ultralight – PMags.com https://pmags.com Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, and camping. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 22:26:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://pmags.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-fav-ico-160x160.jpg ultralight – PMags.com https://pmags.com 32 32 81463906 How to get ultralight? https://pmags.com/how-to-get-ultralight https://pmags.com/how-to-get-ultralight#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:00:17 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=27459 How to get ultralight?

Going ultralight with your gear is a Holy Grail of sorts for many new to backpacking. Here are some thoughts on achieving that goal. Read More ...

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Ultralight works best as a toolkit, not a creed. A case for skills over spreadsheets and context over catechism. Read More ...

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Lightweight or even "ultra-lightweight" backpacking is nothing new of course. But when did the term as we now know it come about? Read More ...

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