Hiking Gear
Minimizing Weight
To comfortably carry the additional weight added by heavy camera gear, I try to reduce weight in every other area. The goal is to avoid having a total pack weight more than 1/5 or 20% of your body weight. Sometimes that’s not possible because of the length of the trip or the temperatures involved but it’s a good starting point.
Unfortunately ultralight gear can be expensive, so it’s best to slowly build up your gear over time. The big four that you should try reduce first are your backpack, shelter, sleeping bag and sleeping pad. From there you just need to ensure you are only bringing what you truly need.
Backpack
Tent
Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL2 (Freestanding) | 1250g (2lb 12oz)
Sleeping
Enlightened Equipment Enigma -12°C (10°F) | Spring/Summer/Fall | 570g (1lb 4oz)
Western Mountaineering Antelope GWS -15°C (5°F) | Winter | 1275g (2lb 13oz)
Thermarest NeoAir Uberlite | Summer | 250g (8.8oz)
Thermarest NeoAir XTherm | Fall/Winter/Spring | 430g (15oz)
Sea to Summit Aeros Ultralight Pillow | 60g (2.1oz)
Cooking and Water
BRS Ultralight Stove + Snow Peak Trek 700 Pot | 1-3 days | 150g (5.3oz)
Jetboil MiniMo | 4+ days | 415g (14.6oz)
Sea to Summit Long Spoon | 12g (0.4oz)
Sawyer Mini Water Filter | 80g (2.8oz)
Clothing
Icebreaker Merino Base Layer Top
Icebreaker Merino Base Layer Bottom
Icebreaker Merino T-Shirt
Arc'teryx Palisade Shorts
Darn Tough Socks
Arc'teryx Atom LT Synthetic Insulating Layer
Electronics
Anker PowerCore 10000 PD Battery Bank | 1-3 days | 192g (6.8oz)
Anker PowerCore 20000 PD Battery Bank | 4+ days | 358g (13oz)
Anker PowerPort Atom PD 1 Charger | 7+ days | 62g (2.2oz)
Chafon Multi USB Charging Cable - 6 in 1 | 23g (0.8oz)
Black Diamond Ion Headlamp - 55g (1.9oz)
iPhone 7 Plus - 188g (6.6oz)