IMHO, you are talking about fit. We can't say often enough your equipment needs to fit the wheres and whens of your backpacking trips. If you are consistently camping in places with heavy rainfall where the ground under your tent is soaked and high winds consistently then a UL 3-season tent just won't cover it. You have to bring the equipment you need for the situation you are going to face.

I still think you are bringing lightweight equipment for the situations you are facing. From my perspective lightweight backpacking is about choosing not to bring weight you do not need. UL is about only bringing the equipment you need to survive. What those actual weights are depend on the circumstances.


Edited by BZH (11/10/16 11:35 AM)