during our recent overnight camping trip. although we could not find any denatured alcohol, we used an isopropyl alcohol instead and works just fine.[/caption]

I am looking for other ways to light-pack my gears but for now, the stove and my shelter are the first as they take up much weight and room in my pack.

But I still have to break my ultralight rules during multi-day hikes. I still have to use my solo tent or my butane stove for better sleep and cook better meals.