Lighten your pack fast (simple methods) 

White underwear is easier to put on! Remember… yellow to the front, brown to the back!

Great video, I wish I watched this years ago! I’m still learning how to pack lighter. Swapping a water bottle/bladder for one of the Smart Water bottles is a good shout. Sending this video to some friends who still carry the kitchen sink and living room with them 😂

Nice video! I took the time to actually weigh everything I normally pack - it's amazing to compare items by weight (my sleeping pad weighs as much as my chair). Take the time to weigh your gear and you might look at it differently. Extra knives, extra cordage, etc all add up to unnecessary mass quickly!

I started weighing some of my food I carry. I eat mostly a keto diet so I tend to carry a lot of nuts, cheese , jerky etc. I weighed it going out and what I had left when I get back home. I then adjusted how much I take on my trips. At this point I am pretty dialed in. I usually carry one single serving dehydrated Mac and cheese or smashed potatoes as a back up. These are very light. The truth is I have backpacked for decades and never run out of food. I now try to return with almost no food. Just one backup dehydrated single serving meal. It works for me. Again very good advice.

Thanks, some good suggestions. The idea that you can’t avoid stinking puts a lot of women I know off the idea of overnight backpacking, and it’s just not true - if it matters to you it can be done quite easily . A wool T-shirt (inhibits stinky bacteria growth) and a homemade deodorant in a tiny ziplock is all it takes (1:1:1 coconut oil, arrowroot powder, bicarb + a drop of essential oil)

Much sensible advice there. My two pennorth: Be honest - when did you ever need the tines on a 'spork'? Use a spoon, it doesn't leak. But the elephant in the room: electricals. Most people under the age of 50 take far too much.

I am a fan of the Mountainhouse type meals However, what I do is, My first meal will be the bag for the rest of my meals. I repack the rest of the meals in zip;ocks( saves space of the meal bags) and use the first bag to rehydrate the remainder of meals. ( one bag several meals) this way you can pack smaller going in country AND you don't have all that extra trash to carry out ( all the mountainhouse bags). I do the same with Swiss miss ( not a coffee guy) I dump all the swiss miss in one ziplock and spoon it out as needed. Those individual packets are foil lined so don't burn. Thus more trash to carry out. By putting your coffee/ hot choc needs in one bag, you save weight going in AND out of the back country. This REALLY comes in handy when all your food needs to go in a bear can! This really works for me...try it..you will see what I mean

great video, straight to the point. subbed!

Straight up good advice, thanks for the video👍

Nailed me with the peanut butter

Thanks! This is good. I always just bring a disposable spoon from the gas station. I need to get better. I was just backpacking in The Badlands National Park. An unforgiving environment. The first thing that I put iin my pack was a gallon of water. I filled my Camelback. By the time I got back to my car, I was down to my last sips of water 💧.

Oh man, anyone that's bold enough to only bring one pair of underwear has never sharted in the back country. That extra 2oz is always worth it.

My whole problem with these kind of tips in general is that people assume there are spaced refill options. My trips tend to be from water point to water point. Meaning I have a single water resupply option every 24 to 48 hour section. No options to buy new or extra food, so everything needs to be with you. So if you’re using a dirty water bag, you might as wel use a waterbladder. Never put it on your backside, put it on top of your bag. Easy refill, better flow and easier drinking. You want it warm for a shower? Put it on the outside. Same for the medkit, if the nearest shop or doctor is 2 or more days of travel away, yes take the medkit. I’ve needed it multiple times.

I already did a couple videos on lightening my INCH bag kit. It was formerly 70 lbs. Slowly but surely I have been reducing weight and volume. I have a new pack coming any day now. That will be my camping bag so hopefully I will put some of my excesses into the new bag. After the bag arrives I will attempt another video and hopefully I can get my INCH bag down to 60 lbs. Less would be even better, but this bag is designed for long term survival.

Great video mate, i love hearing others tips on gear etc.

Thanks for the video. I thought it was good. This topic is something I am working on as I get into my late sixties.

I'm ditching my rope for my upcoming big trip. Thanks for the info

great video Joe

Great vid.New sub!

Instead of carrying the huge sheath knife to attack the beasts of your imagination, take a small folding pocket knife (sharpen it prior to leaving home) to open meal packages and cut cording. Also, paper towels can be dried and used if they get wet in the rain, toilet paper simply falls apart. I agree about carrying a small closed cell foam pad rather than carrying a chair, and the pad can be placed on rocky ground to protect the bottom of your pack during rest breaks.

Think about single usage packages and plastic if you really love nature. There are so many alternatives! Please keep that in mind

Very good video. I liked it so much I just subscribed to your channel and gave you a like. I pretty much do things very similar to you. I feel the same way about those camel bladder bottles to put in side of your backpack. I never do that. What is your favorite shelter system? Thank you so much for sharing this video. God bless you.

I take a travel toothbrush, but no tooth paste. I just wet brush. Where are you going to spit the paste anyway?

hey dude, curious on what base layers you like to wear? like the brand or company?

If you want your teeth, get rid of that toothpaste, or any other toothpastes, you find in supermarkets. When it comes to your teeth, og natural, (salt or soda) There are toothpastes, that are 100% natural. All those toothpastes, that you have to avoid, will make your teet fall, way way earlier, than they would have. If you had never used them, you might have kept your teeth, to your deep old age.

Hi Joe, usually what is the weight of your backpack for a spring/summer 3 day trip? Thanks!

I have just cut my towel into quarters Went from 200g to 50 You don't need a big towel

Instead of a toothpaste tube I bring tooth paste pills. I’m also a new convert to a portable micro bidet instead of t.p.

Clean all your dude and dudette parts. Dude wipes.

....if you are that much of a .... cheapskate! Almost spat up my lunch! LMFAO.

Bidet and pee cloth, so no more toilet paper, no more packing out nasty stuff

It sounds like you're trimming at the edges. I would carry an IFAK along with an ouch boo-boo kit. I would also carry no less than a Mora knife, Bacho Laplander, with me along with a fire kit. A Nalgene bottle compared to a Smart water bottle, is not that much extra weight. I am not a fan of water bladders unless I am traveling through an area where water is scarce. That extra stuff is there in case things to go wrong. It's like auto insurance. It's a burden and costs, but you'll be happy when you need it.