Packs

Project Rainier

2.26 kg base·6 pieces

Weekend ADK camping trip

Weekend trip to heart lake at ADK. One night camping.

2.26 kg base·15 pieces

by @yzhang2992

Trad climbing trip to Gunks

Trip to the gunks NY for trad climbing. Guidebook can be found with Gunks App. Targeting easy 5.5 to challenging 5.10. Regular double racks should work for most walls. Bring #4 for high E.

7.37 kg base·45 pieces

by @yzhang2992

my normal trip

1.97 kg base·15 pieces

by @alika-wu

Greater Yellowstone Traverse

A Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem traverse.

3.57 kg base·32 pieces

West Coast Trail

The West Coast Trail — Vancouver Island's ladders, cable cars and mud.

5.93 kg base·60 pieces

TMB

Tour du Mont Blanc — 170 km around the roof of the Alps.

3.79 kg base·35 pieces

Thruskate

A thru-hike on skates — the same distances, different feet.

4.35 kg base·35 pieces

Bivy 3-Season Solo

Tarp and bivy, cold-soak food, three-season solo — tested and refined.

3.59 kg base·38 pieces

subzero solo for thanksgiving '24

Solo, sub-zero, under a tarp — Thanksgiving 2024.

11.70 kg base·62 pieces

Smokies April 2026

Great Smoky Mountains, April — the wettest park in the range.

4.25 kg base·76 pieces

Scotland '25

Scotland, 2025 — Highlands, midges and horizontal rain.

4.59 kg base·62 pieces

Red River Gorge Oct 2025

Red River Gorge, October — Kentucky sandstone in autumn.

4.39 kg base·48 pieces

Red Pine overnight w Matt 11/20-12/1/24

A winter overnight at Red Pine, late November.

8.37 kg base·50 pieces

Pyrenees HRP+GR11 200km

Pyrenees HRP and GR11, 200 km over ten-plus days in mid-September.

6.21 kg base·117 pieces

Point Reyes UUL (base weight <1 kg) overnighter

Point Reyes overnighter with a base weight under one kilogram.

998 g base·28 pieces

wind's Pacific Crest Trail 2025 YOYO

PCT yo-yo, 2025 — Mexico to Canada and back, 5,312 miles.

6.31 kg base·60 pieces

3rd Wave Ultralight List

Built for a late May NOBO PCT under 90 days — and a late SOBO too.

2.49 kg base·40 pieces

PCT Thruhike 2026

PCT 2026 — a plan being built a year out.

4.70 kg base·61 pieces

PCT 2025 - Zay

PCT 2025 — every weight double-checked on a scale.

3.60 kg base·54 pieces

PCT 2025 - 2 Late

PCT 2025, starting late — the season compressed into one pack.

7.58 kg base·133 pieces

Patagonia 8 Day O-trek

The O circuit in Torres del Paine — eight days around the massif.

5.31 kg base·58 pieces

Ouachita Trail 2026

The full Ouachita Trail, 2026 — 223 miles across Arkansas and Oklahoma.

6.47 kg base·49 pieces

OT 2024

162 miles of the Ouachita Trail, westbound after Thanksgiving.

5.22 kg base·58 pieces

Olympic National Park - June 2024

Olympic National Park in June — snow line at 4,500 ft.

5.94 kg base·38 pieces

Norway 3+ season

Norway, three-plus seasons — built for weather that does not commit.

7.08 kg base·88 pieces

Made in Europe

A kit assembled entirely from European makers.

4.47 kg base·38 pieces

The Long Trail (VT) — Sep-Oct 2026

Vermont's Long Trail northbound, September into October.

3.33 kg base·60 pieces

2026 Lofoten Long Crossing

The Lofoten Long Crossing, 2026 — Arctic islands, sea level to summit.

4.45 kg base·66 pieces

Leaf's XUL

Extreme ultralight summer — abundant water, low animal pressure, cell coverage throughout.

1.16 kg base·38 pieces

LHHT 30 to 271 - 3/8/25

Laurel Highlands, 24 miles round trip — 25 °F nights on five inches of snow.

