If, while practicing UL, you leave needed items at home -- you are doing it wrong. Ultra light, IMO, is just that... light ...it doesn't mean doing without. Those who don't carry necessary gear and otherwise violate the "Be Prepared" mantra are, at the least, foolish

I've not attained 'ultra lightness' <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> but at about 14-15 lbs base weight I'm carrying less than half the weight I once did. And today I'm more comfortable, better fed, and better dressed for the vagaries of weather on the trail (with more toys to amuse me) than I ever was.

My group of tent mates in my Scout troop had a saying, "Any fool can be uncomfortable." That applies whether the pack weighs 5 pounds or 50.

FB
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