Hiking Ultralight with a Smaller Backpack - The Gear and How to Pack 

"Let's go hiking" i want that on a tshirt 👕

“Minimise it to the maximum”, great ethos....

By far the best video and audio quality on RU-vid, consistently.

Being able to drink almost every water you find on your way sounds like a dream.. makes me wanna move up north! ⬆️ 🥰

I love that in Sweden - a 3 season Sleeping Bag is down to -7 :)

Refreshing to see someone that show you don’t need titanium dyneema super duper ultra expensive stuff to go light. Plan your pack and don’t bring unnecessary stuff. Great video

very interesting please could you discuss and make a video about what food you take for multi day hikes thanks

Thank you Erik for informative content with openness, clarity and simplicity. Your definition of "Minimize to a maximum" is shortly The golden principle. Greetings from Finland and have a great weekend!

Minimalist style of conversation too... with no BS 👍🙏👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I have an Osprey 44 L. I have almost the same setup. But I can only be out for two or three nights with this. To be out for one week I have to skip all the beers and the whiskey. 😊

You certainly have your gear set up and arranged in a very methodical system. No wonder things flow so smoothly for you on the track Erik. Excellent advice for beginners .. thanks. Bushyboy Oz.

I was enjoying the muted guitar when a fly moved around my head and disappeared. Masterful, Erik!!!!!

Thanks for showung us your your backpack and gear you bring along.. I carry way to much.. Cheers

Went directly to our basement and got my first aid pack that I have with me when kayaking. Looked what was inside and as I thought. No pain killers. Now there is some aspirin in there as well. Thanks for the tip. I "should" have thought about that my self....

Hej Erik, thank you for sharing these informative details. Let us keep enjoying the outdoors, Michael

"Let's go hiking!" Says Erik 😀 Thanks for sharing!

Kit i also wouldn't leave home without - backup emergency shelter, signalling (mirror & whistle), emergency fire lighting, toilet & hygiene kit, power bank, repair kit (including sewing kit, cordage & duct tape), stainless steel water bottle (back up to boil water). Mors Kochanski does an excellent video about wilderness first aid kit (to include a haemorrhage / tourniquet bandage).

Another great video by Erik. As always, providing such peace in mind and calmness. The advice for simplicity is highly appreciated. Keep on with your great video therapy, Erik. Hope so more and more people are going to explore the connection with nature and follow your way of it. Cheers from Bulgaria.

You are the Swedish Clint Eastwood - and I mean it on a good way! Appreaciate your inspiring Videos!

Guru of Solo Hiker...

😁 Awesome video Erik, you have taught me that I am carrying too much unnecessary stuff on my overnight hikes. Thank You

Always great to see you with superb videos! Lot of love and respect from a solo mountain hiker from Chitral Pakistan.

Love and only love, always felt relax while watching you camp

Thanks for the look inside your pack Erik. Nate

Loving the content of this video, the delivery of info is spot on! Looking forward to seeing more of Swedens countryside in spring bloom.

All that stuff makes a lot of sense with no gear you don't need. Nothing fancy but very dependable.

Erik it’s nice to see a different type of video from you!!! Your mastery and nuance of being outside and just being alive is as effortless as anything I know!!! Every brand on your list should be sending a well deserved fat check lol!!! Please do a similar format on camera gear, and a cooking tutorial would be cool too! Yes nature sounds and winks are nice but talk it up too! Aloha Brother!!!

So no saw either very cool. Thanks for sharing

Hi Erik I learn much from you and your video thanks a lot

Thank you for sharing your gear and why you bring what you bring. Let’s go hiking!

Please post more videos and thank you for teaching us how to do it right out there in the nature

"Let`s go hiking!"... That`s awesome!

Great to hear your voice again Erik... take care mate.. All the best.

Once again, an excellent video Erik.

Very efficient selection. Very concise presentation. Well done. Thank you, Erik, for a useful teaching moment.

A lot of valuable interesting tips, and nice hiking on it. Thumbs up👍

I could listen to this guy's voice for hours. Doesn't matter what he's saying. I'd listen. Really great that the topic's interesting tho. Just saying. Think I'll replay the video again haha

Thanks for the video! I bought a backpack like yours, Exped lightning 45, it's a good backpack.