4.91 kg base·60 pieces

Langleiðin 2025

Langleiðin 2025 — Iceland end to end.

6.32 kg base·62 pieces

Kungsleden | SOBO | 2025

Kungsleden southbound, Abisko to Hemavan — 286 miles, with a Kebnekaise summit.

4.70 kg base·68 pieces

Kungsleden 2025

Kungsleden 2025 — Lapland above the tree line.

3.60 kg base·73 pieces

jmt shakedown

A JMT list mid-shakedown — still deciding what stays.

6.65 kg base·41 pieces

JMT NOBO August 2025

JMT northbound from Horseshoe Meadows in August, over Whitney on day three.

3.63 kg base·45 pieces

JMT 2025

JMT 2025 — 129 pieces for 210 miles of Sierra.

6.29 kg base·102 pieces

Island på langs

Ísland á langs — the length of Iceland, on foot.

5.02 kg base·71 pieces

HST Pack list

The High Sierra Trail — Sequoia to Whitney, the JMT's quieter cousin.

9.05 kg base·65 pieces

GHT 2024

Great Himalaya Trail, 2024 — the long way across Nepal.

5.68 kg base·58 pieces

Flight Häppi

A kit built to fly — every blade and pole inside airline and EU knife law.

3.48 kg base·58 pieces

Solo Backpacking (GR11, GR54, TMB, Etc)

One kit for GR11, GR54, the TMB — seven to thirty days, solo.

6.77 kg base·75 pieces

The Ultimate EU Budget UL Gear

The r/Ultralight community's collected European budget UL build.

1 pieces

CDT 2025

CDT 2025 — the least-marked of the big three, packed for.

4.11 kg base·36 pieces

El Camino de Costa Rica: Feb 25 - Mar 7 2026

El Camino de Costa Rica — Caribbean to Pacific, eleven days on foot.

1.39 kg base·34 pieces

Buckskin Gulch - March 2025

Buckskin Gulch in March — the longest slot canyon in the world.

5.42 kg base·73 pieces

BisHorn Expedition

Bishorn ski-mountaineering expedition — two days, one night at −13 °C.

4.78 kg base·41 pieces

Backpacking gear 2025

A 2025 general backpacking kit — 77 pieces, current.

5.95 kg base·75 pieces

Standing Indian Loop (A.T.) — XUL (Sub 3-lb) Gear List

Standing Indian Loop on the AT — extreme ultralight, under a 3 lb base.

1.18 kg base·35 pieces

mid/late May SNP Section

A Shenandoah section of the AT, mid-to-late May.

4.13 kg base·59 pieces

AT LASH October 2024

260 miles of the AT, Virginia to Pennsylvania, 14 days in late October.

4.99 kg base·56 pieces

Adam's main kit

One hiker's main kit — the list everything else gets adapted from.

5.19 kg base·65 pieces

AAWT - 2026 04 (Nobo E2E)

Australian Alps Walking Track, end to end northbound — around 31 days.

6.31 kg base·63 pieces

A75 CHALLENGE - June 2025

77 miles of the North Country Trail in 44 hours 30 — a 50-hour challenge, finished.

3.64 kg base·44 pieces

weekend camping

1.20 kg base·4 pieces

test

1.05 kg base·2 pieces

Yosemite in June

Yosemite high country, June — a 3.9 kg Sierra kit on a Zpacks Hexamid and a Palante pack.

3.87 kg base·46 pieces

White Done Right

New Hampshire's White Mountains — a lean 3.4 kg kit for New England's rockiest ridges.

3.38 kg base·39 pieces

Uinta Highline

The Uinta Highline Trail, Utah — a 3.8 kg high-altitude kit that cold-soaks to skip the stove.

3.76 kg base·37 pieces

Tour du Mont Blanc

Tour du Mont Blanc, summer — an 8.9 kg loop kit ready for refuge nights and alpine weather.

8.90 kg base·50 pieces

Solo Aussie Trek Kit

Warm-weather solo trekking in Australia — a 4.3 kg kit dialed for nights above 5°C.

