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https://www.reddit.com/r/Ultralight/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Ultralight/ Ultralight backpacking. Gets you outdoors, can get quite nerdy though!

Kagerjay 8y ago
Reminds me of r/edc, and r/buildapc
- tyrust 8y ago
  I feel like r/edc and r/buildapc run against r/ultralight philosophically. The first two are about having a bunch of stuff you don't need: for r/edc, stuff like multiple weapons and tools that rarely ever see use; for r/buildapc, excessive hardware ("futureproofing") and furniture for playing games. On the other hand, r/ultralight is about reducing your kit to the actual essentials that will be carried over nontrivial distances and used daily.
  - Kagerjay 8y ago
    r/edc is more like r/guns but I see your point most of the stuff people "carry" about them is absolutely absurd. I just carry my carkeys, a decadent titanium wallet, and my phone. I mentioned r/buildapc because the way the table layout specs on r/ultralight feels similar. People have a goal and layout everything they use inside of that backpack or pc-case. There's not much else the same besides that.
    - cheeze 8y ago
      /r/edc is a thinly veiled /r/iamverybadass "22/SDE, my EDC" - proceeds to have a Leatherman, 2 knives, a phone, wallet, gun, and 2 mags...
      - Kagerjay 8y ago
        True its also onpar with r/insanepeoplefacebook too
      - andrepd 8y ago
        Rule of thumb: skip any edc that has a gun or more than 1 knife.
bookofjoe 8y ago
R.I.P. Golight gear (the original company that went bankrupt because they made such fantastic equipment and priced it too cheaply). I bought their lightest backpack many years ago and it's still great. See: https://sectionhiker.com/golite-trek-backpack/ https://sectionhiker.com/golite-trek-backpack/
samstave 8y ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/Ultralight/comments/62s3n1/i_saved_over_half_an_ounce_by_eliminating_unused/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Ultralight/comments/62s3n1/i_saved_...

Kagerjay 8y ago

Reminds me of r/edc, and r/buildapc

tyrust 8y ago
I feel like r/edc and r/buildapc run against r/ultralight philosophically. The first two are about having a bunch of stuff you don't need: for r/edc, stuff like multiple weapons and tools that rarely ever see use; for r/buildapc, excessive hardware ("futureproofing") and furniture for playing games. On the other hand, r/ultralight is about reducing your kit to the actual essentials that will be carried over nontrivial distances and used daily.
- Kagerjay 8y ago
  r/edc is more like r/guns but I see your point most of the stuff people "carry" about them is absolutely absurd. I just carry my carkeys, a decadent titanium wallet, and my phone. I mentioned r/buildapc because the way the table layout specs on r/ultralight feels similar. People have a goal and layout everything they use inside of that backpack or pc-case. There's not much else the same besides that.
  - cheeze 8y ago
    /r/edc is a thinly veiled /r/iamverybadass "22/SDE, my EDC" - proceeds to have a Leatherman, 2 knives, a phone, wallet, gun, and 2 mags...
    - Kagerjay 8y ago
      True its also onpar with r/insanepeoplefacebook too
    - andrepd 8y ago
      Rule of thumb: skip any edc that has a gun or more than 1 knife.

bookofjoe 8y ago

R.I.P. Golight gear (the original company that went bankrupt because they made such fantastic equipment and priced it too cheaply). I bought their lightest backpack many years ago and it's still great. See: https://sectionhiker.com/golite-trek-backpack/ https://sectionhiker.com/golite-trek-backpack/

samstave 8y ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ultralight/comments/62s3n1/i_saved_over_half_an_ounce_by_eliminating_unused/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Ultralight/comments/62s3n1/i_saved_...