I find a 45L pack to be the sweet spot for multiple days as well. Forces you to minimize and dial in your gear! Always fun to see what’s in someone else’s pack. Thanks for sharing!

Always like, have a nice day and all the best from Russia, Saratov city on Volga river.

Short, strong and light. Thumbs UP & thank you for sharing Erik 👍👍

Nice one.You just enjoy your adventures more with less in the backpack !!!

Tack för jättebra klipp. Så roligt att du tagit dina klipp och ditt filmande ett steg längre då du nu kommenterar. Jag uppskattar det då jag tycker du har mycket att dela med dig av. Fortsätt så, tack! :)

As always, another great video. Thank you for sharing it. Be safe out there. 🤗

Thanks Erik for this excellent gear UL list. My list is very similar in eluding the tent and stove designs.

The distant raven (I think) call is as synonymous with your videos as is the coffee ceremony. Lovely presentation as usual.

Very interesting and informative video Erik. It would be good if you could do a video on what food you take for a week. Cheers Graeme

Always excellent information and video quality. Thank you Erik!

Nice video, calm and informative as always! You're very lucky though to be hiking in an area where there is plenty of water, all year round as it seems. When hiking here in Germany water is the biggest portion of additional weight I have, easily adding 5-8kg to my base loadout, that's for two people and a dog for one night, for drinking, cooking and a bit of cleaning yourself and the dishes. With careful planning you can manage to get your water in the evening, but you'll have to know exactly what you're doing and where to find it year round or you'll end up with no water. Very problematic when you explore new areas. That's actually one of the biggest mysteries to me about all this ultralight backpacking thing, how to ensure hydration throughout the trip.

Thank you Eric. Great explanation on gear choices and on keeping the gear down to what is really necessary!

Thank you very much for this list. Helpful.

Let 's go hiking... 🤝🤝👏

Very nice vídeos!! Congratulations!! 🎉🌺💐

Your skills are awesome and videos have cool effect i think doctors should recommend their patients your videos

Just found your videos! I appreciate the relaxed nature and honest way you film and talk

Awesome information Erik! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with all of us.

Nice light setup you have got there.

Hi Eric, thank you for showing your gear. Inspiring

I do not need answers, as I know everything, or almost everything one should know about hiking. Maybe except how to restore my knees after being stupid and running while being fat :(. So I just leave comment for purpose of promotion of this channel. Thank you Erik for your great videos, I just wish there were more of them. Could you please do "kayaking, fishing and cooking" video? I bet trout in Sweden as delicious as it can get.

Thanks for this video, very informative

Thanks for sharing this. I like how minimal you keep things, but I’m not sure I could do that. ☺️

Kuksa for the win. Thanks for sharing your setup. Great stuff.

Thank you so much for sharing Erik 🥾💯✅

Måste vara härligt med så bra kunskap och så mycket erfarenhet. Lite avundsjuk på dej 😀😀

always great video ,thanks

Food is the most spacy thing I need😅

I don't think anyone will ever accuse you of getting over excited Erik! Good advice but pity here in the UK we can't drink the water, even at home it's not great.

The biggest weight for me to carry bikepacking is water, and ale of course!

Väldigt bra ( och nödvändig) information, behövdes verkligen .Man tror ju att den egna packade ryggsäcken är fullständig men oftast saknas något alternativt finns där ngt man inte behöver Bra att lyssna på och följa råd och tips från en erfaren vandrare. Tack 👍

I bought the same Optimus cooking set this year, it's very nice and small

I use a very similar setup Eric this pack is a great size and I find carries very well.

This is real bushcraft/hiking. 👌👍

could you one day make a video on how you clean your cook pots? this is something i struggle with a lot and it's hard because not many people film that and show it to people. my pots always end up kind of smelly 🤣

I love your video's. This is great for someone who's already experienced and can pay it. Unrealistic for someone beginning. Your tent, sleeping bag and mat are expensive for the average person. Even halve the price of your gear and it will still be a lot and bigger, heavier. Buy the gear you can afford and willing to pay then buy the right sized pack to fit it all in. 7 days of food which you don't dehydrate at home or buy expensive hiking meals weighs around 4kg and takes up room. The only reason I know this is because I take a lot of beginners who go out and buy gear.