4.33 kg base·52 pieces

3-Season Sierra Gear

High Sierra, three-season — a comfort-minded 8.2 kg kit with room for a few luxuries.

8.24 kg base·82 pieces

Rae Lakes Loop

The Rae Lakes Loop, Kings Canyon — a 7.2 kg Sierra kit for the classic 40-mile circuit.

7.23 kg base·34 pieces

Ideal Lightest 1-Night Pack

A single warm, dry overnighter — a 2.6 kg minimalist kit for 10–25°C and zero rain.

2.56 kg base·39 pieces

Kom-Emine · Balkan Range

Kom-Emine across Bulgaria's Balkan Mountains, June — a 3.2 kg three-season kit proven over 12 nights.

3.18 kg base·49 pieces

John Muir Trail

John Muir Trail, Sierra Nevada, late summer — a 9.9 kg northbound kit for a 17-day thru-hike.

9.88 kg base·42 pieces

High Sierra Trail

The High Sierra Trail, Sierra Nevada — a 10.7 kg kit for the climb over Kaweah Gap toward Whitney.

10.66 kg base·52 pieces

Henry Coe XUL Overnighter

Henry W. Coe State Park, California, June — a 1.4 kg extreme-ultralight overnighter.

1.37 kg base·35 pieces

GTVA Traverse

A long-distance mountain traverse, August — a 6.0 kg kit prepped for a summer departure.

6.00 kg base·53 pieces

GRT

A long-distance GRT route — a genuinely ultralight tarp kit at just 3.1 kg base.

3.10 kg base·51 pieces

GR10 · Pyrenees

GR10 across the French Pyrenees — a 7.0 kg traverse kit built around a Tarptent Stratospire Li.

7.01 kg base·60 pieces

GR10 · Pyrenees UL

GR10 across the Pyrenees — a 3.7 kg MYOG-forward, ultralight take on the traverse.

3.73 kg base·54 pieces

Felipe's Base Weight

A personal three-season base weight — 4.9 kg organised around the Big 3.

4.93 kg base·38 pieces

Fastpack Kit

A fastpacking setup — 4.3 kg of tarp-and-bivy gear built for covering ground.

4.32 kg base·70 pieces

Cool-Weather Backpacking Kit

A general three-season kit — 4.1 kg built around a Durston X-Mid 1 and a Kakwa 55.

4.09 kg base·47 pieces

Backpacking Comfort Setup

A general three-season kit built for comfort — 9.3 kg around a two-person Durston X-Dome.

9.31 kg base·52 pieces

Bibbulmun Track Kit

Bibbulmun Track, Western Australia — a 4.9 kg kit for the long walk through the southwest forests.

4.93 kg base·68 pieces

Base Weight Kit

A general three-season base-weight list — 6.3 kg with a frameless ultralight pack.

6.26 kg base·46 pieces

Everyday Camera Kit

A hybrid photo/video kit that lives in one bag.

7.33 kg base·12 pieces

Thru Hike Full

A complete thru-hike kit — 54 pieces, nothing left off the list.

6.56 kg base·54 pieces

UL 3-season Patagonia

Ultralight three-season kit built for Patagonia's wind and rain.

5.63 kg base·42 pieces

JMT '26

John Muir Trail, 2026 — 211 miles through the High Sierra.

5.35 kg base·40 pieces

General Three Season Pack List

A general three-season backpacking base — adapt it to any trail.

2.52 kg base·49 pieces

Gear List Summer 2026

Summer 2026 kit, metric build — fresh off the trail this season.

7.54 kg base·50 pieces

PCT 2018

PCT thru-hike, class of 2018 — with the hiker's own gear photos.

5.26 kg base·44 pieces

CDT - Gear List

Continental Divide Trail thru-hike — the full kit, desert to divide.

5.72 kg base·82 pieces

Appalachian Trail Ultralight Packing List

Appalachian Trail ultralight build — 100 pieces, shakedown-refined.

6.53 kg base·100 pieces

Sierra High Route

4.20 kg base·8 pieces