backpacking sleeping bags

Here is a list of ultralight backpack, an example of what usually take a weekend climb. Everyone is different in our needs and abilities, however, so please do not take it as a recommendation. My list, with weights (not including what I wear to start):

* GoLite Breeze Backpack: 12 ounces

* Western Mountaineering Bag: 17 oz

* Nylon Tarp: 17 oz

* Frogg Toggs Jacket: 7 ounces

* Flat with 2 ounces

* Mattress Sleeping: 4 ounces

* Bathroom Supplies: 3 ounces

* First Aid Kit: 3 ounces

* Knife, lighter, etc: 3 oz

* Hat: 1 ounce

* Gloves: 1 ounce

* Poly Vest: 4 ounces

* Socks, 2 Pair: 2 oz

* Long Sleeve: 6 ounces

* Camera: 5 ounces

* Light: 1 ounce

* Water: 16 oz

* Raw sunflower seeds: 16 ounces

* Dulce immersion granola bars (8): 16 oz

* Tortilla Chips: 16 ounces

TOTAL WEIGHT: 9 pounds, 8 ounces

This is a summer backpacking list, but it is worth noting that my sleeping bag 17-oz has kept me warm below freezing. The food adds to more than 6,700 calories, plus they tend to consume a large amount of wild fruit. I still iodine tablets to purify water in my first aid kit, and often to fill the water bottle plastic.

This is not an exercise in deprivation. I've done it too, going out with only a plastic bag for sleeping and some granola bars. This list is what I need for comfort, warmth and security. It is actually very nice easy walk twenty miles through the mountains, with less than ten pounds on my back. With the right skills, equipment and preparation, ultralight backpacking is never about suffering.

Steve Gillman is a long-time backpacker, and advocate of lightweight backpacking. His advice and stories can be found at http://www.TheUltralightBackpackingSite.com

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