Hy erik i was just waiting for your new video thanks

Nice explanation of your hiking gear and uses. In your explanation of the gear I missed your ( well used ) Trangia kettle , saw it's partner the Kuska cup. I've been using a 38 liter pack and this Fall will be going to a 30 liter pack ( 25 liter main bag ) Less items needed in the Semi tropical weather of Florida. It helps that I only take what's needed , not what's ( I think this might be nice ) wanted.

Good info Eric👍

good information thank you

There's still a lot of snow up in the mountains (Washington, USA). I just got back from an overnight, low temp around 26F/-3.3C. I was using a 60L backpack, I do carry a bear canister and bear spray. My total gear weight, including food, water, and fuel, was 19.8kg/43.6 pounds. That does include snowshoes and microspikes for winter travel. However, I forgot my camera gear so only cellphone photos.

It's so cool to see how the mentality is changing in hiking. In the old days, it was bring all the gear you could carry, but now it's about making do with less, so you can go more and farther. Much lighter gear is helping a lot too, though some of that ultralight gear is pretty pricey. In much of Canada, you pretty much need to bring some way to clean your water. So many water ways have beaver in them, so many animals around, that Giardia is a concern. So that's one thing we really need to carry, is a water purifier, and container for storage. Many people rely heavily on boiling water, and just use tablets when that isn't possible, but most use filtration kits.

nice bag! i use this one aswell~

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I am getting out for a week long hike at Padjelantaleden and the stuff you present is familiar. Though I try out a new piece on this trip ... an umbrella. Sounds a little bit overkill or even ridiculous, but ... well ... I will give it a try. For rainprotection instead of jacket, for sunprotection, for windprotection in some situations. Your tent looks really good, but I prefer walking with just one pole, so I bring my Hilleberg Enan, which I consider as a really good tent for one person. Thanks for good tips!

Erik, thanks for sharing your setup. How much food / calories do you bring per day?

Extremely informative, Thank you.

The only thing I disagree is the use of the same pot for food and coffee , I dont like the idea of having to wash it before making coffee , but this is only because of my laziness ;) Thank's for the video, very interesting

Thanks for sharing, so really inspire

Thank you for this, Erik. I recently “downsized” to a 44 litre pack and am working to minimize my gear without compromising the essentials. I am curious, though, what you take for food on a multi-day hike. Perhaps an idea for an upcoming video? Cheers from 🇨🇦😊🤙☕️

Hi Erik, Please let me know more details on the cup you are using. Love your videos. Inspirational.

Thanks for the video Erik, I was curious if you can show how you pack and transport your camera and microphones, mainly I'm concerned about how you pack the microphone I know you have shown how you have them mounted on the tripod but it seems like they would be bulky to pack so curious on how you do it.

I have the exped 45 and 60 packs , I really like their hip belts for weight transfer onto the hips, good packs . I also have the tarptent moment dw which is also a good tent . However my weight even for 1 night to 3 nights always ends up around 12kg to 13kg including food and 1 litre water 😃 , I really struggle to get pack lighter than that 🙂👍

Thanks for sharing your knowledge Erik. Please tell us about your rain jacket and rain pants. The exact brand, model, and composition of their materials. How satisfied are you with their waterproofness? Also let us know about the food that you carry on over 4 days summer hike. How you maintain your protein and carbs...we all know you're never low on caffeine 😉 🍻

Jag började nyligen använda en gammal Haglöfs-ryggsäck med ram (aluminium och lätt nylon från tidigare versioner) och har varit positivt överraskad av hur lätt den är. 1,6 kg för 60 l ryggsäck med plats för skummatta etc. uppgraderade höftbältet och axelremmarna och det är mycket bekvämt. Lägg i en stark påse som liner och det är klart! 70kr väl använt.

What about your coffee kettle? That seems to be your most used piece of equipment.

Hey Erik, How are you? Our spring here has been wet, and cool! in new jersey. You still have a few snowballs around i see. This is a good beginner video. Do you have any migratory birds returning to your areas? I really like the old shelters that still serve shelter for people who hike, like you. Always, good to see, and hear from you Erik. Peace!

Thank you for a very informative video. Did you miss out on your toiletries, especially if you are going for up to a week. You have got it just right there as I tend to put way too many things into my pack 'Just in case '. Looking forward to watching your summer hikes.

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Some more infos about rain pants, please?

perfect, thank you man!!!

My food for a week would fill that 45 litre rucksack!