WHEN WE SAY
" bare ,"
WE LITERALLY MEAN THAT ALL OF YOUR GEAR WEIGHTS LESS THAN 20LBS ., INCLUDING WHAT YOU ARE WEARING .
Everything inside your pack should last you a good week , though you may only be spending three or four nights out in the wilderness . It sounds like quite a challenge , but less is truly more . Although you may not have all of the luxuries of home there with you , you will definitely be prepared and ( mostly ) comfortable .
The concept being referred to is “ ultra-lightweight ” camping or backpacking . This style of camping means no car , no grill , no huge tent and air mattress . The heaviest items on your list should not exceed 3lbs , such as your sleeping bag , tarp , and cookware .
The more you pack , the more you are going to have to carry through the wilderness . Ultra-lightweight camping focuses more on actual ground covered per day , and immersing oneself deep into the wild , meaning there are no roads , so forget the car . You will like- ly start at the entrance of a park of your choice , and head out from there on your own route , depending on what trails and sites you have decided to tackle . We do not recommend taking this type of trip alone if you ’ re doing it for the first time . Take a buddy with you , even the kids can do it ( 12 +), but do not go solo unless you have already conquered a prior trip of this magnitude . Even then , we do not recommend trekking out into the depths of untouched remote wilderness without taking full advantage of the buddy system .
56 Summer 2016 Adventure Outdoors